Useless Facts/Chit Chat Thread

[des1954]

Ok, now onto the BIG news..................

So I guess they were just kind of sick of dealing with a fifth wheel, so they called me up on Friday to tell me they sold it in Oklahoma and got this:
Oh wait, I told them I they could keep it at my house as long as I could use it whenever I want

Colson .... I hope your folks LOVE their new "Win-a-bagel"!! We are on our 3rd (1 gas, 2 diesel). We've also had a Travel Supreme Select (luxurious, but not made well) and a Dutch Star - okay, but had some issues. We also owned a Southwind (1978 that we totally rebuilt - but hey, what do you want for $4K?), but we keep coming back to Winnebago's! IMHO, they are the best MH in the industry!!

We live in a community designed for Motor Home-er's - (site built homes with RV ports) and what is funny is this... all these people that have Monaco's have to take their coach to the factory in Wildwood for repairs every time they take a trip!! Country Coach is the same way! Prevost?? Well, that's a totally different subject! $$$$$$$$$$ Then there are us "poor folk" with our Winnie's that beat the krap outta them & never have a problem!! What can I say??

How was your Vegas trip? (Or does what happen in Vegas stay in Vegas apply to you?)

 

[bigdisneydaddy]

Yea, I really would have loved to, but with the new baby coming everything is about saving money right now. I should have tried harder to get a freebie...lol



I think this is theirs, I'm not positive though, I'll have to ask them....

A) Ford® Chassis - 6.8L Super-Duty V10 SOHC Triton® engine, 362-hp, TorqShift™, 5-speed overdrive transmission, 130-amp. alternator, 4-wheel ABS, Tires 22.5," Wheels stylized aluminum

I dont have any experience with that engine, we have all diesels.
Scott

 

[clkelley]

Now, that is a totally USELESS fact!!

I hate to disagree with you, but that fact is far from useless. I've had to help kayakers and canoers out of rotary's. It can be a quite scary situation!!!!

 

[ntsammy5]

DW doesn't like the idea of an RV so I'm limited to tents for the time being.

 

[LarryJ]

I dont have any experience with that engine, we have all diesels.
Scott

Same here, gassers don't belong in anything class A, but that's JMHO. And the gas mpg will be terrible like 4 or 5 with a gasser. Even a Class 8 tractor like a Volvo Sleeper towing a huge 40' 5er can get close to 11 to 12mpg.

Larry

 

[Gatordad]

I hate to disagree with you, but that fact is far from useless. I've had to help kayakers and canoers out of rotary's. It can be a quite scary situation!!!!

I just look at it as natural selection, weeding out the slow antelope.

 

[djblu883]

cute pic of the wagon pulling the outhouse!!!

 

[des1954]

I hate to disagree with you, but that fact is far from useless. I've had to help kayakers and canoers out of rotary's. It can be a quite scary situation!!!!

It is if you're in camping equipment!!!

 

[AuburnJen92]

I wore my Gator cap yesterday to show I'm not a sore loser. I predicted Auburn would win after the loss the weekend before. The Gators should have prepared better. Oh well, we'll get em next time.

I am proud of you! It was a hard fought game and now I really wish I went with Gatordad, but heck, who would have thought. I was convinced, based on our previous weeks of playing that the three touchdown spread wasn't nearly enough. Best of luck this weekend against LSU. I sure wish there were more like you, because I caught a lot of grief this morning from sore losers. Upsets are what college football is all about, look at USF! The cleaned our clocks! (and others too!)

and to clkelley ....War Eagle, Hey!

 

[ftwildernessguy]

Now, that is a totally USELESS fact!!

Not if you think you can go over a shallow dam with your canoe or kayak. Then this info becomes VERY useful.

 

[Gatordad]

Where can I buy some dam bait?

 

[ftwildernessguy]

Take all the dam pictures you want.

