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03-31-2012, 08:39 PM
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Junior Member
Winnebago Owners Club Nor'easters Club
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: NH
Posts: 24
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Checking in from NH
We’ve owned our 1975 Winnebago 25’ Chieftain since 2006 and my wife and I use it for trips to local racing venues (autocrosses, hillclimbs and working at NASCAR and Indy Car races at NHMS.) The longest trip we made was about 250 miles round trip. We sometimes refer to it as our steel tent since most of the time we spend in it is at night. It does make a great place to relax during breaks in the action and have fellow racers hang out with us as well. We removed the upper bunk since our kids (now 23 and 21) have no interest in staying overnight in the Winnie anymore so saves a bit of weight and it seemed to cut down on the swaying of the rig on the road since all that weight was so high up.
We removed the original orange-ish carpet from the door back to the bathroom and replaced it with stick down wood grain flooring which is certainly easier to keep clean. I plan to replace the covering on the engine cover with the movie ‘Cars’ themed carpet and probably continue the stick down flooring for the rest of the front seat area. We had the front seats recovered with a saddle vinyl since the original fabric was all ripped and they look real nice.
I finally got the 5kw Onan generator running last year after discovering the problem was simply a blown fuse…. Prior to that we hauled around a portable generator, but it wasn’t powerful enough to run the a/c, so now we can keep cool as well as dry.
Dave
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03-31-2012, 08:48 PM
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club Appalachian Campers Coastal Campers Carolina Campers
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 2,828
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Hello Dave. Glad you decide to join us. Sounds like you have it all under control, but if you run into a problem, just ask and someone will help you out. Safe travels.
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Brenda and Frank, FTers, Zebulon, NC
Raisin our mixed hound and BooBoo our cat.
2004 Itasca Suncruiser
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03-31-2012, 09:18 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: In a lawnchair
Posts: 11,993
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Howdy and welcome to the forum!
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04-01-2012, 05:27 AM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Michigan
Posts: 5,701
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Hello and  Hope you enjoy the site and sure glad you joined us. Hope you enjoy all your future travels as well. Hope to see you down the road. Be safe and Happy Motoring!!
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Steve & Sally / Hudson Our Little Pom / Heidi, Houston & HiTee Forever in our Hearts
04 NEWMAR MACA 3778 W22 / 05 PT Vert
Michigan (Summer) Michigan (Winter For Now)
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04-01-2012, 06:19 AM
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Moderator Emeritus
Nor'easters Club Fleetwood Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: NH
Posts: 5,099
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Welcome neighbor, enjoy the forum. Safe travels.
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Bruce & Nancy
FMCA F280542
2004 Bounder 35E
US Navy Vet.
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04-01-2012, 10:49 AM
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Senior Member/RVM #90
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Columbus, MS
Posts: 55,981
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Hi Dave! Welcome to IRV2! We're sure glad you joined the bunch here! Good luck & God bless! 
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Joe & Annette
Sometimes I sits and thinks, sometimes I just sits.....
2002 Monaco Windsor 40PBT, 2013 Honda CRV AWD
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04-01-2012, 05:41 PM
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Senior Member
Tiffin Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Pensacola, Florida
Posts: 5,173
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Hi Dave, welcome to the forum. Sounds like you're doing great on your remodeling. Post a few pictures?
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Travel well, travel safe,
Jim
2006 Tiffin Phaeton - 2011 Cadillac SRX
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04-01-2012, 08:29 PM
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Gainesville, FL
Posts: 109
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Welcome.  And as the saying goes, no pictures didn't happen.
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Norm, Paulette & Cookie(Jackapoo)
2012 Winnebago Journey 42E, pulling 2011 Honda CRV
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04-01-2012, 08:36 PM
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Senior Member
Nor'easters Club Workhorse Chassis Owner Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: MAINE, The way Life should be.
Posts: 1,092
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Welcome Dave, Check out the 2012 Northeasters Rally at Deer Run June 8,9,10 2012. Would be glad to have you.
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Tiffin Allegro Bus, 425 Cummins Freightliner XCR, Camp Freightliner, Acadia Denali, tow-N-4 Down, Blue-OX tow bar, TST Monitors, Seelevel II Monitors, Samsung Res Fridge, Progressive 50A-EMS, No Kids-No Pets, Full Time.
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04-02-2012, 01:45 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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Darlene
2014 Gulf Stream Conquest Lite Model 218MB
2013 Chevy Traverse LT
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04-02-2012, 07:56 PM
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Junior Member
Winnebago Owners Club Nor'easters Club
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: NH
Posts: 24
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04-03-2012, 10:09 AM
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Gainesville, FL
Posts: 109
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Norm, Paulette & Cookie(Jackapoo)
2012 Winnebago Journey 42E, pulling 2011 Honda CRV
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