Recent content by fivernine

I've been using the GMC version of your target truck since 2003 towing a 37' Jayco. Last year I bought the 2007 new body style GMC diesel and this January started towing a new Landmark 39' fiver. No problems whatsoever even with the larger Landmark. We are in the Cumberlands of Tennessee with...

TWO SHOWS THAT ARE MUST SEES: Acrobats of China at the New Shanghai Circus just around the corner from KOA: utterly beautiful performances and a great mixed bag from silk trapeze to illusion. This show is just around the corner from the KOA and plenty of parking. SIX: Six brothers do what...

Thanks Greg. You are right about starting the day cool; it does help. Today's weather was identical with yesterday. We started with a cool rig from the night before and the temperature climbed to 81 degrees instead of 84 as it did yesterday. Still too hot for my comfort, but okay for some. Out...

Got in yesterday from Tennessee via Conway, AR, route. The drive up 65 was the best part--lots of beautiful small towns and the road was fine. HT, I've got my camera panoramic head with me if you care to see it. We're in spot 149, name is on the hitch, y'all stop by, y'heah! --Rick &...

Thanks Ricky. I just got a hard shock today--first day at the Branson rally and my first hot day of camping in direct sunlight since I bought the camper. With outside air temperature at 88 degrees and sunlight from the back end of the camper, I could not get more than a four degree difference...

You are right Ricky. Only 3% more current draw for 11% more a/c cooling. Darn good swap out. I see why you bought the larger unit. Does it direct the air across to the walls of the bedroom instead of straight onto the bed? I can't figure out what I'm looking at in the literature. I will have to...

Thanks Bill. At 95 degrees, I wouldn't get below 83 in my present condition, and probably not that good without shade. I'm a bit puzzled why I can't, given the reflective, double-pane windows and high R-value surfaces. My previous SOB rig, two feet shorter, would hold 12 degrees delta with only...

Well, I am now thoroughly confused on this. Jayc, we have had 92 degree weather here is Cookeville, TN, the past few days and I have kept the A/C running to see what it can do. With double-pane windows and all the good insulation of the Landmark, the Duo-Therm 15,000 will only hold a 12...

Jeff, if this is the low-profile unit and will drop on the front of my Landmark Cape Cod without rewiring controls and such, I'd be interested. From what I understand, the wiring is already in place over the bedroom vent. I know the circuit breaker is ready to go and my a/c controller has zone 1...

The accident: Jayne got her middle toe pretty well crunched by the decorative Corian stove cover in our 2008 Landmark Cape Cod. There is a peculiarity in the design that is not immediately obvious, so let me advise you to read this and watch out in working around the stove when the decorative...

Jburks: An excellent wax is Meguiar's Flagship Premium Marine Wax in liquid form. For years, I had used one brand or another of paste wax, convinced that it was 'harder' or somehow longer-lasting. A friend who waxes his 80 ft, 2-deck houseboat each year suggested I try Meguiar's in the liquid...

Heartland magazine ads (or lack thereof) Magazine ads are staggeringly expensive and the advertiser may have to commit for several issues. I have a manufacturing company making aerospace products and 15 years ago there was no real way to get the word out except through technical journals. A...

Yeow! I didn't expect this. I guess I'll camp outside and drive the distance for a few days. Thanks everybody for your responses. I wanted to be really sure before I became a Chicago commuter.

Okay, all you Chicagoans, I need to attend a trade show next week at McCormick and would like to haul up instead of flying this time. My wife and I want to spend a little time (and money) seeing the sites. Are there any secret campgrounds nearer to Chicago than what I see in the major...

I put four Ultra-Glide rectangular furniture movers on the cross rails of each chair (the ultra-leather recliners) positioned toward the outside near the steel ring using the double-sided tape that comes with them. They still take a bit of pushing, but my wife and I can both move them around...