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scrappy · RV-Dreams Family Member

Sweet Home Alabama

Dance Chick · RV-Dreams Family Member

Yeah. Sometimes you just have to cut your losses and get out....know when to hold 'em and know when to fold 'em. Glad the new place is better, and with the holiday weekend upon you and with no pool, there certainly won't be tons of kids. Being from the south, I know what you mean about football. We are from a UF Gator town and family (even though we're Seminole fans!!). Football fans certainly go nuts for their team. Hope there isn't a riot at the CG. biggrin

Stay cool.....Gayle

PD CFK · RV-Dreams Family Member

Hi Scrappy. We bought the windshield reflectors from the Dollar Store about 3 weekends ago when the outside temperature gauge was reading
116 degrees! Placed them on the afternoon sunny side and in the back window and it really helped the units quite a bit. It might have looked a
little tacky, but hey, it was August in Texas. There is a company that makes a product that looks nicer when installed (don't know the name)
but we aren't interested in a more permanent application. Pat K

scrappy · RV-Dreams Family Member

We have dark, frameless windows, so from the outside you cant see the tacky silver things, but they sure did help yesterday!

First local high school football game was last night and WOW the traffic. They have a huge stadium right by here and the entire town was out of control!

We were told that "Roll Tide" or "War Eagle" are appropriate greetings here, lol.....but we have to pick a side. Well, I have to stick with Mizzou (University of Missouri Columbia) since I will be paying my sons college loan for the rest of my natural life. haha

Our awning wont roll in. ???? One will, the other wont. Just dead. Luckily we are right next to a dealership and everything under warranty. Hopefully they will send somebody over and we wont need to take the RV over there. Its not a fuse, everything else works......rats.

Terry and Jo · RV-Dreams Family Member

Mary,

It could still be a fuse somewhere. While our RV has a fuse and breaker box inside a compartment within the coach, there are some instances where there are fuses outside. Our awning control boxes are in the basement of ours and there is a separate box for each awning. Do you have two and do they both have power getting to them? If they do, then you'd be right that it is likely not a fuse.

Terry

scrappy · RV-Dreams Family Member

Thanks Terry. We have two awnings. One works, one does not. Nothing, not even an attempt. I do believe all of our fuses are in one control panel right inside the door.....but I will tell him when he returns from trying to locate a barber shop which is a real task apparently. He while whine if he has to get his high & tight done at a beauty salon. haha.

If not, maybe the dealership can point him in a direction, they are a Forest River dealer so I am sure they will be helpful. Well, I hope they are helpful.....

WestWardHo · RV-Dreams Family Member

Slight change of subject as I was working in the office yesterday afternoon. Got a call from an elderly gent who said, "I buy gas there sometimes and my kids just bought a trailer and we don't know how to get the awning out. How do you do it?"

Some days I just wanna shoot myself. 😄

I wasn't thinking fast enough to reply that they should bring their camper to our park as there would be plenty of RV'ers who would help them out!

Sherry

scrappy · RV-Dreams Family Member

wink

hahaha......did you tell him?

mjlitz · RV-Dreams Family Member

OK, we too, needed the tacky silver stuff. Made it looks better on the inside by buying some spray adhesive, cut fabric a little bit bigger than the tacky silver stuff, stuck it on, wrapped it around the sides, put heavy duty black velcro on the black window frames and viola - looks like a curtain on the inside. You can take it off and put it back on when needed and when your inside, you don't know it is tacky silvery stuff.

-- Edited by mjlitz on Saturday 31st of August 2013 08:08:29 PM

scrappy · RV-Dreams Family Member

mjlitz wrote:
OK, we too, needed the tacky silver stuff. Made it looks better on the inside by buying some spray adhesive, cut fabric a little bit bigger than the tacky silver stuff, stuck it on, wrapped it around the sides, put heavy duty black velcro on the black window frames and viola - looks like a curtain on the inside. You can take it off and put it back on when needed and when your inside, you don't know it is tacky silvery stuff.

-- Edited by mjlitz on Saturday 31st of August 2013 08:08:29 PM

Good idea!

I stuffed our ever-tacky silver stuff between the shades and the window. Cant see it! It really has made a huge difference in here. I had some pieces left over, so I put sticky Velcro dots on them and put them over the vent in the bedroom and the skylight in the bathroom. $9 in tacky silverness went a long way!

scrappy · RV-Dreams Family Member

I also did some research and found out that our 2013 Dometic 9100 series awning has been recalled due to a motor issue. Will call them Tuesday when they reopen.

DeeJee · RV-Dreams Family Member

If I'm understanding right our light filtering/room darkening pleated shades won't block the heat from direct sunlight? Fortunately, the lot we have reserved is nicely shaded.