Comments for blog.rv.net http://blog.rv.net The Official Blog of the Open Road for RVers by RVers Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:49:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Different Paths by Joyce Crump http://blog.rv.net/2008/10/10/different-paths/#comment-51458 Joyce Crump Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:08:52 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/2008/10/10/different-paths/#comment-51458 Hello Diane, We have been avid RVers for years ??40+ and enjoy every outing to this day. We presently caretake my mother-in-law (also 87) and would do nothing less. We have been confined for two years but still plan on getting back out when circumstances permit. She doesn"t want to travel although she went with us a lot before taking 6 years to "Help" her older brother. He went to his reward two years ago and she sat down in his recliner and watched the world pass by the living room window. She quickly decided she did not like being alone and came back to live with us. We were and ARE delighted and so relieved to have her back where she "belongs". It is not always easy but so rewarding. I commend you both for the decision you have made. I know Caldwell, Idaho and have visited there many times and also the surrounding area. I lived in Spokane, Wa. for 5 years and can just see the country in my mind's eye right now. I absolutely LOVE the Pacific Northwest and sincerely hope you will enjoy it as much as I did. I know you will be very busy getting settled, if you find a minute I'd like to hear how you like the area. You know one of those rare moments when you are wondering what to do with you next? Also, Pendleton Mills are within easy driving distance (Pendleton, Oregon) and they had an outlet when I was there. God Bless you and your family. I will think of you often. Hello Diane, We have been avid RVers for years ??40+ and enjoy every outing to this day. We presently caretake my mother-in-law (also 87) and would do nothing less. We have been confined for two years but still plan on getting back out when circumstances permit. She doesn”t want to travel although she went with us a lot before taking 6 years to “Help” her older brother. He went to his reward two years ago and she sat down in his recliner and watched the world pass by the living room window. She quickly decided she did not like being alone and came back to live with us. We were and ARE delighted and so relieved to have her back where she “belongs”. It is not always easy but so rewarding. I commend you both for the decision you have made. I know Caldwell, Idaho and have visited there many times and also the surrounding area. I lived in Spokane, Wa. for 5 years and can just see the country in my mind’s eye right now. I absolutely LOVE the Pacific Northwest and sincerely hope you will enjoy it as much as I did. I know you will be very busy getting settled, if you find a minute I’d like to hear how you like the area. You know one of those rare moments when you are wondering what to do with you next? Also, Pendleton Mills are within easy driving distance (Pendleton, Oregon) and they had an outlet when I was there. God Bless you and your family. I will think of you often.

]]> Comment on Different Paths by Richard Shea http://blog.rv.net/2008/10/10/different-paths/#comment-51439 Richard Shea Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:14:45 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/2008/10/10/different-paths/#comment-51439 In refernece to Jerry Shea, just wondering if you had any relatives in Texas? In refernece to Jerry Shea, just wondering if you had any relatives in Texas?

]]> Comment on Macro Photography by Photographing Backyard “Wildlife” http://blog.rv.net/2008/07/19/macro-photography/#comment-51438 Photographing Backyard “Wildlife” Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:00:23 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/?p=1701#comment-51438 [...] cameras have macro capabilities.  If you have a DSLR, you will need to purchase a macro lens.  I have an earlier post on shooting macros. In either case, there are many subjects waiting for you. Some of these samples of macros taken [...] [...] cameras have macro capabilities.  If you have a DSLR, you will need to purchase a macro lens.  I have an earlier post on shooting macros. In either case, there are many subjects waiting for you. Some of these samples of macros taken [...]

