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Today was a good day to get a ton of stuff removed in preparation for flooring and wall papering. It is my birthday but that didn't stop me even though my wife wanted my company. I did tell her I'd be in the bus if she wanted to join me!  Did I say these things are well put together? The linoleum is as it was when I pulled the original carpet. I did not cause the tears or scraped chunks. Is it going to be ok to glue down corked backed vinyl planks to the existing linoleum flooring?

4 Corners Trip 2022

May 3 - 4 Drive 200 miles to Jacksonville, FL Bike Jackson/Baldwin RT
Pecan Park RV Resort Site 111 (844)746-1841
May 5 Drive 231 miles to Summerton, SC
Palmetto Shores RV Resort (803)478-6336
May 6 – 8 Drive 187 miles to Four Oaks, NC Bike Clayton Riverwalk
Raleigh Oaks RV (919)934-3181
May 9 - 10 Drive 115 miles to Greensboro, NC
Greensboro KOA (800)562-9306
May 11 – 19 Drive 163 miles to Swannanoa, NC Blue Ridge Parkway
Ashville East KOA Site B18 L (800)562-5907
May 20 - 23 Drive 230 miles to Rossville, GA Chickamauga NMP
Holiday Travel Park (706)891-9766
May 24 - 25 Drive 131 miles to Sevierville, TN Smoky Mountain NP
Two Rivers Landing (866)727-5781
May 26 – 30 Drive 172 miles to Wytheville, VA Bike New River RT
Wytheville KOA (276)228-2601
May 31 - June 1 Drive 193 miles to Mt. Jackson, VA Shenandoah NP
Shenandoah Valley CG (540)477-3080
June 2 – 6 Drive 84 miles to Williamsport, MD Bike C&O Canal Towpath
Williamsport Jellystone Site 711 L (301)223-7117
June 7 – 9 Drive 275 miles to Streetsboro, OH Bike Cuyahoga Valley NP
Streetsboro / Cleveveland KOA (800)562-0804
June 10 - 11 Drive 212 miles to Angola, ID Pokagon State Park
Angola KOA Site 122 L (800)562-5645
June 12 – 13 Drive 225 miles to Marengo, IL Bike Fox River Trail
Lehman’s Lakeside Resort (815)923-4533
June 14 – 16 Drive 143 miles to DeForest, WI Bike Badger State Trl
Madison CG Site D1 L (608)846-4528
June 17 – 18 Drive 78 miles to Oakdale, WI Bike Elroy-Sparta RT
Oakdale KOA (800)562-1737
June 19 – 24 Drive 117 miles to Rochester, MN Mayo Clinic
Autumn Woods RV Park (507)990-2983
June 25 – 27 Drive 225 miles to Sioux Falls, SD Bike Sioux Falls Loop
Sioux Falls KOA Site E21 L (800)562-9865
June 28 – 29 Drive 290 miles to Wall, SD Badlands NP
Sleepy Hollow (877)544-7373
June 30 – July 6 Drive 83 miles to Custer, SD Black Hills
Rafter J Bar Ranch (605)574-2527
July 7 - 8 Drive 231 miles to Sheridan, WY Tongue River Canyon
Sheridan / Big Horn Mts KOA (800)562-7621
July 9 Drive 352 miles Butte, Mt Bike Silver Bow GW
Butte KOA (406)782-8080
July 10 - 11 Drive 153 miles to Great Falls, MT Bike River’s Edge Trl
Dick's RV Park (406)452-0333
July 12 - Aug 1 Drive 169 miles to St. Mary, MT Glacier NP
St. Mary / East Glacier KOA Site B2 (800)562-1504
Aug 2 - 3 Drive 169 miles to Great Falls, MT Bike River’s Edge Trl
Dick's RV Park (406)452-0333
Aug 4 Drive 153 miles to Butte, Mt Bike Silver Bow GW
Butte KOA (406)782-8080
