Kirk W

Our son was taught to give himself shots as a teenager! I'm amazed and wonder what sort of allergy you are dealing with? Our son eventually outgrew his allergy but I doubt you will have that option. I think that I would start with the internet to try and learn as much as possible about your allergy.

I can tell you as an insider that the Boy Scouts of America did all that they can to punish. None of the adults present when that happened will ever be registered BSA leaders or members again. It is still talked about in leader gatherings.

Only 5 years? The ban should be for life. And we should all join forces to do our best to put that company out of business! Anderson Hitches Let's spread the story that tells who it was along with his company to all corners of the RV world!

Enjoy the trip!

While I have used them, I have never bothered to keep one in stock. As handy as that might be, I have only replaced an ignition circuit board on 1 furnace and on 2 water heaters over more than 40 years 6 different RVs. That doesn't include those I have done while helping other RV owners, as there have been several of those. I did carry an extra water heater ignition probe and a few other things when we were fulltime. If I remember, the Atwood ignition boards were not always potted.

Ours did have access to the refrigerator when closed via the entry door, but very little else. On the other hand, the hybrid trailers have access to all amenities when the beds are folded in and most things can be used quite comfortably. Our son's hybrid has 3 beds but they only deploy 1 if the kids are not with them when out for a weekend in most cases. Where to store the RV is something to be considered. With a tent trailer there can be a challenge in high winds, but set up isn't great fun with any RV in nasty weather. The one that we used for 9 years did not expose the beds to rain if set up carefully and closed up for storage properly. With both hybrid trailers that we have stayed in the beds are never exposed to rain while setting up. Making camp in bad weather isn't a fun experience with most RV's and if that is a major issue then a motorhome is really the only good choice. Set up for a hybrid is only slightly more than for any travel trailer as the deployment of the beds is very easy and simple and takes only a couple of minutes per bed. They are a little more difficult to heat and cool than a solid wall trailer and the tent trailers are also but both can be heated and cooled surprisingly well.

While some of the tent-trailers do have both toilets and showers, I really think that you should probably look at the hybrids like shown in the first picture as those pretty much always have them. This one from KZ has three outboard beds , a shower and toilet with a gross weight of 4500# when fully loaded. This one has two outboard beds, a small slide with shower and toilet and gross weight of 3500#. Here is a Jayco that has 3 outboard beds, with toilet & shower and gross weight of 4500# while this Jayco model of hybrid has 2 outboard beds and the shower & potty and weighs in at 3900#. There are several other companies that build hybrid RVs which I think will probably serve you well. We started out with our 3 boys with tent-trailers and did well but we didn't have the toilet and shower and those are not common in tent trailers. Our youngest son has owned a KZ hybrid like the first link now for more than 9 years and has really enjoyed it and it has given excellent service.

There are several small travel trailers that weigh less than 4000# but they are also quite small for a family with 3 children. These trailers tend to have the best of both worlds, if the tent trailers do not work. The other alternative might be to go with a tent trailer as suggested by Linda. Either of these should be towable with your Toyota and stay under safe weight and they also cost less than the later, complete travel trailers. In addition, the tent trailers are much easier to tow since they have so much less wind drag when closed up for travel.

I am in your court! And for a single cup in the evening, we love our Kurig with it’s wide selection of specialty coffees.

I never cared much for the French press coffee so I’ll have to check this one out.

So far LC has not been back to see what has been suggested. Wonder if he gave up and got an RV tech?

