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Price of a Bluebird - Howard O. Truitt - 01-19-2008 04:17 Ernie and Leroy,
Will a floating floor work OK in a bird.
3/4 inch thick engineered overall, 1/4 inch top layer aluminum oxide finish.
Howard T., Sowega, 86 PT40
Price of a Bluebird - brad barton - 01-19-2008 04:52 Don, I'll admit I didn't do a scientific survey, just imho. But for someone considering a first coach..and an older Bird to boot, I thought a realistic view of the ongoing costs of storage, maintenance and repairs might save disappointment later. Brad Barton 00LXiDFW bbartonwx@...
Helping your favorite cause is as easy as instant messaging. You IM, we give. Learn more. Price of a Bluebird - Leroy Eckert - 01-19-2008 05:33 I don't know. I am sitting around also. Can saving money be classified as making money? If so, the last week or so I have re-upholstered the bus headboard, dining room chairs, living room chair, and am about 3/4 done with the hide a bed sofa. At least I did not have to pay someone to do it. I am looking for some leather to do the captains chairs. Leroy Eckert 1990 WB-40 Smoke N Mirrors Dahlonega, GA Royale Conversion erniecarpet@... wrote:
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Will a floating floor work OK in a bird. Yes.
Ernie Ekberg 83PT40 Weatherford, Tx Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape in the new year. Price of a Bluebird - erniecarpet@... - 01-19-2008 05:42 In a message dated 1/19/2008 11:49:34 A.M. Central Standard Time, jwasnewski@... writes:
In my opinion, yes. I prefer to glue it down Yes, can be installed both ways. Glued down eliminates the hollow sound when you walk on it.
Ernie Ekberg 83PT40 Weatherford, Tx Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape in the new year. Price of a Bluebird - Leroy Eckert - 01-19-2008 05:45 Well, I think most Birds sit around because the owners lack time. A personal case in point. We purchased our Bird to full time. The idea was to sell all the assets, put money in the bank and haul a#$. Funny thing happened. If you stick around long enough something is bound to change and it did. We have custody of my three step-grandchildren 1,6,and 9. So we changed the way we use the Bird. For the most part we get one or two long trips a year. The rest are 150 or so miles and we use weekends to do it. The primary cost is fuel. I do most of the maintenance. In most cases the maintenance has been something others did not perform(deferred maintenance)or perhaps it could be called lazyness?? All of that said, it did not help matters that the wife was laid off on Jan 2. If we can do it, anyone that really wants to pursue the RV lifestyle can. Leroy Eckert 1990 WB-40 Smoke N Mirrors Dahlonega, GA Royale Conversion Snowing, Snowing Joe
Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. Price of a Bluebird - Leroy Eckert - 01-19-2008 05:49 In my opinion, yes. I prefer to glue it down. I mostly do hard surface flooring, but can do wood and carpet, so Ernie may have a different opinion. Leroy Eckert 1990 WB-40 Smoke N Mirrors Dahlonega, GA Royale conversion "Howard O. Truitt"
Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. Price of a Bluebird - Pete Masterson - 01-19-2008 07:48 Just like the tens of thousands of boats in backyards, there are lots of RVs that sit and sit getting little use. The reasons, no doubt, are as many as the parked RVs, but commonly, many are used for a couple of weeks vacation each year (some RVs aren't designed to actually be used much anyway). Other RVs may have been gotten -- used frequently at first -- then slowly forgotten as time passed. Or the owners may have moved past the point where frequent RV (or any RV) use is impractical. (e.g. our elderly down-the-street neighbors have had several RVs over the years, most recently a modest size Class A Winnebago. It's now parked at their daughter's family farm, behind a shed, as they've reached an age and health condition where travel is no longer practical. Obviously, it might be reasonable for them to sell their RV -- but due to inertia or whatever, it's sitting out and rotting in the sun...) And, I have no doubt that some RVs sit because the owners can't sell them at the price they _think_ they're worth. As for the expense of ownership -- yes, RVs are somewhat like a boat. (A boat being described as a whole in the water where you pour money.) Maintenance and operational expenses are significant -- as are campground fees. RVs may be competitive with other means of travel -- or not -- depending on the comparisons you make. Obviously, if you're barely able to cover your current expenses, adding an RV (of any kind) is not going to make life more affordable. And filling a 300 gallon BB tank can be a financial burden even to the most well healed. If you can do a modest amount of the maintenance yourself, and if the investment tied up in a _depreciating_ asset isn't going to wipe you out, and if you can afford to travel for pleasure (by any means) then a Wanderlodge may fit your budget and lifestyle. However, to be realistic, some level of moderate affluence is probably necessary to afford any RV, not just a Wanderlodge. Pete Masterson '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42 El Sobrante CA "aeonix1@mac.com" On Jan 18, 2008, at 11:30 PM, Joe wrote:
Price of a Bluebird - Pete Masterson - 01-19-2008 07:58 Several 'birds I know of have floating flooring without problems. I installed a bamboo floor -- it was individual boards which I glued to an underlayment that's glued to the sub-floor. (The underlayment has sound-deadening properties and creates a uniform base for the flooring.) In retrospect, I'd rather I'd used one of the floating systems. The glue was -very- messy and difficult to deal with. (It tended to get on everything (hands, knees, shoes, etc.), then accidental transfer to the top surface of the boards, requiring prompt wiping with a solvent to avoid having glue showing. Aside from the headaches of installation (by this amateur), the finished job looks great. Keep in mind, it works best if you remove as much of the furniture as possible to do the job. For installation ease, I left the original carpet around the sides of the stair well along with the original rubber steps. Pete Masterson '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42 El Sobrante CA "aeonix1@mac.com" On Jan 19, 2008, at 8:17 AM, Howard O. Truitt wrote:
Price of a Bluebird - Pete Masterson - 01-19-2008 08:13 While I admire Ben Franklin, there's no way to save yourself into prosperity. Poor farmers in third world countries are often extremely frugal -- survival requires it -- but "saving" can't get them out of proverty. As a high-school girl friend once told me when a date was broken due to family commitments, "Absence makes the heart grow fonder." My reply was "Out of sight, out of mind." Pete Masterson '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42 El Sobrante CA "aeonix1@mac.com" On Jan 19, 2008, at 9:50 AM, "jvredden@aol.com" wrote:
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