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    What is the best place to buy used RV?

    The western part of the states is better to find no rust underneath because they don't have snow like in the east. (Not that a lot of RV's are driven in the snow, but a good rule of thumb). The west is also generally dryer, not as much humidity, so the units there have less chance of mold or...
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    Buying My First RV - Yikes

    Believe it or not you are in a good area to find an RV. The Bay Area is a large market and you’re not too far from other markets. The reason you’re having trouble finding much is because of the brands you have chosen. Good brands, not a lot of inventory. When I was looking, I was living in the...
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    Cheap Heating Options?

    I can't post a link yet, but if you go to Youtube and search "Stuck in South Dakota | Staying Warm With a Wood Stove", there is a couple in a school bus using a Grizzly cubic mini stove. As of today, the video is less than a week old. There are some interesting comments on the video too, like...
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    RV Surplus Yards

    No worries, just a heads up.
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    Cheap Heating Options?

    Such a key phrase, and many don't see. There is a stove called the Kimberly, which is ridiculously expensive, but is cool when you touch the sides and it burns the wood gasses too. Perfect for a small application, if it weren't so dang expensive. And you can cook on the top of it.  That's the...
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    Cheap Heating Options?

    Um, ok? Thanks for schooling me. Every application I've seen with propane produces condensation and wood stoves do not. What difference does it make that they both can be dry heat if properly vented when in most all practical applications propane produces condensation? That's rhetorical, I'm...
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    Cheap Heating Options?

    It may have a several hundred dollar up front cost, but I like the idea of a wood burning stove. Once you have it installed, you can burn what you find in the area. There are a few options out there and they vary in price. It's also a dry heat, unlike propane. Also, I've heard the military...
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    RV Surplus Yards

    Just FYI, the links in the sticky are excellent resources, but are not all salvage yards. I looked at the area I am from and therefore familiar with, and a few of the listed places are RV parts stores or even dealers and do not have a salvage yard. This is possibly true throughout the list...
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    Troubles before RTR

    I've never been. Thinking about going this year. I'm also thinking about doing it in my tent. I live in my 1993 33' Pace Arrow, but I'm static. Currently I'm having an issue with my new fridge getting too cold, like it doesn't always know when to shut off. And I'm having a power issue. My...
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    might have found my used RV...maybe

    Sounds pretty good. The only thing I would say to look for in addition is to make sure there is no delamination. If you can look down the side of the rv and it's straight with no bulges there or forming, that's a good sign. Can't speak the the type of rv, never actually heard of it, but...
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    Just thinking ahead about winter ...

    I've stayed 3 winters now in my Pace Arrow where it is often below freezing and has gotten into the teens a few times, but is mostly in the mid 20's to mid 30's. And it gets into the 40's to low 50's most days. My rig is 30 amp and plugged in to a dedicated 30 amp source. (not an extension cord...
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