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Jim Stoltz's Blog – June 2015 Archive (2)
Condolences to my Brother (aka The Dutchman)
My brother, a member here but not a frequent poster, lost his RV today. We were supposed to head out to Hershey this afternoon. He had the fridge on electric, and in preparation for leaving switched it over to propane. He waited for the green light indicating it was lit and went in the house. 15 minutes later the trailer exploded. Thank God no one was hurt and the house, while damaged, didn't light up.
I'm still going, but I have to say I'm really shaken up. You may recall…
ContinueAdded by Jim Stoltz on June 12, 2015 at 2:34pm — 32 Comments
Fuel Economy, or lack thereof
Filled the Allegro up in preparation for my next trip this coming weekend.
It looks like I went 165 miles between "fills", and it took 40 gallons. So about 4 MPG. I did run the generator quite a bit - a bit over 5 hours and it sucks down about a gallon an hour. I also question my last "fill" because I know that when it's full it pukes gas out the top of the tank where it meets the filler tube. The gas station attendant (can't pump my own gas in NJ) insisted it was full but…
ContinueAdded by Jim Stoltz on June 9, 2015 at 9:38pm — 28 Comments
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