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Forum: iRV2.com General Discussion 01-04-2024, 08:24 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 483
Posted By zipmart
I removed the Splendide combo from mine by...

I removed the Splendide combo from mine by myself. Removal wasn't that difficult, but it was heavy and awkward for a single person. I'd get a second person to help lift it if I did it again....
Forum: Forest River Owners Forum 11-19-2023, 11:03 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 444
Posted By zipmart
Roadmaster for both.

Roadmaster for both.
Forum: Forest River Owners Forum 11-18-2023, 07:00 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 444
Posted By zipmart
I immediately opted for front & rear heavy duty...

I immediately opted for front & rear heavy duty anti-sway bars and a steering stabilizer (purchased from etrailer.com) after taking it out on our first trip which was a gusty, windy day, with the...
Forum: Forest River Owners Forum 11-17-2023, 11:19 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 444
Posted By zipmart
I have a 2018 FR3 29DS which has BAL Accuslide...

I have a 2018 FR3 29DS which has BAL Accuslide cable driven slide-outs. Last year the main living area slide-out would not extend. After some on-line research and tearing into things, I discovered...
Forum: MH-General Discussions & Problems 08-16-2023, 08:01 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 7,462
Posted By zipmart
My MH also has the Lippert system, and has been...

My MH also has the Lippert system, and has been mentioned, only levels by constantly raising a leg to compensate. Often, it would raise the wheels completely off the ground before reaching level. I...
Forum: Just Conversation 08-14-2023, 08:00 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 2,615
Posted By zipmart
I mentioned in an earlier post about Woodford...

I mentioned in an earlier post about Woodford Reserve being my choice ever since touring the distillery. My two older sisters and their husbands, my wife and I, were visiting my youngest sister and...
Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 08-07-2023, 08:11 AM
Replies: 849
Views: 100,871
Posted By zipmart
Double YIKES!!! I never had the misfortune of...

Double YIKES!!! I never had the misfortune of having to eject after 850 hours in the A-7 and over 3000+ in various models of the A-4, but I've known several aviators through the years that did. They...
Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 08-03-2023, 08:18 AM
Replies: 849
Views: 100,871
Posted By zipmart
I was a fledgling prospective Naval Aviator in...

I was a fledgling prospective Naval Aviator in Jan. of '77 going through Basic Jet Training at NAS Kingsville, TX. We were flying T-2C Buckeyes and the syllabus had a single "spin" sortie where we...
Forum: Just Conversation 07-29-2023, 07:52 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 2,615
Posted By zipmart
Toured the Woodford Reserve Distillery several...

Toured the Woodford Reserve Distillery several years ago. Definitely worth your time if you are ever in the area. Been a Woodford fan ever since.
Forum: Class A Motorhome Discussions 07-18-2023, 09:13 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,318
Posted By zipmart
I saw a video years ago (can't find it now) where...

I saw a video years ago (can't find it now) where a long-time big rig driver recommended taking your coach to an empty parking lot and park it so that there is about a foot of space from the side of...
Forum: Toads and Motorhome Related Towing 05-11-2023, 09:16 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 7,307
Posted By zipmart
I think someone mentioned "comparing apples to...

I think someone mentioned "comparing apples to oranges". I totally agree. It boils down to personal preferences. Many years ago we started out tent camping when our boys were little. Graduated to a...
Forum: Class A Motorhome Discussions 04-19-2023, 06:42 AM
Replies: 120
Views: 11,414
Posted By zipmart
EAA Fly-in Oshkosh 1974

EAA Fly-in Oshkosh 1974
Forum: Toads and Motorhome Related Towing 01-12-2023, 05:29 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 30,338
Posted By zipmart
In post #51 of this thread, I mentioned I...

In post #51 of this thread, I mentioned I installed the disconnect myself, almost 3 years ago now. I've never had an issue with disengagement or engagement using the cable. Works as advertised.
Forum: Class A Motorhome Discussions 09-06-2022, 07:37 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 12,048
Posted By zipmart
Uh, that's not a garage, that's a showroom!

Uh, that's not a garage, that's a showroom!
Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 08-28-2022, 10:58 AM
Replies: 849
Views: 100,871
Posted By zipmart
We were participating in a NATO exercise in the...

We were participating in a NATO exercise in the North Atlantic (CVW-8 onboard USS Nimitz) in '80. One day while manning up, the Air Boss announced that British Buccaneers would be doing a low fly-by...
Forum: Gear and Product Discussions 08-10-2022, 07:21 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 9,391
Posted By zipmart
I've lost a single snap pad on three separate...

I've lost a single snap pad on three separate occasions, after traveling hundreds of miles with them on. No idea when any of them came off or why. I would notice when parked that one was missing.
Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 08-03-2022, 06:04 PM
Replies: 849
Views: 100,871
Posted By zipmart
Then LCDR Peterson was an instructor at VA-174...

