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Trailers! Motorhomes! Caravans! Fifth Wheels! Toy Haulers! A-Frames! Class A's, B's, B Plusses, and C's! Busses! Schoolies! Stealth Campers! Tiny Homes! Pop Ups! Vans! Truck Toppers! Whatever! RECREATIONAL VEHICLES! If it's got wheels, you sleep in/on it, and you can move it to new and exciting places, it's in! What is a RV, you might ask? Those 65 foot bus monsters that get 2mpg and live only at tailgate parties? That claptrap box truck thing Uncle Terry's been living in since the divorce? Both! And any RVer will say, both are cool in their own way. Let's get educated! TRAVEL TRAILERS It's on wheels and you tow it! Unfortunately, hard to take a nap in while it's going down the road. There's a massive variety of travel trailers available. The standard trailer has AT LEAST a kitchen area, and a dinette or couch that converts into a bed. Bathrooms, Beds, Couches, arm chairs, office spaces, bunk beds, and beyond are available with cash and weight. YOU CAN NOT RIDE IN A TRAILER ON THE ROAD IN MOST STATES. TEARDROP/SMALL TRAILER A teeny weenie adorable widdle guy awww. Single axle trailers, generally consisting of an enclosed sleeping space the size of a queen mattress, and a large hatch in the back with a kitchen area and outdoor living. Popular as an off-road solution, they can be fitted with big nobby tires and given high clearance. Quite small and easily towed. FIBERGLASS TRAILER Do you want to survive a bomb strike? Do you want to travel back in time to the 70s? Do you secretly want a boat? These fiberglass bubbles of joy are durable, light, and absolutely adorable. Relatively unchanged over the past 40 years, fiberglass trailers are experiencing a revival as of late. Generally small and easily towed, but they are getting bigger. POP UP CAMPER (Includes A-Frames and Tent Trailers) Ah, the mighty pop-up. Affordable, towable by just about anything with an engine, the starting point for many a frustrated tent camper. "I want to sleep, stand up, cook, have heat and air con, AND PEE INSIDE!" they cry after their last miserable night as a ground dweller. Popular with families that have kids, as all popups have at least two beds. A used Pop Up in water tight, road worthy condition can be had for as little as a grand in the US. New ones start at 9k. A-Frames are popups with solid walls, and when in place, looks like an A Frame house. They are more expensive, and smaller. Tent Trailer Campers are fancy off-road solutions with big knobby tires, ground clearance, extremely light weight, and high price. AIRSTREAM ALUMINUM TRAILER IT'S SO SHINY AND CLASSY AND THEY HAVE THEIR OWN CLUBS AAAAAA Vintage Airstream owners are just a better class of people, folks. FIFTH WHEEL These bad boys are based on a gooseneck trailer layout, where the hitch point is up over the middle of the vehicle (generally a large truck), rather then towed from the back hitch. This gives you much more room in a smaller footprint then a traditional bumper-pull trailer. Generally, the bedroom will be over the top of the hitch point, with the kitchen, seating area, and other sleeping acomidations further back. Or you could tow it with a semi truck like a badass. Or, a VW BUG! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqr2ioQTV5s TOY HAULER For the family that wants to sleep in the garage, along with it's entire contents! Very popular for transporting ATV's, Motorcycles, Golf Carts, and other fun stuff. A cross between a traditional bumper pull, and a cargo trailer. TINY HOME Heeeey, there's the kid! The latest thing in "I don't live in a trailer", and "Legally, according to zoning laws, it is a trailer and I can not live in it", it's a tiny home! Cute as a button, areodynamic as a brick, heavy as hell. If you don't want to move it very often, a tiny home might be the thing for you! God, they are cute though. MOTORHOMES These are the guys with engines and the driver up front. Have you ever made a sandwich going 70 down the highway? It's amazing. CLASS C WHO WANTS THE TOP BUNK?! MEEEEEEEeeeeeeeee. These are essentially very large van noses under a bed, with a giant box full of apartment on the back. You can get these as big and fancy as a Class A, but it's rare. CLASS B (AKA Travel Van) DigiNomadGokuSSJLiveLaughLove LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE did not come up with the van life idea in a vacuum. For about as long as there have been vans, some coach builder has had the bright idea to get a naked chassis, and build living quarters on them. Seriously, those were the first motorhomes. These are built from the angle iron up to be lived in. They lack customization options, but they are the bleeding edge of small mobile living. B PLUS You got chocolate in my peanut butter! You got Van in my Class C! It's either a Class C being small and fancy, or a faaaaattt B. No one knoooowwwsss CLASS A Yes, I would love to drive a very large window into a headwind. These things can be palatial in size and amenities. They have the areodynamic qualities of a slightly rounded brick. But if you want luxury, this is where you look. Or you can get an old one and start a meth lab