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Re: New Unlimited* Plans from AT&T If I can still use my phone as a backup in that case, it might work out. Frankly, 22+10 GB a month is more than adequate for my work. I typically work on stuff locally and transfer files back and forth to my work computer and/or remotely log into it to do...

We're on the fence and will probably wait to see how it shakes out over the next few months. I would love to hear from folks (especially full-timers) on their experiences once they exceed the 22 GB cap. We're still on our 60 GB plan from back when all the carriers offered double the data at...

Same here.

If you've ever booked a full week at a Florida State Park for a January or February, then signing up for the rally should be a piece of cake.

That left-hand sink is a time-saver. You can brush your teeth while sitting on the toilet. Genius. ;)

Thanks for stepping up to the plate, Jamie. I knew we could count on you. :cool: - - - Updated - - - Haha. OK. Actually, we probably wouldn't mind. We're shooting for NW, but if we can't get in there (good possibility), I'm looking at South or possibly Draft Horse. I'll update you after...

We're up for a beer tasting. Glad to hear someone else is hosting this year. :) I'm not sure from what area we'll be picking up beer. I do have a suggestion based on last year's shindig - everyone bring only two bottles/cans or one growler. Keep the rest at home to enjoy. We had dozens of...

I found this fairly informative PDF file. Florida DHSMV Fees Note that the $225 fee will be per-vehicle for motorized vehicles (so none on your RV). Part years are not pro-rated. So for our vehicles, the taxes would be: Ford Escape - $35.60 (Passenger car under 3,500 lb). Ford F-350 - $99.35...

That's the one we have. We put it between our two slides on the carpeted floor, put the bike wheels in it and bring the slides in. Stays upright very well. Just need to make sure nearby cabinet doors are not touching nor will open and touch the bikes. There is also a couple items in front of...

I don't have complete information (see below), but here's our experience (so far): We are switching to Florida (Polk county) from Texas (Polk county via Escapees). We have a 2012 Ford Escape, 2016 F350 and 2015 Big Country. The Escape is paid for, the other two have loans against them. The only...

As it turns out, we'll be there about 10 days. I did the math of bringing our cart up from its current storage location in Alabama using a U-Haul trailer pulled by our SUV. Trailer rental each way plus fuel for our SUV will be about the same, if not a little more, than just renting one at the...

Re: 2015 Bighorn Replacing LED Lighting Kit???? The strip on our 2015 Big Country (should be the same) has, as I remember, a hardwired end on it outside. The wires run down the right-hand side awning arm bracket outside. There are plastic filler panels that hide and protect the wiring (along...

Another tip, and one we found out from a Level-Up engineer at the 2015 national rally - if you find that you are always a little nose down after leveling, do the following: 1. Let the coach auto level. 2. Manually raise the front about 0.2 degrees (use the front button on the Level-up keypad...

From a full-timer's perspective, make sure to check coverage on more expensive personal items that you carry with you (i.e. DSLR cameras and lenses, laptops, etc.). Most policies allow you to select a coverage amount on contents (such as $5,000, etc.). However, when reading the fine print, you...

Newports have a GVWR of 18,000, so 20-22% would be 3600-3900 lb. To be honest, if you're going to load it up to near its maximum weight, it'll probably be over 4,000 lb. on the pin. We had a Big Country 3950FB, which is the same floorplan. It had a gross of 16,000 and we were running very close...

Re: New tow rig Well, now I know what our '16 would look like as a '17. We've got the same color combo on our '16 King Ranch. Looks great.

We seem to have greatly diverged off the original topic. :)

Other than an occasional Mom & Pop truck stop, I've never been asked to leave a credit card at the counter. With the major brands, you can go in and swipe your card for a pre-authorization amount. I usually over-estimate what I'll need by about 25%. They will give you a receipt for that amount...

We have a Pilot/Flying J RV customer "rewards" card (independent of Good Sam) that we use to get a 3 cent per gallon discount all the time. In addition, I typically pay with either my American Express Blue Preferred card (3% back on all gas purchases) or, when in season, my Chase Freedom card...

