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Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners
03-20-2022, 07:36 AM
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ladder crashed into window!
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2,386
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Stevieboy
Re-glazing broken wiindow
Broken panes must be replaced with “safety glazing”, which is a material which will not shatter into shards.
Your choices are:
Lexan
Tempered glass. [Like your vehicle’s side windows (side...
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Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners
03-19-2021, 03:34 PM
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24
Water In Pipes When Traveling
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2,165
Posted By
Stevieboy
Leave pump off. Leave faucets closed. You don’t...
Leave pump off. Leave faucets closed.
You don’t want pump to accidentally drain the tank, and overflow your gray and/or black tank.
Forum:
General Chat
03-11-2021, 11:39 AM
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Another year of CRAZY Scamp prices??
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3,564
Posted By
Stevieboy
Uummmmm. No.
Uummmmm. No.
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Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators
03-07-2021, 10:41 AM
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4
skylight panel keeps battery charged
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1,462
Posted By
Stevieboy
Interesting. That shows that you could have a...
Interesting. That shows that you could have a small panel inside trailer window. Not ideal, but a theft-free trickle.
Forum:
General Chat
02-25-2021, 09:26 PM
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31
WHAT DO YOU HAVE?
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2,370
Posted By
Stevieboy
I bought new 2018 17’ Casita Spirit Deluxe. Have...
I bought new 2018 17’ Casita Spirit Deluxe. Have lived in it since Nov 2017 when I picked it up.
Forum:
Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners
10-20-2020, 11:00 AM
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3
Into the weeds with an Atwood Furnace
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1,022
Posted By
Stevieboy
Sounds like you have a plan. Clean the tube and...
Sounds like you have a plan. Clean the tube and get the right motor. Even if that doesn’t help you’ll have a clean tube and a new motor !
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Modifications, Alterations and Updates
10-15-2020, 03:03 PM
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18
Generator - where to put it?
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3,843
Posted By
Stevieboy
Cpap on batteries
We ran TWO CPAPs all night from my battery run through an inverter. The next day I had my solar panel hooked up. (This was Badlands Natl Park so no shore power.) Then we Did it the next night.
I...
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Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners
09-12-2020, 01:01 PM
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Recommendations for Ceramic Heaters
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6,144
Posted By
Stevieboy
I use 3 heated floor mats. Silent and you get a...
I use 3 heated floor mats. Silent and you get a warm floor to walk on.
Forum:
General Chat
08-10-2020, 03:49 PM
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84
Visited Casita Showroom, Now I'm worried. My experience, questions and concerns.
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35,456
Posted By
Stevieboy
Get the AC. Get a generator if you want to run...
Get the AC. Get a generator if you want to run it.
You WILL want to run it. Sometime.
Get the AC.
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Hi, I am....
08-06-2020, 10:50 AM
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Hi, I’m Julie
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774
Posted By
Stevieboy
I’ve seen dollies used also, to get trailers...
I’ve seen dollies used also, to get trailers through a 7’ garage door opening.
But no go I think, if you have a rooftop ac unit.
I rent garage space that has an 8’ high opening and contemplated...
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Hi, I am....
08-05-2020, 07:39 PM
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Hi, I’m Julie
Views:
774
Posted By
Stevieboy
You won’t fit Scamps and Casitas under the...
You won’t fit Scamps and Casitas under the typical 7’ high garage door.
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Hi, I am....
08-04-2020, 11:55 AM
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Hi, I’m Julie
Views:
774
Posted By
Stevieboy
Congrats on the marriage. Hope you aren’t married...
Congrats on the marriage. Hope you aren’t married to that tow vehicle.
My 17’ Casita Spirit Deluxe has 6-1/2” ceiling ht, weighs about 3500, and needs a TV with 5000lbs towing capacity.
Forum:
COVID-19 RVing Information
04-12-2020, 11:18 AM
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139
What gadget should I spend stimulus check on?
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8,091
Posted By
Stevieboy
Generator
Last month and for the first time since I graduated from college in 1979, I became debt-free !!
I bought a new 2018 Casita in November 2017 and have lived in it ever since.
I find myself in the...
Forum:
Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners
10-08-2019, 05:01 PM
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Temperature and pop rivets?
