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Re: Winter Plans and Destinations

Reply #25 –
Zapata, TX, leaving next week, back April, God willing and the creeks don't rise. And the weather is good. And the coach runs good. And our reserved site is good. And our health is good. And our friends coming down later is good. And our knees, after these surgeries, heal good.

And Rocket damn well better calm down or we'll leave him (not really, but he is sitting here watching me type so I am trying to scare him). He gets frantic every time we go out to the coach to put something in place or do some thing to the coach.
Nitehawk,  Demolition Lady, & our NEW master, Zippy the speeding BB cat.
1989 Grand Villa 36' ORED
Oshkosh chassis, 8.2 DD V8
2006 Saturn Vue AWD

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Reply #26 –
Looking at AZ  / TX for January to May , would prefer upscale park near to small town . Any suggestions
Jimmy
2003 U295 3620

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Reply #27 –
Sunbeam Lake RV Resort in El Centro, CA - 67 miles West of Yuma on I-8

best, paul
1999 U320 40' 1200 watts on roof. 12cf AC/DC Cold plate fridge/freezer. VMS 240 CL Honda Element

Re: Winter Plans and Destinations

Reply #28 –
Will be at Disney and the Fort Wilderness camp ground over Xmas. Been there many time but never over Xmas. It will be interesting as I know it will be very busy.

After that, skiing in the Santa Fe area in late Feb.
Previous coach - 2007 Phenix 45'

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Reply #29 –
Quote from: acousticart –
... Don is out looking for a dual hitch receiver to accommodate the bike rack...
Great news Tys. 

Just a thought, maybe too late:  We used a dual hitch receiver to carry our bikes on a bike rack behind the coach and hated it.  Hard to get the bikes on and off and interfered with coach engine access.

The solution: had a hitch installed on the toad and carry the bikes on the car.  Big bonus, we can drive to a lot of great bike trails such as the rails-to-trails and then off-load the bikes.

 
Audrey & Harvey Nelson
2000 U-320, 40' towing 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee
nelsonah@ieee.org

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Reply #30 –
Or get a Honda Element and carry two full-sized bikes inside.

best, paul
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Quote from: acousticart

... Don is out looking for a dual hitch receiver to accommodate the bike rack...

Great news Tys.

Just a thought, maybe too late: We used a dual hitch receiver to carry our bikes on a bike rack behind the coach and hated it. Hard to get the bikes on and off and interfered with coach engine access.

The solution: had a hitch installed on the toad and carry the bikes on the car. Big bonus, we can drive to a lot of great bike trails such as the rails-to-trails and then off-load the bikes.

Audrey & Harvey Nelson

2000 U-320, 40' towing 2003 Lincoln Town Car nelsonah@ieee.org

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1999 U320 40' 1200 watts on roof. 12cf AC/DC Cold plate fridge/freezer. VMS 240 CL Honda Element

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Reply #31 –
Yup, my vote for Element and carry inside. Hated the rack on the end of the Element for reasons of access. Put one on roof, too hard to get them on and off, and hit bikes twice on overhangs forgetting they were there (OK, me once and PJ once...)

Inside they go, with seats folder up out of the way. Works for us.
Tim Fiedler    2025 LTV Unity MBL on Order
2000 Chevy Tracker 2 Door Convertible 4WD Now lifted 4.5"
1985 Citroen 2CV6 Charleston
Murphy Rebel on wheels with 175HP Titan
Cessna P337
1980 48' Westport MY (!/4 Share)

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Reply #32 –
Quote from: Tim Fiedler –
Yup, my vote for Element and carry inside. Hated the rack on the end of the Element for reasons of access. Put one on roof, too hard to get them on and off, and hit bikes twice on overhangs forgetting they were there (OK, me once and PJ once...)

Inside they go, with seats folder up out of the way. Works for us.
                      We carry two mountain bikes inside our 05 CRV. I just pop the front wheels off and bungee them in an upright position.  Keeps them clean and safe and we still have room for beach chairs, coolers etc.
Dean & Deirdre

2012 Arctic Fox 22GQ
Was 2003 U270

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Reply #33 –
In an Element no need to pop the front wheels off.

I took 3 full size bikes to Mexico inside our Element.

best, paul
1999 U320 40' 1200 watts on roof. 12cf AC/DC Cold plate fridge/freezer. VMS 240 CL Honda Element
 

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Reply #34 –
Since this will be our first winter in many years that we will be "home" instead of trying to find the warm weather let us know if you will be in the Tucson area...Always fun to meet up with fellow Foretravelers... Of course, if the weather gets cold here in Tucson we will be heading either west to San Diego or south to Mexico... you may see that I don't like COLD...  Looks like we will be here to the end of April before heading north...plans still in Jello.....
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