Forum: Canada
05-06-2011, 04:04 PM
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Forum: Canada
05-05-2011, 04:30 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,536
We're now a three RV family. We have a 1982...
We're now a three RV family. We have a 1982 Sunline, a 1991 Scamp and a 1997 Bounder 32 motorhome.
The Bounder was our first RV and we loved it but have decided to sell the motorhome. We plan...
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Forum: Canada
05-05-2011, 03:26 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,536
Gary,
The Newfoundland link will soon be...
Gary,
The Newfoundland link will soon be gone. Suddenly, after four years, it's considered advertising.
I just purchased a Scamp 16. We towed a Casita 16, our son's, this winter and liked...
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Forum: Sunline Community
10-01-2010, 02:44 PM
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Replies: 95
Views: 17,322
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Forum: Sunline Community
10-01-2010, 02:42 PM
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Replies: 95
Views: 17,322
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
09-27-2010, 02:55 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 12,324
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
09-27-2010, 02:54 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 12,324
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
09-27-2010, 02:54 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 12,324
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Forum: Modifications
09-27-2010, 09:26 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 8,341
Quad Driver,
Thanks for the input on...
Quad Driver,
Thanks for the input on LED4RV. I do believe that one should buy one or two of each variety of LED and see what pleases you.
Our major electrical draw is the fridge, ours is an...
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Forum: Sunline Community
09-26-2010, 07:58 PM
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Replies: 95
Views: 17,322
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Forum: Sunline Community
09-26-2010, 03:52 PM
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Replies: 95
Views: 17,322
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Forum: Modifications
09-26-2010, 03:40 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 8,341
Steve
Last year I bought one of each of the...
Steve
Last year I bought one of each of the color range LEDs and honestly can not see much of a difference. I know what you mean about the yellow color, we're all use to seeing colors that are...
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Forum: Modifications
09-26-2010, 09:04 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 8,341
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Forum: Modifications
09-26-2010, 09:03 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 8,341
LED/Incandescent Pictures
Though not great pictures, they provide a first order comparison of our incandescent lights versus the LEDs. Additionally if you want you can always double up the LEDs within a fixture with very...
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Forum: Sunline Community
09-26-2010, 08:50 AM
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Replies: 95
Views: 17,322
Front
The front is now closed in and water tight (though you never really know until a hard rain). There's a little foam forming to go and than priming and painting
If you click on the picture to...
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Forum: Sunline Travel Trailers
09-25-2010, 05:53 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,512
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Forum: Modifications
09-24-2010, 07:11 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 8,341
If you go to EBay.com you'll find them for $1...
If you go to EBay.com you'll find them for $1 without bidding. Shipping is $1.69 I bought 10 pieces. Though I don;t have all the pictures together, they seem as bright as previous LEDs for a lot...
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Forum: Modifications
09-24-2010, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 8,341
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Forum: Modifications
09-24-2010, 01:35 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 8,341
LED Specs
Base: G4
Pure white (Normal RV...
LED Specs
Base: G4
Pure white (Normal RV bulbs gtend towards yellow light instead of white)
24 3528 SMD LEDs
Input: 12V
Power: 2W (Compares to 24 watts for a normal RV Bulb)
Current: 160ma...
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Forum: Modifications
09-23-2010, 05:01 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 8,341
LEDs
Though part of my new trailer build, I thought this would be more appropriate for general information.
We had replaced 3 of the bulbs with LEDs in our Sunline, at the time costing $12-19 a piece....
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Forum: Sunline Community
09-23-2010, 03:42 AM
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Replies: 167
Views: 202,628
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Forum: Sunline Community
09-23-2010, 03:31 AM
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Replies: 95
Views: 17,322
Thumbnail 1 L Shaped couch overhead cabinets ...
Thumbnail 1 L Shaped couch overhead cabinets
This picture shows the overhead compartments above the short side and the long of the L shaped couch. The compartment doors have not been built yet.
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Forum: Sunline Community
09-22-2010, 08:15 PM
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Replies: 95
Views: 17,322
More Trailer front and living area
First thumbnail
The front is fully enclosed. Note the twist lock power outlet on side and rear beroom window.
Second thumbnail
The front window and first piece of foam are in place. The pieces...
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Forum: Sunline Community
09-22-2010, 07:54 PM
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Replies: 95
Views: 17,322
Front of trailer and living area
This is the front of the trailer. I had not planned to close it in until the end however we had an approaching hurricane and an open ended box is relatively week so I decided to close it.
The...
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Forum: Sunline Community
09-22-2010, 07:02 PM
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Replies: 95
Views: 17,322
Rear of trailer and sleeping area.
Now the box is built and painted white, (the neighbors call it the beer cooler) I've begun building the sleeping area. This 5 foot wide window is over the head of the bed, the 4 foot wide storage...
