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We summer in the mountains of CO at 8500'. No bugs. No flying insects. Nothing.

1) When it comes to dry camping with no shore power supply it would mean that you will need an inverter to power the refrigerator but when driving if you do not open it, you should be find. You can use the generator to keep in running but of course that will also mean more fuel. Some camping areas do not allow the use of generators, but that probably would not be an issue if dry camping. 2) Probably so, but you do need to check weight limits...

QUOTE (Yellowrose @ Nov 9 2009, 03:10 AM) Hi, Carol - I would prefer something a little bigger myself, 28ft. isn't quite enough room for me, my chihuahua and cat. But where I once thought bigger was better, I'm thinking somewhere between 30ft. to 34ft. might work. Of course, the slide-outs really help too so we will see what I end up buying in a year. BTW, I made sure the fifth wheel I bought had at least one...

QUOTE (Jack Mayer @ Nov 10 2009, 07:44 AM) Holly travels solo with a LARGE class A. Yes, Jack, I do. Instead of just thinking about the SIZE, consider WHAT TYPE of full-timing you will be doing. Do you want to be on hookups all the time and stay in one place 1-4 weeks or more? Do you want to do a lot of boondocking? Do you travel with a pack of animals as I do? I have a large A, because I wanted a generator, inverter, w/d and...

QUOTE (Steved44 @ Nov 9 2009, 05:09 PM) Yeah, that waving stuff is hard on a person. I got tired (and tennis elbow) waving back at all those saguaro cacti Our Chevy Trailblazer steering wheel does not lock when you take the key out, so no problem there. I just back until the hitch arms lock, or if the motorhome is at too much of an angle, drive it foreward a few feet until the arms lock while we are doing the light...

QUOTE (Not A Clue @ Nov 10 2009, 06:58 PM) I moved from a 31' Class "C" to a 29' Class "A". We are still working and don't use it FT, I wish we could, maybe some day. I find the Class "A" easier to drive and back up than the Class "C". It is still gas and we pull a toad, it has more power than the "C". I like being able to...

Our big awning doesn't have side arms so we have nothing to attached deflappers to and we take ours in whenever she starts bouncing. And most evenings I'll bring it in unless I am very sure that the winds will be very calm all night. I will even roll up the smaller window awnings when things get very windy as I don't like to see them straining against the strap. Barb

Gusts to 15-20 are about as much as I trusted the awning out in and that was a small fabric one with de-flappers. We never left the rig with it out and usually put it in when we went inside.

Tyler I appreciate your candor about having your Dad in the Guard and that the military is not for you. That saves my sucessors a lot of time in basic and/or boot training. Lots of folks don't have any exposure and the military may just be a way to be employed, travel, or just get away from home in addition to those who join knowing that it is the life they dreamed of since being a kid, like those that want to a be a fireman at age six...

QUOTE (Wanderin' @ Nov 9 2009, 07:47 PM) 'tis true but I'm proud to be an American and perhaps "other countries" may be where you should go if you feel they will service you more. Jeri, Nicely put, I would have used stronger language. Mr. Spiker