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Forum: Electronics & Connectivity 04-21-2022, 08:25 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 5,158
Posted By WherryWillie
Even though I have that spring loaded latch on my...

Even though I have that spring loaded latch on my truck, my cord was working itself loose enough to cause an error message on my dashboard.
About a five inch strip of duct tape. Wrap it around the...
Forum: On The Road... 04-20-2022, 06:10 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 9,523
Posted By WherryWillie
About an hour after I drove my brand new Ram 1500...

About an hour after I drove my brand new Ram 1500 off the lot, an unsecured 8x4 sheet of lattice flew off the top of contractors truck. It did about $3k of damage that my insurance covered. I got the...
Forum: General Repair Forum 04-07-2022, 12:34 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 868
Posted By WherryWillie
I have a similar problem with my 2016 26U. I'm...

I have a similar problem with my 2016 26U. I'm interested in learning the frequency of this issue and if there is a fix for it. Just redoing what came from the factory doesn't work.
There is...
Forum: General Repair Forum 03-02-2022, 01:41 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,402
Posted By WherryWillie
Front compartment latch stuck

I have a 2016 26U. There is compartment in front latched by two of the pictured latches. One works fine. The other is stuck. It is unlocked. The handle of the latch swings up as it should and it...
Forum: Batteries, Univolts, Converters & Inverters 01-28-2022, 06:27 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,961
Posted By WherryWillie
A question that relates here please. There are...

A question that relates here please. There are two batteries. Obviously you are leaving them connected. Where do you clamp the charger: on one battery or positive on one and negative on the other?...
Forum: 2016 - Current Classic (all lengths) 09-19-2021, 06:37 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,710
Posted By WherryWillie
Uncle Bob, you wrote “ You should have a red...

Uncle Bob, you wrote “ You should have a red switch someplace else in the trailer that does do a full disconnect.”
Do you mean I should have one installed?
Or that there is already one there and it...
Forum: Towing, Tow Vehicles & Hitches 09-19-2021, 06:26 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 7,492
Posted By WherryWillie
Absence of internet, not gratitude accounts for...

Absence of internet, not gratitude accounts for my tardy response.
I got oil changed, but cannot get it in for flush or fan clutch (never thought of that, it does spin).
We will head down from...
Forum: Towing, Tow Vehicles & Hitches 09-16-2021, 07:25 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 7,492
Posted By WherryWillie
Ram 1500 overheating in mountains

Perhaps your experience can help me, please.
TV: Ram 1500, 5.7 liter gas, 2016, 100k miles and recent oil change. 8 spd
AS: 2016 26U, about 22k miles of towing

I70 Dumont to Leadville, CO, 70...
Forum: Full-Timing, Winter Living & Workamping 04-09-2019, 07:47 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 6,179
Posted By WherryWillie
My take on the original question is that he was...

My take on the original question is that he was trying to reduce humidity, which occurs when cooking. My experience, like others, is I've never experienced too little humidity, only and often too...
Forum: 2016 - Current Flying Cloud 04-09-2019, 07:37 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 6,270
Posted By WherryWillie
To OSU's question about the CPAP. Certainly check...

To OSU's question about the CPAP. Certainly check the manual. However, I did tap the 12V lines to the USB port for my rearview camera. It has worked fine.
I might say, I think this is a much better...
Forum: Jacks, Stabilizers, Lifting and Leveling 04-09-2019, 07:22 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 11,669
Posted By WherryWillie
My experience is like Bgibbs. I wrenched them on...

My experience is like Bgibbs. I wrenched them on as tightly as I could with my own 17mm ratchet (the wrench that came with it was junk.) I parked it on my wild 40 and was installing a little...
Forum: Batteries, Univolts, Converters & Inverters 03-31-2019, 07:58 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 6,189
Posted By WherryWillie
I'd like to think that somebody employed by AS...

I'd like to think that somebody employed by AS periodically reads this forum. If AS is not ashamed of this thread, it ought to be.
I have a dump trailer with an on-board charger. I just plug it in...
Forum: Electronics & Connectivity 03-14-2019, 01:02 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,165
Posted By WherryWillie
suggestions sought for Dash-cam & rearview cam

I’m looking for a recommendation for a recording dashcam and rearview cam to mount on the back of my 26U.
Here is the background. I had Garmin DriveAssist 50 LMT that has integral recording dashcam...
Forum: Electronics & Connectivity 03-14-2019, 12:28 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,116
Posted By WherryWillie
I have a similar setup using the Garmin...