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Forum: Sunline Community
09-22-2010, 06:41 PM
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Replies: 95
Views: 17,322
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Forum: Sunline Community
09-21-2010, 05:24 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,815
I am old and getting more so each day. At my...
I am old and getting more so each day. At my most recent visit my Doctor, a patient man who takes time to talk with you, said becoming sedentary is a death sentence. It takes very few days in bed...
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Forum: Sunline Community
09-19-2010, 05:42 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,815
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Forum: Sunline Community
09-17-2010, 05:27 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,815
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Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles
08-31-2010, 07:00 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 8,199
Dear Old Fogey,
People with large trailers...
Dear Old Fogey,
People with large trailers seem to need the space. We have traveled in a large motorhome (32 x 8.5 ' inside) and a small trailer (12 x 6' 10" inside). Both modes of travel were...
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Forum: South Eastern
08-27-2010, 04:55 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,550
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Forum: North Eastern
08-23-2010, 02:43 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 11,194
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Forum: North Eastern
08-23-2010, 10:35 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 11,194
Free Campgrounds for RVs...
Free Campgrounds for RVs (https://www.freecampgrounds.com/results.aspx?s=24)
This may help. As well there are always people parked at the Walmarts in Seabrook, NH, not too far from Kittery.
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Forum: Modifications
08-22-2010, 05:24 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 11,136
Paul,
Did you ever spray your plastic...
Paul,
Did you ever spray your plastic shower pan with epoxy paint?
I purchased a white shower pan for our trailer but am considering epoxy for the little sink in the bathroom. If you tried...
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
08-20-2010, 08:34 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 52,509
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
08-20-2010, 08:02 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 52,509
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Forum: Introduce Yourself
08-18-2010, 06:13 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,023
When we bought our first RV 10 years ago we...
When we bought our first RV 10 years ago we displayed the town we lived in on the web site along with our name like many of our members do. Someone called me after our first post who lived near by...
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Forum: Sunline Travel Trailers
08-18-2010, 06:06 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,053
I have about 200 watts of solar panels that I...
I have about 200 watts of solar panels that I built and they seem adequate to keep the battries charged.
As well I have the ability to charge the batteries from our Tow Vehicle while driving. ...
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Forum: Sunline Community
08-18-2010, 12:37 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,360
The best thing I did was marry my wife. The...
The best thing I did was marry my wife. The second best was to stop working. If I had known RVing was so much fun I would have stopped working sooner.
May your retirement be soon and wonderful
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
08-18-2010, 12:33 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 10,642
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
08-14-2010, 04:19 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 10,642
John,
Having a a standard carbon/ceremic...
John,
Having a a standard carbon/ceremic pre-filter before the 0.1-0.4 micron filter goes a long way towards extending the life of the 'virus filter' at the water faucet.
On our last trip to...
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
08-14-2010, 01:44 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 10,642
John,
That was great and educational. ...
John,
That was great and educational. Draining your tank probably makes sense. I can't think of a why not.
As to filtering we use two filters as well, engaging the second when in areas of...
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
08-14-2010, 10:30 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 10,642
This reply is really a question.
I've never...
This reply is really a question.
I've never seen 'green stuff' in a water tank. Sometimes our tank will go months with the same water sitting in it, happily half full.
I can only think of...
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Forum: Modifications
08-11-2010, 01:05 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,510
When we dry camp we run the 15 inch LCD TV and...
When we dry camp we run the 15 inch LCD TV and the Satellite Receiver off a cigarette lighter Inverter, one of those $19 jobs. Works great and seems to have little impact on the battery, probably...
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Forum: Directions & Routes
08-11-2010, 08:27 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,242
We lived in Stafford Springs for 20+ years. ...
We lived in Stafford Springs for 20+ years. Actually I was Warden (Mayor) of Stafford Springs for 6 years. It was a very interesting town where most people and their extended families had lived...
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Forum: Directions & Routes
08-11-2010, 03:48 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,242
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Forum: Directions & Routes
08-10-2010, 03:18 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,242
I should have mentioned that it's almost...
I should have mentioned that it's almost impossible to avoid traffice in the Northeast. My goal is to avoid cities, particularly NYC and in this trip Hartford. I 95 thru CT, the shore route is...
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Forum: Directions & Routes
08-10-2010, 02:36 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,242
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Forum: Sunline Travel Trailers
08-09-2010, 05:33 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,053
Heating is the big drain on the propane. If I...
Heating is the big drain on the propane. If I were you I would start with two full bottles and only hook up one, run it until empty and then you'll know. A weekend will be no problem, nor would a...
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Forum: Sunline Community
08-09-2010, 03:25 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,858
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