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Forum: Money Matters 02-01-2013, 03:14 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 3,006
Posted By Ed Felker
In 1959 I was a sophmore in high school. My dad...

In 1959 I was a sophmore in high school. My dad was a baker making $.50 an hour. He left that job that year when the local Alcoa mill was hiring extrusion press operators. He started as an...
Forum: General Chat 07-24-2011, 02:16 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,949
Posted By Ed Felker
Scamp Deluxe Weight

Can anyone with a 16' Scamp Deluxe, side dinette provide me the total weight & hitch weight. Can't find it anywhere on the Scamp website -- only the standard weights are posted. Surely the wood is...
Forum: Fulltiming in a Molded Fiberglass Trailer 06-08-2010, 11:13 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 9,803
Posted By Ed Felker
Well, when one hunter accidently shoots another...

Well, when one hunter accidently shoots another hunter during small game seaon because he mistook him for a rabbit -- well you get my drift. Guns and fiberglass walled campers don't seem like a good...
Forum: Care and Feeding of Molded Fiberglass Trailers 10-15-2009, 05:46 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,708
Posted By Ed Felker
Thanks all - appreciate the link. Was shocked -...

Thanks all - appreciate the link. Was shocked - almost double the manuf web site listing on tongue weight. Maybe the factory did the weight after just the shell was installed on the frame - no...
Forum: Care and Feeding of Molded Fiberglass Trailers 10-14-2009, 07:40 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,708
Posted By Ed Felker
I ran a search and what I was looking for did not...

I ran a search and what I was looking for did not come up. Can someone tell me the empty tow weight and hitch weight of a new, 16', Side Dinette, Deluxe, with wood interior? Iknow the Scamp web...
Forum: General Chat 03-11-2009, 08:01 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 7,035
Posted By Ed Felker
Nothing to add about technique -- it's been...

Nothing to add about technique -- it's been pretty well covered by others far better than I could ever hope to be. Mine is about karma, and inner piece ---

so when as a newby you are on your 12th...
Forum: Towing, Hitching, Axles and Running Gear 09-04-2008, 07:41 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,517
Posted By Ed Felker
Joe Z forgot the part that said to stop before it...

Joe Z forgot the part that said to stop before it sounded too expensive.
Forum: Care and Feeding of Molded Fiberglass Trailers 07-25-2008, 05:18 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 20,157
Posted By Ed Felker
Wow! What is it with those Casita 17s -- do they...

Wow! What is it with those Casita 17s -- do they have swimming pools in them now? Over 3000lbs and 440 lbs on the tongue? You gotta be -- well -- kidding me. How can something so compact be so...
Forum: General Chat 05-29-2008, 12:49 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 38,761
Posted By Ed Felker
There's an interesting thread over on the Casita...

There's an interesting thread over on the Casita Forum -- but as yet, not many responses. https://www.casitaforum.com/invboard/index.php?showtopic=3653

Thought I'd post the jist of it over here to...
Forum: Camping, Campout Reports 05-19-2008, 06:02 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,448
Posted By Ed Felker
Been many years since we camped at Petit Jean --...

Been many years since we camped at Petit Jean -- but it was one of our favorite places. It's on top of a mountain overlooking a beautiful valley. Quite a trip up the windy road towing a pop-up. It...
Forum: General Chat 05-16-2008, 07:10 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,609
Posted By Ed Felker
Thanks all for the responses. Ron: sent you...

Thanks all for the responses.

Ron: sent you an email from my personal email account. Thanks.

Lorene: Thanks for the link.
Forum: General Chat 05-15-2008, 09:16 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,609
Posted By Ed Felker
May have asked this before, but can't find any...

May have asked this before, but can't find any responses.

I'm looking for a link that a Scamp 13 owner (preferably something relatively new) might have that shows the interior of a Scamp 13 Custom...
Forum: Care and Feeding of Molded Fiberglass Trailers 05-13-2008, 06:42 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 10,607
Posted By Ed Felker
Question about replacing rivets with S/S bolts. ...