]]> Comment on Saving Money–The Wrong Way by Robert http://blog.rv.net/2008/10/06/saving-money-the-wrong-way/#comment-51432 Robert Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:52:39 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/?p=2647#comment-51432 Thank you all for the great comments. It is hard to put a price on safety. With the fuel price coming down we all want to travel more. Let's be careful if we are pushing our vehicles and components near their maximum Gross Vehicle limits. God bless you, Robert Thank you all for the great comments. It is hard to put a price on safety. With the fuel price coming down we all want to travel more. Let’s be careful if we are pushing our vehicles and components near their maximum Gross Vehicle limits.
God bless you, Robert

]]> Comment on Outrageous Gas Prices, RVs, and Redwood Trees by Sean Michael http://blog.rv.net/2008/04/29/outrageous-gas-prices-rvs-and-redwood-trees/#comment-51411 Sean Michael Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:14:04 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/2008/04/29/outrageous-gas-prices-rvs-and-redwood-trees/#comment-51411 Jim, I agree.. If you do the math, an RV trip is less expensive than flying & staying in hotels (and eating most meals in restaurants). And you make a good point about everyone hauling around too much stuff! Just earlier today, I mentioned to my wife that "we should get rid of half the stuff in our cabinets" to free up some storage space. It's reality that we end up using about HALF of what we pack... Jim, I agree.. If you do the math, an RV trip is less expensive than flying & staying in hotels (and eating most meals in restaurants).

And you make a good point about everyone hauling around too much stuff! Just earlier today, I mentioned to my wife that “we should get rid of half the stuff in our cabinets” to free up some storage space. It’s reality that we end up using about HALF of what we pack…

]]> Comment on Blowing All Your Money in Canada by Mark and Lavern Bonds http://blog.rv.net/2008/07/08/blowing-all-your-money-in-canada/#comment-51402 Mark and Lavern Bonds Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:37:51 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/?p=1829#comment-51402 Hey Guys, We are the new managers at the Fort WIlderness Campground In Cherokee NC. (Actually Whittier NC) only 4 miles out of Cherokee from the reservation and the gorgeous Smoky Mountains. We are in a wonderful secluded area with over 100 sites in the valley of the mountains. We are a year round park and can handle up to 40-45 ft rigs. We have all the amenities the campers would ever want. We take all the discount club members cards for more reasonable camping for a longer stay. We are only 5 minutes from the cherokee reservation, 45 min. - 1 hour from Gatlinburg & Pidgeon Forge. We are 10 min. from the Bryson Train ride which is gorgeous going thru the mountains. We would love to know how to get many of the groups that travel together to come stay with us. We are open all year round. We know there are many Canadians that travel with a Wagon Master leader that takes the groups on tours thru the states. We would love to be on a tour stop for any of the camping groups that come out east. This campground has been one of the best kept secrets for several years. My wife and I are so excited to be here and are really looking forward to getting the word out. We are currently building a brand new website which will be fantastic. The old one hasn't been updated for four years and was just thrown together. Feel free to get some what of a look at the campground on www.FortWildernessCampground.net . Or you can call my wife or I @ (828) 497-9331 and we will be glad to let you know about us. Hey guys, Please help us get the news out about our campground. Thanks Mark and Lavern (828) 497-9331. Hey Guys, We are the new managers at the Fort WIlderness Campground In Cherokee NC. (Actually Whittier NC) only 4 miles out of Cherokee from the reservation and the gorgeous Smoky Mountains. We are in a wonderful secluded area with over 100 sites in the valley of the mountains. We are a year round park and can handle up to 40-45 ft rigs. We have all the amenities the campers would ever want. We take all the discount club members cards for more reasonable camping for a longer stay. We are only 5 minutes from the cherokee reservation, 45 min. - 1 hour from Gatlinburg & Pidgeon Forge. We are 10 min. from the Bryson Train ride which is gorgeous going thru the mountains.

We would love to know how to get many of the groups that travel together to come stay with us. We are open all year round. We know there are many Canadians that travel with a Wagon Master leader that takes the groups on tours thru the states. We would love to be on a tour stop for any of the camping groups that come out east. This campground has been one of the best kept secrets for several years. My wife and I are so excited to be here and are really looking forward to getting the word out. We are currently building a brand new website which will be fantastic. The old one hasn’t been updated for four years and was just thrown together. Feel free to get some what of a look at the campground on http://www.FortWildernessCampground.net . Or you can call my wife or I @ (828) 497-9331 and we will be glad to let you know about us. Hey guys, Please help us get the news out about our campground.