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3,096
Posted By
Stevieboy
Rivets and temperature
For ultimate tightness of a rivet, you’d want the rivet hot(longer), and the fiberglass you’re riveting together cold (thinner).
Then when the rivet shrinks as it cools, the fiberglass expands as...
Forum:
General Chat
12-14-2018, 12:08 PM
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4
Nice picture I found of my scamp
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1,813
Posted By
Stevieboy
That’s my method !!!
That’s my method !!!
Forum:
General Chat
12-12-2018, 03:38 PM
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134
Coffee Cups/Makers
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9,029
Posted By
Stevieboy
I do use it. I also use the “terribly wasteful...
I do use it. I also use the “terribly wasteful pods” consoling myself that you don’t, and that I’m not using hot water and soap for cleanup.
The coffee in the pods has never been stale. Far more...
Forum:
Modifications, Alterations and Updates
12-12-2018, 03:25 PM
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38
Wood stove safe alternative
Views:
8,418
Posted By
Stevieboy
Confusion re “oil” heater.
Are you talking about an electric oil-filled radiator or an oil burning heater?
Also re feet freezing to floor in below freezing weather: The floor got cold so I covered the floor of my 17’...
Forum:
Towing, Hitching, Axles and Running Gear
12-12-2018, 12:44 PM
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84
Newbie needs Tow Vehicle help
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6,414
Posted By
Stevieboy
Get the v6. Not only for hills but for...
Get the v6. Not only for hills but for maneuvering in traffic. Plus it’s nice even when you aten’t towing. Same reasons.
Forum:
General Chat
12-12-2018, 12:38 PM
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134
Coffee Cups/Makers
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9,029
Posted By
Stevieboy
Coffee making
1. Aluminum percolator. I enjoy the bloop bloop bloop.
2. Keurig. I also have a stainless screen basket for the Keurig so I can use ground coffee.
Forum:
Modifications, Alterations and Updates
12-05-2018, 01:20 PM
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38
Wood stove safe alternative
Views:
8,418
Posted By
Stevieboy
Propane canisters
Are you talking about the little 1 pound cans? Why not use the typical ones and run an adaptor hose to your heater.
I bought a nice two burner Coleman grill that uses the little cans. I bought a...
Forum:
Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners
12-03-2018, 10:13 AM
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54
New Floor for the Scamp
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17,057
Posted By
Stevieboy
Shell off
Very interested to follow your logic. Install wood frame to support shell on shell seam and let it relax. Then if you wanted you can jack up the frame and roll the trailer out to work on it or take...
Forum:
General Chat
10-09-2018, 09:33 PM
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62
Do you use your awning?
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7,460
Posted By
Stevieboy
I love sitting out under mine when it’s pouring...
I love sitting out under mine when it’s pouring rain. I love an open porch on a house as well.
Forum:
Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners
09-08-2018, 12:14 PM
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16
Old tape deck hole in closet. How to repair?
Views:
1,983
Posted By
Stevieboy
Photograph the tape deck, make an 8x10 print,...
Photograph the tape deck, make an 8x10 print, frame it, and hang it over the opening.
Forum:
Hi, I am....
08-20-2018, 10:56 AM
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5
Hi! We are BillEllin.
Views:
1,012
Posted By
Stevieboy
Don’t assume a fiberglass trailer, the shorter of...
Don’t assume a fiberglass trailer, the shorter of which are generally 13’, will be lighter than your 12’ Scotsman.
Forum:
Care and Feeding of Molded Fiberglass Trailers
08-19-2018, 10:32 AM
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4
Question about winterizing and general storage
Views:
1,993
Posted By
Stevieboy
You can put it on blocks at the front, rear, and...
You can put it on blocks at the front, rear, and middle, such that the wheels are hanging.
Forum:
Modifications, Alterations and Updates
07-25-2018, 12:57 PM
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56
Solar panels on roof
Views:
8,045
Posted By
Stevieboy
Is the glass on rigid panels tempered? Any issues...
Is the glass on rigid panels tempered? Any issues with hail damage to roof-mounted glass panels?
