Recent content by spacenorman

I haven't heard anything about their financial viability.  Knowing that towables outsell motorhomes by a pretty big margin - it's pretty easy to understand why an organization would consider broadening their horizons to tap into a larger market.  I paid $60 for my initial 1 year membership -...

I suspect that for most of us - a decision to join any of the big RVers' "clubs" (FMCA, Good Sam, Passport America, etc.) is a cost/benefit assessment that's virtually identical to deciding whether or not to pay for a Costco or Sam's Club membership.  It certainly NOT because I'm looking for...

For us, this isn't a "one OR the other" question.  We have a vented Splendide Combo washer/dryer in our coach - BUT, we are regular laundromat users as well.  Under optimal conditions (i.e., we're staying somewhere with full hookups) - we use the Splendide unit to wash most of our clothing -...

When this topic comes up - I usually tell folks that I tend to compare traveling in a large DP rig with traveling in a large jumbo jet.  You don't just jump in the 747 and take off without having a pretty damn good idea of where you're going to land it.  In practice - it's a mixed bag for...

At this point - I'm going to make the changes I mentioned (adjust Shore Max parameter, use a heavier gauge extension cord - and finally confirming that there's nothing else in the house running on the circuit that I'm going to connect to) and see what happens.  If I've got stable power - I'll...

Personally, I think it's all a matter of mindset.    If you can keep an open mind and remain willing to be flexible - RVing can still be a ball.  If you're one of those folks who is a "fault finder" (parks are too cramped, neighbors are too _____ (noisy, nosy, untidy, disrespectful of "our"...

Gary - thanks for the suggestions!  I've got an extension cord constructed from 14 gauge cable lined up .. so that should help a little bit.  Our coach has a power management system as well ... according to the documentation - it's made by Precision Circuits.  There is button there that will...

I haven't adjusted anything ... yet.  My first couple of attempts (with no parameter adjustments) is when I experienced the issue with the power cycling.  I've posed this question in anticipation of trying this again on Friday when I'll be parking the coach at home to unwinterize and load up...

Thanks for the feedback on this one. The reason that I posed this question is that I've had issues powering the coach from this same 15 amp circuit previously - without making any adjustments at the control panel. Previously, when I've connected to the 15 amp circuit at home - power would...

We start every trip with a full tank of fresh water (100 gallons).  We also dump the holding tanks and refill the fresh water tank every time we leave a campground.  You just never know what may happen along the way.  Having fresh water and empty holding tanks puts you in the position to be...

I've got a 2012 Holiday Rambler Endeavor 43 DFT that I want to connect to a single 15 amp residential circuit so that I can power the refrigerator and a few LED house lights while parked in front of our home for 12-18 hours prior to our departure.  I've got all the physical connections covered...

I've got an Aquahot 400D in my coach - but am experiencing some weirdness.    Everything seems to behave normally - i.e, the heat exchangers in each zone start to blow when the coach temperature falls below the temp set on the thermostat - and will begin to blow warm air and the temperature...

Anybody want to bet that the driver in this instance isn't a member of the "it tows great ... you don't even feel it back there!" crowd. 

We're in a 44' DP ... 405 MaxForce Engine.  We typically get between 7 and 7.5 MPG.  Note that tried and true method of calculating MPG of "Miles driven divided by # of Gallons added" gets skewed a bit by both Aquahot use as well as generator use - so you've got to take that into consideration...

Those who called my "issue" about washing bedding and towels in a Splendide are absolutely correct in that if you limit the load size - you can wash anything.  In our case - doing bedding would translate to 2 loads (one for sheets and pillowcases, and one for the blanket).  The blanket (which...