Fall and Winter Plans

[ronmarabito2002]

The only solar that I have is to keep the chassis batteries up on
charge.

When we are at Quartzsite, we run the generator for an hour in the
morning and again for a few hours in the evening. Since we have an
inverter, we use that during the day for 120v needs unless the
batteries are low. Occassionally I will keep the generator running
when I'm using the DataStorm. Afterall, these rigs were designed to
function self-contained for long periods of time. The gen sets last
longer when you use them.

R.E. (Ron) Marabito, Dallas, TX 92WB40
Moderator


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Wallace Craig
wrote:
> Age is not relevant; it having used the term frequently and
forgetting that others don't do likewise--Its South Padre Island
(SPI) which as you probably know is 18 miles from Brownsville.
Great park there, Destinations RV park,, which is right on the bay.
Also a very large county run park, not as fancy but cheaper. If you
are day camping for that long, do you have solar? Wallace & Faye at
Azle, Tx
>
>
> ronmarabito2002 wrote:
> I guess I'm getting old Wallace. What is SPI? By the way, it is
> all dry camping at Quartzsite, but loads of fun. If you camp
where
> we do in the Bureau of Land Management land south of time at
Tyson's
> Wash, then you have access to a dump station accross the highway
and
> water to boot, so no real need to sweat it if you can't operate in
> an economy mode. I make it all the way for at least 10 days self
> contained. Have done 14. You just have to learn to take Navy
> Showers and don't waste any water. Typically the holding tanks
due
> just fine.
>
> Ron
>
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Wallace Craig
> wrote:
> > Ron, your words about fuel cost are true and appropriate. You
> have given yourself a full schedule and I am probably going to try
> and do the same. I expect at least a good part of the winter to
be
> spent on SPI in the coach; from there is a item that has not been
> negotiated as yet. Have never been to Quartzsite but I saw a TV
> program about it in the last few days and it looks like an
> adventure; how are opportunities for big rig hookup? Wallace &
> Faye Craig
> >
> > ronmarabito2002 wrote:O.K. Everyone. Seems
> traffic is off. Could be a lot of reasons,
> > but I'd like to know what everyone is doing this fall and
winter.
> > We might have some good mini-rallies if we are overlapping.
> >
> > I know several folks are going to the RIV and the RATS rally. I
> am
> > going to Arches National Park and Ouray, CO for photo
workshops.
> I
> > am leaving Sept 23rd, stopping in Santa Fe, NM for a day and
then
> on
> > to Moab, UT. Our photo workshops are over on Oct 7th and
> departing
> > for home via Montrose, Gunnison, Salida, Pueblo,CO and Raton
Pass,
> > NM, Amarillo and back to Dallas.
> >
> > We will attend the Lone Star Birds Holiday gathering in Boerne,
TX
> > headed up by Mike Bulriss in early December.
> >
> > After that, we begin the new year with our annual run to
> Quartzsite,
> > AZ the last two weeks of January. We typically meet with a
mixed
> RV
> > group out there but Blue Birds are sure welcome. If others will
> be
> > out there, I'd sure like to touch base with you.
> >
> > Don't let the fuel prices keep you at bay. The real cost is
only
> > the difference between what you were paying and the current. So
> if
> > you were buying fuel at $2.30/gal. and now at 2.70/gal. that's
> only
> > and additional $100 for 250 gallons. Letting your coach sit
idle
> > will probably cost you more in repairs and depreciation.
> >
> > GET OUT AND TRAVEL. ENJOY YOUR BIRDS.
> >
> > R.E. (Ron) Marabito, Dallas, TX 92WB40
> > Moderator
> >
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