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trackbird
post Sep 29 2021, 02:02 PM
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My wife and I have been camping in a camper we got from her dad earlier this year (I grew up with campers and motor homes, but she hasn't done much camping) and having fun, so we bought a new Winnebago Voyage 2831RB. We love the floor plan and the space, but my truck wishes it was a little lighter. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) The Silverado actually tows it just fine (32' overall, 11.5' tall, 7460 lbs empty), but it doesn't like to run above about 68 mph, or it will start trying to use 3rd gear more often (at like 4k rpm) when we hit a slight grade, etc. The 190 watt solar panel and regulator kit will be here in the next week or so and I'm finding that this may cost more than building cars (once you buy all the stuff you want to go with it). Now I have to sort out why the rear view camera I purchased won't stay paired to the monitor (the camper is pre wired for this particular camera, I set it up and then when we got in the truck it wouldn't work, I have to see if the camera is bad or the wiring in the camper).

I got the car to two autocrosses this year. Otherwise, I only ran about one tank of fuel through it. I'm starting to think I should just sell it, but it was absolutely delightful on the autocross course and I just can't let it go. I'm finding that I'm spending nice nights out camping instead of driving back roads with the top down. I did put new tires on the car this year (street tires) and I think they have 50 miles on them. lol.

Here's the one we bought. This is a combination of dealer photos and stock photos. It's generally correct, but I think one or two pics came off the winnebago site.

