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Just want to update I made it back just fine. Drive it from Missouri to PA then back to AZ via southern route due to storming.
I did a mixture of sleeping in the RV and used couchsurfing.com a few nights.
I ended up using a wool military blanket over the cab and it did a pretty good job.
Fantastic trip in all! Put about 3500 miles on it.
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I didnt become an Elks Member until I was in Las Vegas from my home state in PA. I met an Elks member and they sponsored me. If you call a lodge and say you want to be a member often they will have a member sponsor you no problem. Their public events is a good way as well. If you happen to be coming to San Antonio I can help you become a member.
Great if we do California I will let you know! Does it take 2 months like it says on the site? Are dues expensive? For moose they were around $70 a year for a couple.
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Hey Joe,
I am in the same boat. I work online and am going RV full time. I bought a 1983 Toyota Dolphin for $2,250 (the owner came down from $4,500, because no one lives up here, so there were no buyers). The truck parts are good, but its going to need some pretty serious repairs in the house to the fresh water system and some of the appliances. It has the 4 cyl 22R engine and seems to do just fine getting to and maintaining speed, tho it slows down a bit in the mountains.
As I was made very aware, make sure the rear wheels have 6 lugs and not 5 to make sure the rear axle has been replaced (the original was faulty). Also, I invested in AAA RV Plus coverage, because they won't tow your RV with regular coverage, as Fred mentioned. Keep us updated on this journey, and if you need a friend in a similar situation to commiserate with, lemme know.
-Ronin
Wow small world! Judging by their old ebay link I'm the guy that bought it off his dad. They refinished it but the travel working didn't work out for them apparently.
I actually do the same thing ironically, mobile graphic & web design. Except I've been doing it for 10 years now on the road
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Sunset from two evenings ago. I took the photo on the beach that is in front of the Elks club in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, WA. You can dry camp overnight in the big parking lot if you are a member. http://ballardelks.org/
Beautiful! I talked to my brother who's been a part of the Moose Lodge for quite some time and he said their RV accessible locations are far and few between and that Elk was better for that kind of stuff.
I'm going to give my local Elk Lodge a call up!
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The elks hold all kinds of events that the public can go to. Just look at the calendar. Then attend and introduce yourself and ask about membership and how you can get sponsored. The club next door to me has an open to public night and summer bar-b-que anyone welcome almost every week. I have had the members say to me..would you like me to sponsor you without my even asking. The more members the merrier, it helps pay to keep the clubs open.
One Of the rules say you need to do it in your home state - do you think that really applies? I'm in my "home state" about a month a year. Maybe I misread it.
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All cheap mechanical thermostats I can think off work by gravity. Weight dangling on a bi-metal spring. I.e. to turn "on" and "off" at the temps shown on the dial, it MUST be level. All that needs to be done to make work at any temp is to mount it off-level. Very easy to take a thermostat with a lowest setting of 50 degrees and make it work at 35 degrees just by rotating it a bit off level.
I like this trick! does it matter which way you make it off level?
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I've always wanted to join an organization like this! Thanks for posting. I was reading over the membership requirements and it said I would need to get two co sponsor elk members. How do I find them? Are they appointed to me?
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I guess I must be missing some point in this discussion. Why is there any issue? The RVs we have came with forced air furnaces (except for a few small odd-balls). If the furnaces work they have plenty of heat to stay warm when parked during a 10-20 degree F night. When awake and when sleeping. Just like most of us do in our houses in the NE and midwest.
I'm not saying there's any issues.
It's that I'm used to camping and backpacking and first time owning an RV, so I'm curious and asking questions
Weather on the east coast right now where I have to get it inspected is going to be -15 now that I've checked the forecasts. I'd assume insulation and heat retention is a tad different then owning a house, but hey what do I know.
That's why I'm asking about staying warm, I thought the discussion makes sense so me.
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In regard to heat - I think you're overthinking it.
I am totally overthinking it
I think mostly because I'm in Arizona right now so it's 80 outside and looking at the weather on the east coast is making me cringe.I appreciate all the tips from everyone! I am feeling pretty comfortable about it now and doesn't seem like it'll be too bad.
