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Old 07-30-2012, 10:47 AM   #1
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What can I say but "It ain't Yellowstone!" What it is is close to Milwaukee and not too expensive. I believe it was around $35 for the night with electricity, water, and a dump connector. What you get is a slot in acres and acres of pavement. The central showers & toilets were nice and clean. And, in spite of what some on line reports have said, the folks up front were exceedingly friendly. We were in town for a 70th birthday bash, and it worked out swimingly.

We were the tiniest RV on the lot, let me tell you! I felt like a gnat next to some of those rigs. The next "smallest" trailer was a pretty good sized classic Airstream.

Oh... and one more thing to fix popped up. When I got up in the morning I noticed that it was wet under the trailer. At first I thought it was drips from the AC, but it was WAY too much. Sticking my head underneath I could see it was coming from INSIDE the unit. *sigh*. A cursory exam showed a leak existed somewhere between the water storage and the the outside world. One thing... the water pressure was WAY high. It may have been that. When I get back from a business trip to Florida it'll be find-the-leak time. Gee... this is just like owning an old house!
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One should always use a 40-50 psi water pressure regulator for that reason. Cool looking trailer...
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One should always use a 40-50 psi water pressure regulator for that reason. Cool looking trailer...
And you pick that up where.... (thanks!)
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Old 07-30-2012, 11:33 AM   #5
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Pressure reducer

Walmart , campgrounds . RV dealers & parts , amazon , Camping World , etc etc. I bought mine at an Indian casino in Hinckley Minnesota.
Camco make a plastic and a brass reducer ,I bought the brass one for about $8.00 at the casino
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If you have an electric fridge, that might be the issue. Ours went out on our trip and defrosted all over the floor.


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No... it's a an issue with the piping. I could see water on the T joint under the stove area.
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Good news... turns out the leak was coming from where two hoses had been connected with a double-barb connector. The band thingies that you tighten with a screw had loosed up. I took the joint apart, reseated everything, tightened up the bands... and all is well! Just to be safe, though, I picked up a water pressure regulator at WalMart. It was under 10 bucks...and it sure is a pretty piece of brass!
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My brass one started to corrode after 2 years and I had to replace it with the stainless steel model. Glad though your problem is fixed.
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I bet that gets hot!
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Gets hot?
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I'm guessing she means the water pipe joint under the stove?
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Old 08-06-2012, 01:09 PM   #13
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Ah... I suppose so. No... didn't get hot. It was just a poorly-tightened hose clamp.
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