Ask Howard - RV-Dreams Community Forum

RhinestoneAngel · RhinestoneAngel

Our generator will not start. It sounds like it wants to with the rrrrrr rrrrrrr sound but won't kick over. We've been charging our batteries. In fact, we have the cable plugged into our outside electrical box charging the RV batteries. Our RV is right outside our kitchen door in our driveway. We have t...

Mark Serley · Mark Serley

howard, just wanted to ask you about the fall rally. do you have a limit? we love the great smokies, ashville, gatlinburg, the old mill et.al., but i still work, for myself, but still october is a long way off and we might want to fit it into our schedule but not able to tell right now. ran into a fellow rv-dr...

Jo And Craig · Jo And Craig

Howard, I am so glad to read you toured the Dynamax Trilogy at the North Carolina show! As you must know, there has been a great deal of discussion on this board about the Dynamax Trilogy. It is actually one of our absolute FAVS! Would you be so kind as to post YOUR thoughts on this particular fifth whe...

BMiller · BMiller

Howard, my husband and I are preparing for full timing. At this time we are getting ready to purchase our truck and 5th wheel. Many of the RV dealers are telling us that if we buy anything over 30 feet we will have a hard time finding parks to accomodate. We are looking a several that are 39' total length...

Hdrider · Hdrider

Hey Howard,,, I know a short while back you mentioned that you broke down and bought new house batteries. I have searched and searched to find what it was you decided on but I'm having no luck. Can you tell me what they are?? It seems we are in need so I'm doing my research again. It seems that all I do at ti...

Mark Serley · Mark Serley

Howard, how many mikes have you logged since you started your journey and how many sets of tires have you gone thru, on both your rig and your two vehicles, just curious, thanks mark. it appears your F450 and Cambridge are still with you.

mcphelps7 · mcphelps7

Hi Howard, I'm a lurker who's been following along, but always about 2 months behind. You guys are great! Anyway, it seems you have trouble finding spots with southern exposures for your roof mounted satellite dish. Is there a reason you haven't bought a tripod mounted dish that you could move aro...

VanMar · VanMar

Howard, How far in advance do you pick the area or region where the rallies are held? Any ideas yet for '13?

rljmowl · rljmowl

Hi Howard, My husband and I were wondering if you can add insulation to your RV walls? Also what we can do to better insulate around our windows? We have another month and half before heading south. We have a 2001 Coachman Catalina. Thank you in advance for any advice from you or others. Jim and...

RB · RB

Howard, It s Richard your old neighbor at the Hershey Rally. Quick question, do you have a surge protector, do you think necessary for the 3 to 4 hundred bucks that they cost , Bonnie and I have been camping for about 22 years now and I don t ever recall the need for one. Bonnie tells me it s cheap insurance to...

Team Murc · Team Murc

Howard + Linda, I was reading about the up coming "boondocking" rally. Unfortunately we will not be able to attend but it did get me to thinking ( I know a very dangerous thing ). Have you ever given any thought to doing webinars either live or recorded depending on the topic? I am a Realt...

malibou · malibou

Is there more than the preview. I must be missing something. Thank you.

plhaw · plhaw

Hi, Phil and I learned so much at the Harrisburg rally (remember...."her thyroid meds" answer?). Still laughing over that one ! We want to come to the Quartzsite rally (if we can make it there from Oregon in feb.). But I would just like to throw a spectacular Oregon possibility out there for...

adeline and ed · adeline and ed

I bought a Sears model like you and others have. Went to add to tires today after sitting all summer and getting ready to head south..The mobile suites needs 125lbs,and i can't seem to get the needed pressure.It just does nothing.. It worked fine topping up the truck to 80lbs. Any suggestions would be h...

53 Merc · 53 Merc

I wanted to ask our weighing expert a simple question? Even though my rig tows level, I have seen numerous rigs on the road that have a serious high hitch. Now, since we all have "equalizing wheel systems" do these high front rigs put undue weight on the rear tires? I realize the equalizin...

Jim Dean · Jim Dean

After my second blowout in three weeks I will be replacing it Monday. ( It blew out late on a Saturday afternoon.) When the one that just blew out gets replaced I will replace the other two tires also so that I can have four new tires on the ground. One of the other two tires I am replacing was from a blowout in...