I'll let everyone know how things work out!
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Not sure if this is a dumb question or not, but like I said I'm learning all of this as I go. I have two batteries for the actual home area of the motor home and one battery for the truck. If the two batteries go dead does it kill my battery I use for to start the truck up too?
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if use a buddy or any of the radiant heat source that is not vented, you should install an O2 sensor and a CO2 sensor. I am not sure if the buddy has an O2 sensor built in.
Thanks for the tip! Already have both
Make window insulation out of reflectix. Cut to fit window and make quick attachments with stick on magnets or velcro. Do this for overhead vents too. Will keep the heat inside better. The furnace will draw quite a bit of battery power. A weak battery can go dead in the night and then no more heat. Make sure yours is strong and had the highest amp hour that will fit.
Linda S
Great I'll pick up some reflectix my first stop is right next to a home depot. I should be good on batteries I think. I have two new batteries and 200 watts of solar panels so I'm hoping that'll tide me over.
Yeah, If I'm dry camping and need the extra heat I cook a bedtime snack in the oven. Your oven will heat the area up for at least 3 comfortable hours. Works too if I'm in a pinch and low on battery juice.
Who said the oven is a useless appliance to have around? ;-)
Ah the oven no longer exists in mine - kitchen remodeled!
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I've got one but I'd never use it for sleeping. Mr. Buddy is 100% efficient as far as the furnace itself goes but requires having a window cracked open. The on-board furnace is 85% efficient but does NOT require having any windows open. So when you get done, you gain nothing. The factory equipped forced-air propane furnace certainly has more safety features to protect you while sleeping.
Thanks for the incite - I'm still very new to RVing as you can tell so I'm learning it all in stride. I'll stick with the furnace, besides I just need the heat until I get out of the "tundra" area so no sense in spending money when it's not necessary
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Does anyone have any thoughts on me using this instead?
Would it be more cost efficient?
I have plenty of space in the sleeping area to put it.
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As I recall the propane furnace will burn around a pound of propane for every 90 minutes of run time. So if it runs half the time, it will use around 3 pounds per night. If your tank is only partially filled at 15 pounds (like Blue Rhino sells) - that's 5 night's worth. If properly filled it can have 18-20 lbs. of propane in it and last longer.
Thanks this puts things into perspective for me much better. Seems like I'll do just fine.
And it depends on whether you're a warm sleeper or not.
I know people here have way more hardcore stories, but I was living out of my camper March-October last year. I spent plenty of nights out in the teens. My camper is smaller, but just being "indoors" when it's in the teens, you're gaining...what? At least 10 degrees, I'd say. So that bumps you into the 20s.
I've spent many nights camping and backpacking in a tent when it was in the 30s, and a few times 20s. Your camper, with you in it and a pilot light or two, will most likely not drop out of the 30s. A good sleeping bag will be plenty. If there are curtains it will help.
In my camper, I just slept in the bed with sheets and a large down comforter. That's it. Plenty warm.
What I do is only run the heat when I'm up. So a cycle or two through the heater a little before bed, then shut it off. Flip the heat back on first thing when I get out of bed in the morning. Or flip it on and jump back in bed for a little while it warms up
But it depends on how much you want to rough it. If your battery isn't in good shape, one night might be all the life it has to run the heater fan. If it's in good shape, you'll be fine, since it'll recharge every day while you drive. But the heater won't run if the battery is too low.
Thanks for the advise I do like to sleep cooler. When camping and it's in mid 30's I'm hot in a 40 degree sleeping bag. I think I'll take your advise on running it before bed and see how things go. I appreciate your input, I'd rather dress warm then try to heat the entire place
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Hi all!
New to the forum and just picked up an 86 New Horizon.
I've got to drive it from the Northeast all the way to the West Coast.
Looks like most of the drive is going to be in the teens at night.
The RV has a 5 gallon propane tank and was wondering how many nights that'd last me? I'm a short sleeper (5-6 hours) for the most part. I'm anticipating a 6-7 day drive back. Everything's been fully resealed and such.
Any tips are appreciated!
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you can always stay in an rv park a few days and someone would be more then willing to help. I got showed how to properly de-winterize my rv for the first time.