I have a similar setup using the Garmin DriveAssist 50. A few observations and a question:
I got my 12vdc power inside my 26U from wires leading to one of the USB ports. The rear window has those...
Forum: On The Road... 02-15-2019, 05:19 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 7,763
Posted By WherryWillie
Allstays is our go-to for camping, but I recently...

Allstays is our go-to for camping, but I recently found a new app: "The Hiking Project" by REI (Recreational Equipment, Inc.) that offers something else. It is a compendium of hiking trails. We moved...
Forum: Electrical - Systems, Generators, Batteries & Solar 05-09-2018, 06:04 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,283
Posted By WherryWillie
Thanks for the suggestions. Tomorrow I will...

Thanks for the suggestions.
Tomorrow I will conduct the parasitic current experiment.
In the meantime:
As I said, the converter was replaced in the fall shortly before it went into storage and I...
Forum: Electrical - Systems, Generators, Batteries & Solar 05-08-2018, 10:21 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,283
Posted By WherryWillie
Thanks for responding. Q#1: Yes. Everything is...

Thanks for responding.
Q#1: Yes. Everything is "off", i'm on shore power, and I've clicked Use/Store to Store, the fan keeps running. I didn't monitor it every minute, but in three days of checking...
Forum: Electrical - Systems, Generators, Batteries & Solar 05-06-2018, 02:45 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,283
Posted By WherryWillie
Parallax 5300 fan runs constantly

I have a Parallax 5300 which had problems last fall and the dealer replaced it just before it went into storage.
I took it out of storage, plugged it into 50 amp service and the fan on the Parallax...
Forum: Electronics & Connectivity 05-06-2018, 02:28 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,949
Posted By WherryWillie
I have a 2016 model that has several USB outlets...

I have a 2016 model that has several USB outlets around the interior. One is located near the rear window. As far as I can tell, the wires to the USB are 12VDC. I tapped those wires to power my...
Forum: Winterizing, Storage, Carports & Covers 03-30-2018, 09:16 AM
Replies: 126
Views: 26,591
Posted By WherryWillie
Scoutx, your method has a lot of appeal to me,...

Scoutx, your method has a lot of appeal to me, and it prompts a question that has occurred to me several times in this thread and in draining my AS a 2-3 times:
Can you blow air through the pump?...
Forum: Electrical - Systems, Generators, Batteries & Solar 12-09-2017, 07:29 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 16,298
Posted By WherryWillie
Thanks, Knuff, for cutting a path in this...

Thanks, Knuff, for cutting a path in this wilderness. This is a question from a eeal tenderfoot. We have 26U with twin AC units. I can run one on a 30 amp connection and both with 50 amp, none on a...
Forum: On The Road... 11-07-2017, 09:59 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 25,895
Posted By WherryWillie
As the saying goes your milage may vary: we have...

As the saying goes your milage may vary: we have a 26U, TV is Ram 1500, four-door with the 5.5 ft. bed. The truck is 18 ft. With the Blue Ox between the whole thing is 50 ft long.
We've probably...
Forum: Fresh Water Systems 11-07-2017, 09:47 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 6,974
Posted By WherryWillie
good suggestion and I will get one. It is a...

good suggestion and I will get one.
It is a puzzle to me, why the black-tank flush outlet always has water in it that wants to dribble out. Even after a couple days of travel, if I take off the cap,...
Forum: Towing, Tow Vehicles & Hitches 11-05-2017, 11:03 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 16,911
Posted By WherryWillie
This thread is a curious thing to me. Kjbishop2...

This thread is a curious thing to me. Kjbishop2 and I had really bad experience with this device and in the same respects:
It takes a lot of upward force on the steering handle to keep the brake...
Forum: Batteries, Univolts, Converters & Inverters 10-16-2017, 07:18 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,788
Posted By WherryWillie
Thanks, I just realized that the dealer did not...

