Ty McFarland's RV Page

running the office for the summer at a campground, running a hot spring business for 5 months two years in a row while the owners were away, childcare for two different professional child care agencies, teaching English as a second language in Mexico

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SeaEagle Inflatable Boats

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Screen Room

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All Campgrounds Article

Class A or C (st. parks have 29 ft. limit)

Possibly Diesel pusher

Macerator for toilet

Slide-outs

Stackable washer/dryer on top

Solar panel on roof

Satellite dish on roof

TV antenna on roof

CB antenna on roof

Electric Fuel Pump (vapor lock)

Rest Easy couch/lounger/bed Winn

14 guage ext. cord, 25 ft. max

12 guage ext. cord, 40 ft. max

Install deadbolt lock on RV

Flashlight

Jumper Cables

Flat Repair Spray

Road Flares

Adjustable Wrench

Screwdrivers Pliers Duct Tape (for temporary repairs to ruptured radiator hoses)

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Alaska Ferries for RV’s

Missouri Tom Sawyer Days

Mexico/Canada

Ford E-350

Dodge Ram 3500 extended diesel, 6 speed

TP—Scott 1 Ply

I have used Scott single ply tissue for years with no problems. It's about 75 cents a roll, and it's a big roll (1000 sheets). I think it is important to look for single ply when using regular paper from the grocery or discount store, and avoid the quilted, thick, plushy types which may not dissolve very well. We always keep the black (sewer) tank valve closed, and after each dumping, we flush the tank, then close the valve, put in the powdered tank chemical which helps break things down, and add about 6 flushes (fill the bowl and flush) of water before using the toilet again, so there is lots of water on the bottom of the tank. I learned this one the hard way. An RV technician told me that most newer RVs have tanks that are slanted on the bottom so that the part of the tank under the toilet is higher than the rest of the tank. So if you don't put about 1/4 tank of water in there, solids build up on the bottom of the tank under the toilet because the liquids drain down to the other end, and this can plug up the tank. Not fun!!

Healthcare

Forums

Roof Coating

TSP to clean, then coat w/

Elastomeric every 5 yrs.

Roof/Side Cleaning

Basic H or I - Shaklee

Baking Powder

Deeper kitchen sink. Water is sloshed all over the counter top

behind the faucet and I'm afraid it will cause a mildew/mold problem

3. Outside shower...need I say more? Especially if I were to take a

dog.

4. Doors to access the storage under the kitchen table benches. I

HATE lifting the cushiions and that heavy board when I need into the

storage area.

5. A REAL MATTRESS! Although egg crates do wonders for the cheap

mattress.

6. A SLIDE OUT! I would just like a small slide out, I'm not picky!

7. Crank down jacks. We have the portable kind.

Things I LOVE about my camper:

1. We bought it without carpet. I just go find new remnants at

garage sales for around $5 and put it in the camper. When it gets

dirtier than the dirt outside, I can easily replace it which happens

w/ children. My carpet right now is a beige berber throughout the

entire camper, looks like it came with the camper.

But the absolute key to the success of our solar "system" is the fact that we have huge battery storage capability. No puny rv/marine batteries for us Not even golf cart batteries; not enough oomph. Instead we use the Trojan> HC16 batteries. Only problem we ever had with them was our utter failure to

recognize that, should we need to pull them out for any reason (for example, to bring them down from a boondocking pasture in Shenandoah County Virginia it was, well, ooooooomph!" a LOT of effort. The fool things weigh well over a hundred lbs each.