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Scarlett O'Hara

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  1. LMAO! Let's just go ahead and assume it was a man who is responsible for this 'miscalculation'. Why not? Odds are good!
  2. Great link, WME! And let me tell you that "big bucks" or not, those jacks look first rate! As to my property sale: these days , with the economy threatening to implode, who knows? Many people are deserting CA due to exorbitant cost of living &, in my general rural locale, threat of wildfires. I am tempted to quote WC Fields, but will refrain.
  3. Hello Linda, Thanks for suggesting that jacks CAN be added to (any?) camper. That hadn't occured to me. I've been looking at youtube instructional videos to see how loading/unloading is done. I need a set up that I could manage without assistance----& also would prefer manual jacks, since that leaves fewer possibilities for malfunction. I am a proponent of the Keep It Simple Stupid doctrine! (Hello Derek & thanks for your link. All imput on this topic appreciated.)
  4. https://bend.craigslist.org/rvs/d/rare-2002-toyota-4x4-sunrader/6696366891.html What a concept! With plenty of time to peruse craigslist as I prepare to list/sell, I discovered this ! My primary initial plan for a Toy camper is to search for new digs in rural SW. After that, I will keep Toy camper for travel, but had figured on buying a PU for use as daily driver. When I spotted this CL ad, it occured to me that this sort of arrangement might meet both needs. Overall cost of this set up is above what I had earmarked to spend on a Toy camper, but given that it would/could also be my daily driver PU----might be seriously worth considering. Question is: How difficult would it be to remove Sunrader from Toyota truck between travel times? Just what's involved? Also, does anyone on this forum have one of these 4X4 rigs? Where I am headed, with plenty of unpaved roads & some snow, a 4X4 would make sense. I would appreciate anyone's feedback on this idea in general, as well as any relevant comments/observations on this particular CL offering. Thanks! https://bend.craigslist.org/rvs/d/rare-2002-toyota-4x4-sunrader/6696366891.html
  5. Hi and thanks--- Yes, I'd consider any Toy with a RD if I liked everything else about it. It's just that here in the greater SF Bay Area there seem to be a preponderance of Dolphins. And I like them, like those with the wrought iron on counter ends. Thanks for you tip, but fortunately, being in CA, I'd never have to travel far to find a Toy!
  6. Hello again WME, I seem to remember a year ago having a discussion with you re the usefulness of West Marine. Thanks for reminding me to check for a fridge there when the time comes. Getting ready to list/sell a small farm after decades is not a project for wimps! In the little down time I have, watching CL for prospects is the most relaxing thing to do. But if/when I see something that looks like what I am after, and if it isn't more than a good long days' drive away, I get right on it. Meanwhile, I might as well bone up on likely Toy issues. So yes, it's likely West Marine will get some more of my dough-re-me!
  7. Hi Linda, What do I mean by that? Well, as I have no idea yet of the size of a TruckFridge, I thought perhaps, depending on the layout of any rig I might end up with, that it might work out to keep the dead Dometic as a pantry. Not written in stone, just an idea. (It was you who offered the suggestion of a TruckFridge as a replacement for a Dometic in a reply to me a year ago.) I agree with you that food storage beats 'stuff' storage! And yes, since we last communicated, I have looked at a few Toys in person. I know of your fondness for Sunraders, but one in excellent/good condition is out of my price range. Anyway, I really do like the Dolphins with RD & all that lovely kitchen counter space. (It's been a real slog this past year, dismantling my little farm, but the end is in sight. Lots to do still, tho!) Thanks & hope all's well with you. For what would this forum do *without* you? Scarlett
  8. Thanks all for feedback re Rear Kitchens. But I am back to holding out for a rear dinette. Won't accept anything else. I really dig the 84 Dolphins with RD. Especially appreciate the ample kitchen counter space. And so easy to imagine using the RD for lounging, reading books/maps & even sewing. I've got my eye on a nice one, ten hours drive away---possibly a one owner Dolphin. No solar, & fridge is dead---which I consider a boon, since I'd prefer a TruckFridge. That way I can convert old fridge space to pantry & hope to find available space for TruckFridge elsewhere. Has anyone done this swap? Any suggestions on location for TruckFridge in an old Dolphin? Thanks Scarlett
  9. Greetings! Haven't logged in for a year while I've been getting my property ready to list/sell. I hope I've retained what I learned from all of you before, as I am now hunting a Toy again. Tho I always figured I preferred a rear dinette, I recently discovered a tempting listing for a New Horizon with rear kitchen & 'back door'. Looks very appealing! If anyone has a rear kitchen, please comment pro/con. Also: is there any structural reason to avoid a rig with a 'back door'? Special hello again to Linda, Derek, WME. (Have you missed me?) Scarlett
  10. Good morning, Checking in to ask to be kept in your thoughts/prayers. I am in area of what's currently dubbed Redwood Complex Fire. No evacuation for me needed today, but fire is burning 33,000 acres as of this AM. Winds erratic, fire moving unpredictably. Moving my livestock out to coast, hours drive west of me. Meanwhile, I am madly raking dry needles around cottage, keeping roof swept, hoses coiled for putting out floating cinders. I've been thru over 40 yrs of fire season. Nothing like this year. I've had it! Hope to survive this & get out. Wish I already had a Toy in my driveway, ready to carry me down the road now. Staying focused, trying to keep sense of humor! Wish me luck, going to need plenty. Scarlett
  11. Hi, WME just caught up on your distressing news. But here you are, apparently alive & no doubt soon to be speaking in tongues again. Just remember that just because you CAN do a thing doesn't mean you SHOULD do it! Cheers, Scarlett
  12. Now HERE is one I bet none have seen before: https://portland.craigslist.org/clc/rvd/d/1990-toyota-lite-ace-camp/6273825073.html
  13. Thanks, Derek-- I'd initially figured any rebuild would result from water damage, but now you've mentioned it, it could result from other causes, as well: fallen tree limb, crash impact, etc. Photos! Of course. I'm still such a Luddite, haven't yet learned to take & upload pics myself yet, so they're not on my radar...
  14. Recently found on CL an '84 Dolphin with "recently rebuilt overcab". What questions would I ask regarding this rebuild? If seller was the owner when work was done, obviously, I'd likely get a better idea of reality. The rig in question *looked* ship shape inside which, I realize, does not preclude improper work hidden beneath clean looking corner joins/fresh paint. I take my (growing) list of questions to sellers seriously. I no doubt may have to travel to see any rig & if I can eliminate a prospect on the basis of questions, all the better. Thanks, as always, folks. Scarlett
  15. Just logged in & what do I find but a question about snakes! Believe it or not, I think I can help. Years ago I had a 3 foot Rosy boaconstrictor. Being cold blooded, she lived, like all pet snakes, in her lair with an electric "hot rock". Snakes generate absolutely NO body heat on their own, but also cannot tolerate too much heat. Snakes eat very infrequently, as it takes them a long long time to digest their LIVE food. Many snakes will not eat a freshly killed mouse but must strike & swallow the prey "on the hoof" so to speak. Left loose in an RV you would likely never see the snake again. They love to disappear---literally, if not figuratively. Snakes are the original escape artists. Left alone, a snake will not be visible to anyone, thus no deterrent value. And without reliable artificial heat a snake quickly die. What you contemplate shows great imagination! But it is NOT a workable idea. I once traveled for a month with my boyfriend in a camper, but kept my snake with me always. At night she slept in a knotted pillowcase at the bottom of my down sleeping bag. Keep thinking, surely you will conceive a better solution. But thanks for the chuckle & trip down memory lane. Scarlett
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