Getting Ready for Trip Down the Coast

[SnoKing]

I have been washing and cleaning up the 5er and truck getting ready for our first extended trip in the RV. (5-6 Weeks). While checking things over I looked at the factory lock on the spare tire, and it is a good thing that I did, as I had to cut it off with a small gridding wheel. It was all rusted up even with the plastic cover on it. I was able to reuse the plastic cover and packed the new lock with grease.



Sawsall would not touch it, but one of those thin cutoff wheels in the Dremel cut it right off. New tool for thieves, battery powered Dremel and thin cutoff wheels!!!!!!!!!!!!



BTW Spic and Span works really look for cleaning the rubble roof.



Also rebuilt the lock of the RV safe, as it was the standard old 751 cam lock. I bolted a heave meat tab coming up out of the floor on the outside of the vault and put a piece of SS angle iron on the lid, and have one of those round security locks that goes through holes in the tab and angle iron. On the Tab, I drilled and trapped 5/16-18 holes and slid it down the outside of the box. I then drilled out the slot in the side where the cam lock arm came out and bolted it on from the inside of the box.



SNOKING

 

[Blu-meanie]

Where you headed?

 

[SnoKing]

Down the Washington, Oregon and California coast. Have not yet decided if we will do Hiway 1 in Northern Cal. I served in the Coast Guard at Point Area Loran Station in the late 60's, so I know that section of road.



We what to come back to the Southen Coast at Santa Cuz, then on to Carmel, then over to Las Vegas, Zion, Bryce, Salt Lake City and then back to Washington.



SNOKING

 

[Blu-meanie]

We like to be near the coast for the weather, the traffic, and the lighthouses. Sounds like a nice trip. We'll be at Lawson's Landing around the 14th of September (Dillon's Beach). If you're near, maybe you can stop by and suck an oyster with us.

 

[JThiessen]

I'll be at Pacific Beach State Park next Tuesday thru the holiday weekend. If your in the area, stop and say hi! (Inferno Red 06 and a Keystone Laredo 5'er)

 

[SnoKing]

We like to be near the coast for the weather, the traffic, and the lighthouses. Sounds like a nice trip. We'll be at Lawson's Landing around the 14th of September (Dillon's Beach). If you're near, maybe you can stop by and suck an oyster with us.

Sound like fun, however we will be beyond that area by the 14th. SNOKING

 

[SnoKing]

I'll be at Pacific Beach State Park next Tuesday thru the holiday weekend. If your in the area, stop and say hi! (Inferno Red 06 and a Keystone Laredo 5'er)

Missing both of you, we will not be that far South next week.



BTW, here is the rig.

Truck

Truck and 5er



SNOKING

 

[CarlJensen]

Just came down that way 10 days or so ago. I allways jump off the coast at hwy 20 and go through the Clear Lake area. Like it up there and stop by every trip, then down to the Sacremento river delta to visit friends and go fishing. Go down 5 to 505 and back east on 12, stop at any campground off 12 near the delta. (Rio Vista area) By the way, Boraxo works great on the rubber roofs also.

 

[Jumbo Jet]

Some people think you need to leave your RV at home and stay with it!

Champane Flight says - Not enough yet!



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Gas prices are not high enough yet... I still see people wasting fuel, I still see welfare Moms driving four blocks to pick up their kids from school, sitting in the car with the AC on. I still see people going on vacations with their gas guzzleing RVs, people following pulling their 4x4s, and their motorcycles in large fifthwheels. Use is still up, everybody is buying, demand is up, sooo, duhhh, price is up! Supply and demand. .