*Aug 5 - 6 Drive 243 miles to Fort Hall, Id Bike Portneuf Greenway
Buffalo Meadows RV (208)238-4800
Aug 7 - 9 Drive 219 miles to Heber City, UT Wasatch Mountains SP
Mountain Valley RV Site S6 (435)657-6100
Aug 10 Drive 204 miles to Richfield, UT Freemont Indian SP
Richfield KOA (888)562-4703
Aug 11 - 14 Drive 214 miles Fruita, CO Colorado NM
Monument RV (970)858-4405
Aug 15 - 21 Drive 72 miles to Montrose, CO Black Canyon NP
Montrose / Black Canyon KOA (800)562-9114
Aug 22 - 28 Drive 173 miles Moab, UT Arches & Canyonlands NPs
Portal RV Resort (435)259-6108
Aug 29 – Sept 1 Drive 127 miles to Mancos, CO Mesa Verde NP
Mesa Verde RV Resort (970)533-7421
Sept 2 – 8 Drive 40 miles to Durango, CO San Juan NF
Alpen Rose RV Park Site K (970)247-5540
Sept 9 – 13 Drive 67 m to Pagosa Springs, CO San Juan Mountains
Wolf Creek Run (970)264-0365
Sept 14 – 18 Drive 61 miles to Creede, CO Rio Grande NF
Mountain Views Site 171 (719)658-2710
Sept 19 Drive 72 miles to Alamosa, CO Great Sand Dunes NP
Alamosa KOA (800)562-9157
Sept 20 - 21 Drive 88 miles to El Prado, NM Drive Enchanted Circle
Taos Monte Bello RV Park (575)751-0774
Sept 22 - 24 Drive 87 miles to Santa Fe, NM Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Santa Fe Skies RV Park (505)473-5946
Sept 25 - 27 Drive 59 miles to Albuquerque, NM Sandia Mountains
Albuquerque KOA (800)562-7781
*Sept 28 – Oct 4 Drive 328 miles to Flagstaff, AZ San Francisco Peaks
J & H RV Park (928)526-1829
Oct 5 – 7 Drive 151 miles to Wittmann, AZ
Tom & Darlene McCloud’s Driveway
*Oct 8 – 9 Drive 174 miles to Tucson, AZ Saguaro National Park
Voyager RV Resort (520)574-5000
Oct 10 – 11 Drive 258 miles Las Cruces, NM White Sands National Park
Las Cruces KOA (800)562-1627
Oct 12 Drive 297 miles to Fort Stockton, TX
Fort Stockton RV Park (432)395-2494
*Oct 13 – 18 Drive 194 miles to Big Bend, TX Big Bend National Park
Rio Grande Village Campground (432)477-2293
Oct 19 Drive 194 miles to Fort Stockton, TX
Fort Stockton RV Park (888)432-2964
*Oct 20 - 21 Drive 361 miles to Santo, TX. Mineral Wells State Park
Coffee Creek RV Resort (940)769-2277
Oct 22 - 23 Drive 259 miles to Texarkana, TX Bike Dekalb Trace Trail
Texarkana KOA (888)562-5697
Oct 24 - 25 Drive 275 miles to West Memphis, AR
Tom Sawyers (870)735-9770
Oct 26 Drive 280 miles to Manchester, TN
Manchester KOA (800)562-7785
Oct 27 - 29 Drive 75 miles to Rossville, GA Chickamauga NMP
Holiday Travel Park (706)891-9766
Oct 30 Drive 224 miles to Elko, GA
Twin Oaks RV Park (478)987-9361
Oct 31 Drive 289 miles home.

I always tried to "guessimate" the load my RV was drawing; whether across a shoreline, or through a charger, or even outputs from a battery.  Never seemed to be consistent or match up with specs or other gauges.

Soooo...not sure why I didn't get a Clamp Meter long ago, but now that I have one, I'll always have one nearby!  I also made a special pigtail "hack" so I can use the meter to check any appliance that can be plugged in!

