Kirk W

I would agree with this approach. Most areas that are popular snowbird wintering grounds also have many dealers and even consignment dealers. Shopping RV Trader first to get a feel for prices is a good thing, but waiting until you are in the area would give you much more flexibility.

I'm not sure what you mean by "site #"? I just use Kirk Wood, 123 Raimbow Drive, #345, Livingston, TX

Welcome to Escapees RV Club and to the forums! Always good to have new folks join in. If you do business Livingston you will have less issues as everyone there is familiar with Escapees and how we live, as well as the legal issues. There are legal address requirements which must be met but there is also an alternative for those of us who live in RVs with no permanent physical address. The law states: You mother could very well serve as that "next of kin or other contact individual" but you still use the Escapee address for your mail from them. If you continue to have problems, call the Escapee business office and ask for their help.

While the information might be good for anyone, I don't believe that you can access it if you aren't a member.

If you are thinking of taking up the fulltime lifestyle, there is a good blog piece that just went up about the changes if you are an Escapee.

If it were me, I would start with the most simple and least costly thing first, then work my way into more complicated possibilities. For instance, if you have a large fan that you could place to blow into the generator compartment from under it to increase air flow while sitting still, that would soon tell you if it is a problem of air movement and cost nothing. There are also several fairly good videos on YouTube that deal with testing and replacing the fuel pump and filter that you will probably find helpful. I watched 3 of them and while a bit amateur, they should help with your problem. You mention that the RV is a 2002. Is it correct to assume that the air and fuel filters have been replaced as part of periodic maintenance? If not this would be a good time to change both of them. The other question that I have is whether or not you have checked for an error code? If it happens to be a code 36 it is quite likely to be a fuel problem. From the Onan manual:

I wonder if the problem might be that the generator is overheating when sitting still? Onans have an over temperature shutdown. I would look for something that might be restricting air flow when the RV is not moving. Where is the generator located in the RV? If you remove that air movement restriction it will likely resolve the problem.

We once met a couple (Escapee members) who travel with 3 mcaws.

Welcome to the Escapee forums! A great deal of the ladder issue is dependant upon what type of RV you have and the distance from the ground your escape window is. Here is an article on ladder modification by RV Living website that may be helpful. Amazon also has a selection of escape ladders available.

It most definately does and that is part of the reason for this section of the forums! The choice to travel with a pet is not all that different from traveling with a child, although none of our dogs have ever asked to borrow my car or expected me to pay for college! 😏

I think that Lou is correct about that history as there were some very serious conflicts between the KOA folks and Joe & the Escapees RV Club back in the 1980's. Eventually things died away into history. There is little or none of that anamosity today.

We hit the road with our mini-schnuzer ad did well for a couple of years but when she suddenly died we were so lost without her that we adopted a corgi cross that was part of our life for the next 16 years. While we have not adopted a new pet, it isn't related in any way to RV travels. Just as some people value a pet enough to scrafice for it, others do not, and that is fine. But for some reason some of them seen to have a need to remark in threads like this one. I think that weight restrictions of around 40# are most common but have seen both higer and lower weight limits. I don't recall ever having seen evidence of those restrictions being applied harshly unless the pet involved was behaving badly. Muffie was short in stature but stout in structure and so might have had problems if an RV park had ever weighed her, but because she was very quiet and friendly to everyone, person on animal, we never once had any issues from her traveling with us.

That depends on which park and where you are located. We frequently visit COE parks midweek without reservations and have never reserved a site in one as much as 6 months out.

The US routes also meet the federal standards. State highways are less so and county roads can get really interesting.

Glad that we were able to help. Don't be a stranger and return often to take part in the community!

That isn't entirely true, but do look at the gallons per minute(GPM) rating that all of the better brands will have. Filter design plays a part in this as some have more surface area and also cost more.

On the battery issue, we have a pari of electric, 3 wheel carts that operate on gel cell motorcycle batteries for just that reason. They are readily available and so should be available when replacement time comes. I think that a look at what battery is used is a very good idea since the technology is changing rapidly.

Welcome to the Escapee forums! Linda's suggestion is also what I would suggest. In addition, the directory that you receive from Passport America will allow you to get a good feel for what the prices are. In addition, use Campground Reviews and/or Campendium to check out the possible campgrounds in cities & towns along your route. You will find that not all areas have campgrounds that are listed in the Passport America directory. If you share your planned route with us we can probably make some suggestions on good campgrounds and give better information about the possible cost.

While the RV Water Filter Store is a good source for both information and filters, there are a wide range of choices to fit most cartridge filter systems and most Lowes and Home Depot stores will carry several of them. The white filter is a sediment filter that removes larger particulates from the water like fine sand. The black one is probably a charcoal filter and there are several choices of those available. It all depends on how much filterting you want. There is Ia wide range in prices for the second filter and also in what that filter will remove. I used one of the carbon block filters with a 5 micron filtration.

Welcome to the Escapee forums! While I have no idea what the source of that list is, you can download a copy of this list of state legal lengths from RVIA, the RV manufacturer's association. The most common limit is one of 65' total length for the combination of tow vehicle and towed vehicle.

A good way to compare would be to look at a gravel road in your area. How well it will hold up depends on the terrain of your lot and the amount of rain that you get. Good drainage will improve that but in the long term no doubt Georgia is right that concrete will last longest. If I were to go with a road base material, I would definately add a good layer of gravel over that. If budget allows, my first choice would be concrete.

For me a great deal would depend no how you plan to use the pad and how long at a time will you be staying on it? Do you plan to install hookups, or just a parking spot that you will spend an occasional week on? If you plan to have hookups and to sit there for months at a time, I would probably go with concrete placed well above grade for good drainage and to allow you to pull out when ready, no matter what the weather is or has recently been. If you only plan to stop by occasionally for short periods, then I'd probably use gravel and depending on the soil type I might underlay that with a layer of roadbase material. If your pervious RV was on a steep slope you probably won't have a drainage problem.

There is a lot to consider when you begin to consider the towing ability of a vehicle and probably the worst place to ask is a salesman. I suggest that you start by reading this article from Pickup Trucks 101. I would also look at the information and calculator from Changin Gears web page. When you look at the RV weight, always consider gross weight since you will probably only tow it with dry weight one time when you take it home after purchase. Another factor that plays into both safety and comfortable driving is the comparison of the wheelbase of your truck to the length of the travel trailer. The general rule of thumb is that you need 110" of wheelbase to tow 20' of trailer and that you need 4" more wheelbase for each additional foot of trailer. There may be others here who have better information on this ratio, but I did find one article that seems to address it. It has long be said and I agree that it is true that you can't have too much truck.

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Just wonderng who you retiried with? I was with 3M Co. and they have worked hard to protect their retiree benefits, even after problems created by the the ACA.