olygirl

Derek and Dennis - thanks for your replies. Indeed, the Odessey is bigger than other models and, perhaps, the reason for not-so-hot gas mileage. It feels very big to me! Sure was a white knuckle driving experience in a rain storm (I'm still getting used to the height and the feeling of going around curves). Dennis, thanks for your tips on overdrive; that should help. And, I'm going to get the vent covers because moisture sure was a problem on the maiden voyage. So, thanks for that suggestion. I'm fixing to take her out again and will also properly inflate the tires before I head out which should also help with gas mileage. When I was asking about tips for the "home" part, I meant tips for the living space of the rig. For example, I can't figure out how to get the water heater started. Will go the dealer and have them show me when I have a moment but if you have suggestions, thanks for them. I live in Western Washington and will be taking "the Beast" (affectionately called) on a 3 or so month road trip, around the perimeter of the U.S., starting in early Feb so any tips on long distance living are also appreciated. Dennis, why is your rig named "Mrs Clark?" (very amusing how we name these and presume they are girls which, of course, they are). -olygirl

Dennis - thanks so much! How do you like your Odessey? How long have you had it? Any tips for me? I'm a brand new RVer and new to Toys, obviously. Went on my first voyage last week and used more gas than I would have liked. Didn't use either ETC power or overdrive. I think I understand I should use overdrive all the time, except in mountains/hills and use ETC when I want a fast start. Any tips about the "home" part of the rig? thanks, again. Olygirl

Derek - you are a mensch! It worked this last time. (Actually, it may have worked previous times also if I would have accessed the weblinks through the daily digests emails instead of here - something about this web service doesn't like links). Thanks, much. I'm going to upload it to a website so people can easily find it. I'm very excited about getting my Toy on the road. Thanks again. Olygirl

yes, I did a cut and paste and it responds "document not found" Here's what the cut and paste creates (or the long url associated with the tiny url): http://f1.grp.yahoof...ners-Manual.pdf Hah! - what I pasted in got truncated like your first post. I really do appreciate your help.

didn't work either. Thanks for retrying!

Derek - can you resend? The address got truncated. Thanks! Is this perhaps what you tried to download? http://f1.grp.yahoof...ners-Manual.pdf

My '91 Toy (Odyssey) is new to me and I don't have an owner's manual. I downloaded a pdf from this site a few weeks ago and now I can't find it. It didn't download complete, so there may be a problem with the pdf. Anyone have a manual or can link me to a pdf? Thanks!