Bill
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Yep.. that’s true… we are spoiled rotten… of course we work hard to pay for the priviledge, but I still actually feel guilty or embarrased ( not sure how to describe the feeling) when we pull up beside or pass someone in a horrible looking old plastic coach with all the windows open… ( I am thinking that’s most likely the very best they can afford)…
Then there is the other smart ass type that I’d like to moon !! haha … they fly past you at 75 mph with their fenders flapping in the wind and the white belts showing on their tires !! It’s all out there !!
We are so very blessed !!
Cheers, Diane
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We had the forward slide bladder fail while on a trip. The repair was about $4200 (05-XLII) in 2011. Not exactly what
you want to spend while on vacation. I know they quote 8 hrs for the job but most experienced techs are at 6 hrs.
First bladder taken out of the box (my request for match) turned out to be wrong one. They had another in stock and that was correct.
I do recall Prevost has lowered the constant in or out slide psi pressure on the bladder to under 10 lbs. Make sure they make that change. Your bus age is in the group where that change was made.
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Greg, when you open a thread you can click on a box that takes you to the first new post. I think it is “since last read”.
While I fully agree each owner has certain things that we all consider to be important things to do, all our priorities are different and so are our skills and available equipment. Some folks for example are not going to check their tire pressures because that is not what they are willing to do. Some won’t pump their own fuel. The bottom line is we likely will not be able to ever tell others what they should do. All we hope to do is make them aware of things they need to be aware of, or things beyond the limits.
I know it is important for people to not eat razor blades, but I don’t tell folks that because I assume they would somehow understand that.
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Just come to the rally and buy Tom’s bus. He’s had it for a few months now so it is getting time to sell it and buy another one of his “last” buses.
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I have done a lot of research and even joined a Baja bulletin board to educate myself as much as possible. So for those of you who would contemplate making this journey, the following information may be of interest. To start, we have decided to leave Olivia behind on the USA side of the border.
While I would not be concerned about driving on narrow roads, I am concerned about “side swipes” by which you can lose a mirror when another RV or truck passes by you. Having to drive without a mirror on the driver side would be a big PITA. Furthermore, I would be concerned about steep drop-offs on the right hand side because there are no breakdown lanes.
The most important issue and the reason for having made the decision to leave Olivia behind is power. I did obtain the itinerary of the most recent tour and checked out all of the campgrounds that were used. I also spoke to the wagonmaster, who has been responsible for this caravan tour since 2004.
He told me flat out, that (1) to forget about 50A service, it does not exist. (2) Running the generator would be upsetting to everyone else. (3) Even 30A is rare. (4) to expect 15-20A service all of the time and to bring a power meter to make sure it is all wired correctly.
He also told me that he advises all of the participants to switch off everything that is not needed to conserve battery power. That is difficult to do in an all electric coach.
We would still like to take this trip. Aside from being able to refresh my seriously deteriorated Spanish language skills, Mexico is a fascinating country and Baja is a beautiful place to see and visit.
So… we are thinking of either renting or buying a smaller RV just for this trip. We would work our way across country to be in San Diego prior to the start of the tour, put Oliva in storage and use the rented/purchased RV for this trip.
Renting an RV would cost us around $5,000 (rental, miles and insurance). As we are also thinking about going to Alaska, the thought of buying a smaller RV like a Sprinter appeals to us since we could tow it. And hopefully, we could sell it for a reasonable price, afterwards.
And, one more reason for why I have decided to not take Olivia across the border is, that we would be a neon sign wherever we would go.
Even though, I talked Gabi into getting a “vamp” wig, you really would not want to hear her sing.
Cheers,
Ronald
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Hey Corey, I am not sure the Prouds would take some of us.
One of the first requirments for membership is you have a iPhone. (not directed at anyone in particular)
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dual salon slide 🙂 just stopped after 9 hrs I was close
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how did i guess that would catch some attention 😉
tam actually did all the legg work and ordered it with expidited delivery so we had it before we moved again (had two days before we were going).
she got me tire-safeguard, actually a pretty nice setup that i can add more sensors to depending on the size trailer we end up getting. (two or three axle).
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Here is an example of one I have looked at and I think it is a good place to get an idea of what might work.
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While I appreciate Ron’s comments about covering the cost, that is not the issue. Tom does more work on behalf of PC than I do because he is the financial guy and is in regular contact with advertisers, he does billing, and he helps them post ads, coaches for sale etc. I spend some time every day on the site and I typically approve members, answer requests from members for their passwords, plus try to read every post to make sure the site is not used inappropriately. My point is we don’t want to administer or moderate any more than we do now.
Our members have clearly shown they are very respectful of one another, they never give us a reason to feel we have to delete posts or edit posts, and I would suspect if we had a map members could post to they would do a great job of acting responsibly. But speaking for myself I would not want the burden of checking every new “pin” and the associated comments. I know Alicia and I think Brian put a lot of work into the fuel discount maps. They are a lot of work. But if we can somehow limit access to pin to a map to members only, everybody could contribute the effort to post and pin places and comment on them.
How to police the maps? I have no clue, except to point out the obvious which is if they need policing they likely would have to be taken from the site.
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Mine don’t shake but the chrome is peeling off in big sheets on top of one mirror on the ’05 Liberty however on the ’98 Vantare the chrome is good… diminished quality over the years and that’s BS those mirrors cost a fortune. They should have a 20 year warranty for what they cost… lots of trouble to take off and have re-chromed too.
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This is shaping up to be a super rally. It is going to be great to finally put some faces and coaches together with the user names.
I will be the young good looking guy with a full head of healthy blonde hair.
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Welcome aboard . OKC be a great time. Sharpen up you chili skills and sign up for the chili cook off. We are definitely rookies in this group too but it just means we learn more than they do at the rally.
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Disconnect the shore power and start the generator. I bet the dyer works. I have stayed at 2 campgrounds that had some kind of weird power. Washer and dryer would not work connected to shore power, but would work on generator.
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Dan,
Did you end up with 24v bulbs for a 12v system? On my Liberty the outside lights (vinatge GM P/U) were festoon bulbs, is that what you have?