 

[Colson39]

Same here, gassers don't belong in anything class A, but that's JMHO. And the gas mpg will be terrible like 4 or 5 with a gasser. Even a Class 8 tractor like a Volvo Sleeper towing a huge 40' 5er can get close to 11 to 12mpg.

Larry

Well from what research I could do, it seems most people average around 7 to 11 mpg with the Itasca Sunrise, and this is coming from actual drivers, not just factory stats. Of course, I'm sure everything varies, but if they get somewhere in that range of 7 to 11 I'm sure they'll be happy.

Talking to them right now is like talking to a pair of teenagers that just got their first car, parents shouldn't giggle

 

[homebrew2]

Same here, gassers don't belong in anything class A, but that's JMHO. And the gas mpg will be terrible like 4 or 5 with a gasser. Even a Class 8 tractor like a Volvo Sleeper towing a huge 40' 5er can get close to 11 to 12mpg.

Larry

Hmmmm! That's strange cause I get 10 with a 454 Chevy powered Class A.
I've driven Class 8 tractors for over 40 years and never seen one get
over 10 mpg pulling an empty 27 ft pup.

Oh! BTW...I can completely rebuild my 454 for less than 25 percent of what
it costs for a Diesel.

 

[bigdisneydaddy]

fuel mileage is like religion and politics, your experience may vary

 

[ldubberly]

fuel mileage is like religion and politics, your experience may vary

exactly!! otherwise, how could you explain the fact that my husband gets lower gas mileage when he drives my Lincoln Navigator that I do when I drive it?

 

[ntsammy5]

how could you explain the fact that my husband gets lower gas

I get higher gas when I eat beans....

 

[Mr Man]

fuel mileage is like religion and politics, your experience may vary

True that. I keep thinking of the explosive debates on rv.net over this subject.

(wading into it)

My experience renting gas & diesel MH was somewhat mixed.

Rented a workhorse chassis (w/the 6.8 Ford V-10) MH for Spring Break 07. We averaged 8.5mpg. Much better than I was expecting.

Rented a Fleetwood w/the Cat 350 last year. We averaged 11.5mpg.

These are rentals but, to my mind, I did not see a huge benefit to the diesel pusher. Granted, over length of life, diesel has a big benefit (provided the rest of the MH stays in good shape of course & the owner doesn't get bored with it......).

just my 2 cents (and that and $3.48 will get you a cup of coffee in any Starbucks).

 

[Mr Man]

Ok, now onto the BIG news..................

My parents work in Montana every summer at Glacier National Park, they stay in their camper while they are there. They have been working their way home the past week, and ran into some problems with the brakes. They got it fixed, and then it happened again.

So I guess they were just kind of sick of dealing with a fifth wheel, so they called me up on Friday to tell me they sold it in Oklahoma and got this:

More info is here: http://www.winnebagoind.com/products/itasca/suncruiser/

Needless to say, I was rather shocked, and quite happy at the same time. It looks like my parents have now become "officially" retired..lol.

I've been reading about it all weekend, it really is a great motorhome, it's one of the few I could find that has a slideout that goes the entire length of one side, it's something like a 23 foot slideout.

So it looks like Thanksgiving is going to be riding in style, hey, I can't complain! Now if only I could get myself one of those. Oh wait, I told them I they could keep it at my house as long as I could use it whenever I want

Your parents "done good". My parents have been Winnebago people since 1973. I grew up in Winnebagos. Methinks there is a reason they have been around for so long.

Had my eye on a 2007 Winnebago View 24J for months. Had to defer this dream to get DW her DVC fix. Oh well, a dream deferred is not a dream denied.....

Hope you have better luck borrowing the MH than I have borrowing my parents. They were pretty vocal up-front that their MH is for grandchildren only! Oh well.

Regards,

 

[Colson39]

lol, my parents have always been pretty gracious with allowing us to use their campers in the past, although we rarely have taken advantage. Normally it's a lot more fun just to go with them.

We of course one day hope to own our very own, hopefully in the next few years. Obviously we'll be starting much much smaller...lol