The Moment · The Moment

We are planning to jump in to full timing next year, just ordered our rig and will pick it up in the Spring. Does anyone have any advice in selecting a domicile state?

crmfghtr · crmfghtr

Howard, Do you mind if I place a link to your web site (RV-Dreams.com) from my web site ? Best Regards,

cherylbrv · cherylbrv

This is actually for you and Linda -- do you ever go back and reread your blog postings from before you went full time? As things here are finally starting to move along (albeit at a snail's pace, but still moving forward), we suddenly had the thought of 2nd thoughts and doubts. So the way we handled it w...

Lynn and Ed · Lynn and Ed

Given your and Linda’s desire to stay at as many “It Factor” locations as possible – if you were to start over (or purchase a new rig) would you purchase 39’ or would you consider going shorter or longer than 40’ (i.e., greater living space and you would still be able to stay at those great “It Factor” loc...

cherylbrv · cherylbrv

Hi Howard, I know there are already so many wonderful and very useful & informative topics (sections? not sure what you want to refer to them as; "Ask Howard" is one of them). How about (perhaps in the Members only section) something called "Where are You?" so that people w...

Scubabeck · Scubabeck

My husband and I attended the Hershey Rally and loved it. However I can not find what I did with my papers from there. You had suggested a book/booklet about choosing a home base. Can you please tell me the name of the book again or where to purchase it. We are moving our full time status up by a year! We p...

Monkeysue · Monkeysue

Hi Howard...We are planning on buying a washer/ dryer combo.. Do you have any advice on this subject? Thank You...

Fergizmo · Fergizmo

Howard, I see that Linda makes and sell a few things while traveling. My wife Donna, sews quite a bit and makes a variety of things. We would like to put on our web site and do some selling. My questions are.. What about the need for a business license? How about taxes (State & Federal)? And, What i...

Jake62 · Jake62

Hey Howard, I woke to check email, this board, etc., with a new message from "Celinesky." After reading this message, it's obviously spam. Can you assist with this matter?

UN-TIED · UN-TIED

Hello Howard, Just wanted to know why you chose the Husky hitch. I have 5th with GVRW of 14500lbs. and looking at a 16 K EZ roller slider. Thanks, Mike ( UN-TIED) -- Edited by UN-TIED on Sunday 12th of February 2012 04:38:31 PM

crouton · crouton

I am a newbie / lurker, still reading your blog. Yes, I'm one that started at the beginning and I'm up to Spring 2007 I believe. I'm learning a lot everyday. I would love to either get a copy of your budget spreadsheet or make one of my own if you could explain how you do the categories and such. Do you make one...

CrystalDiamond · CrystalDiamond

I purchase a very old RV. 1976 GMC Vandura 8 cylindar. Very low miles and runs great. I would like to know what size gnerator to purchase for this RV when we have to dry cahank you very much in advance

Ckerr · Ckerr

Did I hear mention of a Texas Rally next year or did I dream it?

nikkib4fl · nikkib4fl

The "insert hyperlink" icons are not highlighted/functional so I cannot gracefully include links in my posts. Am I doing something wrong?