in it. Chase your dreams, folks. BUS CONVERSION If you pay someone else to drive, this is what you own. Unless you're beautiful forums user cursedshitbox, in which you build it yourself like some kind of maniac and drive it like a boss. OTHER COOL STUFF TRUCK CAMPERS Do you have a big heavy truck, but have some aversion to hauling around a big heavy trailer? A slide-in truck camper is for you! They come in many sizes, from as simple as a bed and storage under a truck topper, to full triple slide kitchen island and fireplaces having behemoths.Truck campers can have much more flexibility as far as camping goes, having a much smaller footprint and much more mobility then a truck towing a trailer might. Or, you can have a truck camper, and tow a trailer, such as a cargo hauler or horse trailer. VAN CONVERSION Any van not originally intended for living in, being lived in. These are popular as DIY jobs, but a bunch of custom outfitters are springing up to fill demand. Vans are hip as hell right now, but have always been a popular choice for small footprint camping and living. Living in a van down by the river has never been a more attractive option in this late stage capitalist hellscape. Van life can be anything from an air mattress and a cooler in the back of a cargo van, to a completely kitted out custom build in the back of a cargo van. SCHOOL BUS CONVERSION It's a much larger and more irritating van conversation that reminds you of middle school. Super cool, though, man, everyone loves a schoolie. OVERLANDERS A truck or van camper on steroids. Made for 4x4 and non-road applications. These range from jeeps with rooftop tents, 4x4 vans with high clerance, to giant offroad military vehicles with a dang 4 star hotel room in the back. Prices range wildly depending on utility and comfort. YOUTUBE CHANNELS When you just cant get out there, but gotta get that RV fix. We're The Russos: Full Time RV'ers. Currently in the market for a new van, and getting to play with lots of new toys. https://www.youtube.com/user/weretherussos Slim Potatohead: Part time RV'er, Full Time Canadian. Drives a Jeep Liberty, sleeps an A-Frame. Fantastic videographer and story teller, one of the best. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5LjexFk9wZEnFsXA3TOx-g Cheap RV Living: Full Time RV'er, full time grandma's friend since she lost the house. Aw, it's ok honey, I'm doing fine, I have a bunch of new friends in the desert, they're showing me how to survive. I gotta go, the beet harvest is hiring. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAj7O3LCDbkIR54hAn6Zz7A Aging Wheels: Full time Youtuber. Built his own truck camper, now working on a schoolie! Also owner of several of the worst vehicles on the planet. Low key hilarious, took a Trabant to a drag strip. https://www.youtube.com/user/agingwheels Vandemonium: Full time Narrow.... Boater? It's an RV that goes on water, on highways made of... water. He built a nice van though. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCj8eNFXQf1GfzhMDQB4o2w Bound For Nowhere: Full Time Overlanders. Couple of cool kids and their cat full timing it on the road. Restored a Toyota Sunraider that tragically poo poo it's self to death, then they lived in a truck topper for awhile. What champs. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwecv2Kqfg9bkiG3md4L09Q Travelling K: New Zealand Full Time RVer, gorgeous videos. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgAKcV4jxuqwO-gU5N1j85Q Kombi Life: Two Part Timers currently transitioning to Full Time van life! Lots of back content, big adventures, bit o drama. All that and a cute dog too! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=user?kombilife VIDEOS Everyone look at Suspect's cool truck: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmVR6Ta74aE TOPICS TO COME: Driving and Towing tips and tricks How to dump! Keeping Warm/Cool/Safe Boondocking Reccomendations Campground Bucket Lists And more! I grew up RVing. My amazing mom and dad would load me and my sister and various pets in a series of nicer motorhomes as time went on, and would take us on vacation. Dad would pull us out of school early. We had places to be, things to see! I had a lot of issues in my childhood, stemming mostly from mental illness, bullying, and problems at school. Nearly every happy memory I have from growing up is from RVing. I also got to work at a campground for a few years, which ruled. I love RVs and camping, and I am a turbo RV nerd. Join me in geeking out over cool RV stuff. Suspect Bucket fucked around with this message at 23:17 on Sep 25, 2019 |
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This post saved for showing off pictures of poster's rigs. Suspect Bucket's "Lenny", a 2009 Ford Ranger Sport, with low profile truck topper bed in the back.  Suspect's Mom and Dad's 2017 Thor Chateau Class B used to fill the void in their hearts after all the kids left home.  everdave's 1991 Toyota Hi Ace 2.4 Diesel Camper  Somewhat Heroic's Lexus LX 470 with ARB roof top tent  Build Thread!: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3893547 JacquelineDempsey's 1977 Dodge Sportsman with the AMF Skamper trim (Coming Soon!) cursedshitbox's legacy of DIY bus conversions, including the mighty 1969 Gillig DT16. NH262 flat 6 cummins, 15 speed non synchro, tandem drive, formerly used to haul camera equipment (RIP in piss)  rdb's 2015 32’ Jayco bumper pull 