Thanks, I just realized that the dealer did not give me the manual to the newly installed converter. Odd thing, I got the owners manual for -- as far as I can tell -- all of the other devices and...
Forum: Winterizing, Storage, Carports & Covers 10-15-2017, 08:14 PM
Replies: 126
Views: 26,591
Posted By WherryWillie
This is a useful thread, thanks, I'll add a point...

This is a useful thread, thanks, I'll add a point and two questions. I disconnect the "in" and "out" of the water pump and cycle some anti-freeze through it, and then blow this out. Then when I...
Forum: Batteries, Univolts, Converters & Inverters 10-15-2017, 08:00 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,788
Posted By WherryWillie
The converter runs all the time when on shorepower

The title is basically my question. We have a 2016 26U FC. The batteries were charging fine from the TV, but not at all from shore-power. The converter was covered by warranty and an AS dealer put in...
Forum: Towing, Tow Vehicles & Hitches 05-04-2017, 08:57 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 16,911
Posted By WherryWillie
I reported some weeks back that I was buying. I'm...

I reported some weeks back that I was buying. I'm waiting on e-trailer to credit my returned valet, but will report my experience.
By all accounts here and in the instructions, I had it mounted...
Forum: Towing, Tow Vehicles & Hitches 02-16-2017, 02:16 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 16,911
Posted By WherryWillie
Friends, I looked up some additional videos...

Friends,
I looked up some additional videos (the e-trailer one in particular) and reread your earlier posts and I guess my questions are answered: that locking sleeve keeps in up-right, and he shows...
Forum: Towing, Tow Vehicles & Hitches 02-16-2017, 01:23 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 16,911
Posted By WherryWillie
I appreciate this thread as I too am looking at...

I appreciate this thread as I too am looking at the TV to push my 26U around. I've used a manual trailer dolly on lighter (2k lb boat, ~200 lb. tongue) and the handle has enough leverage to keep the...
Forum: Towing, Tow Vehicles & Hitches 02-16-2017, 12:43 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 46,818
Posted By WherryWillie
I had a similar problem with Ram 1500, a South...

I had a similar problem with Ram 1500, a South Dakota Rancher friend showed me this fix to a slightly loose connection from the AS umbilical cord. We made the connection a little tighter by putting a...
Forum: On The Road... 02-05-2017, 10:54 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,049
Posted By WherryWillie
All, thanks for the suggestions. I'm starting to...

All, thanks for the suggestions. I'm starting to click through the various park options. I had looked at a few, including McKinney, before my post and other than SXSW week, it looks like an otherwise...
Forum: On The Road... 02-01-2017, 10:45 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,049
Posted By WherryWillie
Suggestions for SXSW near Austin to Park in March

We are taking our first real trip in March. Out of the blue a good friend from Denmark said he was at South by South West, Austin, TX and could we meet him there. We are aiming for 11 to 14 of March....
Forum: Stella's Kitchen 01-30-2017, 03:17 PM
Replies: 227
Views: 54,342
Posted By WherryWillie
Quoting from AWChief: "Running off the inverter...

Quoting from AWChief:
"Running off the inverter and solar we can cook meals in minutes while traveling without running a generator. "

I'm curious, do you mean to say that while actually on the...
Forum: Stella's Kitchen 01-24-2017, 07:28 PM
Replies: 227
Views: 54,342
Posted By WherryWillie
I wrote this out, thinking I was the first guy in...

I wrote this out, thinking I was the first guy in the world to get one. I've come to the forum to post it and find, well, plenty of folks here already. There are a few redundant points here, but...
Forum: On The Road... 11-29-2016, 04:19 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 943
Posted By WherryWillie
HowieE and Len N Jeanne, thank you for that. It...

HowieE and Len N Jeanne, thank you for that. It is helpful and appreciated. I haven't used a full hook-up campsite before and it hadn't occurred to me to seek one out for this.
I'm giving myself a...
Forum: On The Road... 11-28-2016, 04:49 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 943
Posted By WherryWillie
Where does that pink water go?