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Generator won't start (Preview) Our generator will not start. It sounds like it wants to with the rrrrrr rrrrrrr sound but won't kick over. We've been charging our batteries. In fact, we have the cable plugged into our outside electrical box charging the RV batteries. Our RV is right outside our kitchen door in our driveway. We have t...	RhinestoneAngel	7	1958	03:06 PM Apr 19, 2013 by RhinestoneAngel
	Fall Rally (Preview) howard, just wanted to ask you about the fall rally. do you have a limit? we love the great smokies, ashville, gatlinburg, the old mill et.al., but i still work, for myself, but still october is a long way off and we might want to fit it into our schedule but not able to tell right now. ran into a fellow rv-dr...	Mark Serley	5	1010	04:57 AM Apr 3, 2013 by Jim01
	Dynamax Trilogy Tour at North Carolina Show (Preview) Howard, I am so glad to read you toured the Dynamax Trilogy at the North Carolina show! As you must know, there has been a great deal of discussion on this board about the Dynamax Trilogy. It is actually one of our absolute FAVS! Would you be so kind as to post YOUR thoughts on this particular fifth whe...	Jo And Craig	26	3764	02:12 PM Jan 30, 2013 by Jo And Craig
	Size restrictions (Preview) Howard, my husband and I are preparing for full timing. At this time we are getting ready to purchase our truck and 5th wheel. Many of the RV dealers are telling us that if we buy anything over 30 feet we will have a hard time finding parks to accomodate. We are looking a several that are 39' total length...	BMiller	3	1509	09:03 AM Jan 27, 2013 by cejones4210
	Batteries (Preview) Hey Howard,,, I know a short while back you mentioned that you broke down and bought new house batteries. I have searched and searched to find what it was you decided on but I'm having no luck. Can you tell me what they are?? It seems we are in need so I'm doing my research again. It seems that all I do at ti...	Hdrider	11	1860	08:58 AM Dec 23, 2012 by Hdrider
	Wear and Tear (Preview) Howard, how many mikes have you logged since you started your journey and how many sets of tires have you gone thru, on both your rig and your two vehicles, just curious, thanks mark. it appears your F450 and Cambridge are still with you.	Mark Serley	2	943	09:44 PM Dec 17, 2012 by Howard
	Rooftop or Tripod or both? (Preview) Hi Howard, I'm a lurker who's been following along, but always about 2 months behind. You guys are great! Anyway, it seems you have trouble finding spots with southern exposures for your roof mounted satellite dish. Is there a reason you haven't bought a tripod mounted dish that you could move aro...	mcphelps7	10	2532	05:30 AM Dec 4, 2012 by Lou & Carol
	Future Rallies (Preview) Howard, How far in advance do you pick the area or region where the rallies are held? Any ideas yet for '13?	VanMar	8	1576	10:23 AM Nov 23, 2012 by Howard
	Insulation (Preview) Hi Howard, My husband and I were wondering if you can add insulation to your RV walls? Also what we can do to better insulate around our windows? We have another month and half before heading south. We have a 2001 Coachman Catalina. Thank you in advance for any advice from you or others. Jim and...	rljmowl	5	2705	06:56 PM Nov 1, 2012 by Alie and Jims Carrilite
	Surge Protector (Preview) Howard, It s Richard your old neighbor at the Hershey Rally. Quick question, do you have a surge protector, do you think necessary for the 3 to 4 hundred bucks that they cost , Bonnie and I have been camping for about 22 years now and I don t ever recall the need for one. Bonnie tells me it s cheap insurance to...	RB	3	1016	05:56 PM Oct 24, 2012 by RVRon
	Webinars (Preview) Howard + Linda, I was reading about the up coming "boondocking" rally. Unfortunately we will not be able to attend but it did get me to thinking ( I know a very dangerous thing ). Have you ever given any thought to doing webinars either live or recorded depending on the topic? I am a Realt...	Team Murc	3	864	10:07 PM Oct 18, 2012 by Howard
	postings (Preview) Is there more than the preview. I must be missing something. Thank you.	malibou	1	752	05:42 AM Oct 15, 2012 by Jim01
	Another Ore rally site ? (Preview) Hi, Phil and I learned so much at the Harrisburg rally (remember...."her thyroid meds" answer?). Still laughing over that one ! We want to come to the Quartzsite rally (if we can make it there from Oregon in feb.). But I would just like to throw a spectacular Oregon possibility out there for...	plhaw	4	1218	08:52 AM Oct 7, 2012 by Fergizmo
	air compresser (Preview) I bought a Sears model like you and others have. Went to add to tires today after sitting all summer and getting ready to head south..The mobile suites needs 125lbs,and i can't seem to get the needed pressure.It just does nothing.. It worked fine topping up the truck to 80lbs. Any suggestions would be h...	adeline and ed	4	1025	05:10 PM Oct 5, 2012 by Howard