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everdave posted:Love your 470 SH, and Suspect: my old college buddy just got a Thor 31' RV this year and has been taking it to 30A in Florida (one of our favorite places). I know nothing about them but he has been RAVING about the THOR. Did they go to the Florida Thor Rally a few months ago? My parents went, they had a blast. Also, Ho Lee poo poo That Fuckin Hi Ace SLAPS. I started this thread to nerd out about motorhomes, and the knowledge that I now know someone with a tiny Japanese motorhome has made my WEEK. I can not WAIT to see you go through this thing in person. It's so cute. I love weird Japanese imports. I want a kei truck so bad. More on that in a sec because JAY DEEEEE JacquelineDempsey posted:
I'll be driving through there on my way to Charlotte in September! If the planets align, maybe we can meet up for lunch? Glad to have you, hope you're enjoying the farm life. I will get back to you on poop in a second. Basically, a big bucket with some Pelletized Horse Bedding, dump it into a hole every day a bury it. Basically a big human litterbox. Or, if you have an actual bathroom, just keep the vent open always, and hang a DampRid. Helps with the smell. Somewhat Heroic posted:Hi RV thread. I am just starting my venture into car based camping and exploring around Utah. I am using a Lexus LX 470 that I picked up a few months ago (a Toyota UJZ100 series chassis) and I am systematically performing maintenance and upgrading/outfitting for my needs and wants. I have been chronicling this in my thread you can read in AI by clicking here with lots of photos and even more words. Glad to have you! I was looking into rooftop tents. Suspect Bucket fucked around with this message at 21:02 on Aug 13, 2019 |
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cursedshitbox posted:Hi thread. Oh hell yes. I've seen your stuff in the past, I was hoping you'd show up. We need a real expert in here, because we will all have dumb questions. Do you still have the Brokebackbangbus V2? Suspect Bucket fucked around with this message at 00:41 on Aug 14, 2019 |
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rdb posted:I have a 2015 32’ Jayco bumper pull and a 2018 Ram 3500 to pull it. Ooh, nice. Any interior pics? Is that a single slide, or are there others on the other side? God, remember when slide-outs were the newest hottest thing? I was like, 12, and all of a sudden you see these new coaches with extra rooms sprouting out of them woaaaahhhhh fancy. Did any one else's family go on evening walks around the campground to walk the dog / look in the windows of giant class A's ? And giant native american themed airbrush art? everdave posted:Speaking of WiFi and cellular stuff...I just signed up for an extra phone plan called Visible through verizon. It has unlimited data for $40/month. Im going to be experimenting with replacing home internet with it and some other things, but I’ll probably keep it regardless for RV’ing. You should try it out for $19 you can get a phone and # and with a referral code you can get first month $20. Something to look into My dad uses the Verizon JetPack for traveling, he's quite happy with it. Suspect Bucket fucked around with this message at 02:06 on Aug 14, 2019 |
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rdb posted:Its got one on either side. The big slide has the kitchen table and couch on it, the small slide has the fireplace and outdoor kitchen. I looked for inside pictures but they all have my 1 yo kid or wife in them. My kid absolutely loves it. He gets to bring all his toys, meets lots of cool doggies and other kids in the RV park and theres plenty of cupboards and pots for him to open and smash on. Plus it holds all my booze and keeps it cold while rolling down the road. Hey man, no worries. It can be a very expensive hobby. And exhausting to do all that driving, clean up, care, dump stations, ect. Almost as bad as a boat! But like Dad Bucket always says, it beats eating at restaurants and paying for a hotel. And whatever you feel like the OP needs, write it up! I'm quickly realizing I am have the least RV of all the RV'ers here. My little stealth camper is also my Daily Driver. But my plan for next year is to get a pop-up. It's torture to look at Craigslist listings, because we're not quite ready to get one yet (no place to store it, questions on our location in the next 12 months), but I keep seeing all these beauties for 2 and 3 grand. Man, I love popups. I love camping. Cant wait to go again. edit: Speaking of ol Mom And Dad Bucket, they recently picked up a mint 2001 Jeep TJ to pal around with on their adventures. Thanks to a fortunate spelling error, it's now and forever known as The Toad Vehicle. Oh yeah, and thats an E-Bike on the back of the Toad. Is it just me, or do+es anyone else think mom and dad have more nice things since us kids moved out? 