Question about replacing rivets with S/S bolts.

I thought I read somewhere that this is not a good idea. The article I read said that the reason that pop rivets are used is so that they do...
Forum: Jokes, Stories & Tall Tales 05-09-2008, 11:01 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,128
Posted By Ed Felker
I cried when I saw this picture. It is...

I cried when I saw this picture. It is absolutely gut wrenching. It shows the importance of being properly strapped in.

A friend sent this photo of a horrible highway accident in Germany. For...
Forum: Jokes, Stories & Tall Tales 05-02-2008, 07:40 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,754
Posted By Ed Felker
A guy bought a new refrigerator for his kitchen. ...

A guy bought a new refrigerator for his kitchen. He didn’t want to pay someone to haul the old one away. He put it on his porch with a sign that said, “FREE to a good home. You want, just take...
Forum: General Chat 05-01-2008, 02:09 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 4,900
Posted By Ed Felker
Looking for cheap gas? -- eat baked beans!

Looking for cheap gas? -- eat baked beans!
Forum: Jokes, Stories & Tall Tales 05-01-2008, 02:05 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,095
Posted By Ed Felker
Here's a few more of life's little observations...

Here's a few more of life's little observations or vexing questions:

- If croutons are made from stale bread, why do they come in airtight packages?
- Why does sour cream has an expiration date?...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 05-01-2008, 09:48 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,209
Posted By Ed Felker
Check with the folks at Oliver. They use a spray...

Check with the folks at Oliver. They use a spray on ceramic insulation between the shells. But if you ask, they will also add Thinsulate plus the spray on ceramic. I don't think you'll find...
Forum: Towing, Hitching, Axles and Running Gear 04-21-2008, 12:43 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,026
Posted By Ed Felker
If you go to www.etrailer.com and put in your...

If you go to www.etrailer.com and put in your year, and Dodge Caravan it will show you hitches that are available. Didn't know what year you had -- put in 2004, and they show Class I, II, and III...
Forum: Care and Feeding of Molded Fiberglass Trailers 04-11-2008, 02:49 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 6,715
Posted By Ed Felker
April: You might want to keep checking...

April:

You might want to keep checking because if that moisture stays between those shells eventually it's going to turn into a rain forest.
Forum: Care and Feeding of Molded Fiberglass Trailers 04-11-2008, 01:52 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 6,715
Posted By Ed Felker
Leaks around seams and fasteners are one thing --...

Leaks around seams and fasteners are one thing -- but if water is coming THROUGH the fiberglass surface -- that sounds really critical, and expensive to me.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 04-11-2008, 12:39 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 5,828
Posted By Ed Felker
... yea, posterboard -- that's the ticket. ...

... yea, posterboard -- that's the ticket.

Don't want that fg wisdom being miscut or mis-shaped birch or oak cabinet grade plywood. Remember -- measure twice, cut once.

... and that coming...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 04-11-2008, 05:40 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 5,828
Posted By Ed Felker
Art: Here is a link to an Airstream forum...

Art:

Here is a link to an Airstream forum that might be helpful: https://www.airforums.com/forums/f36/story-...apes-29321.html...
Forum: Jokes, Stories & Tall Tales 04-10-2008, 01:25 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,834
Posted By Ed Felker
... a moment that took my breath away. Thanks...

... a moment that took my breath away. Thanks for the inspiring story.
Forum: General Chat 04-10-2008, 01:02 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,442
Posted By Ed Felker
Well maybe it's not new -- but it's been quite a...

Well maybe it's not new -- but it's been quite a while since I ventured over to the Scamp Factory Website. What a tremendous improvement!!! :woohoo:

Lots of pictures to include quite a few of...
Forum: Jokes, Stories & Tall Tales 04-04-2008, 01:37 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,735
Posted By Ed Felker
My wife went to the doctor and had a physical. ...

