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Forum: General Sportsmobile 07-24-2020, 10:40 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,099
Posted By durangatangs
Five gallons sounds about right. It's 16" tall....

Five gallons sounds about right. It's 16" tall. Thetford is the brand, it's whatever model Sportsmobile West was using in 2010.
Forum: General Sportsmobile 07-24-2020, 07:18 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,099
Posted By durangatangs
We start looking for our next dump opportunity...

We start looking for our next dump opportunity after about 4 days (eight uses). We've gone six days (12 uses) occasionally but that's pushing our luck. Our model flushes from a rinse-water tank...
Forum: General Sportsmobile 07-23-2020, 02:06 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,099
Posted By durangatangs
We've used a porta-potty for 10+ years. Our SMB...

We've used a porta-potty for 10+ years. Our SMB (Sprinter) has no interior shower, so we store it just inside the rear doors in a specially designed (by SMB West) "box" where it slides out of the way...
Forum: Sprinter Chassis 08-22-2019, 11:07 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,298
Posted By durangatangs
Just finished our fourth trip to the far north,...

Just finished our fourth trip to the far north, three to Alaska and one to Tuktoyaktuk, NWT. 2009 Sprinter SMB is still going strong, after nearly 160k miles. The only issues have been windshield...
Forum: Appliances and Interior 03-17-2019, 10:00 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 4,467
Posted By durangatangs
Another vote for a portable butane stove. Allows...

Another vote for a portable butane stove. Allows you to cook indoors or out depending on the weather, and you gain a bit of counter space. If you want more than one burner, buy two they are cheap....
Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports 08-16-2018, 11:10 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,804
Posted By durangatangs
San Juan CGs stay open into fall

The San Juan National Forest keeps most of its campgrounds open into the fall, usually at a half price rate since the concessionaire bails out early and the water and electricity get shut off when...
Forum: Show & Tell 07-26-2016, 03:41 PM
Replies: 894
Views: 287,453
Posted By durangatangs
LaBouchere Bay, Prince of Wales Island,...

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Forum: Campfire 07-07-2014, 05:19 PM
Replies: 978
Views: 231,016
Posted By durangatangs
Re: SMB Sightings

Candy-apple red Sprinter EB SMB, Colorado plates. Stopped at a traffic light on Main Avenue, downtown Durango Colorado today at 4 PM. I was a pedestrian, traffic was too heavy to chat. Hope you're...
Forum: Campfire 01-18-2013, 03:24 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 5,720
Posted By durangatangs
Re: Funny bumper stickers

Saw this one the other day on a compact pickup. It was for a donkey refuge. Had a photo of a donkey and said "Does This Ass Make My Truck Look Big?"
Forum: Campfire 01-18-2013, 03:01 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,596
Posted By durangatangs
Re: Anyone out there who can help me?

There is a popular RV club called the Escapees (also known as SKPs) https://www.escapees.com
They have a really good and reliable mail-forwarding service. You have your mail sent to an address they...
Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports 01-01-2013, 09:06 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,170
Posted By durangatangs
Re: Advice for spring on the Continental Divide

Chaco Culture National Historical Park is just a little west of the CTD north of Cuba, NM and could change your life. Allow 2-3 days minimum.
Forum: Sprinter Chassis 01-01-2013, 06:00 PM
Replies: 276
Views: 101,236
Posted By durangatangs
Re: My SMB Sprinter Van conversion building experience

Hello Chumley,
I can understand how after many months of posting frequently, sometimes multiple times per day, you dropped off the radar for two months after finally taking delivery of your van. We...
Forum: Show & Tell 01-01-2013, 03:25 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,358
Posted By durangatangs
Re: Happy NY from Thailand

Happy 2013 from the Four Corners, USA!
Forum: Sprinter Chassis 02-27-2012, 04:44 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,930
Posted By durangatangs
Check Engine Light

Ever since the first time we started our 2009 Sprinter engine in cold weather, the Check Engine light has come on intermittently. Seems to only happen in colder conditions but not all that cold -...
Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports 01-29-2012, 12:49 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 5,140
Posted By durangatangs
Re: TWOLOST: Looking for UT trip advice

Concur with all of the above. Camping is allowed at Goosenecks State Park (toilet and picnic tables).
Boondocking (no facilities) in Valley of the Gods is awesome.
Butler Wash road between Hwy 95...
Forum: General Sportsmobile 12-03-2011, 02:41 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,333
Posted By durangatangs
Re: planning a trip...

Heads up regarding the free BLM campground on 18 Road at North Fruita Desert in western CO. On December 1st, 2011 BLM got approval to start charging $10 per night. Won't go into effect until about...
Forum: General Sportsmobile 11-16-2011, 08:45 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,176
Posted By durangatangs
Re: Insurance coverage -- again

We took our empty van to SMB West about 6-8 weeks before they were able to start the conversion and left it with them. Once it was on their lot we discontinued all insurance except Comprehensive...
Forum: General Sportsmobile 11-16-2011, 08:17 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,176
Posted By durangatangs
Re: Insurance coverage -- again

Before our van underwent its conversion at SMB West, it was costing slightly over $1,000 a year to insure under our Liberty Mutual auto policy. Once the conversion was finished we insured it with...
Forum: General Sportsmobile 10-31-2011, 08:06 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,880
Posted By durangatangs
Re: Would like actually see a SMB

We are in Durango. That's more than a couple of hours but it would make a great weekend outing. I'm sure there are lots of SMBs on the front range, and the suggestion about checking some campgrounds...
Forum: Sportsmobile Builds and Factory Modifications 10-06-2011, 03:07 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,480
Posted By durangatangs
Re: Out of state delivery of vehicle

We took delivery of our van in Vegas twice - once for the bare cargo van, which was delivered by the dealer from San Diego and again from SMB West when the conversion was finished. Call us cheap but...
Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports 10-05-2011, 07:56 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,522
Posted By durangatangs
Re: boondocking in northern NM

The Frugal Shunpiker website has boondocker guides available for download and one of them covers New Mexico. There is a small charge and you have to provide the paper if you want to print them out...
Forum: Sprinter Chassis 10-05-2011, 07:50 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,164
Posted By durangatangs
Re: Excessive Tire Wear???

We encountered the same problem with Continental tires. Our 2009 RB was doing great on our 3-month road trip to Alaska until we took it in for its 15,000-mile oil change at Anchorage Dodge. Their...
Forum: General Sportsmobile 09-17-2011, 09:38 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 16,681
Posted By durangatangs
Re: Best stealth van?

Hey Graydon,

Ditto to all the others who have thanked you for your service. USA rocks!

We are on Day 76 of a 90-day summer trip driving to and from Alaska from Colorado in a RB...
Forum: Show & Tell 09-08-2011, 01:17 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,737
Posted By durangatangs
Stewart BC/Hyder AK cut off by flooding

We spent last weekend in Stewart BC/Hyder AK, both located at the end of a dead-end spur road off of the Cassiar Highway in NW British Columbia. It rained the entire time, from sprinkles to deluge....
Forum: Electrical and Electronics 08-30-2011, 07:29 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,871
Posted By durangatangs
Re: Yikes! In Seward, AK with almost dead house battery

Sorry to hear about your battery problems. Seems expecting a road trip to Alaska to be trouble-free is perhaps not realistic. Our van is brand new, just got it delivered in December, but we had to...
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