What was the last thing you bought for your RV ?

[10Boomer]

Originally Posted by ThePowells

1.25 HP waste disposal, 1 hp pump making for a macerator the Tim Taylor would be proud of. Disposal was $90 @ Costco, pump $120 @ Lowes. 1 1/2 PVC to a waste line in the basement with a 50 ft run and 4-5 ft vertical climb. There is back flow prevention at the high point of the line. Since I have to have the pump, I am going to play with laying the disposal sideways to avoid that little rise and get a better flow out of the tanks.

Powell’s you are doing Tim the Toolman proud! More power!

[IC2]

Originally Posted by ThePowells

1.25 HP waste disposal, 1 hp pump making for a macerator the Tim Taylor would be proud of. Disposal was $90 @ Costco, pump $120 @ Lowes. 1 1/2 PVC to a waste line in the basement with a 50 ft run and 4-5 ft vertical climb. There is back flow prevention at the high point of the line. Since I have to have the pump, I am going to play with laying the disposal sideways to avoid that little rise and get a better flow out of the tanks.

Take a look inside that disposer. I think you will find that the cutter is at the (usual) bottom and on the stationary part. The little centrifugally moved 'hammers'. Unless it is fully flodded with water, it probably wont work well moving waste out. These arent like a Flo-Jet macerator which is small with the actual cutter doing the moving and chopping.

Then, I might be wrong and your gadget will work great (hope so). Tim was wrong a couple times too

[mikeh2obury]

Originally Posted by ThePowells

1.25 HP waste disposal, 1 hp pump making for a macerator the Tim Taylor would be proud of. Disposal was $90 @ Costco, pump $120 @ Lowes. 1 1/2 PVC to a waste line in the basement with a 50 ft run and 4-5 ft vertical climb. There is back flow prevention at the high point of the line. Since I have to have the pump, I am going to play with laying the disposal sideways to avoid that little rise and get a better flow out of the tanks.

Gives a whole new meaning to the term “Pump it up!”

[BigBillSD]

Found a low power Ethernet switch, runs from a micro usb cable. https://amzn.to/2GkNNSQ Only 5 ports of 10/100, not gigabit like I wanted but I currently have it running in the house between all my cameras and the Blue Iris server pushing ~25 Mbps thru it from 14 cameras, 5 of the 14 are 5 MP cameras. I will run it for a week or so before swapping out my coaches existing switch.



I am still waiting on delivery of a couple more 12v to 5v converters. https://amzn.to/2X19SLK before I can install it in the coach. -Bill

[jaymiller]

A Progressive industries EMS30 with separate readout for our 2019 Rockwood 2109S

[okmunky]

Originally Posted by harleyjt

What you really need is a hungry cat!
jt

Did you notice the traveling companions listed in my signature? I can’t see us fitting in a cat and litter pan. Lily would go crazy!

[Vulcan1500]

An ADCO RV cover which turned out to be a waste of money !! Less than a year old and two tears already. I don't think the manufacturers understand what a Canadian winter is all about.

[IC2]

Originally Posted by Vulcan1500

An ADCO RV cover which turned out to be a waste of money !! Less than a year old and two tears already. I don't think the manufacturers understand what a Canadian winter is all about.

I have felt your pain - in my wallet - as well. I got 2 years (with big patches) from one and one from the second. $500+ USD wasted. They are not much more then a heavier type of Tyvex house wrap with a fuzzy liner bonded on one side

[10Boomer]

Elements cover a little better.

[Cougarkid]

New hoses for the front HWH jacks on the Class A. Had a local CAT dealer make them. Fixed a 4-year old persistent leak- bad fittings.

[BigBillSD]

As we are heading to Alaska next month I bought this Alaska Guide. https://amzn.to/2DgUS4Z
I bought the Milepost last month and as that was pretty good, but not really a guide of what to see I picked up this on. -Bill

[rarebear.nm]

Originally Posted by BigBillSD

As we are heading to Alaska next month I bought this Alaska Guide. https://amzn.to/2DgUS4Z
I bought the Milepost last month and as that was pretty good, but not really a guide of what to see I picked up this on. -Bill

We used both of those last summer and both proved good. However, Milepost only list those campgrounds that advertise in the Milepost. Church & Church's book proved to be our to go book to find many good camping sites. Each one covers slightly different geographic areas and provides different information.

My advise with the Milepost is read well ahead and highlight information you care about. Otherwise someone always has their head in the book and misses much of the wildlife and scenery. Also keep in mind that along much of the Alcan Highway there are not very many milepost to reference to, also the "mile post" signs are in Km not miles. You need to zero your trip odometer to a known point and use that. Others may have different ideas.

Most important don't try to go too fast because you can't until the frost heaves are fixed in late summer and there's much to see along the journey. Take your time and enjoy.

[bigjim1959]

A new leftover 2018 Dodge Journey SXT to ride on the dolly!

[Rolling Ragu]

My bleeding wallet... We purchased a 2011 last fall and have spent the winter doing things to get it ready for an 8k mile trip coming this summer.

Maintenance items, fluids, rubber parts, bushings, batteries, filters, wipers... Then on to the more expensive items: Carport, Set up our towed car, RVGPS, TPMS, mattress, property tax, insurance, etc.

We underestimated how much we would be doing, should have held back some funding instead of putting it all down on the initial purchase. I haven't kept track, but guessing we've spent 8-10k in the first 6 months. Our coach was in great condition and none of this was due to surprises.

On top of all of the above, a fairly expensive summer trip popped up that we sort of have to do this year. Back in the fall, when we put so much cash into the initial purchase, we told ourselves we would have an inexpensive summer to recuperate. Well, that didn't work out!