TXiceman

Kirk's list is a good starting point.  Max over length range from 55' to 75' with the most common being 65'.  That is front bumper to the rear most on the trailer.  

We are 58' nose to tail and have not had any issue with our 40' 5th wheel.

The problems is with the longer trailers, you will be limited on parks that you can fit into.  National Parks and older parks are generally the issue.  You can usually find a commercial park that can take the longer rig.

Ken

Cost depends on the area of the country and if you get any discounts.  It is cheaper to stay by the week or month.  You will see cost ranging from $25 per night to $75 per night.  It all depends on where you are and what you are looking for ....rustic to resort.

Or do you want to do some boondocking.

Ken

KOA is my last choice of a campground.  Sometimes we have to use on as there is not much else available in an area.

As note, they are generally over priced and often not in the best of shape.

Ken

My wife and I are full time RVers and neither take a restricted drug, so you think .... NO PROBLEM.  No so easy.  We are on a UHC plan with Part D coverage with Optum RX for mail order.

Optum, must hire rejected RV service techs as employees.  These clowns will ship to the wrong address easily 30% of the time.  We call and give the agent an address where we will be in about 2 weeks so we can get our 3 month supply refills.  Next thing we are getting a note from Escapees mail service or some place we were at 2 years ago.  Back on the phone for an hour or so to get the meds sent to the correct address.  This has been going on for 6 years now and not getting better.

We like out UHC supplement plan, and would love a better Plan D, but UHC is tied to OPtum.

Ken

I put a set of Ranchos on my F350 DRW and they were JUNK....lasted about 30,000 miles.  Replaced with KYB's and they are doing better.

Ken

Where is the ad.

We have camp hosted and volunteered around the country and seen plenty of rental units on the road.  The way some folks treat stuff that they do not own is horrible.  

No way would I ever rent my RV out.

Ken

Our standard schnauzer has been attacked 3 times by off leash aggressive dogs.  I now carry a 5 foot long maple walking stick and a pepper spray.  Keep you animals on leash and away from me or suffer the pain.

Ken

I did not see any bore and stroke information.  Probably an "over square" or long stroke which generally tend to develop torque at a lower RPM.

People were always complaining about the V-10 having to rev so high to get the power they needed, maybe they will be happier with a lower reving engine.

Ken

MrTrux...we had to call Austin and talk to a fellow and he said no way we needed CDLs for our RV.  He gave me his direct line and said to have the testing office call him and he would explain it to the clerk.   They had to call and we got the plain Class A test.

Ken

If you do not use the tow bar pin locks, you do need to check the pins after every stop that you were away from the RV and dinghy.  You have some less than intelligent folks that like to pull the pins as they think it is funny.

I agree with Kirk in that you do want to be able to get the dinghy unhitch and back in an emergency.

Ken

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We have been happy with the cell phone based system by MarCell.

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Personally, I'd go with the Honda EU series of any others due to the wide availability of service for them if you ever need service.  Yes you pay more, but you get peace of mind.

Ken

Been happy with our WeBoost RV cell booster.  Check our TechnoRV for offerings and articles.

Ken

TPMS saved me ruining a tire on the dually.  Picked up a large nail and the tire alarm went off after about 15 minutes on the road.  30 minutes earlier the tires were fine.  Pulled over and outside tire was flat as the TPMS had said,  Put on the spare and continued.  

If the TPMS had not alarmed, I would have continued with a flat and an over loaded tire until it failed.  They are well worth the money.  I have had two other TPMS, but the TST, Truck Systems Technologies is the best.

The TPMS will not prevent a blow out if you hit something.

Ken

10 hours ago, Kirk W said:

We did the same, setting that fund aside for the day we needed to exit the lifestyle and that allowed us to buy our present home. We just didn't want the tie to any location that a rental property would have been, but a rental can be a good investment in the right area. For us it worked but who is to say what is best for everyone?

Kirk, we set aside the money from the house sale as well.  We were just outside of NW Houston and we had no intention of living in Houston again.

We had a rental house once and it was a pain and was so glad to finally sell it.

You just have to do what is best for you.

Ken

We sold the house.  Had a rental property before and decided we did not want to deal with a property manager, property damage, and keeping decent renters.

Ken

Honda EU series are quiet and reliable.  Parts and service are available nation wide.  On the clones, you pay your money and you take your chances.

Ken

LOng waiting list to get one built.

We looked at one at a campground and appear to be well built. 

Ken

Strange that A and B license classes have been in effect for only 2 years.  I got my class A about 10 years ago.

Ken

You could just threaten to move everything to another broker.

Ken

So far, Wells Fargo has not given us any problems with the Escapees address. 

Ken

Just another point, for some reason, the drivers side battery has less noise than the passenger side.  Also, the injector noise is not a problem on the VHF/UHF bands,

Ken

Our passenger seat is not powered, so there is room.

Ken

I will have to dig for the information.  I found an article on line that was the basis of the ferrite chokes.  There were some big chokes on the main harness on the passenger side by the valve covers and a couple of branches.

It dropped the noise from an S8 down to an S, but you still hear the popping in the background.

Ken