My wife went to the doctor and had a physical. When she came home she told me he said that she had the chest of a 20 year old. I said to her, "Oh yea, what did he say about your 64 year old _ss?" ...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 04-04-2008, 09:01 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 16,928
Posted By Ed Felker
I'd recommend you use the type that snaps...

I'd recommend you use the type that snaps together like laminate flooring -- otherwise you are looking at the type that glues down. A floating floor with the foam underlayment would probably provide...
Forum: General Chat 04-03-2008, 10:53 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,148
Posted By Ed Felker
Larry: ... or across your newly refinished...

Larry:

... or across your newly refinished hardwood floors -- don't ask how i MIGHT KNOW THIS.
Forum: General Chat 04-03-2008, 09:03 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,148
Posted By Ed Felker
... after the construction responses above, I...

... after the construction responses above, I feel like Rosanna Anna Dan -- "Never mind!"
Forum: General Chat 04-03-2008, 08:55 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,148
Posted By Ed Felker
A forum moderator might identify a forum topic...

A forum moderator might identify a forum topic thread as a "sticky" to keep it at the top of a forum so that it doesn't get lost. It might cover a topic or question that asked many times. For...
Forum: General Chat 04-01-2008, 09:54 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,171
Posted By Ed Felker
We had lived in upstate NY (9 years) and Northern...

We had lived in upstate NY (9 years) and Northern Aroostock County Maine (5 years). After more hours shoveling that "freezy-Skid-Stuff" -- strapped a snow shovel on the bumper and started driving...
Forum: General Chat 01-07-2008, 10:31 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,180
Posted By Ed Felker
A couple more -- PENCIL -- the thing you...

A couple more --

PENCIL -- the thing you misplace every time you go in the workshop for which you spend more than half your workshop time in search thereof.

BANDAID -- see shop rags.
Forum: General Chat 09-21-2007, 07:56 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,957
Posted By Ed Felker
Wouldn't it also add more humidity to the air...

Wouldn't it also add more humidity to the air thus increasing the "muggy" factor?
Forum: Towing, Hitching, Axles and Running Gear 09-14-2007, 01:03 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 8,205
Posted By Ed Felker
Don't want to get on a soap box -- but it...

Don't want to get on a soap box -- but it absolutely drives me crazy asking the, "Can my Forester tow a ........?" question.

My 05 Forester is rated at 2400 lbs per the US owners manual. ...
Forum: Towing, Hitching, Axles and Running Gear 09-14-2007, 11:35 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 8,205
Posted By Ed Felker
Laura: I too have a 05 Forester (XT) and...

Laura:

I too have a 05 Forester (XT) and will be doing the same thing -- adapting a 1.25" hitch receiver opening to a 2" hitch opening. Want to get a Scamp 16' & use a WDH.

Here's a web site...
Forum: General Chat 08-29-2007, 02:35 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,381
Posted By Ed Felker
... the smell of hardwood burning. No matter...

... the smell of hardwood burning. No matter where I am -- in the city, in a restaurant with a hardwood pizza oven, in a neighborhood in winter when fireplaces are all ablaze -- as soon as I smell...
Forum: General Chat 08-10-2007, 02:02 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,851
Posted By Ed Felker
Well last week my son was over visiting us. ...

Well last week my son was over visiting us. Before he left he asked me if he could borrow my electric stapler. I said sure and that it was out in the garage in a drawer with about a thousand...
Forum: General Chat 07-31-2007, 11:29 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,851
Posted By Ed Felker
... new FG camper -- $15,000 ... modding it...

... new FG camper -- $15,000

... modding it the way you want it -- $3,000

... using it to spend endless hours building memories with the grand children -- priceless!!!
Forum: Fulltiming in a Molded Fiberglass Trailer 07-16-2007, 09:16 AM
Replies: 78
Views: 43,959
Posted By Ed Felker
I think it would be great to have a separate...