Thanks Mark and Lavern (828) 497-9331.

]]> Comment on Why Drillers Love the DRILL, DRILL, DRILL Mantra by Ken Armstrong http://blog.rv.net/2008/10/04/why-drillers-love-the-drill-drill-drill-mantra/#comment-51397 Ken Armstrong Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:17:21 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/?p=2613#comment-51397 Sorry Bob, my mistake. I thought that if I stuck to facts we could have a dialog. I can't (won't) compete with broad unsubstianted statements and personal attacks. That was a very politically biased response you gave. We get enough of that on the news lately. How about getting back to sharing information pertinent to RVs? Sorry Bob, my mistake. I thought that if I stuck to facts we could have a dialog. I can’t (won’t) compete with broad unsubstianted statements and personal attacks.

That was a very politically biased response you gave. We get enough of that on the news lately. How about getting back to sharing information pertinent to RVs?

]]> Comment on Outrageous Gas Prices, RVs, and Redwood Trees by Jim Martin http://blog.rv.net/2008/04/29/outrageous-gas-prices-rvs-and-redwood-trees/#comment-51390 Jim Martin Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:57:45 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/2008/04/29/outrageous-gas-prices-rvs-and-redwood-trees/#comment-51390 There are several ways to look at the costs of RVing. Yes, it's expensive, but what isn't these days? A trip to Europe for one or two weeks use to cost between $1200 and $2000 for one person, this is doing your own scheduling and booking. But I wouldn't go now with what is going on over there. I agree with Farmhand about it not being unreasonable. Is an expensive dinner unreasonable if the less expensive selection is garbage? I don't mind paying a little more if it is better. And there are RVers who can't dine out due to special diets, which require cooking at home. Simple meals like fish and steamed veggies can be prepared quickly and made special when you invite guests. The day's catch! One thing I read here earlier, a blog poster said he owns an RV parking space in a California RV park but rarely uses it. One wonders if RVers could start a trend, trading the use-of-space, with other RVers? Since they are in campgrounds. Downsizing is the trend in homes and RVs will follow suit quickly, smaller trailers will start taking the spotlight and the first manufacturer with a truly small motohome will get the lion's share. It is no longer what you can take along, but what you can do without and still have a great time. On trips to Europe I took one carry-on bag with clothes for two weeks. Mixing and matching was the trick. Lean to pack! You don't need half of what you are dragging around. I'll bet you wear the same clothes every time you hit the road! There are several ways to look at the costs of RVing. Yes, it’s expensive, but what isn’t these days? A trip to Europe for one or two weeks use to cost between $1200 and $2000 for one person, this is doing your own scheduling and booking. But I wouldn’t go now with what is going on over there. I agree with Farmhand about it not being unreasonable. Is an expensive dinner unreasonable if the less expensive selection is garbage?

I don’t mind paying a little more if it is better. And there are RVers who can’t dine out due to special diets, which require cooking at home. Simple meals like fish and steamed veggies can be prepared quickly and made special when you invite guests. The day’s catch!

One thing I read here earlier, a blog poster said he owns an RV parking space in a California RV park but rarely uses it. One wonders if RVers could start a trend, trading the use-of-space, with other RVers? Since they are in campgrounds.

Downsizing is the trend in homes and RVs will follow suit quickly, smaller trailers will start taking the spotlight and the first manufacturer with a truly small motohome will get the lion’s share. It is no longer what you can take along, but what you can do without and still have a great time.

On trips to Europe I took one carry-on bag with clothes for two weeks. Mixing and matching was the trick. Lean to pack! You don’t need half of what you are dragging around. I’ll bet you wear the same clothes every time you hit the road!