https://www.markwahlbergrv.com/New-Inventor...041676?ref=list

Mark Wahlberg RV is right down the road from me.
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trackbird   Bought a camper   Sep 29 2021, 02:02 PM
slowTA   That's a huge and gorgeous camper. I grew up ...   Sep 29 2021, 02:46 PM
GCrites80s   If they tried to do "smart" RVs they wou...   Sep 29 2021, 03:00 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (slowTA @ Sep 29 2021, 10:46 AM) Th...   Sep 29 2021, 03:12 PM
CrashTestDummy   QUOTE (trackbird @ Sep 29 2021, 10:12 AM)...   Sep 29 2021, 07:35 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (CrashTestDummy @ Sep 29 2021, 03:3...   Sep 29 2021, 09:45 PM
slowTA   QUOTE (trackbird @ Sep 29 2021, 05:45 PM)...   Sep 30 2021, 07:08 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (slowTA @ Sep 30 2021, 03:08 PM) QU...   Sep 30 2021, 08:08 PM
CrashTestDummy   QUOTE (slowTA @ Sep 30 2021, 02:08 PM) QU...   Oct 2 2021, 07:30 PM
SuperMacGuy   Marky Mark RV! Good Vibrations for sure:   Sep 30 2021, 06:13 PM
GCrites80s   QUOTE (SuperMacGuy @ Sep 30 2021, 02:13 P...   Oct 1 2021, 12:58 AM
trackbird   Yea. I actually bought my truck an hour away. I tr...   Oct 1 2021, 02:20 PM
GCrites80s   Yeah buying cars in Lancaster has always been a fl...   Oct 1 2021, 02:58 PM
slowTA   That is impressive, and much better than what I wa...   Oct 4 2021, 01:04 PM
CrashTestDummy   QUOTE (slowTA @ Oct 4 2021, 08:04 AM) Tha...   Oct 4 2021, 01:17 PM
slowTA   QUOTE (CrashTestDummy @ Oct 4 2021, 09:17...   Oct 4 2021, 05:38 PM
CrashTestDummy   QUOTE (slowTA @ Oct 4 2021, 12:38 PM) QUO...   Oct 5 2021, 08:53 PM
trackbird   I bought the Wisight Voyage backup camera that my ...   Oct 5 2021, 12:36 AM
CrashTestDummy   QUOTE (trackbird @ Oct 4 2021, 07:36 PM) ...   Oct 5 2021, 08:58 PM
trackbird   Have you seen the kit that has cameras that have s...   Oct 6 2021, 01:58 AM
CrashTestDummy   QUOTE (trackbird @ Oct 5 2021, 08:58 PM) ...   Oct 6 2021, 01:38 PM
GCrites80s   Furrion... he he...   Oct 6 2021, 02:55 PM
CrashTestDummy   Now that's funny, right there!   Oct 6 2021, 04:17 PM
trackbird   That's the joke we have been making since find...   Oct 14 2021, 12:08 AM
GCrites80s   QUOTE (trackbird @ Oct 13 2021, 08:08 PM)...   Oct 14 2021, 01:32 AM
trackbird   QUOTE (GCrites80s @ Oct 13 2021, 09:32 PM...   Oct 15 2021, 12:57 AM
GCrites80s   QUOTE (trackbird @ Oct 14 2021, 08:57 PM)...   Oct 19 2021, 12:54 AM
trackbird   QUOTE (GCrites80s @ Oct 18 2021, 08:54 PM...   Oct 19 2021, 01:50 AM
CrashTestDummy   QUOTE (trackbird @ Oct 13 2021, 07:08 PM)...   Oct 20 2021, 12:37 PM
trackbird   The Furrion rear view camera is spectacular overal...   Oct 18 2021, 03:03 PM
CrashTestDummy   QUOTE (trackbird @ Oct 18 2021, 10:03 AM)...   Oct 20 2021, 12:44 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (CrashTestDummy @ Oct 20 2021, 08:3...   Oct 20 2021, 03:54 PM
CrashTestDummy   QUOTE (trackbird @ Oct 20 2021, 10:54 AM)...   Oct 21 2021, 01:53 PM
trackbird   Growing up we camped without AC or a TV. We didn...   Oct 22 2021, 01:45 PM
GCrites80s   QUOTE (trackbird @ Oct 22 2021, 09:45 AM)...   Oct 23 2021, 12:58 AM
trackbird   QUOTE (GCrites80s @ Oct 22 2021, 08:58 PM...   Oct 23 2021, 01:18 AM
CrashTestDummy   Yeah, the big compelling factor for going lithium ...   Oct 22 2021, 02:35 PM
trackbird   Yea, the controller for my solar charger system wi...   Oct 22 2021, 04:08 PM
trackbird   Due to freezing temps, we had to cancel our last w...   Nov 2 2021, 02:30 AM
GCrites80s   I didn't even know Jensen was still around. Al...   Nov 3 2021, 12:55 AM
trackbird   QUOTE (GCrites80s @ Nov 2 2021, 08:55 PM)...   Nov 3 2021, 11:28 PM
rpoz-29   We just bought a small travel trailer. Our first o...   Dec 3 2021, 12:44 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (rpoz-29 @ Dec 3 2021, 07:44 A...   Dec 13 2021, 02:14 AM
rpoz-29   We got a 25' Coleman. I haven't done anyth...   Dec 13 2021, 06:34 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (rpoz-29 @ Dec 13 2021, 01:34 ...   Dec 14 2021, 01:18 AM
CrashTestDummy   QUOTE (trackbird @ Dec 13 2021, 07:18 PM)...   Dec 19 2021, 07:59 PM
trackbird   I gave up on my dealer and finally contacted the p...   Dec 15 2021, 07:40 PM
rpoz-29   I thought it was odd. I replaced the fuse, but sti...   Dec 15 2021, 11:22 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (rpoz-29 @ Dec 15 2021, 06:22 ...   Dec 16 2021, 03:28 AM
rpoz-29   It's an Atwood. Model # AFSD20111, Item # 3285...   Dec 16 2021, 03:52 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (rpoz-29 @ Dec 16 2021, 10:52 ...   Dec 17 2021, 01:01 AM
CrashTestDummy   QUOTE (rpoz-29 @ Dec 16 2021, 09:52 ...   Dec 19 2021, 08:02 PM
rpoz-29   Thanks!   Dec 17 2021, 01:43 PM
GCrites80s   Hmm, maybe a voltage regulator FET went bad on the...   Dec 20 2021, 01:19 AM
rpoz-29   I'm late as usual. I saw the folks that vlog t...   Dec 21 2021, 02:54 PM
trackbird   I couldn't pick up any tv stations or radio st...   Dec 26 2021, 01:29 AM
CrashTestDummy   QUOTE (trackbird @ Dec 25 2021, 07:29 PM)...   Jan 1 2022, 03:51 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (CrashTestDummy @ Jan 1 2022, 10:51...   Jan 1 2022, 05:20 PM
trackbird   The new radio is in. I had to cut the cabinet with...   Jan 1 2022, 12:42 AM
CrashTestDummy   Yeah, our Bluebird has been the 'gift that kee...   Jan 2 2022, 07:33 PM
trackbird   If anybody needs a RV DVD player with remote contr...   Jan 5 2022, 12:22 AM

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