I'm Phil and just joined the RV Forum although we've been rv'ing since 1998. We have a 30-1/2 foot Coachmen Leprechaun bought new in 1998 that now has about 43,500 miles, most of which were with a toad (a 2000 VW Jetta TDI with stick shift). We started towing in mid 2001 when we moved from New Hampshire to Arizona after I retired from Hewlett Packard.
The Coachmen Leprechaun's mechanical reliability has been flawless, but the REMCO braking system has been a horror story. I'll be making a separate post to the REMCO thread about it. IMHO, It's way beyond DANGEROUS!![Mad :mad: :mad:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
On RV trips, I make extensive use of a Garmin Streetpilot III which has been a tremendous help on each and every trip. We've been using it for about the last three years. We also use XM Satellite Radio which is wonderful because you can get about 150 stations (no matter where you are in the country) and also weather/traffic updates for most metro areas. It has saved me lots of grief.
We also take along Dish 500 Satellite TV on our trips. A 'Satellite finder' is a very helpful thing to have along!
Internet goes with us, too, using a laptop, a USB adapter cable and Verizon cellphone with their 'no extra cost' low speed (14.4K--but with an 'accelerator' program) web access which only charges you for minutes used. Use it on weekends or after 9PM and it's free! It's a great way to keep up with E-Mail and pay bills or do banking.
That's about all for the intro...
Phil
The Coachmen Leprechaun's mechanical reliability has been flawless, but the REMCO braking system has been a horror story. I'll be making a separate post to the REMCO thread about it. IMHO, It's way beyond DANGEROUS!
On RV trips, I make extensive use of a Garmin Streetpilot III which has been a tremendous help on each and every trip. We've been using it for about the last three years. We also use XM Satellite Radio which is wonderful because you can get about 150 stations (no matter where you are in the country) and also weather/traffic updates for most metro areas. It has saved me lots of grief.
We also take along Dish 500 Satellite TV on our trips. A 'Satellite finder' is a very helpful thing to have along!
Internet goes with us, too, using a laptop, a USB adapter cable and Verizon cellphone with their 'no extra cost' low speed (14.4K--but with an 'accelerator' program) web access which only charges you for minutes used. Use it on weekends or after 9PM and it's free! It's a great way to keep up with E-Mail and pay bills or do banking.
That's about all for the intro...
Phil