I wonder if I might ask a further question, on something that you folks seem to understand, as I'm headed to my first spring trip.
I know to run the pink RV-AF out through the taps and into the gray...
Forum: Winterizing, Storage, Carports & Covers 11-03-2016, 06:31 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 10,258
Posted By WherryWillie
Many thanks for the advice. I'm a couple months...

Many thanks for the advice. I'm a couple months from putting into practice, as noted, I had a dealer do it and it is indoors, but unheated storage. I will understand that it is when it first freezes...
Forum: Winterizing, Storage, Carports & Covers 10-26-2016, 08:05 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 10,258
Posted By WherryWillie
Winterizing: why not suck out the water at the low point drains?

Greetings,
I've read through the owners manual and newbies guide and also applied a few doses of compressed air to the system trying to learn how to drain and winterize. I've gotten alternating...
Forum: Boondocking 10-26-2016, 10:23 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 12,976
Posted By WherryWillie
I am new at Airstream camping, but it seems that...

I am new at Airstream camping, but it seems that some of the water hoarding and gray water minimizing techniques of wilderness camping might be of interest.

Trickle down.
When wilderness camping...
Forum: Towing, Tow Vehicles & Hitches 10-21-2016, 06:47 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 5,751
Posted By WherryWillie
We live in Wisconsin and bought a 2016 26U new in...

We live in Wisconsin and bought a 2016 26U new in Arizona. A few notes for you from that:
1. Do specific research on how your state and the state where you are buying are going to treat the purchase...
Forum: The Pet Forum 10-11-2016, 08:08 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 7,058
Posted By WherryWillie
We are among the folks that went the AS path so...

We are among the folks that went the AS path so that we could take "our girls" (two golden retrievers) along. I'll mention a recent experience, and perhaps some of the more well traveled folks have...
Forum: Lights - Interior & Exterior 10-11-2016, 07:36 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,613
Posted By WherryWillie
Soyboy, et al, You have graciously prompted me...

Soyboy, et al,
You have graciously prompted me into a technical feat that rivals the installation, posting pictures. Here we go.
Three shots: Window, Camera and Transmitter.

"Window" is my back...
Forum: Boondocking 10-09-2016, 05:18 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 12,976
Posted By WherryWillie
Greenfire's explanation of backwoods leave no...

Greenfire's explanation of backwoods leave no trace camping is worth noting. On a typical day, four guys camping, we likely have about three cups of soapy dish water to dispose and the technique...
Forum: The Pet Forum 10-09-2016, 04:34 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 7,058
Posted By WherryWillie
I'd say that putting the service dog vest on one...

I'd say that putting the service dog vest on one that is not prescribed and certified is unacceptable. But it is a good question to take to my book club in November, we are reading "The Righteous...
Forum: Lights - Interior & Exterior 10-02-2016, 07:52 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,613
Posted By WherryWillie
AS Friends, I thought I might post an...

AS Friends,
I thought I might post an after-action report on this installation following a 2,500 trek to Colorado and back.
Generally this worked well, with a few "howevers" as follows.
Once you...
Forum: Airstream Lifestyle 09-18-2016, 08:09 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 21,753
Posted By WherryWillie
We bought new this year, a 26U, have a couple...

We bought new this year, a 26U, have a couple thousand miles on it and will put another couple on in the next two weeks. Our decision tree was basically this.
We were not sure we'd really like...
Forum: Lights - Interior & Exterior 09-18-2016, 07:44 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,613
Posted By WherryWillie
First, thanks for the comments. Second, here is...

First, thanks for the comments.
Second, here is how it has turned out. I opted for a Garmin DriverAssist that has both dashcam and rearview in addition to its GPS (for which I was looking for an...
Forum: Lights - Interior & Exterior 09-16-2016, 09:43 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,613
Posted By WherryWillie
That makes sense, and is much appreciated. I...

That makes sense, and is much appreciated. I wonder if I might ask a further question. I think I'm going to get the Garmin and have it installed tomorrow in time for a trip starting next week. A...
Forum: Lights - Interior & Exterior 09-15-2016, 04:43 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,613
Posted By WherryWillie
USB to run a backup camera

I've followed Greg1410's questions and the help he is getting, all helpful. Here is my situation and questions.

I want a backup camera, but am loath to drill a hole in my shinny new 26U. I can...
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