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Bill Adams


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The combo washers do an excellent job and should not be dismissed. It's sure way better than nothing and once you learn what you can and cannot do it's quite easy to deal with. I suppose if we were in a really big hurry the 2 washers would be a great help but usually we are just hanging around in the morning or evening and have lots of time to let the washer do it's thing. Janet has to do a load of whites once a week or so. Full wash, full dry. She will also do a couple of loads of colors. You can wash about 15 pounds but only dry 11. Even that tends to be too much to dry if you don't want wrinkles so Janet usually dry half at a time. You MUST buy the vented model if you want to be happy with this setup as the other uses a condensation drying method which I find totally unacceptable. The vented dryer drys just the same as any other and vents to the outside. It is very effective at drying and (once you know the tricks) will dry quickly and with few if any wrinkles.

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I agree with Bill. We have a combo unit that vents externally and have been using it for seven years for most all of our wash. You just have to be flexible and not expect to do all of your laundry in one day. We run loads during the week and run 6 to 8 in that time. On a long day we can run 4 loads, but most are 1 to 2 loads.

Our first full-timing rig did not have a washer/dryer and for us having a combo unit is way, way better than laundromats. 

Edit: Fixing typos.

-- Edited by bjoyce on Saturday 25th of June 2011 05:03:27 PM



-- Edited by bjoyce on Saturday 25th of June 2011 05:04:12 PM

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Mallo


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And yet I don't miss the washer dryer and yes I do the laundry the Brideandjoy folds and puts up I schelp it down to the washer dryer feed in my quarters and go back to working what ever the issue de jour is.

Mallo





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Bill Adams


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That's why they say there is no "right". Only what's right for you!

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nikkib4fl wrote:

On a related topic, do you guys really have washers and dryers in your RVs?  I'm still not over the satellite TVs...

 Actually, just about anything you can have in a stix and brix you can have in your RV.  They do make dishwashers for an RV.  Several of the upper lines have them as standard.  Well, in retrospect, most RVs do not have a lawn mower or edger.  Few have snow blowers.  no

 An RV is a home after all, why should we sell ourselves short just to be able to change locales or neighbors at will? 



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To be custome built so as to be 100% self-contained and NEVER require hook-ups - EVER! 

For actual "equiptment":

back bedroom - bed removed and room converted to a studio/workshop/office

large refrigerator

composting toilet (so I don't have to deal with sewer hoses!)

solar panels on roof

wind turbin

generator

water tanks twice as big as whatever size the manufactureer put in

bath tub - for washing me, my cloths, and my pets all with one load of water

futon bunk bed - futon sofa on bottom, twin bed on top - instead of the couch/sofa/bed that comes standard 

4-burner stove w/oven (not a microwave!) (I do a lot of cooking)

EVERYTHING insulated

skylights every 3 feet to allow lots of natural light inside (thus removing the need for lightbulbs)

curtains over all windows and doors and between rooms - long curtains floor to ceiling, made out of velvet and lined with minkie fur (a type of fake fur) - to keep out the cold, keep in the heat, and require only small sections to need heating at a time

For "extras":

2 sub zero sleeping bags - one -30F and one -40F, one inside the other 

heavey thick fleece blankets and minkie fur blankets - several

a full leanth fur coat

a full length fleece coat to wear under the fur coat

a fur hat

a knit hat to wear under the fur hat

fur lined boats - fur all the way to the toes

snow shoes

a wok and a set of cast iron cookware for "open fire" cooking

a good camera

my computer

my sewing machine

board games, D&D games, books, and comic books 

(I actually have all of the things listed abouve; you probably guessed by now that I'm a "winter camper" and full time boondocker - I flee from the sun and heat - I live fulltime on a beach that sees -48F winters - give me raging ice and snow!)

 

janieD wrote:

My Kindle e-reader and my Magic Bullet blender. I know crazy but I use them both daily.

 

The Magic Bullet is on my want list, between it and the Readi-Set-Go I don't think I would need any other kitchen gadgets.

 

Funny, I see several posts mentioning TVs... I haven't had a TV since 2006, it never even occurred to me to think about adding one to my RV! LOL! I watch DVDs on my computer so don't really have need of a TV.

 

I'm considering the possability of adding a wood stove. I've heard of folks doing it, but I'm not sure how it is donw, or if I really want to cut a hole in the roof for a chimney.



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Blythe N Chuck


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Thanks for that info about the vented w/d! We are looking to purchase one and will def be sure to go that route!

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For those who do not have a kindle...if you have his/her laptops you can download the kindle and nook apps for free. We were looking to buy a kindle and realized we could do this - and instead purchased a tablet for $200...best decision for us! Now we have 2 computers (laptop and kindle). We really only wanted the 2nd laptop/computer for surfing the web. They also sell netbooks that have more storage although our table has 30GB - not bad. It's the size of the kindle (close to it at least) and for a few extra bucks we have something that can keep my ebooks on it, runs MUCH faster than my laptop (only 3 years old) and I can still chat online/blog etc with it. Just a thought to save a few $ if you already have his/her computers.

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Internet at full blast speed .. researching that one - maybe satellite. Not much of a tv person but would go the kindle route, my vita mix blender and of course my dog, Maddie. She is indispensable and would not drive a mile without her :). On the definite list is my laptop, a desktop, a good music system, enough cash for gas and plenty miles to travel.

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Cannot live without the popcorn popper...with the cayenne on the ready.

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Ice Maker would be my #1
My small set of tools.
Bartender book for fixing new ****tails to try!

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