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everdave posted:I’d be interested RDB in all you can tell us about those big pull behinds. I see very late model ones selling for 15-20k and it seems too good to be true. I’m not a big truck pulling a big trailer type of guy but I’m fascinated by them. Big trailers depreciate at about the speed of light. Because people buy them new, use them once or twice in two years, decide they don't like camping, and try to sell it for whatever the loan left on it is. Used is where it's at. More then that, USED IN FLORIDA AND CALIFORNIA. It pays to look nationwide when you're looking at a used RV. Might as well make it a road trip! Unless you have extremely specific needs, I think it's nearly always better to buy used and put in what you want. \/\/ Get a mohom, stay under 40ft, remain the enemy car \/\/\/ Suspect Bucket fucked around with this message at 02:05 on Aug 15, 2019 |
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Seconding a rear view camera, very handy to have, even on a small rig. Generator/Solar depends on needs, space, and money. Needs are Do you have a lot of electrical appliances or utilities you want to use when you're not driving or hooked up? Do you expect you'll be dry camping (no hookups) a lot? Space is, do you have the physical space for carrying a generator in transit, or space for storage batteries? Money is, do you have the dosh? You can get a big loud clunker generator for a couple hundred bucks, but a nice quiet Honda will run you. So I guess the question is, what are your needs for power, and what is your budget wrt space and budget.
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everdave posted:I will almost always be camping where 30 is provided, but I need to keep kids cool they are spoiled 30 is enough for a single AC, and you have a tiny rig. I'm curious though, what is your AC situation? I don't see a roof unit in the photos you provided.
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everdave posted:It is 100 volt lol, I have no idea electricity is a mystery to me, like magnets Prepare to learn quite a bit! This will be quite the adventure in electrical magicry, methinks. Besides being cool as hell, what led you to get a Hi-Ace as opposed to a domestic van?
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So do any of you have any reccomendations for the YouTube section? I love a good RV video
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Are you wanting to take it off road very far, or just park it off a dirt road? Most trailers won't go much further off road then you'd take a stock Honda Civic. I take it you want 2 separate beds. What kind of budget are you looking at? A pop-up with a full bath would do you just fine. As for wear and tear while sitting, it's no big deal, just cover it with a tarp if you're worried. Would something like this MicroMinnie work for you? It's got bunks, it's 21 feet long, and it has a full bathroom. https://www.rvtrader.com/listing/2018-Winnebago-MICRO-MINNIE-2100BH-5008835665 Suspect Bucket fucked around with this message at 00:21 on Aug 22, 2019 |
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rdb posted:Well, most (80%) travel trailers come from the Goshen Indiana area. Many of the people that build them are Amish. There are a few different factories (jayco, keystone, forest river, coachman etc etc) but what you get for your $20-30k is roughly equivalent across all brands. Your not going to hit the limit of your truck with a travel trailer so personally I would go with something like a 28’ bunk house. I like the manufacturer grand design because they at least inspect them before they ship them out. You mean a normal trailer. A fiberglass trailer is something like a Scamp or Oliver, which are like bombproof tubs. All that really carries between trailer makers is layouts and warantees.
