Russell E Johnson's Posts - Good Old RVs2024-03-29T14:40:22ZRussell E Johnsonhttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/RussellJohnsonhttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/356964595?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=1dt8pjdubmx5d&xn_auth=noCeiling repairtag:goodoldrvs.ning.com,2018-01-06:2093474:BlogPost:3283742018-01-06T04:01:01.000ZRussell E Johnsonhttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/RussellJohnson
<p>Finally had a warm day, 38 degrees and basically no wind so I got the ceiling tore out and 2 of the panels cut.</p>
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<p>Warning about RV Nation. They had the padded vinyl material. Started to order 3 yards of it and when i got into the checkout process, they were going to charge me $201 for shipping on $58 worth of product. Uhmm nope, ain't goona happen.</p>
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<p>Found a place called All Vinyl Fabrics. They had a padded marine vinyl. Little more expensive, it cost me $75 but…</p>
<p>Finally had a warm day, 38 degrees and basically no wind so I got the ceiling tore out and 2 of the panels cut.</p>
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<p>Warning about RV Nation. They had the padded vinyl material. Started to order 3 yards of it and when i got into the checkout process, they were going to charge me $201 for shipping on $58 worth of product. Uhmm nope, ain't goona happen.</p>
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<p>Found a place called All Vinyl Fabrics. They had a padded marine vinyl. Little more expensive, it cost me $75 but only $27.30 for shipping. And very helpful. I called them before ordering and he directed me to exactly what I was looking for.</p>
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<p>Some pics of what I accomplished today are in a separate post.</p>
<p></p>One Down, Two To Go.tag:goodoldrvs.ning.com,2017-05-25:2093474:BlogPost:3150712017-05-25T00:43:15.000ZRussell E Johnsonhttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/RussellJohnson
<p>I finally got a hold of one side tool box and got it installed on my pickup. Had several lined up but by the time I got to them someone else had snatched them up. One of the drawbacks to living in a sparsely populated area, it takes time to drive to where these items are located.</p>
<p>Anyway here are pictures of the first successful install.…</p>
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<p>I finally got a hold of one side tool box and got it installed on my pickup. Had several lined up but by the time I got to them someone else had snatched them up. One of the drawbacks to living in a sparsely populated area, it takes time to drive to where these items are located.</p>
<p>Anyway here are pictures of the first successful install.</p>
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<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398595004?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398595004?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-left"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398595358?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398595358?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-left"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398597856?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398597856?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-left"></a></p>Trip to Arizonatag:goodoldrvs.ning.com,2016-08-23:2093474:BlogPost:3015232016-08-23T04:21:08.000ZRussell E Johnsonhttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/RussellJohnson
<p>Day 1, Monday 8-22-16:</p>
<p>I was planning on leaving the house at 2PM today, so as per usual we left at 3PM. Which is better than the 4PM it would normally have been. When DW finally realized that US 412 is mostly a 2 lane highway she got noticeably upset. Being the well trained husband that I am I answered "Yup, it sure is." maybe not one of my better responses but it got the point across and dagger stares for the next 50 miles.</p>
<p>For those of you who have not traveled US 412 across…</p>
<p>Day 1, Monday 8-22-16:</p>
<p>I was planning on leaving the house at 2PM today, so as per usual we left at 3PM. Which is better than the 4PM it would normally have been. When DW finally realized that US 412 is mostly a 2 lane highway she got noticeably upset. Being the well trained husband that I am I answered "Yup, it sure is." maybe not one of my better responses but it got the point across and dagger stares for the next 50 miles.</p>
<p>For those of you who have not traveled US 412 across Arkansas it is really pretty. Lush, rolling hills, some are even kind of steep, relatively speaking when compared to the Rockies, which we usually cross over at least one trip a year.</p>
<p>We are spending the night in Cotter, AR. We made a whole 195 miles today but I am not complaining, we have done less on the first day out. Tomorrow we search out a place to get propane, the tank ran dry today. </p>
<p>Be safe all and travel wisely.</p>Montana Boundtag:goodoldrvs.ning.com,2015-05-28:2093474:BlogPost:2578442015-05-28T03:30:00.000ZRussell E Johnsonhttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/RussellJohnson
<p>well as per usual we got a late start. DW thinks the day does not begin until 1PM so it was 1:30 when we got on the road. </p>
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<p>Got stuck on the freeway for 3 hours on I55N, no sign of a wreck or construction when the traffic started clearing so don't know what the problem was.</p>
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<p>Got to the KOA in Eureka, MO about 10PM. Some out of the road but could not locate a RV Park on our main route so made this 30 mile detour LOL.</p>
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<p>More fun and games to be…</p>
<p>well as per usual we got a late start. DW thinks the day does not begin until 1PM so it was 1:30 when we got on the road. </p>
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<p>Got stuck on the freeway for 3 hours on I55N, no sign of a wreck or construction when the traffic started clearing so don't know what the problem was.</p>
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<p>Got to the KOA in Eureka, MO about 10PM. Some out of the road but could not locate a RV Park on our main route so made this 30 mile detour LOL.</p>
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<p>More fun and games to be posted tomorrow.</p>