Forum:
Rallies, Get-togethers, Molded Meets (Archive)
07-23-2018, 07:28 PM
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65
NY |
2018, July 20-22: NE Egg Beaters Hudson River Ramble
Views:
7,462
Posted By
Stevieboy
What Bryan said. Loved all the canal system info....
What Bryan said. Loved all the canal system info. Love canals.
Forum:
General Chat
07-19-2018, 09:36 AM
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22
Rat fur in the shower
Views:
3,037
Posted By
Stevieboy
Scamp versus Casita shower enclosure.
The walls and ceiling of my Casita’s shower is a one piece smooth fiberglass inner liner.
Forum:
Plumbing | Systems and Fixtures
07-14-2018, 06:18 PM
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24
two propane regulators in line?
Views:
31,795
Posted By
Stevieboy
Propane proliferation !
Yes I have a 12’ hose that goes from 20 pound tank to Coleman.
I could put a tee in just before the coleman fitting to run something.
Forum:
Plumbing | Systems and Fixtures
07-11-2018, 01:34 PM
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24
two propane regulators in line?
Views:
31,795
Posted By
Stevieboy
Yes, MadJack. Years ago as an asst scoutmaster on...
Yes, MadJack. Years ago as an asst scoutmaster on a winter jamboree with many other troops, I t was a campfire-free jamboree except for a group fire at night, to keep the woods from being stripped. I...
Forum:
Plumbing | Systems and Fixtures
07-11-2018, 11:40 AM
Replies:
24
two propane regulators in line?
Views:
31,795
Posted By
Stevieboy
Adapter hose
12’ tank-to-Coleman adapter hose.
1. Unscrew hose from one of your propane tanks.
2. Screw on the “tank fitting” end of the hose.
3. Screw the “Coleman stove fitting” end of the hose onto the...
Forum:
General Chat
07-09-2018, 11:21 AM
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23
What percent of new RV sales are molded fiberglass trailers?
Views:
4,851
Posted By
Stevieboy
Exactly Trainman. The fiberglass campers don’t...
Exactly Trainman. The fiberglass campers don’t depreciate anywhere close to the rate of stick builts depreciation. Like any good tool, you get what you pay for.
Forum:
Towing, Hitching, Axles and Running Gear
07-07-2018, 09:46 AM
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69
The New Subaru Ascent as a Tow Vehicle for a 17 foot Casita
Views:
16,087
Posted By
Stevieboy
Go 6 or 8 cylinder.
Go 6 or 8 cylinder.
Forum:
General Chat
07-07-2018, 09:22 AM
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18
Use Protective Bags for Camp Chairs?
Views:
2,191
Posted By
Stevieboy
I store my chairs in the bags they came in.
I store my chairs in the bags they came in.
Forum:
General Chat
07-05-2018, 06:49 AM
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23
What percent of new RV sales are molded fiberglass trailers?
Views:
4,851
Posted By
Stevieboy
As I see it, there are three main categories of...
As I see it, there are three main categories of components for a trailer or RV.
1. The frame, wheels, bearings, axles, springs, shocks, hitch, levelers, lights, brakes.
2. The shell. Roof, walls,...
Forum:
General Chat
06-27-2018, 12:20 PM
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23
What percent of new RV sales are molded fiberglass trailers?
Views:
4,851
Posted By
Stevieboy
When I picked up my Casita from the plant in...
When I picked up my Casita from the plant in November, they said they built 16/week, up from 14/week a couple years before.
Forum:
Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners
06-16-2018, 11:58 AM
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75
2 Propane tank to 1 conversion.
Views:
14,772
Posted By
Stevieboy
Interesting Amy . I want to run my...
Interesting Amy .
I want to run my collapsible propane grill off my propane tanks so I don’t have to buy the expensive little cyllinders. Is there a there an existing thread that describes the...
Forum:
Rallies, Get-togethers, Molded Meets (Archive)
06-05-2018, 10:35 PM
Replies:
65
NY |
2018, July 20-22: NE Egg Beaters Hudson River Ramble
Views:
7,462
Posted By
Stevieboy
Eggbeater boondocker
I have a 2018 17’ Casita with solar panel I’ve not used yet. Hoping to get some help and advice from some of you experienced boondockers. Is there a hose there to fill up tank?