]]> Comment on Why Drillers Love the DRILL, DRILL, DRILL Mantra by Bob Difley http://blog.rv.net/2008/10/04/why-drillers-love-the-drill-drill-drill-mantra/#comment-51380 Bob Difley Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:40:41 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/?p=2613#comment-51380 Ken - Yes, BP is in the solar business. In fact, they are one of the four largest producers of solar panels in the world. That's smart business. It's also hedging their bets--oil is still their big profit-maker. (The grand total of alternative energy spending in America is minescule compared to oil). Exxon Mobil also is dabbling with alternative energy as I'm sure all the other oil companies are also. They know that if the right congress gets elected and the right president enters the White House, the tide could turn for big oil with big subsidies and tax breaks for clean energy development--and they want to be in place to receive some of them, especially for the infrastructure (over 170,000 gas stations in the US) they already have that could dispense battery charging for electric vehicles. While this administration has continually supported subsidies for big oil it has on the other hand refused to grant subsidies for the development of alternative energy, which has kept oil profits in the stratosphere, produced global warming from the burning of gasoline, and kept clean energy as a second rate resource. Not only that, but Big Oil spent a reported $100 million dollars in 2007 to defeat California's Proposition 89, an initiative to establish a $4 billion Clean Alternative Energy Program to reduce California's oil and gasoline consumption by 25% through incentives for alternative energy, education, and training. The intentionally mis-leading advertising campaign told voters that the bill would cause prices to go up at the pump. The proposition was defeated and the price of gasoline has gone up every since. There are lots of examples, like this one, of how big oil has sought to defeat the development of alternative energy and discourage the government from granting subsidies or tax breaks for clean energy developers. And you Ken, need to read other sources of information about the oil industry and clean energy, not just those sources that support your views. Ken - Yes, BP is in the solar business. In fact, they are one of the four largest producers of solar panels in the world. That’s smart business. It’s also hedging their bets–oil is still their big profit-maker. (The grand total of alternative energy spending in America is minescule compared to oil). Exxon Mobil also is dabbling with alternative energy as I’m sure all the other oil companies are also. They know that if the right congress gets elected and the right president enters the White House, the tide could turn for big oil with big subsidies and tax breaks for clean energy development–and they want to be in place to receive some of them, especially for the infrastructure (over 170,000 gas stations in the US) they already have that could dispense battery charging for electric vehicles. While this administration has continually supported subsidies for big oil it has on the other hand refused to grant subsidies for the development of alternative energy, which has kept oil profits in the stratosphere, produced global warming from the burning of gasoline, and kept clean energy as a second rate resource. Not only that, but Big Oil spent a reported $100 million dollars in 2007 to defeat California’s Proposition 89, an initiative to establish a $4 billion Clean Alternative Energy Program to reduce California’s oil and gasoline consumption by 25% through incentives for alternative energy, education, and training. The intentionally mis-leading advertising campaign told voters that the bill would cause prices to go up at the pump. The proposition was defeated and the price of gasoline has gone up every since. There are lots of examples, like this one, of how big oil has sought to defeat the development of alternative energy and discourage the government from granting subsidies or tax breaks for clean energy developers. And you Ken, need to read other sources of information about the oil industry and clean energy, not just those sources that support your views.

]]> Comment on Different Paths by John & Ellen http://blog.rv.net/2008/10/10/different-paths/#comment-51376 John & Ellen Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:16:48 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/2008/10/10/different-paths/#comment-51376 Hey people, Im happy for those of you that can go across our beautyful country and enjoy. When we bought our RV, we were told that it wasn't built to live in full time. It is fully self contained , has two pop outs and has everything a person needs. Its a condor R vision, and we love it. It's beautyful. Now the question. Why do you suppose they said it wasn't meant to live in full time ? I figure if you dump the waste often, do the upkeep, and make sure things are in proper working order, why can't we live in it ? Nice read all the informative information. Thanks to everyone. John Hey people, Im happy for those of you that can go across our beautyful country and enjoy. When we bought our RV, we were told that it wasn’t built to live in full time. It is fully self contained , has two pop outs and has everything a person needs. Its a condor R vision, and we love it. It’s beautyful. Now the question. Why do you suppose they said it wasn’t meant to live in full time ? I figure if you dump the waste often, do the upkeep, and make sure things are in proper working order, why can’t we live in it ?

Nice read all the informative information. Thanks to everyone. John

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