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05-19-2012, 06:20 AM
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Join Date: May 2012
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New to everything
Well if you not guess I am probably one of the younger people here. Lets put it this way I just turned 30 In Jan, my wife is younger than me and I have 7 and 4 year old.
I purchased my grandparents RV after my grandfather passed away this last Jan as my grandmother can't drive it. So I am learning as I got. I do have a decent mechanical ability as I am Active Duty Air Force working on Combat Search and Rescue Helicopters.
The RV is a 1995 Safari Sahara, and God rest my grandfather but as his health declined so did his quality of repairs. The first Issue I noticed was the wiper wash system was not really spraying but more or less dribbling, After $25 and 8 differant RV dealerships/part stors/auto stores I finally got the Dyna Wet Arm system componets needed to repair it.
As I am going through this RV I am finding more and more things that need repaired or don't work. It has 188K miles on it so it has been well used, lucky for me the Eng and Trans are in great condition, minus the muffler system. I guess I will go ahead and get a post up about my next task and see if someone can help me out. I guess I won't let this be to long winded. Thank you in advance for help everyone is going to giving me.
~Rob
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05-19-2012, 06:27 AM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Michigan
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Howdy and  Glad you joined us and hope you find the information you may need down the road from the many fine people here. Hope all goes well and enjoy all your future adventures. Be safe and Happy Motoring!! 
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04 NEWMAR MACA 3778 W22 / 05 PT Vert
Michigan (Summer) Michigan (Winter For Now)
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05-19-2012, 06:39 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: May 2012
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Howdy and Glad you joined us and hope you find the information you may need down the road from the many fine people here. Hope all goes well and enjoy all your future adventures. Be safe and Happy Motoring!! |
Thank you I appreciate it, it seems like there are a lot of great people here who are willing to share their knowledge and help others.
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05-19-2012, 07:32 AM
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Winnebago Owners Club Appalachian Campers Coastal Campers Carolina Campers
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: North Carolina
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Hi Rob, welcome to IRV2 and Thank You for your service to our country. Good Luck fixing up your MH. You and your family will have many great adventures with it and fond memories of your Grandfather as well. Hope you can get out and enjoy soon.
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Raisin our mixed hound and BooBoo our cat.
2004 Itasca Suncruiser 
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05-19-2012, 11:00 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Florida, USA
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Welcome to the forum and happy travels,
Van.
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My website describes the conversion of my Dodge B-250 van into a small RV. I deal with a lot of woodworking, but hope to be quite specific on solar as well.
cargovanconversion.com
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05-20-2012, 06:08 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: In a lawnchair
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Howdy and welcome. 
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05-20-2012, 08:41 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Stone Mountain, GA
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Hey Rob, Put a rotor on that thing and you will be the talk of any rally you attend. 
Welcome to the board.
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05-20-2012, 09:51 PM
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Senior Member
National RV Owners Club Pond Piggies Club
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 1,320
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Hello and welcome to iRV2.
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2014 Gulf Stream Conquest Lite Model 218MB
2013 Chevy Traverse LT
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05-24-2012, 08:26 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: May 2012
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Thank you all for the warm welcome. Looks like I will be putting it through it's first real test here in a couple more months. I am PCSing from Nellis AFB to Tinker AFB. For thsoe of you not partial to military lingo a PCS is a Permanant Change of Station. Basicly I am moving from Las Vegas, NV to Okalhoma City Area and will be living out of my RV for about a month and a half as my Houshold goods get shipped by the military from one place to the othere.
Anyone got any checklist that they use to make sure the rig is good to go prior to leaving?
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05-24-2012, 08:37 PM
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Senior Member
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 2,283
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Try this thread. http://www.irv2.com/forums/f258/check-lists-120214.html. Hope your PCS goes smooth and thanks for your Service to our Country!
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Ret. AF & RVM77
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05-25-2012, 06:40 PM
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Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
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Wow! Woopee! A young guy RVing. This is wonderful. First off, everything in a RV is either broken or on the way to being broken, so don't get discouraged in any way. Thanks very much for your service. I am a veteran of the USAF. I was a LOX guy. Had a lot of fun, met a lot of great mechanics. Good luck and I hope you get to go driving with your family soon.
Bob C.
Gulf Stream 40' Jeep Wrangler toad.
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05-25-2012, 07:37 PM
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Senior Member
Oklahoma Boomers Club Fleetwood Owners Club
Join Date: Jan 2011
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Originally Posted by YoungOne
Thank you all for the warm welcome. Looks like I will be putting it through it's first real test here in a couple more months. I am PCSing from Nellis AFB to Tinker AFB. For thsoe of you not partial to military lingo a PCS is a Permanant Change of Station. Basicly I am moving from Las Vegas, NV to Okalhoma City Area and will be living out of my RV for about a month and a half as my Houshold goods get shipped by the military from one place to the othere.
Anyone got any checklist that they use to make sure the rig is good to go prior to leaving?
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Since you're moving to Oklahoma, join the Oklahoma boomers on this site. Also checkout the link below for the family campground on base. You should be able to stay there in your rig until you get housing.
http://www.militarycampgrounds.us/mi...er-afb-famcamp
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94 Pace Arrow 34 ft
25 yr Army retired 2006 
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05-25-2012, 11:04 PM
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Senior Member
Solo Rvers Club
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Cape Girardeau ,Mo
Posts: 165
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Welcome you came to the right place you will be an expert in know time.
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05-26-2012, 01:59 AM
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Senior Member
Monaco Owners Club Winnebago Owners Club
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 7,469
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Hi and
Enjoy the new MH
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US Navy Vet, Liberty Tree Member of Oath Keepers, NRA & VFW Life Member, Alaska EMT.
2009 Safari Cheetah 40 SKQ
2009 Winnebago Chalet 231CR
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