Then LCDR Peterson was an instructor at VA-174 when I went through as a RAG student. Great guy! He was one of the instructors that took our class on the WEPS DET to Yuma.
Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 08-03-2022, 07:24 AM
Replies: 849
Views: 100,871
Posted By zipmart
Your experience happened to about 95% of young,...

Your experience happened to about 95% of young, inexperienced pilots in all of the service branches. Having spent my last 10 years in the Navy in the adversary business, it was fun watching the...
Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 07-30-2022, 11:46 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 369
Posted By zipmart
Attended Oshkosh the first time in 1973 when I...

Attended Oshkosh the first time in 1973 when I was in college and working part time for Rudy Frasca and Frasca Aviation (now Frasca International) when it was a small company with only 13 total...
Forum: RV Systems & Appliances 06-29-2022, 09:22 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,853
Posted By zipmart
Dometic 300 faulty seals

For the last year or so, we've had an odor problem in the bathroom. After researching and eliminating vent problems, etc. and after returning from a 2 week trip where the odor got really bad, I...
Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 05-20-2022, 06:53 AM
Replies: 484
Views: 93,267
Posted By zipmart
Yes, I remember that day. It was my introduction...

Yes, I remember that day. It was my introduction to the fact that Naval aviation is a dangerous and unforgiving avocation. I knew many aviators in VF-41, and later served with several in different...
Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 05-19-2022, 06:54 AM
Replies: 484
Views: 93,267
Posted By zipmart
I went through SERE school In Brunswick, ME in...

I went through SERE school In Brunswick, ME in OCT '77. The camp SGTMAJ then, was later the VA-35 Command Master Chief in CVW-8 when I checked in to VA-86 onboard CVN-68 in port in Naples as a lowly...
Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 04-29-2022, 01:56 PM
Replies: 849
Views: 100,871
Posted By zipmart
Yep! Foster's beer cans to be more precise.

Yep! Foster's beer cans to be more precise.
Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 04-29-2022, 09:34 AM
Replies: 849
Views: 100,871
Posted By zipmart
High drag was the Mk-106. Dropped many of them...

High drag was the Mk-106. Dropped many of them also, usually at the Pinecastle Target Range in central Florida. I did work the Avon Park range once with a ground FAC. Lots of fun.
Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 04-29-2022, 06:40 AM
Replies: 849
Views: 100,871
Posted By zipmart
I got winged in '76 and flew A-7's from then...

I got winged in '76 and flew A-7's from then until '80 on the east coast. The Zuni's were pretty much history then. Even the 2.75's were used rarely at sea. I did get to fire a tube of 4 Zuni's once...
Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 04-22-2022, 06:24 AM
Replies: 849
Views: 100,871
Posted By zipmart
I seriously considered trying to get hired at...

I seriously considered trying to get hired at ATAC after retiring from Uncle Sam's Canoe Club with my last ten years there being in the adversary business and having never left the cockpit my entire...
Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 04-13-2022, 07:09 AM
Replies: 849
Views: 100,871
Posted By zipmart
I don't have any combat time, nor do I have as...

I don't have any combat time, nor do I have as much shipboard experience, but the part that I absolutely hated about carrier ops, was being on the next-to-last recovery at night. On CVN-68, the A-7's...
Forum: Class A Motorhome Discussions 04-13-2022, 06:34 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,740
Posted By zipmart
That's just the builder's version of the...

That's just the builder's version of the California Proposition 65 warning, meaning that if you venture onto the roof, fall off and injure yourself, you've been warned and they aren't liable for your...
Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 04-08-2022, 05:41 PM
Replies: 849
Views: 100,871
Posted By zipmart
Awesome video!

Awesome video!
Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 04-05-2022, 08:07 AM
Replies: 849
Views: 100,871
Posted By zipmart
Ditto! The other services never realized how easy...

Ditto! The other services never realized how easy they had it in relation to what our guys had to live with on the boat. Ordies were a different breed - they seemed to thrive on adversity.
Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 04-04-2022, 01:53 PM
Replies: 849
Views: 100,871
Posted By zipmart
Another interesting thing about that mission -...

Another interesting thing about that mission - the A-4 was basically designed as a one-way nuclear delivery aircraft - couldn't carry enough fuel to egress and get away far enough. Yet it had a...
Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 04-04-2022, 08:02 AM
Replies: 849
Views: 100,871
Posted By zipmart
When I was flying A-7's and we were doing...

When I was flying A-7's and we were doing work-ups off the east coast before the start of my second cruise on CVN-68, I was the WTO/NWTO. One of our exercises involved the whole loading and launch...
Forum: Class A Motorhome Discussions 03-21-2022, 10:03 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,488
Posted By zipmart
We live in TX and our son & family live in Pagosa...

We live in TX and our son & family live in Pagosa Springs. We've driven the pass both ways numerous times in my 30' gas-powered Class A on an F53 chassis towing a Toyota Tacoma TOAD. I always use Tow...
Forum: Just Conversation 03-09-2022, 09:09 AM
Replies: 863
Views: 151,187
Posted By zipmart
Nice thread resurrection. I hadn't seen this one...