Sounds like a great sales experience. Great floorplan, too, even if I am a bit biased. We love our 3650.

A lot would depend on where in Florida you are headed. However, from Louisville if I were wanting to avoid the hills around Chattanooga (that are not bad unless you are looking at I-24 between Nashville and Chattanooga), I'd be inclined to take I-65 south to Montgomery, Alabama, then pick up...

Considering our 2016 F-350's color is Bronze Fire Metallic, I'm assuming the OP's truck is, as well. Given the delivery time frame, must be a 2017. It is a beautiful color, especially all cleaned up and sitting in the sun.

I had to Google some examples. Looks like it is essentially a couch-bed in the front of the unit.

Am I the only one that gets this when clicking on the attachment link in the original post?

Thanks, guys. I'll look at a little toe kick. The reason I haven't done so yet is that there is a switch for the LED undercounter lights that the cabinet clears now but would not with a toe-kick and a top. I'm not beyond relocating the switch, though. The door clears the carpet as-is. I did...

We needed a little more storage for larger kitchen items such as our Instant Pot. We bought this pre-fab 18 x 12 x 30 inch kitchen wall cabinet from The Home Depot and set it at the end of our island. The stain color and cabinet door pattern are both pretty close matches to our existing...

We stopped by the booth and won two Torklift baseball caps. They're actually really nice hats. The lady in front of us won a $75 discount on a set of steps. I should've traded with her since I only needed one cap and could give the discount to someone in the club.

Interesting that 20 out of 50 states have a maximum trailer length of 40 feet. Good thing we got rid of our previous 42' front bath Big Country. Note that when we had our accident (with the aforementioned trailer) in Indiana, nobody asked how long the trailer or combo was, nobody measured...

Probably none of those were us, but we were driving south on the FL turnpike (from Ocala/Gainesville) today with our Big Country. We're nestled into Disney's Fort Wilderness for a couple weeks. And, yes, Byrd - we're here to warm up. :cool:

Are they available in the US? Googling "TerraMax A/T" came back with a lot of Canadian and Australian links. I did see the HT mentioned more in the US, though. Never mind. Putting quotes around it as I typed into my message came back with several US links, including Simple Tire. I did notice...

We've always just cut our platform down to width. In the case of our first and current rigs, they have hydraulic bedroom slides. The box underneath is approximately 63" wide, so we ended up with about 1 1/2 to 2" of extra box/board on each side. That's not near as bad as the 6" Erika mentioned...

Correct you are. Here's the "more details" promised in the post I mentioned earlier: [LINK] This is for those that can't attend:

Found this on Torklift's Instagram account: [LINK] They haven't posted a follow-up to that, so I assume if you went to the Tampa RV show next week, you could probably find out more details.

Paper plates and plastic utensils save a lot on dishwashing. Not to mention having a ready supply of recipes that can be cooked in aluminum foil packets on the grill. We've found the 10 to 14 day black tank routine to be normal for the two of us, as well. Heartland was nice enough to let the...

Could be the case. We tried to stay there in February, 2015 (which is a poor time of the year to have to sit on the side of the road trying to find an open spot within 100 miles of Mesa/Phoenix). On their reservations site, the 50 or 30/50 amp sites were all booked, so given the temperate...

My only input on the Mesa KOA is that to make sure that the site you reserved has EXACTLY the same power as your RV (30 or 50 amp). They are the only park I've ever run across that absolutely will not let you use a dogleg or adapter to change over to the other. We didn't read that on their rules...

I recently cut into my Coroplast to fix a hydraulic leak on one of my slides. Here is the tape I used to tape the hole back up: Flex-Mend Belly Tape Looks like about the same tape as the previously mentioned tape and currently cheaper on Amazon. I always had problems with Gorilla Tape...

I figured it wouldn't be a problem. Thanks, Jim. (and others with input on the matter). Hopefully I can get the supercharger installed in time for the rally.

Jim, I know last time we attended the Goshen rally we rented a golf cart from the local rental vendor. This year we plan on bringing our own cart with us. I've looked through the venue's rules and regulations and see nothing addressing usage of your own cart. I would assume the usual rules...

For Florida, yes.