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Forum: Appliances and Interior 04-02-2009, 02:12 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,819
Posted By windom
Re: Help needed with Suburban NT-12S gas furnace - won't light

Thanks for the suggestions, guys - I've been sick and my husband's been busy, so we haven't had the time to look into these yet but will do so very soon.
Forum: Appliances and Interior 03-30-2009, 10:41 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,819
Posted By windom
Help needed with Suburban NT-12S gas furnace - won't light

Our SMB (bought used last year) has a Suburban NT-12S propane furnace installed, and a thermostat. The problem is that it won't light by itself - the air draw is such that the gas is sucked out the...
Forum: General Sportsmobile 03-30-2009, 10:31 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,368
Posted By windom
Re: How does your SMB take on hills and mountain passes?

Mountain passes? We hardly even notice. Vroom, vroom.

I should point out that our previous camping vehicle was a 1987 VW Westfalia Synchro, and we had to take passes in second gear, and...
Forum: General Sportsmobile 03-25-2009, 07:23 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,838
Posted By windom
Re: Registration question (Colorado) help!

Yeah, we registered ours (2001 model, last year) for about $2000, and I just paid the annual registration fee, about $76. Not complaining.
Forum: General Sportsmobile 03-24-2009, 06:17 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,838
Posted By windom
Re: Registration question (Colorado) help!

This might be coming a little late to help (hi, we just got back from an extended vacation in New Zealand!) but we tried real hard to register our SMB as an RV (in Colorado, previously registered in...
Forum: Appliances and Interior 09-09-2008, 02:41 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,218
Posted By windom
Ditto ditto - have 2 inches foam pad plus sheets...

Ditto ditto - have 2 inches foam pad plus sheets up there, pillows and comforter come off before the lid goes down.
Forum: General Sportsmobile 08-10-2008, 05:47 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,044
Posted By windom
I'm KG4EYP, but I no longer have a rig. We used...

I'm KG4EYP, but I no longer have a rig. We used to live on a sailboat and that's when I got my license (that's why the Florida callsign) and used the radio extensively, pretty much just HF.

I...
Forum: General Sportsmobile 08-10-2008, 05:43 PM
Replies: 191
Views: 41,262
Posted By windom
16-16.5 on road (less on 4WD). 2002 diesel 4x4...

16-16.5 on road (less on 4WD). 2002 diesel 4x4 EB, no additives, nothing on the roof (an empty rack we are dithering about taking down).
Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports 06-30-2008, 05:52 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 11,621
Posted By windom
The worst thing we had happen to our Westy when...

The worst thing we had happen to our Westy when we did this in 93 was that while camped overnight somewhere in the wilds of Stone Mountain Provincial Park in B.C., a cute li'l rabbit (there were lots...
Forum: General Sportsmobile 06-20-2008, 05:56 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 10,084
Posted By windom
jerricans

Marine supply stores sell jerry jugs for water, gasoline, and diesel. Of course, being that they are intended for boats, they cost 2x what the exact same thing would cost if marketed for land use. ...
Forum: Campfire 06-12-2008, 02:01 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,068
Posted By windom
Durango CO sighting?

On the off chance the guy driving the white SMB down 14th toward Main today is on this forum - that crazy person waving at you and making incomprehensible gestures was me. :-)
Forum: Campfire 06-11-2008, 06:03 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,679
Posted By windom
Yeah, I only wish resale prices had dropped! But...

Yeah, I only wish resale prices had dropped! But SMBs are worth what people are willing to pay for them, I guess, so used prices remain high.

We bought a 7-year-old SMB with ~55K miles on it in...
Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports 06-09-2008, 04:55 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,150
Posted By windom
We rarely stay in campgrounds, too, but it made a...

We rarely stay in campgrounds, too, but it made a lot more sense to stay at the NPS campground and bicycle to the various trailheads than to camp in National Forest/BLM land outside the park and have...
Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports 06-06-2008, 10:00 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,150
Posted By windom
camping in Zion

The South Campground (which, oddly, is north of the other campground) doesn't take reservations. We got there shortly before noon and there were several sites available, although the nicest were...
Forum: Electrical and Electronics 06-06-2008, 09:52 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,732
Posted By windom
As kzemach points out, inverters waste a lot of...

As kzemach points out, inverters waste a lot of power - but when you're underway, your alternator produces a lot more than you are using. So what I do is use a cigarette-lighter plug small inverter...
Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports 06-04-2008, 10:33 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,150
Posted By windom
The SMB corner at Zion :-)

https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3084/2550705475_abf3dce2b3.jpg

We pulled into the South Campground at Zion looking for a spot and saw two SMBs next to each other, with an empty site next to one of...
Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports 06-04-2008, 10:21 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,252
Posted By windom
Hee, maybe we saw each other? We were in Zion...

Hee, maybe we saw each other? We were in Zion and Bryce and drove through Capitol Reef on the way back home to Durango CO. We did see a SMB driving in to Bryce just as we were on our way out (would...
Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports 06-02-2008, 07:21 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 11,621
Posted By windom
did it in 1993

...in our Westfalia Synchro. Highlights were Denali NP (took 4 days backpacking), Haines, Seward, Juneau (took the ferries back). Actually, the ferry system was wonderful and worked really well for...
Forum: General Sportsmobile 04-18-2008, 08:30 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,305
Posted By windom
It looks like the La Plata DMV registered us as a...

It looks like the La Plata DMV registered us as a passenger vehicle. We paid a $54.45 owner tax, $42.19 license fee, $7.20 title fee, $10 for VIN verification. Plus 5.9% sales tax on the amount we...
Forum: Campfire 04-18-2008, 05:39 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,407
Posted By windom
I have an EB van with the RB-50 layout! Which do...

I have an EB van with the RB-50 layout! Which do I choose? Heeeeeeeelp!
Forum: General Sportsmobile 04-18-2008, 05:29 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,570
Posted By windom
We have an EB50 with a standard (RB?) layout,...

We have an EB50 with a standard (RB?) layout, which means there's a space between the seat/bed and the rear door. The original owner used that space to store his recreational (climbing, hiking,...
Forum: General Sportsmobile 04-13-2008, 09:29 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,305
Posted By windom
No clue, but you're making me nervous - we still...

No clue, but you're making me nervous - we still haven't registered ours (which we bought in Wyoming). (We're doing a little project on it and it's not drivable until we're done, so we can't get it...
Forum: General Sportsmobile 04-13-2008, 09:26 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,845
Posted By windom
under $600/yr in Colorado

We just got a 2001 4x4 diesel SMB and it is ~$550/year for RV coverage with Geico here in Colorado. We also have a pickup truck insured with them.
Forum: Member Classifieds 04-07-2008, 04:48 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,784
Posted By windom
Heh, I haven't been checking the forums, but,...

Heh, I haven't been checking the forums, but, that one in Laramie's the one we bought March 8th.
Forum: Gadgets and Accessories 04-07-2008, 04:40 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 8,604
Posted By windom
pressure cookers are awesome!

We used to live on a sailboat, and couldn't do without our pressure cooker. Now we live at 6600 feet and - couldn't do without our pressure cooker. Saves on cooking fuel, you bet.

Ours is kinda...
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