Higher Prices Coming

Devi said:
Also, my understanding is that one of the ways to create electricity is through the use of coal.
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Yep, you've got that right. Especially in the middle of the U.S. The electric utility I used to work for uses coal as their main fuel. They are working on more solar and wind power generation but coal is simply the most dependable, reliable fuel source. And the cheapest. There is a cost for solar and wind generation.
 

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AnnieA said:
Oh, I'd love to go back to Mendocino now that I have the van! My profile pic was taken there.

From what I've read, people with RV problems on the road find people to be very helpful.

Back to the thread topic.... A lot of people bought RVs and campers over the past two years in order to vacation safely in the pandemic which drove RV prices sky high. With inflation increasing and the end of the pandemic, my guess is that many will start selling. A used RV is a smart choice if you hire an inspector to check it out before you buy
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Whenever we're on the road, we always try to help fellow rv'ers. Last time, it was the BLM spot in Havasu. Poor guy needed repairs on his van. Seems like we always travel with enough stuff to rebuild or repair most anything while on the road. We live by the "always play it forward" code. :)

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squatting dog said:
Whenever we're on the road, we always try to help fellow rv'ers. Last time, it was the BLM spot in Havasu. Poor guy needed repairs on his van. Seems like we always travel with enough stuff to rebuild or repair most anything while on the road. We live by the "always play it forward" code. :)

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I'm about finished with my repair/replace purchases. I figure if something breaks on a trip and I have the part, some nice guy like you might be able to install it! :D A replacement pump for the shower and the gray tank is one of the first purchases I made. Since Winnebago has to fit things where they'll go in a Class B, the shower (wet bath) has a pump to transfer water from the shower pan to the gray tank ..then the gray tank has an exterior pump at the sewer dump outlet and there's no way to empty the gray tank if that pump goes out. Thankfully, Winnebago did use the same pump for draining both the shower and the gray tank and the replacement pump travels with me! I also carry a transfer switch box, some fuses and plumbing clamps. Last thing I need is an alternator belt that seems to be an issue with Promasters.
 
AnnieA said:
I'm about finished with my repair/replace purchases. I figure if something breaks on a trip and I have the part, some nice guy like you might be able to install it! :D A replacement pump for the shower and the gray tank is one of the first purchases I made. Since Winnebago has to fit things where they'll go in a Class B, the shower (wet bath) has a pump to transfer water from the shower pan to the gray tank ..then the gray tank has an exterior pump at the sewer dump outlet and there's no way to empty the gray tank if that pump goes out. Thankfully, Winnebago did use the same pump for draining both the shower and the gray tank and the replacement pump travels with me! I also carry a transfer switch box, some fuses and plumbing clamps. Last thing I need is an alternator belt that seems to be an issue with Promasters.
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Interesting that your gray and sewer tanks require a pump. Our used water goes into their designated tanks via gravity and empty the same way. Gray water (shower and bathroom sink), black water (toilet) and galley (kitchen sink) tanks require no pumps to fill or empty.

Our RV underbelly is loaded with just-in-case spare parts for ourselves and others. It seems to be the RV way! ❤️
 
StarSong said:
Interesting that your gray and sewer tanks require a pump. Our used water goes into their designated tanks via gravity and empty the same way. Gray water (shower and bathroom sink), black water (toilet) and galley (kitchen sink) tanks require no pumps to fill or empty.
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The pumps are due to its being a Class B. RV companies purchase cargo vans, then have to fit all the RV components into a super small space. They can go a few inches underneath the floor of the vans but that's all. The wet bath is on the other side of the van from the gray tank so needs a shower drain pump. I'm not sure why the pump is needed to empty the gray tank but that going out is my biggest worry since the Class B tanks are really small.
 
I had to look up Winnebago wet bath to learn what that is.

Do you use the wet bath only when boondocking or staying at campsites without showering facilities? The wet bath setup doesn't seem the most ideal situation but would be a lot better than nothing.
 
StarSong said:
I had to look up Winnebago wet bath to learn what that is.

Do you use the wet bath only when boondocking or staying at campsites without showering facilities? The wet bath setup doesn't seem the most ideal situation but would be a lot better than nothing.
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I use it all the time since I bought it Dec 2020. May start using campground facilities now that Covid is waning. I made a "Caravan RV" thread in the Travel forum and put a video of the bath in that thread.

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Harry Le Hermit said:
Not a big deal, but the national average for gasoline is almost certainly going to punch through the 2008 record highs and might be 60¢ a gallon higher than current... within in a month.
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That was on March 2nd and it is already 60¢ higher. Bad news is another 40¢ is on the way.
 

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