Protecting RV From High & Low Voltage, Miss-wired Pedestals & More – It Could $ave You From Replacing Anything Using Electricity in Your RV – There have been times during our decades of RVing, that we’ve encountered miss-wired power supply pedestals. A portable surge protection device can reveal any issues, the moment that you plug […]
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Our techique to combat winter season inside moisture In some of the photos here, I didn’t do anything to combat the winter camping moisture buildup that many encounter. I did this, to demostrate the challenge that is faced. When it’s cold outside, and warm inside, and with curtains closed, moisture on inside glass & other
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We put about 300 hours a year on our motorhome’s gas onboard generator. I do the generator manufacturer’s scheduled maintenance. I have replaced the 2 generator spark splugs, once, since I’ve owned this motorhome. Otherwise, I’ve replaced the air filter a few times, and done the oil and filter changes every 150 hours. The service
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Palo Duro Canyon = The Grand Canyon of Texas – VIDEO & Photos of our time at the canyon along with our RV stops from La. through Tx. During our afternoons at Palo Duro Canyon Texas State Park, Trippin’ With Tom & Teri made many videos and sent some of them to family back home
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Was it the REAL First Manned Flight BEFORE The Wright Brothers? The first time that we visited Pittsburg, Texas, the Tom’sMaHaul motorhome was in a spot at Barefoot Bay Marina & RV Resort on Lake Bob Sandlin. We had fun doing a little dancing with a “live” band performing on the property, and enjoyed watching
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As you can see, love bugs can be a challenge, as they need to be removed for a good view while driving, but also the love bugs can damage the paint on a vehicle if they aren’t washed away. Some years, during May and August/September, love bugs have filled the air. Some years, you may
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What does Cadillac Ranch & the Great Pyramid of Giza Have in Common?– Also more on the Aurora, Texas UFO crash site– For 4 days/nights of boondocking in our Texas Motor Speedway campground spot, and running the onboard generator for several hours a day, we wanted to make sure that Teri’s Tom’sMaHaul had a full
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Biedenharn Museum and Gardens: Coca Cola museum – House & Garden Tour – West Monroe Shopping – Duck Commander (where “Duck Dynasty” TV series filming took place) – Revolution Park Racing & Entertainment Complex & nearby Chatham Speedway We have made several rv trips to the Monroe/West Monroe Louisiana area. When we’ve been in this
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We’ve been to many car shows & cruise nights around the ArkLaTex region. For the Shreveport-Bossier car shows, we don’t take the TomsMaHauL motorhome, as those gatherings are close to home. When we go to car gatherings & cruise nights away from our home area, Tom takes the motorhome ahead of time. Tom pulls the
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–Oil, Oil & Air Filters, Fluid Levels –Bonus: Family (TomsMaHauL Team) Once or twice a year (depending on how many miles that we put on the TomsMaHauL motorhome), our son,Tim, meets up with Tom to do the service on the motorhome engine. We’ve owned various types of rvs over the decades, including our previous diesel
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Here are some photos that we managed to take at the Krewe of Highland Mardi Gras parade. When it was time for the parade to come by, the crowd (several thousand strong) that were along the Krewe of Highland Mardi Gras parade route, had a great time! It started out with a little drizzle, but
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-Music City Texas Theater- -Avinger Steak & Hughes Springs Browsing- We kept to our February Future Trips page plan of a journey to northeast Texas and Cass County. Tom was visited by a friend, Frank, that works in Cass County, and they enjoyed coffee and conversation…. until, a lady stopped next to the motorhome with
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Longtime supporters of local bands, inspired us to dance into the decade with a few great bands. To end one decade, and start the next, we rolled on I-20 West out of Louisiana and further into the piney woods region of East Texas. A month ahead of time, we booked our reservation at Tyler Oaks
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Over the years, we’ve attended NASCAR races at Talladega Superspeedway, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Daytona International Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, New Hampshire Motor Speedway & other tracks, but the track that we’ve visited the most is Texas Motor Speedway. During one of our many Texas Motor Speedway RV journeys, we took the time to drive the
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-Our return to where Bonnie & Clyde were ambushed- -Home base was the Lake Bistineau State Park- When we first married, we camped in a tent on Lake Bistineau, and rode to Gibsland one afternoon, to see the roadside marker that shows the location where Bonnie & Clyde were ambushed. You may have seen the
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LSU Football season is always when memories are made. Our road trips to some LSU home games in Baton Rouge, have always resulted in good memories. Our oldest son made a video – Justin’s video with the LSU band will get ya’ fired up for GEAUX-TIME!!! The last time that our family was a part
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WOW! It’s rare that a package arrives with MY name on it. I’m excited! You dang sho ’nuff got DAT RIGHT! When the LP/CO alarm sounds, it’s best to consider exiting the rv, and leaving the door open, or other ventilation methods. Each time that this has happened to us, I was certain that there
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I had our Tiffin motorhome in for service at Bayou Outdoor Supercenter RV Service in Bossier City. After the work was completed, I went to drive the motorhome on I-20, to the location that I store our coach. While on the interstate, there was a lot of debris in all of the lanes, and I
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A wall seam in the mid motorhome half-bathroom, started to separate. I contacted the service department at the manufacturer (Tiffin). I’m not a big fan of taking an rv to a manufacturer location for repairs, like some manufacturers invite buyers to do, as many of those places would put a lot of miles and wear
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Many RVers take their rigs to Blue Beacon, or other interstate truck wash businesses, but as long as I’m healthy enough to clean and detail my rv, that’s what I’ll do. I can do a little cleaning one day, and other cleaning the next day. When I am spending a few hours or so cleaning
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It’s rare that we get long periods of time of sub-freezing temperatures during the winter around here, so I don’t run rv antifreeze through my water lines. If it’s going to be that cold for a night or two, I, usually take the motorhome to a nearby RV park and plug up to power. Then,
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A few weeks before we were set to go to Texas Motor Speedway for an April NASCAR race weekend, we would leave 4 or 5 days earlier, and go enjoy the sights and sounds of Austin, Texas. We stopped for a night at Fernbrook RV Park near Longveiw, to do some last minute preparations for
Every June, for over 2 decades, we’ve been in our Texas Motor Speedway RV spot for the IndyCar and NASCAR Truck races. Teri’s birthday is in June, and the racing is just the icing on the cake that month every year. We’ve been NASCAR fans for decades, but we also keep up with other forms
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