Recent content by JohnC

Sounds like you have a lot of good experience to share. My background is a lot more limited so I share what I can and try to learn from what I read. And the connection we all have to Craig and Carry cannot be understated. Truly the best teardrop company to do business with.

Sorry I can't help with that but I'd like to invite you to stick around and invite your other Toadie friends over here. This place needs more activity. Much of it is not trailer specific (although some obviously is). Plenty of camping, traveling, food, and gear talk that applies to all outdoor...

I attended one Daytona 500 with free tickets from work. That was pretty cool. If I remember right we somehow got out on the track well before the race. That banking is unreal to see and walk it. Living in SoCal I've attended many NASCAR and IndyCar races over the years. Lots of fun, especially...

I've attended about 20 Indy 500s. It is a fantastic event to attend. Where else do they let you bring your own beer into an event where they also sell it? :-) I've seen some great races there. Saw Danny Sullivan spin and win. (He actually spun in front of us.) Saw Gordon Johncock beat Rick...

Thank you for all the photos. (Feel free to post more.) They add a lot for those of us taking it all in vicariously.

Hi Cary, Do I remember incorrectly that Camp-Inn was no longer going to be organizing the even after last year? I thought I read that somewhere in the past.

I'm on the verge of replacing my 2017 Rav4 hybrid with a new 2026 Rav4 hybrid. (That's it's own PIA process these days.) Currently towing a 560 with a tow limit of 1750 isn't a problem for me but it does have it's limits if you are going to do a lot of mountain climbing. At 3500 I can't see any...

i am so thankful that my only trip over that pass was going the other way. I had no idea how nasty it was. Even just towing a 560 up that grade was an adventure I never want to repeat. Just because you can do something doesn't mean it's a good idea to do it.

@Sweeney Glad you are OK. I know the feeling. I had a motorcycle incident once that was only survivable with divine intervention. Praise be to God.

Agree. The hybrid Rav uses a naturally aspirated 2.5L engine. No turbos. They also use both direct injection and port injection which keeps the valves from collecting the carbon build up common with direct injection engines. It's a very proven power plant with great reliability. Now if they...

Happy 250th America!.......

I have a similar looking one on the left side above the all the connectors. Been there a few years and I never figured out how it got there. I'm just guessing that somehow, in the garage, I must have bumped something along the side without ever realizing it. Mysterious things do seem to happen...

I've camped into the high 20s with only a couple of blankets. It was a bit cold but otherwise fine. I've also done many nights in the mid to high 30s just making sure to stay covered. I do carry a cheap electric heater (Vornado) for the rare occasion I use shore power somewhere. But even then...

Thanks. So what eventually happens to all the hay left out in the fields like that?

Please help a city boy understand something. What are all those rolled up balls I see in farm fields across the fruited plain? And why do they seem to be left in fields for long periods of time? It seems I see them everywhere I see a big field.