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Hi Drew and welcome aboard, we ordered our 550 Ultra at about the same time you did but in 2011, we picked ours up the first week of May 2011. We pull our 550 with a Toyota Rav4 6 Cyl. running about 270HP. Most of our travels take us throughout New Mexico, Arizona, and Colorado. We do not have...

Barb, Those pies are so good that during our 4 day stay at Glacier we would head to the Park Cafe every morning for breakfast which of course consisted of pie, just out of the oven. Even though we did a lot of hiking I gained 4 pounds that week and I didn't regret an ounce of it. Leo

Barb, When you are coming into Glacier from the east be sure to stop at the Park Cafe in St. Mary. Home of the best pies I have ever had. Their motto "Pie For Strength" says it all. Also at the campground we once camped at a site called the Golden Staircase. It is called that due to the fact...

Kathy and Bob, We are using synthetic oil in our Rav 4 don't know if that has anything to do with the mileage or not. My best mileage to date is 31MPG between Chama,NM to Denver, which is odd since most of that drive is at greater than 7000 Feet. Granted, I was not towing anything. My height...

Evan, Don't know if you have made your selection yet, but to put in my 2 cents worth the RAV4 6Cyl with towing package is a supurb vehicle. I was initially put off by the rear hatch but have actually gotten used to it. The 6 cyl is a very powerful 6 and the reason I got it was that I was doing...

Happy Birthday.You just got yourself the best present you will ever receive, of the material kind that is. Leo

Gary, Looks like you like the same kind of roads that we do. Many of the roads in this part of the country are made out of adobe, which when dry and hard are almost like driving on pavement, however any and I mean any moisture and they turn into a surface covered with grease. As for the slot...

Sue, If you are planning a trip to this part of Utah the best times to go are spring and fall. In the Southwest it gets pretty toasty in the summer, and you have flash floods to contend with as well. These events usually start in late June and run through early August. If you are into hiking...

Jenn, If you get a chance stop by Kodachrome Basin State park in South Central Utah. They do have showers and also some of the sites have electrical hookups. In my 50 years of camping all over North America it ranks as one of my top 3 campgrounds. By the way National Geographic Magzine gave it...

We lost our cat Magpie, a beautiful tuxedo cat last october to kidney failure. She was originally diagnosed about 4 years ago and was given a year to live. Through the use of hollistic treatment she outlived her original prognosis by 3 years. The kidney failure was due to the Chinese...

I use orange oil at the beginning and end of the season. It keeps the inside smelling real nice when parked in the garage. leo

When we picked up our teardrop in Necedah earlier this year I believe it was Cary who said that you should always carry some brochures in your glovebox. In the event your trailer is ever stolen hand a couple of brochures to the responding police officer and tell him that if you see one of these...

Jenn, When in New Mexico look us up in Bernalillo just north of Albuquerque and we will be happy to show you some real Southwest Hospitality as well as some pointers as to where to camp,eat, etc. our driveway is free and comes with hot showers (No quarters required)and shore power. We have had...

After my initial interest was piqued by seeing a T@B in Mesa Verde National Park I started doing the research and found out that T@B was no longer being produced. Back to the web and further research on small trailers. We wanted something that could be stored in our garage without having to pay...

We lived in the Yosemite area for 20 years and one thing we learned was that the Valley is to be avoided due to the crowds and wall to wall RVs, the big guys. Upper Yosemite is great but in May there may still be a lot of snow on the ground. The sights in the Valley are phenomenal so I would...

As a graduate of the Tet Class of 68 I thank all of you for your kind words of appreciation. For those of us who fought there, I am very thankful that we paved the way by showing the country how not to treat returning soldiers who served their time in hell. Our brave men and women who now return...

Hi Jenn, I installed a couple under the small shelves at the head of the bed (one on each side). I also mounted one on the right side in the galley for my keys. I was always misplacing them (note I didn't say lose) since that is my wife's term. Now as soon as I open everything the keys go on...

Jenn, You mentioned that hooks under the shelves at the head of the bed would be useful. We found some adhesive backed hooks manufactured by 3M under the Command label and these things are great. Rather than have to drill into the wood these hooks are backed by a removable adhesive strip. If...

Alan and Cathy, You are indeed correct, in parks such as Yosemite, bears have learned to recognize that coolers contain food and will break into a car if the cooler is visible. Some years ago I saw a video where a bear leaned up against a car window and started pushing until the window broke...

Cary is right, line conditioners will not take care of sags in voltage. Most consumer type line conditioners utilize MOV (Metal Oxide Varistors) which will clamp a spike or voltage transient to a certain level so damage will not occur to the device plugged into it. Industrial line conditioners...