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NEWBIE: Care and Feeding of Motorhomes

There's so much to learn - and so many resources available here and on beamalarm to assist with the learning!

Just read Brett Wofle's 2001 missive on Care and Feeding of Motorhomes on Beamalarm .....MANY great things to remember for us newbies....a Foretravel Vulcan Mind Meld if you will.

Anything you'd update 16 year's later Brett (tongue-cheek). We're blessed to have him here.  Best wishes to both he and Dianne as they head home. Hopefully those near them can help out as the discover any effect on their property.
Randy (N4TDT) and Karen Crete
Sarasota, Florida
SOLD:  2000 U270 34' WTFE Build 5756 "Ole Red"

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Reply #1 –
No, Brett (and Dianne) are on the road for the next couple of days.

We are in Angel Fire, NM, safe and HIGH (8.400') in northern NM. About to put that behind us.

With a house in League City, we are ON THE ROAD in the AM-- need to see if the house is OK.

Weatherunderground says that Harvey is a one in 500 year flood.  Not sure I would disagree.  Yesterday (yes in one 24 hour period) our city received 24.08" of rain.  Many more inches fell before (READ SATURATED) and today so far another 5.6".

You guys help him out-- he has what looks like are really great coach and wants to know about "the care and feeding" of his new to him coach.
Brett Wolfe
EX: 1993 U240
Moderator, ForeForum 2001-
Moderator Diesel RV Club 2002-
Moderator, FMCA Forum 2009-2020
Chairman FMCA Technical Advisory Committee 2011-2020

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Reply #2 –
Randy, you are finding out that having a Foretravel coach becomes an almost all-consuming hobby. You gladly care for it and want to give it the best of treatments and look/listen for any signs of your "hobby" telling you something you don't know about. Your hobby becomes a "labor of love" and rewards you with the pleasure and satisfaction of knowing you have the best coach possible (in your own mind, at least).
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 #4 –
Quote from: Travelin' Man –
Wishing you all the best when you arrive.
Please keep us posted.
In restless dreams I walked alone.
Narrow streets of cobblestone.


'93 U225
Build 4337
'14 CRV Toad

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Reply #5 –
Arrived Lubbock.

Tomorrow to brother's house in College Station.

Will wait there until Transtar shows Houston freeways open.

The good news: our home is less than a mile from salt water, so drainage should be OK-- doubt the Gulf will back up too much.

The not so good news-- on one 24 hour period over the weekend we got 24" of rain at home. Neighbor says he needs a LOT bigger rain gauge-- he had to empty his 3 times in one day.

So far Harvey has dropped more than the ANNUAL average rainfall for our area!

This has been billed as the "500 year flood"-- well let you know if we are good WAY beyond our lifetime or are refreshing our home-building skills.
Brett Wolfe
EX: 1993 U240
Moderator, ForeForum 2001-
Moderator Diesel RV Club 2002-
Moderator, FMCA Forum 2009-2020
Chairman FMCA Technical Advisory Committee 2011-2020
 

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Reply #6 –
Haven't seen your house specifically, but I haven't heard of any other houses in south shore flooding.  You should be fine..

As for traveling: I have some friends who made it from Austin to our house late today, and I ferried them to Galveston after going through some water on hwy 146.  They said traveling through Houston was dicey, but doable. Unfortunately, they were desperate to get home because they have some buildings in the downtown area of Galveston that flooded last night.
1996 U295 36' WTBI