	Level towing (Preview) I wanted to ask our weighing expert a simple question? Even though my rig tows level, I have seen numerous rigs on the road that have a serious high hitch. Now, since we all have "equalizing wheel systems" do these high front rigs put undue weight on the rear tires? I realize the equalizin...	53 Merc	2	1409	06:52 AM Sep 26, 2012 by 53 Merc
	Spare tire question (Preview) After my second blowout in three weeks I will be replacing it Monday. ( It blew out late on a Saturday afternoon.) When the one that just blew out gets replaced I will replace the other two tires also so that I can have four new tires on the ground. One of the other two tires I am replacing was from a blowout in...	Jim Dean	4	1270	01:56 PM Sep 24, 2012 by Howard
	Selecting a home base or "Domicile State" (Preview) We are planning to jump in to full timing next year, just ordered our rig and will pick it up in the Spring. Does anyone have any advice in selecting a domicile state?	The Moment	5	1433	05:52 PM Sep 23, 2012 by Technomadia
	Place a Link (Preview) Howard, Do you mind if I place a link to your web site (RV-Dreams.com) from my web site ? Best Regards,	crmfghtr	2	957	02:33 PM Sep 12, 2012 by crmfghtr
	Do you ever look back? (Preview) This is actually for you and Linda -- do you ever go back and reread your blog postings from before you went full time? As things here are finally starting to move along (albeit at a snail's pace, but still moving forward), we suddenly had the thought of 2nd thoughts and doubts. So the way we handled it w...	cherylbrv	2	1282	10:44 AM Sep 9, 2012 by cherylbrv
	RV Length, if you were to do it all over again (Preview) Given your and Linda’s desire to stay at as many “It Factor” locations as possible – if you were to start over (or purchase a new rig) would you purchase 39’ or would you consider going shorter or longer than 40’ (i.e., greater living space and you would still be able to stay at those great “It Factor” loc...	Lynn and Ed	2	1479	11:12 PM Sep 7, 2012 by Lynn and Ed
	"Where are you" topic? (Preview) Hi Howard, I know there are already so many wonderful and very useful & informative topics (sections? not sure what you want to refer to them as; "Ask Howard" is one of them). How about (perhaps in the Members only section) something called "Where are You?" so that people w...	cherylbrv	7	1562	08:56 PM Aug 11, 2012 by PIEERE
	Books to read (Preview) My husband and I attended the Hershey Rally and loved it. However I can not find what I did with my papers from there. You had suggested a book/booklet about choosing a home base. Can you please tell me the name of the book again or where to purchase it. We are moving our full time status up by a year! We p...	Scubabeck	9	1840	05:57 PM Jun 10, 2012 by Speedhitch
	Washer / Dryer Combo (Preview) Hi Howard...We are planning on buying a washer/ dryer combo.. Do you have any advice on this subject? Thank You...	Monkeysue	14	2918	06:30 AM May 24, 2012 by Speedhitch
	Selling On The Road (Preview) Howard, I see that Linda makes and sell a few things while traveling. My wife Donna, sews quite a bit and makes a variety of things. We would like to put on our web site and do some selling. My questions are.. What about the need for a business license? How about taxes (State & Federal)? And, What i...	Fergizmo	7	2954	04:07 PM Apr 19, 2012 by NWescapee
	Spam (closed) (Preview) Hey Howard, I woke to check email, this board, etc., with a new message from "Celinesky." After reading this message, it's obviously spam. Can you assist with this matter?	Jake62	16	1665	07:42 PM Mar 29, 2012 by snowman8
	Hitch (Preview) Hello Howard, Just wanted to know why you chose the Husky hitch. I have 5th with GVRW of 14500lbs. and looking at a 16 K EZ roller slider. Thanks, Mike ( UN-TIED) -- Edited by UN-TIED on Sunday 12th of February 2012 04:38:31 PM	UN-TIED	2	1026	08:45 AM Feb 13, 2012 by UN-TIED
	Budget / Expenses Spreadsheet (Preview) I am a newbie / lurker, still reading your blog. Yes, I'm one that started at the beginning and I'm up to Spring 2007 I believe. I'm learning a lot everyday. I would love to either get a copy of your budget spreadsheet or make one of my own if you could explain how you do the categories and such. Do you make one...	crouton	8	4749	05:03 PM Sep 21, 2011 by Howard
	Question about purchasing a generator. generator (Preview) I purchase a very old RV. 1976 GMC Vandura 8 cylindar. Very low miles and runs great. I would like to know what size gnerator to purchase for this RV when we have to dry cahank you very much in advance	CrystalDiamond	10	2258	09:19 PM Sep 5, 2011 by CrystalDiamond
	Texas Rally (Preview) Did I hear mention of a Texas Rally next year or did I dream it?	Ckerr	12	3969	05:44 PM Aug 3, 2011 by NorCal Dan
	A Question About Links in Forum Postings (Preview) The "insert hyperlink" icons are not highlighted/functional so I cannot gracefully include links in my posts. Am I doing something wrong?	nikkib4fl	4	1166	10:22 PM Jul 20, 2011 by NorCal Dan
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