I created this video to show what I did, and teach others...enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eEdXfTxgwE

Coach 1429 2011- Have electric Southco latches.  2 bay doors have new latches (both sides) and still trip the fuse.  I know its only these 2 doors because if I leave them open and put a new fuse in I can operate all the other doors and engine bay lock/unlock with no malfunctions.  As soon as I close these doors the fuse trips.  So any ideas other than pulling the insulation off the inside and looking for back wires?  Would these 2 doors be on the same ground wire and have a short somewhere?
Anyone else have a problem like this?  I'm going to be taking the coach to Newell in the spring so might have to wait till then.  I can use the manual pull wires.

Thanks!

What does the aux compressor serve? I am trying to chase down a considerable leak. My HWH doesn't leak when I run the engine to air everything up. The aux will lose about 30psi in 6 min.

At the request of millions of … ok ok … a few people have asked that I provide instruction on proper slide operations.

Though Newells have a couple unique features, still, the principles are very common across many other slides. After all, VALID MFG is the maker of the Newell slides!

One little tip you’ll hear others say is, “Mind your gap!” Well, to see can happen if you don’t…I humbly present to you:

Newell Proper Slide Operations | Newell School

https://youtu.be/GOJEdhv3U8E

Hello everyone, I’m looking for a 2006/07 45’ Newell. Feel free to contact me either through message or call 928.486.7567. I’m located in Lake Havasu Az. Thank you. Regards, Mike

During the generator project I stumbled into a neat hack for copper sealing washers. They must be annealed if you are going to reuse them. Annealing is simple. Heat to dull red with a propane torch and dump into water. Softens them up so they seal.

I had struggled with getting the banjo bolts on the diesel engine to seal in the past, worrying that inwould over torques and break the bolt. 

No leaks this time and without excessive tightening

I have began to frantically remove anything that had fabric on it as my upholstery shop called me and was ready to take the job. So with everything stripped out I think I may have to visit the idea of having the walls repapered as the original wall paper is peeling. Perhaps a paper that has some kind of embossed geometrical design. Not sure... I did manage to modify a stainless steel mirror sourced from amazon by painting the backside white, adding blocks of wood to space it from the wall and finally adding flexible LED lights to the backside for a nice modern effect. We also settled on a floor choice. Next up is removing the dated bronze tint mirrors and replacing the counter tops with grey quartz. Been a busy last few days! Perhaps we may have this ready for June's gathering in Montana?

My wife and I are approaching retirement (really me, as she already is retired) and are very interested in buying a motor home to cruise the country part-time. We presently own a 51-ft pilothouse yacht, for which many of the systems are similar to a motor home, so we feel the transition will be easier in that regard.

I’ve been reading Facebook sites and other blogs learning about the overall industry. This research has led me to the conclusion that “production” motor homes (e.g. Newmar, Entegra, Tiffin, Forest River) are fundamentally flawed in their basic design methods, which is further magnified by their poor quality of workmanship. This has in turn led me to the conclusion that the only feasible solution is to buy either a Newell or Prevost coach due to their apparent significant build quality and workmanship advantage.

The ownership of a boat has certainly grounded me in the complexities of these vessels, for which a motor home is quite similar, and I have no illusions that things won’t break and the constant need for maintenance, but as cited above I believe the production motorhomes are fundamentally flawed in their initial design and further impacted by their poor quality or workmanship. I’ve actually been surprised by how well my boat is built (knock on wood), not that it doesn’t take an enormous amount of work to keep it running, but it’s been way more reliable than I ever expected. I generally “fix” it on my terms.

So my basic question is are Newell/Prevost coaches fundamentally better design and built than production motorhomes? If so, my thoughts are to buy an ~15-year old Newell/Prevost over a 2-3 year old production motorhome. I don’t mind working on/paying to maintain (and improve) my motorhome, but I don’t want something that is inoperable more than it’s operable.

Would really appreciate your insights.

Thanks,
Rick