Be careful out there.

MrNoodly · May 24, 2013

A reminder to keep your fuel and electrical systems maintained.

Willy · May 24, 2013

 There's an ol' geezer I hang out with that prefers to use candles for light in his camper and heat with the tsove. He'll have the candle stuck in the top of a beer bottle and proceed to get stumblin' drunk and pass out. He won't listen to reason, warned him, even though I've personally known people who've had their rig destroyed by doing so (drunk or not). I advised him to at least use something low 'n squat, like a Grand Marnier bottle, but I suppose that age doesn't necessarily confer wisdom. ..Willy.

James AKA Lynx · May 24, 2013

I wonder how good his insurance is. There are very few van fires compared to car and house fires. Not cooking or open flames inside is most of it. James AKA Lynx

rokguy · May 24, 2013

Yeh, From that picture it looks as though the fire source was in the engine bay.

Guest · May 30, 2013

I don't suggest owning an old motorhome, especially if you don't know how to maintain it properly, and you don't know if any modifications were done to it by previous owners who did low standard repairs. I knew a lady who bought one of these old motorhomes and while she was buying groceries one day an electrical problem occurred in her rig and the whole thing burnt to a crisp, but worse than that she had 3 cats inside that perished.

Salida Scarlett · May 30, 2013

Oh gosh! That's stuff you hate to read <img src="/images/boards/smilies/bawl.gif" class="emoticon bbc_img">Trouble is, I may have to buy a somewhat older Motor home. What else can I do, can't afford a new rig. Maybe I can have the electric checked out when I buy. I have 2 older man cats I can't bear to leave. They'd freak out and I'd never get over the guilt, but I sure don't want anything bad to happen to them.