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Forum: Shopping Escape 11-27-2019, 01:15 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 12,068
Posted By Art M.
We're waiting hopefully too. A walk around...

We're waiting hopefully too.

A walk around queen is really appealing; especially after August 2018, when we headed straight home to California from Minnesota, looking like dogs with their tails...
Forum: Rallies, Get-togethers, Gatherings or Events 07-04-2019, 07:06 PM
Replies: 214
Views: 44,539
Posted By Art M.
Jim, Sorry to hear how hellish your trip...

Jim,

Sorry to hear how hellish your trip home was, but glad to hear you got there safely.

We were pleased to meet you face to face, rather than just on the Forum. Seeing your pictures reminds...
Forum: General Escape 05-19-2019, 09:08 PM
Replies: 171
Views: 29,638
Posted By Art M.
Right. I do have confidence in the Hensley...

Right.

I do have confidence in the Hensley hitches for three reasons:
1. Their videos of a tow vehicle driving sort of a slalom course with a well-behaved trailer, but likely at a speed closer to...
Forum: General Escape 05-19-2019, 08:23 PM
Replies: 171
Views: 29,638
Posted By Art M.
No. In the past it has been in the 500+ lb range,...

No. In the past it has been in the 500+ lb range, which is fine.

You did inspire me to go out and weigh it now, rather than waiting a few more days until I needed to unhitch. However, my Sherline...
Forum: General Escape 05-19-2019, 05:12 PM
Replies: 171
Views: 29,638
Posted By Art M.
Tried a Hensley Cub Hitch

Our trial of a Hensley Cub hitch was brief for two reasons (that no longer seem sufficient):
1. They irritated me by not including both pins needed to secure the WD bars. It was embarrassing, when...
Forum: General Escape 12-01-2018, 03:06 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 30,383
Posted By Art M.
Smile I learned need/want prioritization from my...

I learned need/want prioritization from my father; who, as a minister, never had much money. He and my mother scrimped on the necessities to free up a little money for their wants, which were mostly...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 05-28-2018, 12:13 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 6,951
Posted By Art M.
We like our 2015 JGC with EcoDiesel. Towing at...

We like our 2015 JGC with EcoDiesel. Towing at 8000 ft altitude, it can slowly accelerate from 50 mph up a mild slope. (I'd hoped that with turbo it would accelerate nearly as enthusiastically at...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 05-19-2018, 07:34 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,323
Posted By Art M.
As in the link from Mary F., our 21' Classic...

As in the link from Mary F., our 21' Classic front box lid vibrated. Probably just tightening the hasps would have fixed that; however I used foam rubber weather-stripping tape on the lid, where it...
Forum: Campgrounds, Waysides and Resorts 10-01-2016, 06:50 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 7,546
Posted By Art M.
If you would like more airplanes, make a special...

If you would like more airplanes, make a special trip to the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum at McMinnville, OR, about 80 km south west of Portland, similar distance from Tillamook for a crow but...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 09-15-2016, 06:30 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 6,419
Posted By Art M.
We'll try unlocked while traveling, so we don't...

We'll try unlocked while traveling, so we don't wear out the remains of the passenger side hasp. We'll lock that side in camp, when the box contains hitch parts plus a pair of strap-on McKesh...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 09-15-2016, 01:27 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 6,419
Posted By Art M.
I looked again at both hasps. The erosion of the...

I looked again at both hasps. The erosion of the hasp is symmetrical, and occurs on both hasps, so your suggestion of wear from a swinging lock is probably correct. Given that wear, a diagonal cutter...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 09-15-2016, 12:11 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 6,419
Posted By Art M.
Yes, we briefly wished we'd gotten the optional...

Yes, we briefly wished we'd gotten the optional front window after we saw the damage. But then we realized that we wouldn't have bothered to open the shield during a quick stop for lunch, unless...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 09-15-2016, 12:26 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 6,419
Posted By Art M.
The hasp is so weak, that a larger padlock would...

The hasp is so weak, that a larger padlock would be wasted effort, unless it was the puck type that hides the hasp; but the hole in the hasp is so small that only small padlocks fit.

Actually, I...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 09-14-2016, 10:24 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 6,419
Posted By Art M.
Front box – attempted burglary

Somewhere along I-5, between O'Neill Regional Park and Livermore, CA, most likely at the Rest Stop at the top of the Grapevine, someone nearly broke into our front box, on Monday, Sept. 12, 2016.
...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 09-14-2016, 06:12 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 10,204
Posted By Art M.
Thanks to Brian B-P for noticing that I still...

Thanks to Brian B-P for noticing that I still didn't have all the DIP switches set correctly, and to all the research others of you have done to determine the best settings. I just changed to what...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 09-14-2016, 01:05 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 10,204
Posted By Art M.
I have the dual 6 V batteries option.

I have the dual 6 V batteries option.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 09-13-2016, 11:07 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 10,204
Posted By Art M.
First problem with Samlex solar panel system

After more than a year of reliable performance from the solar panel system, this last weekend I was surprised to find an 'alarming' message, instead of the usual battery voltage and charge current...
Forum: General Escape 08-24-2016, 06:03 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,882
Posted By Art M.
Or, if you would like to try boon docking, head...

Or, if you would like to try boon docking, head east from Sumas on 547 then continue on 542 (Mt. Baker Highway) where there are several campgrounds to choose from. We enjoyed the Douglas Fir National...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 08-18-2016, 10:56 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 8,432
Posted By Art M.
After another 10k miles of towing, I really like...

After another 10k miles of towing, I really like the adaptive cruise control. I now tweak the speed so that I'm several car lengths behind the other car, which works best if they are also using...
Forum: General Escape 08-18-2016, 10:24 PM
Replies: 2,151
Views: 425,771
Posted By Art M.
That was us in "Cardinal's Nest", just starting...

That was us in "Cardinal's Nest", just starting our trip to Minnesota and Wisconsin. We'd overnighted at the Flying J in Winnemucca the night before – a lousy idea as it was way too close to the...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 07-03-2016, 03:37 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,652
Posted By Art M.
I don't understand. :confused: How does the...

I don't understand. :confused: How does the direction of the Maxxfan flow affect the fridge operation?

Art
Forum: Towing and Hitching 06-22-2016, 09:28 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 10,220
Posted By Art M.
We're happy with our choice of the Jeep Grand...

We're happy with our choice of the Jeep Grand Cherokee (JGC) Limited with 3 l Turbo Diesel. We agree with what Jim Bennett and Brian B-P have said: lack of a diesel engine was the main reason for...
Forum: Rallies, Get-togethers, Gatherings or Events 05-24-2016, 06:46 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 8,969
Posted By Art M.
We're bringing enchilada casserole, for those of...

We're bringing enchilada casserole, for those of us who enjoy jalapeños. :thumb:
[Who could imagine a Norwegian, brought up in Minnesota, descending so far!]

Art and Kathy
Forum: Towing and Hitching 05-13-2016, 01:44 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 8,432
Posted By Art M.
An AARP Safe Driver instructor suggested that we...

An AARP Safe Driver instructor suggested that we calculate how much those idiots actually slow us down – a dozen crowding into a 5 second gap slow me by no more than 1 minute, which usually doesn't...
Forum: Shopping Escape 05-12-2016, 11:07 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 11,906
Posted By Art M.
Yes, we washed our 21 two days ago, then waxed...

Yes, we washed our 21 two days ago, then waxed about 2/3, and we'd had enough. Went back and finished yesterday.

Consumer Reports rated the Nu-Finish paste as somewhat more durable, and more...
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