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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Hallmark rubber roof maintenance

    Hallmark isn't that great with responding to e-mails, they'll provide great response if you call them though
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Four Corners Planning

    Must be a PNW thing, pretty much the same list :)
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Four Corners Planning

    Valley of the Gods (SE Utah) Chaco Canyon (NW New Mexico) Moki Dugway (an invigorating stretch of road just outside Valley of the Gods :) ) Mesa Verde (SW Colorado) Canyon De Chelly (AZ) Would be so easy to extend an add so many places that you don't have any quality time at any of them. 10...
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West New Outfitter Juno 10

    Nice rig. Should serve you well. Really lightens up inside with all the windows open. That tent room is perfect for the Saints (and their ring leader). Between them and the food you have to haul for them, better keep an eye on your GVW :unsure:
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Seattle Camping

    Good point on the homeless camps, etc. Almost any viable location in the metropolitan area has been squatted on (in every sense of the word) by homeless. There's some RV parks around but they seem to charge ridiculous amounts just to park overnight even if you don't use hook ups. With our...
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Seattle Camping

    Seattle is a generic term for the region, any specific area (i.e Eastside, South Sound, North End, etc) or are you going to be all around? Looking to stay somewhat easily accessible to the urban areas or something a little more remote for a few day at a time?
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West New Diesel Trucks and the use of DEF

    DEF is mainly water, so it will freeze. The tanks have heater elements in it to thaw it out so the pick up tube can reach liquid. On my Ford they mention numerous times not to overfill as the filler neck can freeze and crack. The tank locations of the GMs always looked real suspect to me, I...
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West New Diesel Trucks and the use of DEF

    No emergency bypassing the emission systems. If you're out of DEF, it will at best hobble you, and then eventually shut you down. That includes bad sensors and incorrect readings. End of the day, try and keep the DEF above half full and you should be fine, until you aren't.
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Tire chains..... annnnnd go!

    Here in WA they are a bit ambiguous on whether the requirements are just for commercial vehicles, although the wording does say all, their placement diagrams only depict commercial trucks. There are various road segments/passes that it is required to have chains with you from Nov 1 to Apr 1 no...
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Tire chains..... annnnnd go!

    Look at options on tirechains.com I went with one of the diamond pattern ones for my F350 w/ Hallmark I've only put them on once, to make sure they fit and checking clearances. Got a few funny looks driving around the neighborhood. I'm hoping to never have to use them in anger and that they...
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West What do you use to level your truck camper

    End of the day, that is the most important aspect B)
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Three new National Monuments in California

    Which will change based on what Facebook tells the pols how many votes they'll get instead of the people that actually use and care about the area,
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West What do you use to level your truck camper

    I carry pieces of 2x6 cut on a bias. I have to replace a few every so often as they are soft and will split ( on the plus side I end with more). Spending time researching different ideas here, I had Hallmark make an access panel into the space in front of the wheel well on the passenger side...
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Why does the Ice Box suck

    I've always wondered of the validity of that. Yes, saltwater freezes at a lower temperature, which means it thaws at a lower temp too. If fresh water was frozen to the same temp as salt water, wouldn't it actually stay ice longer? Or is there some reaction required to change salt water ice...
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Picking Up Hawk...Advice On Delivery?

    Check that they also disengaged when you open them. I had one not release, and it's amazing how tough it is to raise the roof when you don't notice a little thing like that :unsure:
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West 6x6 5 Ton Diesel Camper

    once he found a parking space, he didn't want to give it up
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West 6x6 5 Ton Diesel Camper

    Hmm, could I get away using it as a daily driver? Parking may be a problem
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Propane Mangement In A FWC?

    My 20Lbs horizontal tank has the plastic gauge. Reads about 3/4 when it's full. Let it run down till it read empty then started using it on my grill at home to see how long it would last. Never did run out before I filled and put back in the camper.. All I learned was there's lots to go when...
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West New Diesel Trucks and the use of DEF

    I believe Dodge had to go to a DEF system in 2013. The requirements of the EPA just keep getting tougher and it's getting more difficult to have diesels meet all the different emissions requirements that get stricter each year. DEF is just synthetic Urea and deionized water, it is used to cut...
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West New Diesel Trucks and the use of DEF

    ~1000 miles to the gallon. Correct it doesn't have a great shelf life, it will start crystallizing after awhile. Also freezes easy, I understand it's that's more of a problem on the Chevys with where the tank sits (also looks scary for anything remotely off-road) but all have heaters built in...
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West New FWC camper, wind fairing suggestions

    Ive always wondered if these would help at all Www.airtab.com
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Diesel F150 rumor

    It's not so much the motor, it's all the emissions equipment and the added complexity that comes with it. DEF isn't a big deal, until you get the notice that you have ~500 miles to add more before it cripples you to under 50/mph, then stops you completely. While DEF is usually readily...
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Diesel F150 rumor

    Between the added expense of the motor itself, the extra weight and associated decrease in payload, the extra complexity in order to meet emissions (VW not withstanding), the sensitivity to fuel quality, the expensive maintenance requirements, I really wonder if it's really worth it. Mileage is...
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West European Style - top hinge windows

    Yes, the side windows. He talks about how they scratch easily if they are drug through the trees (not that anyone here would ever do that). I guess the appeal would be that because they hinge open from the top, it gives more of an opening for any given size, rather than a slider that gives...
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Fall 2015

    It's after the solstice, so will a new thread be started?
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