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01-13-2017, 07:12 PM
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Love the first two...lololol
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1995 Econoline E-150 Custom Campmobile "Jupiter I" RB, 4wd Dana 60s, 93 Eurovan poptop.
1976 VW Type II Transporter Westfalia Campmobile.
1994 Toyota 4Runner,2001 Ford Escape,1970 Chevy El Camino,2 Cargo Trailers, 5 bikes, 4 Kayaks, 1 Canoe
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01-13-2017, 11:24 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Vancouver, BC
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Originally Posted by SteveInLA
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That's awesome! Did you just wake up to this?
Cheers
David
"Another great day ruined by responsibilities"
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2008 E350 Hambo
2001 E350 AmbuLand (sold)
1970 Econoline popup camper
1965 Econoline Travelwagon
A few bicycles...and sandals ;)
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01-14-2017, 08:47 AM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Southern New Mexico
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Abitibi
That's awesome! Did you just wake up to this?
Cheers
David
"Another great day ruined by responsibilities"
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Nothing like hot, fresh muffins in the morning.
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SMB-less as of 02/04/2012. Our savings account is richer, but our adventures are poorer.
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01-14-2017, 02:53 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: NJ
Posts: 117
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BroncoHauler
Nothing like hot, fresh muffins in the morning.
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Nice change of pace from bullsh** at the office..?
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'08 E-150, std roof, wb, 2wd - basic cleanup done. Working on rough layout of 'furniture'.
Pretty much everyone will step on their 'willy' once in a while.
I usually make it a point to stop and put on my golf shoes first..
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01-14-2017, 03:41 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: NJ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Annie O
Bet this guy was Wishin' He Was Fishin' somewhere warmer:
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This reminds me of one of the coolest (and most baffling) rigs I ever saw out on the road, maybe 20 years ago.. We were headed to Acadia, and saw a guy driving a Winnebago. Behind the Winnebago, he was towing a Humvee. The Hummer had an uber-stout roof rack. Perched on the Hummer's roof rack was a trailer with a boat on it (which was as long as the Hummer). I remember being stunned, and over years I have often wondered how he would get the boat on and off the roof rack (no long snorkel to go under and float it off... no crane on the Winnie, etc). Not a clue...
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'08 E-150, std roof, wb, 2wd - basic cleanup done. Working on rough layout of 'furniture'.
Pretty much everyone will step on their 'willy' once in a while.
I usually make it a point to stop and put on my golf shoes first..
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01-17-2017, 08:53 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Ashland, OR
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Originally Posted by Abitibi
That's awesome! Did you just wake up to this?
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Not exactly. We were camped at the Cochora Ranch. This was before they locked all the gates. I was out taking pictures and my wife was in the van napping. She heard something that she thought was raindrops and found herself surrounded. I came back in time to see a couple of the more "amorous" cows nearly drive each other into the van. I got out my emergency air horn and shooed the herd through the gates and closed them out. We were careful where we stepped that trip for sure!
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2010 Red EB50 V10, Quadvan 4WD (El Guapo Rojo)
1978 VW Westfalia Champagne Edition (Pepe - gone, but not forgotten)
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01-17-2017, 11:08 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Long Beach, CA
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[QUOTE=SteveInLA;194377] 
Broken down in Death Valley on our very first trip!
Hey SteveinLA, just out of curiosity, what was the shop/tow that yanked you out of DV? And what was the problem?
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01-17-2017, 12:04 PM
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Location: Ashland, OR
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Originally Posted by kccourtney
Hey SteveinLA, just out of curiosity, what was the shop/tow that yanked you out of DV? And what was the problem?
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All the sordid details can be found here. The short answer is a faulty powertrain control module. Ravelco did inspect the installation and found that it was adequate but could have been done better, so they re-did it. That re-done installation needed to be re-done again years later to fix my last power-related issue and has (so far) not been any trouble.
I don't recall the towing company name. From the second truck, it appears that it was Two Star Towing in Pahrump, but they don't seem to be in business anymore. If that was based on a 1-5 star rating, they were accurately named.
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2010 Red EB50 V10, Quadvan 4WD (El Guapo Rojo)
1978 VW Westfalia Champagne Edition (Pepe - gone, but not forgotten)
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01-17-2017, 12:41 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Long Beach, CA
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Ouch. Sorry. What a buzzkill. Paul and Sons in Ridgecrest towed my wife out of Kennedy Meadows when she overheated the tranny and they yanked me out of DV when I broke a steering rod going over Mengel Pass. One of the best shops I've ever worked with! Super funny that both my wife and I had the pleasure of camping out in their parking lot in scenic Ridgecrest.
Hijack over.
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01-27-2017, 10:36 AM
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Location: Salt Lake City
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