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    The best internet and cell phone coverage?

    Yes it is the pcsrefurbished. I forgot that certain hotspots are better than others. I have the alcatel. It works great 5 things at once signal is 2 of 3 bars here in sticks. Our daughter has it and had a coolpad and it was slower and she lives in town with 3 bars. She switched to an alcatel and...
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    The best internet and cell phone coverage?

    For a Hotspot only, PCSforthepeople is the best option if you earn under a certian amount a year. I have had one for 3 years and love it. It is real unlimited no caps. Its 15.00 a month or pay by year is a little cheaper. It will not get signal everywhere but gets pretty close to it. I live...
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    Bread machine

    We use one all the time traveling. Ran off of the solar. Mainly used for plain white bread. made half of a cake mix, banana bread, and Hawaiian bread, in it from time to time. At home we use one every other day. The bread machines are so cheap at thrift stores . About five to ten dollars...
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    Tow capacity of Ford E350

    I have used both pick ups and vans to tow our 26 ft 6000lb travel trailer. The e350 van tows it fine. The e250 diesel pick up does not even know it is back there. I have towed a 11,000 lb trailer with the van from job to storage in Albuquerque and I was never so glad to get something unhooked...
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    what the forum has done/meant to me

    My wife and I started traveling in 2007. We had a van or travel trailer or both at times. This site helped a lot for things we needed to learn or know. It really was and is a great site for info. So many things we wondered but did not ask were always being discussed on forums. it is still...
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    Out of the van, into a house — temporarily

    After 12 years of  running around out west we have had to come back east for a year or two. I really miss the sunsets and dry weather more than anything.  Every time I open the van door the dog jumps in and sits in her spot. I think she misses it more than me. Thankful for everyday we had out...
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    Ford 6.8L V10 engine opinions?

    I have a 1998 E350 with over 230k miles.  Must have got one of the good V-10's . Has never left me anywhere and only repairs have been  1 coil .  I wont part with it.   Power seems fine to me. Pulls whatever is behind it. Gas mileage is not the best but for what it does I love it.
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    $10 for package delivery to UPS Store?

    We were in Albuquerque and needed 3 packages shipped to a UPS store. The charge was 5.00 a box. I understand that most UPS stores are independent dealers and need to pay the rent. Thought it was a little high, but then they did keep them for me and it was only 2 miles from where we were at.
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    My LEO encounter that just happened

    We were camping down by Tombstone and came back through southern border of New Mexico heading towards Lordsburg. We had went down a few side roads looking for future camping spots. On the way back up a Border Patrol truck was going the other way and made a uturn and followed us. About 15 miles...
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    Travel Trailer Quality Differences

    We have 2006 23 foot hornet not counting tongue. Bought it new with hail damage on 2 sides.  We have full timed in it since new except one year. Cant complain about it at all. Only thing so far is a leak at slide that rotted floor ( took it back east for a year) other than that its been a great...
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    Adapting to the heat

    The dog and me are out on the west east side of  Deming on a few ranchettes right now. Temp is 95 with 30 % humidity. wind is 5-10 mph. Have a tarp up for shade . Its not bad but we are not getting any work done. Just sitting in the shade. If it does get really hot we can put the 5000 btu air...
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    PCs for People Hotspots

    We have PCS ,it works fine in most locations. Using it now in southern New Mexico. In Indiana we were in a dead zone but so was our Verizon. I cannot complain about it at all. just as fast as the 5 dollar 3G we had until yesterday. We paid for the whole year upfront. From time to time they will...
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    BUYING LAND

    What DannyB said. We own 10 different 1/2 acre lots in Demming Ranchettes. We can camp on them for less than 30 days without a permit .  30 days or more and you are out of luck if you do not have water and sewer and electric on site first. Then it is only for a max of 240 days in a RV. We do use...
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    Gil's National Forest

    Yeah, its amazing. We camp up there a lot around FR 150 area and have seen 3 of them pass within a football field from us.  every time they just keep going. I guess if you do what the rangers ask and keep it locked up they just pass by. But then we never take bacon or sausage when we go up into...
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    Gil's National Forest

    Check with forest service if camping in southern part. They closed a big area looking for a bear that ripped open a tent and hurt a guy.
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    Need Laptop Internet Access On Road & Home

    My daughter lives in southern Indiana and needed unlimited internet. I found a company called PCs for the people and it is a low income internet provider. It is on the sprint network. If you make under 24,000 single or 32,000 for two you qualify. All I had to do was send a photo id and last year...
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    Headed towards New Mexico on March 3

    My wife and I bought a New Mexico Park pass last year. I think it was 225.00. We started at Ute lake off of I-40 and worked our way south towards Carlsbad. After that we went over to I-25 and up and down that way. Right now we are in the Deming area. We really have had a great time and every...
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    Dropping a small trailer and scouting around

    We Have a TT that we take with us. It is pulled by an E-350 van. The van is set up for camping also. When we are not working somewhere we leave it at a campground that has storage if we want to go out in just the van to get to places far off the road. Last place was a campground in Deming Nm...
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    Bear safety?

    We just returned from camping up in Gila Forest above Silver City. We seen one bear cub from a distance. Other than that, all the times we go up there we have seen plenty of reminders of bears being around but have never seen one close by. We left Friday before all the people got into the forest...
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    Pressure Cookers

    We use ours all the time. Potatoes are quick Beans are quick and even tough cuts of meat come out great. Had 3 at the house and kept one for our travels. Some weeks we use it 4-5 times. Apples become applesauce in 2 minutes. We can 4 jars in it if we find something we like fresh and on sale...
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