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rdb posted:I worked for a composite panel manufacturer that supplies rv parts for a few years. I managed one of their plants although it wasn’t goshen. There is a lot of fiberglass in your average mid range camper, although I see your point about the fiberglass tub camper being its own class. Oh neat. And yeah, I know trailers do have a good bit of fiberglass components, but they've made of a surprising amount of unsealed wood. Part of why old ones can be so hard to salvage, they just rot away. But yeah, wrt trailers, you can totally get a longer one in a bunkhouse layout. Or, get one with a queen bed and a couch that converts to a full bed. Throw a foam roll on top and it's perfectly comfortable. Dinettes also convert into a bed, but those are slightly more annoying to set up on a daily basis. Pretty much every modern trailer with at least a couch and dinette will give you two convertible bed options. Just cruise RVTrader in the under 30ft filter, see what's around. Suspect Bucket fucked around with this message at 16:46 on Aug 22, 2019 |
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everdave posted:Just wanted to update, as my Hi Ace camper was being loaded or unloaded it sprung a massive coolant leak and started overheating. It can not be at port or on boat pissing fluids. It has been towed to the mechanic in Japan. I do not know what it is or if it will be an easy fix or expensive. Whatever it is it just cost me a whole lot more money. Nooooooooooooooooo
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everdave posted:Thanks all, hoping it’s a hose too but I’m already looking at a massive transport bill for ferrying it back and forth (about $975 extra so far). Trying to keep positive attitude and hope this is for the best, going to have mechanic go through everything while it’s at the shop. Dannng. While the mechanic's in there, ask what the power hook-up situation is. Do you speak Japanese, or go through a translator? Because it might be easier to get stuff like a roof AC or a voltage converter while it's still in Japan. Suspect Bucket fucked around with this message at 15:27 on Aug 28, 2019 |
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Tell us everything, JD. We love ya. A Skamper and a Scamp are different things though. Both awesome and cool! Skamper was originally a company that made pop-ups, they were aquired by AMF and later Thor. They ended up being a badge that made a little bit of everything, including RV shells on the Dodge chassis! http://www.popupcamperhistory.com/skamper.php https://youtu.be/t2hxtXLQSOM Scamp is a Canadian company that makes fully fiberglass small trailers. They aquired the molds from an early RV pioneer called Boler, that unfortunate;y buckled in the 70s. Scamp bought the fiberglass molds and focused on a smaller market, and only made one 13ft trailer with very little variation, for about 40 years. https://www.rvt.com/blog/rv-lifestyle/the-little-trailer-with-the-big-history/ They are stupid similar names though. RVs are confusing. Suspect Bucket fucked around with this message at 13:52 on Aug 31, 2019 |
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SouthShoreSamurai posted:I'm looking to sell my parent's RV. Having literally never sold a car before, where so I even begin for something like this? If I use Craigs List, how do I actually go about making sure everything is kosher before handing over keys? Do I let people test drive? Halp RV buying and selling is a shitshow x.x I would honestly avoid Craigslist unless it's a sub 5k rig, and go buy a listing on RVTrader. Dad bucket had lots of luck with that. Give it a good clean, and put a fresh sheet on the bed, maybe a throw pillow, make it look approachable. Make it look nice. AIR IT OUT. MAKE IT SMELL NICE. Damprid is your friend. Take lots of good photos of the interior, all the storage, the engine and generator (if applicable), the bathroom, the appliances, and the furnishings. If it has slides, take pictures of the spaces expanded and contracted. Pictures are good. Test drives are fine, but just around the block. Ride with them. What kind of rig are your parents selling? Post pics
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cursedshitbox posted:
Or it's a scam. Suspiciously cheap and the description reads like a low level AI trained on newspaper classifieds and dealership handouts. Microwave/convection oven Deluxe sound system Dvd/Vcr - $25000 Meanwhile it's showing pics for a 125k luxury rv. Who falls for this poo poo? Also, who still needs a VCR in this day and age? Suspect Bucket fucked around with this message at 20:16 on Sep 6, 2019 |
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Status update: done camping, desperately want a pop up. I love my truck camper, but it's getting hard to get in and out of with my back. Perhaps for my birthday next year.....