Forum:
General Chat
05-22-2018, 05:50 PM
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5
Spring fling in new england, a great time
Views:
1,424
Posted By
Stevieboy
Mobile Architect was there
Thanks ! First time I fired up the water heater, had a shower etc in my new Casita.
Fun. Really had no idea what to expect at a camper rally.
Steve
Forum:
General Chat
04-29-2018, 04:00 PM
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20
Books on the Road
Views:
2,378
Posted By
Stevieboy
Ya got me beat. I listen to just over 2 books per...
Ya got me beat. I listen to just over 2 books per week since 2010. You are just over 3 per week.
Forum:
Classified Archives
04-24-2018, 06:52 AM
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7
TX |
SOLD: Scamp 19' 5th Wheel
Views:
2,672
Posted By
Stevieboy
Length measurement
Is the length on a fifth wheel measure from ball to bumper?
Ie a 17’ “regular” TT only has about a 14’ box. But this 19’ scamp would have almost all 19’ feet of box.
Forum:
General Chat
04-15-2018, 09:51 AM
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20
Books on the Road
Views:
2,378
Posted By
Stevieboy
Libraries receive far more books than they can...
Libraries receive far more books than they can sell. Duplicates/triplicates and obsolete books. They recycle what can’t be sold.
And they DON’T want old National Geographics !!
Forum:
General Chat
04-14-2018, 02:36 PM
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20
Books on the Road
Views:
2,378
Posted By
Stevieboy
I used to check out the library's audiobooks on...
I used to check out the library's audiobooks on CDs. Now I only download audio books and have done so since 2013. I go through 2-3 per week. I don’t want to acquire any more possessions than I have...
Forum:
Jokes, Stories & Tall Tales
04-11-2018, 09:58 AM
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33
I've camped almost all my life
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4,126
Posted By
Stevieboy
Great stories and I’ll add mine when I get time.
Great stories and I’ll add mine when I get time.
Forum:
Modifications, Alterations and Updates
04-09-2018, 05:29 AM
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46
Rick's Boler "Tillie"
Views:
6,469
Posted By
Stevieboy
The aluminum-plastic-aluminum sandwich panel is...
The aluminum-plastic-aluminum sandwich panel is Alucobond. Or at least that was the original manufacturer. It was originally developed for cladding buildings. Comes in diff thicknesses. Beautiful...
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Towing, Hitching, Axles and Running Gear
03-21-2018, 05:27 PM
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41
TV experiences, esp. the Hyundai Sante Fe. What to look for in your TV.
Views:
6,141
Posted By
Stevieboy
Good on the 5000 # santa fe towing cap. I like...
Good on the 5000 # santa fe towing cap. I like the rear seat fold down flat and level, with only small gaps, of the Honda Pilot AWD.
Forum:
Towing, Hitching, Axles and Running Gear
03-20-2018, 05:38 PM
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41
TV experiences, esp. the Hyundai Sante Fe. What to look for in your TV.
Views:
6,141
Posted By
Stevieboy
I have a Santa Fe. Before that I had a Tuscon...
I have a Santa Fe. Before that I had a Tuscon that I loved. But the Santa Fe’s don’t have the towing capacity and hitch capacity to tow my new 17’ Casita Spirit Deluxe. I’m looking at a Honda Pilot...
Forum:
Towing, Hitching, Axles and Running Gear
03-20-2018, 11:36 AM
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41
TV experiences, esp. the Hyundai Sante Fe. What to look for in your TV.
Views:
6,141
Posted By
Stevieboy
Santa Fe doesn’t have a V8
Santa Fe doesn’t have a V8
Forum:
Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators
03-20-2018, 06:57 AM
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39
Does anyone have a GFCI outlet at the Kitchen Sink?
Views:
3,797
Posted By
Stevieboy
I agree. Remove outlet from box. Install GFI...
I agree. Remove outlet from box. Install GFI outlet in box.
Forum:
Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators
03-19-2018, 05:19 PM
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39
Does anyone have a GFCI outlet at the Kitchen Sink?
Views:
3,797
Posted By
Stevieboy
You shouldn’t have to go outside or anywhere else...
You shouldn’t have to go outside or anywhere else to reset a “blown” outlet, whether allowed by code or not.
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