Nice thread resurrection. I hadn't seen this one til today.



I was flying for an airline on a flight from Chicago to Boston. One of the flight attendants called on the intercom stating that one...
Forum: RV Systems & Appliances 03-05-2022, 08:37 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 587
Posted By zipmart
After another instance where my surge protector...

After another instance where my surge protector started indicating "L1 & GND REVERSED" intermittently, I went ahead and ordered the Progressive Industries EMS-HW50C. It arrived 3 days ago. Reading...
Forum: Toads and Motorhome Related Towing 03-01-2022, 07:01 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 30,338
Posted By zipmart
I installed a Superior Driveline Disconnect on my...

I installed a Superior Driveline Disconnect on my 2002 Tacoma 4WD 2 years ago. Not that difficult to do yourself and still works great.
Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 02-28-2022, 08:38 AM
Replies: 849
Views: 100,871
Posted By zipmart
I met Chesh when I was instructing down the hall...

I met Chesh when I was instructing down the hall at VT-22 in Kingsville when he was doing the same at VT-21. I'd visited his website many years ago and had corresponded with him. In his description...
Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 02-02-2022, 06:49 PM
Replies: 849
Views: 100,871
Posted By zipmart
The wives who faithfully stayed behind with kids...

The wives who faithfully stayed behind with kids are saints! My wife has endured me and my shenanigans for 43 years. She was responsible for the successful raising of our 3 boys. We only had our...
Forum: Thor Industries Owner's Forum 02-02-2022, 12:59 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 412
Posted By zipmart
Found the drain underneath the bed.

Found the drain underneath the bed.
Forum: Thor Industries Owner's Forum 02-02-2022, 04:11 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 412
Posted By zipmart
Low point drain 2020 Four Winds FC28Z-20

Trying to help a widow friend prepare for the cold coming to the D-FW area later today. She and her sister own a 2020 Four Winds FC28Z-20 motor home. I have a Class A MH and there is a world of...
Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 02-01-2022, 08:36 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 517
Posted By zipmart
I totally understand the difference in feelings...

I totally understand the difference in feelings about military service. There are so many variables as to when, why, and how you served. In my case, I was able to choose (somewhat) how I served and...
Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 02-01-2022, 08:28 AM
Replies: 849
Views: 100,871
Posted By zipmart
FL420, that was excellent insight into the...

FL420, that was excellent insight into the origins of TG & Red Flag for those who have never heard about how it all started. When TOP GUN (the movie) premiered, a bunch of us at VC-12 (TARS & SELRES...
Forum: Gear and Product Discussions 01-28-2022, 08:11 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 4,728
Posted By zipmart
Through the years, there have been numerous times...

Through the years, there have been numerous times working on my cars, house, & RV when I had wished I had one of these. Yesterday after reading this thread, I pulled the trigger and ordered this one...
Forum: RV Systems & Appliances 01-22-2022, 09:59 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 587
Posted By zipmart
Update - went to the unit this morning with my...

Update - went to the unit this morning with my voltmeter to further troubleshoot the problem. LED lights were all green, no faults indicated. I hadn't done anything or touched anything. So I'm...
Forum: RV Systems & Appliances 01-20-2022, 02:46 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 587
Posted By zipmart
Faulty Surge Guard?

I have a 2018 Forest River FR3 29DS MH which is currently at an outdoor, covered storage facility with 30a service about a mile from my house. The MH is equipped for 50a service and is plugged into...
Forum: Class A Motorhome Discussions 01-02-2022, 10:30 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 14,056
Posted By zipmart
One thing I've learned in my 70+ years of...

One thing I've learned in my 70+ years of existence is that no 2 people are alike. One can ask 2 people who have just experienced the the exact same thing what it was like and receive 2 completely...
Forum: Class A Motorhome Discussions 01-02-2022, 08:41 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,586
Posted By zipmart
We live 30 miles south of Dallas and last year...

We live 30 miles south of Dallas and last year during the snowpocalypse we had our MH parked in the driveway plugged in to shore power as our youngest and his family were "living" with us til the end...
Forum: iRV2.com General Discussion 12-15-2021, 05:51 AM
Replies: 287
Views: 22,526
Posted By zipmart
Retired Naval Aviator here. Zip was my callsign....

Retired Naval Aviator here. Zip was my callsign. Martin is my last name. So....kind of like K Mart, WalMart......
Forum: Just Conversation 12-14-2021, 08:13 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,975
Posted By zipmart
I had 5 surgeries on my lower back starting in...

I had 5 surgeries on my lower back starting in 2011, last one in 2013. I can't bring anything new to the discussion but I can reinforce what others have said - no 2 people are the same - what works...
Forum: Just Conversation 11-22-2021, 07:32 AM
Replies: 74
Views: 5,356
Posted By zipmart
Grew up in Kewanee, IL and married a girl from...

Grew up in Kewanee, IL and married a girl from Mt. Morris, IL - still married 47 years later. All of my uncles were farmers so I baled a lot of hay back then, when I wasn't working my numerous part...
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