I think it would be great to have a separate section on full-timing. Full-timing in an egg is really different than full-timing in a mega-trailer, 5th wheel, or monster RV. I've gone to some of...
Forum: General Chat 07-13-2007, 12:06 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,098
Posted By Ed Felker
... you forgot to ask if the combined weight...

... you forgot to ask if the combined weight might be too much for your faithful 1976 Datsun pickup.
Forum: Fulltiming in a Molded Fiberglass Trailer 07-12-2007, 10:58 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,606
Posted By Ed Felker
AF JAG was no help -- they'll provide tax forms,...

AF JAG was no help -- they'll provide tax forms, but when you have a tax problem they can not represent you (at least that's the way it was inthe AF in mid 90s).

Compounding the problem for us was...
Forum: Fulltiming in a Molded Fiberglass Trailer 07-12-2007, 07:45 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,606
Posted By Ed Felker
Pete's story reminded me of something that...

Pete's story reminded me of something that happened to us invloving Calif.

From 1992 to 1994 we were assigned to Castle AFB in Atwater. I was a an active duty AF officer and PA resident, my wife...
Forum: General Chat 07-06-2007, 12:56 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 5,862
Posted By Ed Felker
I've posted before about this topic on other...

I've posted before about this topic on other forums --

My wife is ashmatic and has a HUGE problem with formaldehyde outgassing. Formaldehyde is used in carpeting, plywoods, and other wood...
Forum: Care and Feeding of Molded Fiberglass Trailers 06-28-2007, 09:59 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 17,577
Posted By Ed Felker
Paul: I like the Escape and Scamp (Cuxstom...

Paul:

I like the Escape and Scamp (Cuxstom Deluxe) 5ers -- but that then requires buying a truck as well. The sound of the dollars flying from my wallet starts beginning to sound like I just...
Forum: Care and Feeding of Molded Fiberglass Trailers 06-28-2007, 05:35 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 17,577
Posted By Ed Felker
Thanks folks - that sure gets us a whole lot...

Thanks folks - that sure gets us a whole lot closer... and Hal, keep asking those waist circumference questions and I'll just have to unplug you!

... and yes indeed, at our age, sleep really meant...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 06-27-2007, 02:55 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,568
Posted By Ed Felker
Bryan: Don't have an Outback -- but have a...

Bryan:

Don't have an Outback -- but have a Forester and Subaru is pretty standard in how they do things. On my Forester, you lift the fuzzy trunk cargo liner and look toward the right rear tail...
Forum: Care and Feeding of Molded Fiberglass Trailers 06-27-2007, 02:39 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 17,577
Posted By Ed Felker
OK gang -- let me try again.... I've read...

OK gang -- let me try again....

I've read ALL these responses and (color me Napoleon's Dumbest Corporal) but Istill can't figure out how many people (roughly between 5'2 and 5'7") can a new...
Forum: Care and Feeding of Molded Fiberglass Trailers 04-23-2007, 09:20 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 17,577
Posted By Ed Felker
Can anyone with a new Bigfoot tell me whether...

Can anyone with a new Bigfoot tell me whether they sleep 4? Can't figure it out from their floor plan or literature on the web.
Forum: General Chat 04-17-2007, 06:04 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 7,571
Posted By Ed Felker
Morgan/Mary: Well there ya' go -- it is a...

Morgan/Mary:

Well there ya' go -- it is a hand-held mirror. See it sota confirms what I was implying all along. At my age the 2nd thing that went was my mind, the third was my eyes -- can't...
Forum: General Chat 04-16-2007, 01:15 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 7,571
Posted By Ed Felker
I hear you brother -- thought that was me there...

I hear you brother -- thought that was me there for a minute when I saw that profile. The hat's in the way -- wanted to see if we had the same barber -- you know, the one that combs our hair with a...
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