Bird in a Blizzard

[Chuck Wheeler]

Kathy and I went to Nebraska over the Christmas Holidays to be with our son
and granddaughter. I really made me appreciate the Wanderlodge. Went
through two blizzards and had one furnace quit but with the other two we
were still warm. Nothing froze up with the temperature between 5 and 19
degrees. We talked to several folks on the road that were staying in motels
because their SOBs couldn't keep them comfortable in the cold. We decided
to return to warm Texas when they started talking about an ice storm. What
a surprise! We have been stuck here in Fort Worth waiting on weather to
make a run to San Diego!



A few of lessons learned:



1. Don't take a recommended "shortcut" in bad weather. In the snow we
spent time waiting for cars to pass so we could figure out where the road
was! Stay with the major highways.
2. I checked the tank heaters, the frost heaters, and the furnaces, but
I didn't really inspect the furnaces. One quit due to a fouled burner, the
other two were only in slightly better shape! (They are all clean now)
3. I didn't check the heater on the air dryer. Each morning on the
road I had to start the bus and then heat the air dryer purge valve with a
hair dryer to get the air to come up until we got back to warmer weather.
Actually the heater was OK, but there was no power to it.
4. The recirculating hot water is worth the effort. The instant hot
water in the bath sink and shower are wonderful and it saves a lot of water
when you are not hooked up.



Even with the above, our bird got us there and back safely!


- Chuck Wheeler -
82 FC 31 SB
Fort Worth, TX


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[Rob Robinson]

Good post Chuck. And by the way congratulations on your retirement. Aint it
grand? Randy Dupree and I just got back on Thurs night after driving from
Phoenix through to Tulsa and then down to Gainsville. We saw the aftermath
of the icestorm and were sure glad we missed it. Hang in there in Fort
Worth.

On 18/01/07, Chuck Wheeler wrote:
>
> Kathy and I went to Nebraska over the Christmas Holidays to be with our
> son
> and granddaughter. I really made me appreciate the Wanderlodge. Went
> through two blizzards and had one furnace quit but with the other two we
> were still warm. Nothing froze up with the temperature between 5 and 19
> degrees. We talked to several folks on the road that were staying in
> motels
> because their SOBs couldn't keep them comfortable in the cold. We decided
> to return to warm Texas when they started talking about an ice storm. What
> a surprise! We have been stuck here in Fort Worth waiting on weather to
> make a run to San Diego!
>
> A few of lessons learned:
>
> 1. Don't take a recommended "shortcut" in bad weather. In the snow we
> spent time waiting for cars to pass so we could figure out where the road
> was! Stay with the major highways.
> 2. I checked the tank heaters, the frost heaters, and the furnaces, but
> I didn't really inspect the furnaces. One quit due to a fouled burner, the
> other two were only in slightly better shape! (They are all clean now)
> 3. I didn't check the heater on the air dryer. Each morning on the
> road I had to start the bus and then heat the air dryer purge valve with a
> hair dryer to get the air to come up until we got back to warmer weather.
> Actually the heater was OK, but there was no power to it.
> 4. The recirculating hot water is worth the effort. The instant hot
> water in the bath sink and shower are wonderful and it saves a lot of
> water
> when you are not hooked up.
>
> Even with the above, our bird got us there and back safely!
>
> - Chuck Wheeler -
> 82 FC 31 SB
> Fort Worth, TX
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>



--
Rob, Sue & Merlin Robinson
94 WLWB


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[Tom Meservey]

Hi Chuck and all,

Yes, you will probably remember two winters ago spending it in Cincinnati in
the snow. We have never used the third furnace in the bed room, just drive us
right out with the heat. As you probably found out, the furnances are not the
most accessable nor are they the easiest to clean once out. But I have had all
mine out at one time or another, replaced circuit boards and thumped them and
air blown them out.

I had not started mine in since just before Christmas, went over yesterday,
hooked up the batteries, and it fired right up on the first turn of the key, 37
degrees too. Got to love these 3208's. The generator took a little longer,
that Kohler has alwayas been a warm blooded son of a gun.

Regards to the group.

Tom Meservey, USN (Ret)
81'FC33' still for sale, Charleston SC


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