Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:11:00 -0700
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From: B <oddstray@ODDSTRAY.COM>
Subject: Re: Trip/project report
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Lovely! I wanna' camp! We have *stuff* to do for the next six weeks,
so I can only camp vicariously. :-(
Our Dometic fridge has gotten persnickety about staying lit when we
get ready to start out. So it probably wants a tune-up.
And, I'm delighted to hear about another good campground! Please,
everyone, post yer reviews! I have not yet found any campground
review site that understands campervan needs and concerns as well as
'our own' site (many thanks, Roadhaus!!!):
http://www.roadhaus.com/campsubmit.php
B&S
'87 Westy 'Esmerelda Blanc'
SoCal
On Sep 22, 2008, at 8:06 AM, Ed wrote:
> I spent the last couple of weeks getting an old westy galley
> installed into my 87 Country Homes Camper. Finally got it in and
> running after the nerve-wracking task of cutting a hole in the van
> for the flue vent on thursday! Friday I filled the propane tank,
> fired up the fridge and headed out for the Brazos River in Glen
> Texas for a weekend of camping with a few of the Dallas Air-Coolers
> Gang. The fridge got down to about 42 degrees fairly quickly and
> stayed around that temp for the whole drive down, about 2 and a half
> hours. Outside temps wer around 90 degrees. I dont have the DC
> connection made yet so propane was my only option while driving, and
> I was not able to pre-cool it on AC power so was pretty pleased with
> the propane performance. No problems staying lit while on the
> highway either.
> Once on site I went to AC operations and the fridge really went to
> work. When I woke up saturday morning it was 65 in the Van and 24 in
> the fridge!! My milk had ice in it!!
> I have to say I am very pleased with the performance of the old
> Domectic, and the stove worked very well also. I feel I have the
> perfect set-up for my needs, the roominess of the full width back
> seat/bed and the Westy galley makes it a very nice camper.
> The Camp and Fish Ranch in Rainbow, Texas is an awesome out of the
> way private campground, lots of shade, full hook-ups, nice hot
> showers and good river accs for $20 a night. A very nice weekend was
> had by all!
>
> Ed Maikranz
> Abilene, TX
> 87 CHC
> 84 Rabbit Vert
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