An interesting troubleshooting process. I have worked on a lot of RV water heaters over the years but can't remember ever trying that. I can tell you several things which it could be and the circuit board is one of those possibilities. Yet another is poor voltage or poor electrical connections. Before spending the money to buy a circuit board I would first try cleaning the electrical connections with some very fine emery cloth to make sure the electrical connections are good. I would also use a good quality voltmeter to see for sure what the supply voltage to the circuit board is. I would also pull out the water heater on/off switch and measure through it with an ohm meter looking to see more than 10000Ω when open and near 0Ω when closed. If what you describe happens every time you turn the water heater on, That very well could mean the circuit board but it is difficult to think of what might be going on in that circuit to cause your symptom but it doesn't see probably that it would be due to the ignitor probe. If you do buy a new circuit board, I strongly recommend that you get one from Dinosaur Electronics as they cost about half what the OEM boards do and have a 2 year warranty while OEM has only 1 year. I also never replace a water heater circuit board without also replacing the probe since they do fail more frequently than the circuit boards and they cost far less to replace.

We should probably point that post out to the admin crew! I'm sure that the management would all appreciate your comments.

That is pretty much where we are as well.

Lots of times the reluctance to change is partly the desire to let others test reliability since an RV can get pretty dependant on them. It could also be partly from the fact that the best-operating systems are all still rigid panels just because flexible is still new.

Now that is a friend!

Let me first welcome you to the Escapee forums! I suggest that you start by reading this page written by friends of ours from UK who have done what you plan for many years. Check out this link.

Welcome to the Escapee forums! There is really nothing that requires you to move your financial institution to SD, but it could help if your domicile should ever be challenged and while some companies do still have problems with mail service addresses, well-informed ones do not. They may ask for an alternate address of a relative or someone who always knows how to contact you. Since you are a member of Escapees, I suggest that you call the office and ask for their help in dealing with Vanguard on the address issue as they have done this many times.

I was thinking the same.... I have too limited data to use it up with a webinar.

Thanks for the update! I enjoy hearing of other's experiences as it helps me relive my own.

Welcome to the Escapee forums. I suggest that you take the time to read this article from Escapees Magazine on domicile.

While there have been some interesting posts, my request is for thoughts about the new plan offering from Escapees. I have no complaints with the services I have been carrying but the price has recently increased, making the one from Escapees quite attractive.

OWV, I am taking the liberty of posting your questions here as we can combine forces in that way. I did do some comparing of the two and find very little difference in the services offered. For many years now, Escapess have had an affiliation with Coach-Net and they give Escape members a $10/year discount. I would assume that this will not be the case now with the Escapees now having an offering of their own. As to #3, the Escapee program has just been introduced and so I don't think anyone can really evaluate it at this time. In reading all of the materials, it seems that they have made a business connection to the SafeRide Motor Club which is a company that I have no direct knowledge of. I seem to recall having heard of them somewhere, but do not remember where. In reading their website, it states that they offer memberships wholesale, with to me means through other sellers, probably insurance companies. That could very likely be why the name sounds familiar to me. I do think that with the Escapees RV Club behind the coverage it should be good as we have been Escapees since about 1998 or so, and are life members. For that reason, I have a lot of confidence in this offering but started this thread just to get some other opinions. Our present coverage runs until June so I have some time to shop, but I like to compare products and prices with any insurance coverage that I buy and insurance is what this product is.

I have been reading about the new Escapees Roadside Assistance offering and am very curious about what others on the forums are thinking? We have had Good Sam ERS and then changed to Coach Net after becoming Escapees because of the discount that gave us. Our only time to be towed was with a motorhome and Coach Net, and we were very happy with the result. At the same time, these services seem to be rising in price and we are always open to saving some money if services are as good. I realize that it is still very early in this program but and wondering how the forum members are receiving this new offering? We are nearing the time to renew our Coach Net and are giving serious consideration to a change. All comments would be appreciated.

Most of the appliances in an RV are 12V-dc power except the TV and microwave. Of course, no outlets will work if you have no inverter. We have managed quite nicely without an inverter but we do not do a lot of dry camping and we do have a generator. I have a neighbor who has solar and no inverter but they don't watch TV but rarely either. It is really a matter of lifestyle. If you plan to go into a larger solar system and live for long terms without hookups, then you probably will want an inverter but it is possible. You can get 12V-dc sets as well as electric coffee makers and such but they also use a lot of 12V power.