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everdave posted:Just to keeps thread rolling along, asked for update on my camper in Japan and my guy said the mechanic is still trying to figure it out. Not what I wanted to hear. There have been 5-6 great campers come up since over bought this one but fingers crossed this still works out to be the one and I haven’t lost my rear end on this What an absolute kick in the nads. That blows x.x
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A nice article on a vintage truck camper restoration. Absolutely beautiful Avion camper. I love these old hulls. http://www.truckcamperadventure.com/couple-converts-vintage-camper-into-overland-home/
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everdave posted:My Hi-Ace camper is undergoing repairs in Japan, all in it's going to be about 310k yen for extra transport and repair so about $3k). A real punch in the gut. Hopefully this will still all work out and my RV dreams will be realized. Uuuggh, what an utter shot to the guts. I feel for you. Did you at least get an answer on the electrical? I added Kombi Life to the OP for channel reccos Suspect Bucket fucked around with this message at 23:18 on Sep 25, 2019 |
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Dave https://jalopnik.com/someone-is-parking-a-treasure-trove-of-jdm-vans-under-a-1838748722 What are you doing over there
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everdave posted:My camper is “done” or at least as done as they say they can do. Repairs have climbed to $4k US and I’m still going to have issues when it gets here. Such as none of the appliances are working, and there is a rattle in the steering column, and turn signals/brake lights are acting up. This one has me stressed to the max and way over budget of what I thought was a cheap low mile perfect camper. drat buddy. What an absolute kick in the teeth. That blows mega hard. I hate to be the one to pose the question, but is it still worth it to you? Tumbleweeding RV problems are a leading cause of people getting out of the hobby. Especially as a new RVer. We're here for moral support if you need it.
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everdave posted:Don’t know how my camper will work out but I sure hope it does in the end. I’m on vacation and checked out this state park that I’ve been eyeing at camping at when I DO have an RV. Check this spot. $30 a night ocean on one side of park lake on other. Full power hookup, water and dump station, fire pit, everything. Woooooaah, good deal. West coast has all the good sites. I've only camped the east coast, and it's not uncommon for RV camping in popular areas to be 60-90 bucks a night for basic water/electric
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everdave posted:Japanese camper released from mechanic, at port waiting to get loaded on boat to USA ALL HAIL MACC, CONQUERING CAMPER KING. I for one, welcome our new alien overlord.
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Well, I had my own misadventure with the Ranger this past week. It was leaking coolant, so I (and dad) figured it was a cracked reservoir or at the most, a bad water pump. I brought it to the local mechanic. He took a look at it annnnnndddd it's the head gasket. Need a new engine. We all hem and haw about it for awhile, but ultimately, I love the truck, and it's still got a lot of value, no rust or damage, so I told my new best buddy Willy the mechanic to go ahead and get me a used engine. He got a decent tested and certified wrecker, same exact engine, also replaced the water pump (which was on it's last legs), wiring harness (which was kaked), radiator (which was splitting), hoses and other fun things. For 3700, I have pretty much the nicest Ford Ranger alive in New Jersey. Starts like a startled cat and runs like a hoss. But there goes the Pop Up fund  . Gonna have to scrimp and save again.
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everdave posted:I have some more bad news, the shipping line would not let them include the tv and laserdisc player as it was t original. Hopefully the laserdiscs and vhs tapes in drawers at least made it. Loaded on boat today will be here December. Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaattttt fire that making GBS threads company. It's original to the SOUL OF THE VAN
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In more cheerful news, we can now rough it smoothly over a glacier if need be. 
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everdave posted:Hey! No one is chatting it up in this thread, I am going to have to add CONTENT I was just feeling bad this morning about not contributing to the thread and trying to think up stuff to write. Now I can just call you a mad man and ooohh-errr over your cool thing. Hot drat get pics of Sparkle Beast. Does it also have laser disc porn? You HAVE to keep the livery
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A reminder, gentlegoons. Never be the first penguin in the water, or the first RV on the ice.
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An absolute stunner. My God. You'll be king of the campground.
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Please please do a video walkthrough, that thing is aces
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Makes the Walmart parking lot look goooooood.
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Jan 5, 2020 18:34
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A super nice thing buddy! Powered leveling jacks are indeed amazing, no more screwing around with blocks of wood. What's the interior layout?
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Feb 2, 2020 21:05
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kensei posted:This is he manufacturer page: https://www.granddesignrv.com/showroom/2020/fifth-wheel/reflection-150-series/floorplans/260rd Noice. Good size too, you can cram that into a lot of smaller parks.
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Feb 3, 2020 00:02
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Blacknose posted:I bought a van today to start converting today. Aim is to have a fixed full double bed with bike storage underneath, somewhere to cook, somewhere to sit, possibly a toilet cubicle if there's space. Gonna be a ton of work, and I want it done before the summer. GODSPEED YOU BLACK EMPEROR If you have the weekends to spend, I think summer is an obtainable goal. What layouts are you looking at? Suspect Bucket fucked around with this message at 23:44 on Feb 27, 2020 |
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Feb 27, 2020 23:41
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Blacknose posted:No, I'm going to live in my house (which is by the river, as it happens). See now that's thinking ahead.
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