Furnace Poll: Furnace Or Not???

Aw gee. You mean that upside down trick won't work for the stove?

Hilditch

 

Thanks for the comment Hilditch.

 

Jean W, If you dont mind me asking what was the item you had cary put in your CI. ???

 

Dave and Linda,

Your questin needs to be clarified. Cary might have "put in" an unknown surprise at this point.

This is what I know and signed work order for:
Upgrade faucet and backsplash
Cable TV hookup
New table leg
Mattress (previous owners used a futon mattress)
large bottle of darn Walbernize (now to find a man to buff, ha ha)
Camp Inn brochures and coupons

Warrenty work:
check wheel bearings
curb side door frame had leaked, leaving a stain on wall, the frame was replaced, stain sanded and resealed
checked galley hatch seals
can't remember the other routine warrenty items checked.


Above all Camp Inn customer service has been fantastic even when I am the second owner of the teardrop. Customer service is the area that has left a lasting positive impression with me. As Cary said, the TD are their babies and CI takes good care of their units.

Jean

 

Don't forget your Maytag washer and dryer Jean.

 

Jean,
You said...
"large bottle of darn Walbernize (now to find a man to buff, ha ha)"
Send picture ...of trailer.
Still grinning, Steve

 

Steve,

Will take pictures this weekend. Cary failed on adding a man. He did find a Maytag washer and dryer though.

 

The man option is too unreliable...not always the quality expected & too often requires costly warranty work.

 

Betsey,

Oh, you are a good woman...thanks for the great laugh this morning.

 

you e-mailed cary asking to make (1) more change before you pick-up your CI.

 

Just the regulator. I knew he was online at the time.....
Got to use/abuse him somehow. He abuses my checkbook.

 

Betsey, obviously you have not Walbernized a tear yourself.

Jean, check back in on the value of a man after you have Walbernized your tear.

Hilditch

 

Thanks for your reply Jean W.

 

Question.... would a insulated cover over the tank help keep the valve from freezing. Esp if it was black. Or how about insulating the valve?

Todd

 

No, no & no. Physics 101.

However, having your sled dogs sleep under the tank might help.

Piping the regulator so it is in the front upper storage compartment would really help.

Hilditch

 

Good comments Bear what you have to remember is that all things mechanical will without doubt at some time break down and usually at the time when you most need them.

 

My opinion on the furnace:

Living in South/Central Texas most of our camping will not be done in really cold weather, so when we were planning on ording a Raindrop we would not have chosen that option. However, since we purchased a new unit that was undelivered, ready to go, we took what we got and it canme with a furnace. I didn't realize that there would be extra space if you didn't have it. Wish I could take it out for that reason alone. We planned on using a small space heater and still will probably - our furnace may never be turned on.

 

My most agonizing decision regarding my purchase was whether or not to get the furnace. I finally decided to do so because I plan on having the CI for many years, hopefully well into my retirement. I wanted to keep my options open to any camping climate that might present itself with or without electrical hookup.

 

Well, that is a good point Joan - makes me feel better about having the funace - we never know what the future holds, do we? We may end up cold weather camping someday...