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GrantD

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  • My Toyota Motorhome
    Looking to buy one Fall 2012
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    Bellingham, WA

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  1. A dash of vinegar added to water is good for mopping linoleum. Actually adding ammonia to the hydrogen peroxide increases the reaction, but is usually speeds it up rather than makes it work better so if you like to keep is uncomplicated then just the peroxide is a good start. As for getting "all the odor": if your dealing with something like a puddle of animal pee, you want to pour at least as much on as the animal went, otherwise what your treating it with won't touch all of the contamination. You want what your are pouring on to overwhelm what you are treating. Peroxide will work with most things, cat urine is much tougher when you have a situation like with a cat box in a corner and the animal was going over the side over and over... In cases like that there's often little choice than to replace carpet, pad, seal subfloor.
  2. http://portland.craigslist.org/clk/rvs/3295977798.html Do any of the Toyota's have this layout? The rear couch seems to create a lot of space, kind of makes the whole RV seem like a living room, and you kind of also have the option to just leave it down as a bed and sit at the small dinette if you want... Thanks I'll check out the national rv archive.
  3. I don't own and RV yet but have enjoyed reading on this forum and have learned quite a bit from the posts here. For work I own a small local carpet cleaning business here in northwest WA. So I just thought I'd offer my thoughts up to anybody that might have questions about dealing with odors, pet issues, how to remove stains etc. Helpful tips: Whatever you do, do NOT put a cat box on top of carpet! Another tip, hydrogen peroxide (over the counter 3%) is a very good stain and odor remover for some tough stains like grass, coffee, and pet vomit. Cheers! -Grant
  4. I've been browsing this forum occasionally since early Summer and have a couple questions I think some of you might be able to speak to. I have still never owned an RV and am hoping to get my family's first late Winter/early Spring if things go according to plan. I am really wanting the benefits of a small rig as far as parking, storage, mileage, etc. However we have two kids (6 and 2) and my wife thinks if we get something really small we'll be wishing we had something bigger. Do some of you have families/kids etc. and still find the Toyota's work great for you? It seems that the models with the couch and dinette table would be the one model that "might" work? Other smaller RV's like the Lesharo I've looked at seem to have even less space for sleeping since no overhead sleeper.
  5. I have nothing to add to this thread. However, I did just want to say that I spent and hour reading every post in this thread, watching the videos, looking at the pics etc. Very inspiring. Mr. Galvanized you are making me feel very inadequate! Great job and kudos to you, I can't wait to see your finished product.
  6. I'd go old fashioned percolator, or get the Starbucks Via instant and just use a kettle to boil water. The Via is for if you are like me and like a GOOD cup of coffee in the morning.
  7. I'm just a bit north of Seattle, WA. Thanks all for the input. My "plan" is that once I get one, the Toyhouse would become my new hobby and I will try to learn how to do various things, but to start off I won't know much.
  8. Thanks for the thoughts so far. Couple more thoughts, from what I've gathered so far the model called the "sunrader" has the best roof/shell though it tends to leak at the front windows and tends to be slightly smaller. I'm 6'0" tall so might have to duck a little? I like the pictures I've seen with the rear dinette table and nice window back there, knowing this might help you give me some recommendations. Thanks!
  9. Hello all, this is my first post on this forum. I don't have an RV (yet), but I am trying to learn. My wife and i have been talking a lot about the fun we could have taking our kids out for some adventures (now 2 and other almost 6 years old, both girls). First, my mentality, I am not too much of a "fix it" guy, and I really really don't know how to fix cars. So initially I was mortified at the thought of getting some kind of motorhome, and being subjected to all kinds of things that need to be maintained/break etc. Anyhow, after a lot of thinking and looking around I started thinking that maybe a Toyota would be a good fit as Toyota trucks have a great reliability record. I also am not interested in driving around a huge Semi-Bus rig, but would want at least a toilet, stove, fridge, and sleeps 4. Would probably prefer bunks for the kids over a 2nd bed but the models I've seen pictures of of the Toyota's I have yet to see bunks. Our budget will probably be in the $5k range, possibly a bit higher, I hear the best time to look for an RV is in the Fall or Winter? If any of you have experiences with these, are the Toyota's more reliable than other motorhome/ RV's? If any of you have other models to point me toward that would be fine, or maybe you can just tell me I came to the right place. In reading some other posts, it appears the 4 cylinder is less prone to problems/issues than the v6. Are the automatic models reasonably reliable, and inexpensive to have worked on? I see a lot of different names out there like dolphin, sunrader, Itasca, Winnebago, and I've forgotten the names of the other Toyota RV models. Not sure what the big differences are so my plan is to try to zero in on the engine type / make/ model I should be looking for then when I see one come up on craigs list in my area I can go jump on it. Also, just in terms of maintaining the RV in terms of sealing the roof, AC, fridge, toilet, plumbing, generator, etc. etc. What kind of budget for continued upkeep and maintenance should I expect to be in for, assuming I got a serviceable model rather than a fixer, but a lot of them items are likely to be years old? Sorry about the lengthy post and questions, I'm heading out for our annual family camp-out tomorrow AM, and hopefully this will be my last year in the tent! Thanks for your help and answers to my questions.
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