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Class A motor home storage
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2022 6:06 pm
by Sir Henry
My motor home didn’t sell this summer so I need to deal with where to park it. It’s currently parked beside the house and is an eyesore looking out my window not to mention it will block the winter sun. Picture was taken a week ago.
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I’m thinking of buying some gravel and widening the driveway out to about where this picture stops. The two pictures below were taken today
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I can access this panel for electricity. It currently only has a 20-amp plug but I could easily make it 30 so I could run the a/c in the summer.
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This one was taken the day the berm was pushed up and shows the home view from the road.
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Re: Class A motor home storage
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2022 6:24 pm
by Sir Henry
I’m planning to drive my Subaru down to Florida in December with my neighbor mummy and her daughter. We will be gone for two weeks then be home for Christmas and take off for Texas in the motor home. We will be gone a month that trip. Since I have it I might as well use it. Mummy and I are planning other short trips the spring and summer.
Re: Class A motor home storage
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2022 10:49 am
by Hatchdog
Those trees are looking pretty.
Re: Class A motor home storage
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2022 10:55 am
by Shakey Jake
My wife and I dreamed of having a motor coach when we retired but wound up having to take in the sister-in-law. Now our trips are confined to the Houston area and only one of us can be gone at a time. It's been that way since we took her in in 2011. No, I'm not upset about it, it's just that we've had to adapt.
Jake
Re: Class A motor home storage
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2022 6:02 pm
by Sir Henry
Shakey Jake wrote: ↑Sun Oct 16, 2022 10:55 am
My wife and I dreamed of having a motor coach when we retired but wound up having to take in the sister-in-law. Now our trips are confined to the Houston area and only one of us can be gone at a time. It's been that way since we took her in in 2011. No, I'm not upset about it, it's just that we've had to adapt.
Jake
I would just as soon travel in my teardrop. My neighbor is so excited and giggles like a school girl talking about going to Florida and Texas. She is 97 and has lived here for 80 years. Her husband passed away 30 years ago and they took in kids. Those kids are now my age and hold her in high esteem. They are not able to travel with her and me doing so brings me into the community. Many of those boys that are now my age have offered to keep my driveway plowed and many other things a rural community does for each other.
Re: Class A motor home storage
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2022 7:08 am
by GFK
Sir Henry wrote: ↑Sat Oct 15, 2022 6:06 pm
My motor home didn’t sell this summer so I need to deal with where to park it. It’s currently parked beside the house and is an eyesore looking out my window not to mention it will block the winter sun. Picture was taken a week ago.
FB2076E6-D428-4B49-84DA-1235453332E2.jpeg
I’m thinking of buying some gravel and widening the driveway out to about where this picture stops. The two pictures below were taken today
C241831E-42BE-4A7C-8C8E-29D743CFE7EE.jpeg
I can access this panel for electricity. It currently only has a 20-amp plug but I could easily make it 30 so I could run the a/c in the summer.
032E3DA2-644F-42EB-8D18-107EDEC1B836.jpeg
95BD3034-9F97-4AD0-9923-92A9E795692E.jpeg
This one was taken the day the berm was pushed up and shows the home view from the road.
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Seems like a plan!
Re: Class A motor home storage
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2022 9:31 am
by Sir Henry
I ordered two loads of gravel ten minutes ago. They will deliver it tomorrow sometime in the late morning.
Re: Class A motor home storage
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2022 10:59 am
by Sir Henry
The gravel was delivered around 8 this morning.
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It should be around 32-34 yards.
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I leveled most of it. I had to come inside to warm up. It about 28 degrees and 20 mph wind.
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Re: Class A motor home storage
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2022 1:37 pm
by Sir Henry
I figured two days to spread the gravel and I did it in three hours.
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In its new spot.
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It blocks the view of the house coming home but nothing like it did.
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A slight telephoto view from the road.
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A normal view.
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Re: Class A motor home storage
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2022 7:32 pm
by Sir Henry
I froze my caboose off today on the tractor. The worst part was my feet. I need better footwear. The good news is the radiant floor heat warmed them right up.
The gravel around here has clay on it. What it needs is a few good rains to wash the clay off the gravel and down to the base locking it in place. When I drove the motor home on the new stuff it sank in a few inches. On the gravel that’s been there in several rain storms is solid.
Re: Class A motor home storage
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2022 8:23 pm
by dave77
Have you never tried Toe Warmers? I used to get very cold feet when snowblowing at work even with my Sorrels on, the Toe Warmers made a huge difference.
Re: Class A motor home storage
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2022 8:48 pm
by Sir Henry
dave77 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 18, 2022 8:23 pm
Have you never tried Toe Warmers? I used to get very cold feet when snowblowing at work even with my Sorrels on, the Toe Warmers made a huge difference.
I’m going to order some. Thanks.
Re: Class A motor home storage
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2022 10:15 pm
by Mags
dave77 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 18, 2022 8:23 pm
Have you never tried Toe Warmers? I used to get very cold feet when snowblowing at work even with my Sorrels on, the Toe Warmers made a huge difference.
I will have to get some too!
Re: Class A motor home storage
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 7:58 am
by GFK
Sir Henry wrote: ↑Tue Oct 18, 2022 1:37 pm
I figured two days to spread the gravel and I did it in three hours.
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In its new spot.
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It blocks the view of the house coming home but nothing like it did.
B9E6A209-A1C4-4A11-966D-EE5FBEF31D4B.jpeg
A slight telephoto view from the road.
47274BAB-AD94-4C74-A1A8-5C82B1FFBC25.jpeg
A normal view.
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Nice work!
Re: Class A motor home storage
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 10:59 am
by Hatchdog
You have that tractor work down pat. Looks great parked there and handy to the house for any needs. I wired a 30 amp outlet for my trailer and there are a few specifics required to do so. If you would like, I can send you the info I used but I suspect you are aware of the parts needed.
Re: Class A motor home storage
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2022 6:39 pm
by Sir Henry
Hatchdog wrote: ↑Wed Oct 19, 2022 10:59 am
You have that tractor work down pat. Looks great parked there and handy to the house for any needs. I wired a 30 amp outlet for my trailer and there are a few specifics required to do so. If you would like, I can send you the info I used but I suspect you are aware of the parts needed.
The motor home is actually 50 amps now that I looked at it. The 50 amp will need to be wired just like the 30 amp. They are wired different than say for a home dryer or welder.
Re: Class A motor home storage
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2022 9:05 pm
by Mags
There is a 30A to 50A cable adapter.
Re: Class A motor home storage
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2022 9:45 pm
by Sir Henry
Mags wrote: ↑Fri Oct 21, 2022 9:05 pm
There is a 30A to 50A cable adapter.
I currently have a 50 to 30 and a 30 to 20 adapter so I can plug it in. If I rewire the outlet I might as well do it to 50
Re: Class A motor home storage
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2022 11:07 am
by Hatchdog
Sir Henry wrote: ↑Fri Oct 21, 2022 6:39 pm
Hatchdog wrote: ↑Wed Oct 19, 2022 10:59 am
You have that tractor work down pat. Looks great parked there and handy to the house for any needs. I wired a 30 amp outlet for my trailer and there are a few specifics required to do so. If you would like, I can send you the info I used but I suspect you are aware of the parts needed.
The motor home is actually 50 amps now that I looked at it. The 50 amp will need to be wired just like the 30 amp. They are wired different than say for a home dryer or welder.
Exactly, when I did mine that was the most common mistake folks did. My trailer is also a 50 amp but that’s only needed if I add a second A/C unit. I just plug it in using an adapter and for winter storage which only needs to power the battery tender and a humidifier fan I put in it.