Cold weather camping, part 2

[erniecarpet@...]

Thanks Hank, its good to be almost home. Ernie-83PT40 in Texas- Amarillo,
that is


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[erniecarpet@...]

Kerry- I have been there. I spent from 67- 90 in Lubbock, in the Air Force
and in private life. Worked all over West Texas- in 90 we moved east to get
away from the blowing dust and relatives.
Ernie-83PT40 in Texas


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[erniecarpet@...]

Tom, you may be correct. i have noticed that when the dryer blows off, there
is a little more air coming through. It used to blow off then quit- no more
air. Since I'll be home for a while, I can address this issue without lying
on ice~ ernie -83PT40 in Texas


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[erniecarpet@...]

Hi Steve- thanks for your input. Glad to know that I'm not the only one that
has cold weather issues. Wish we could figure a way around the cold- other
then going south.
I know that the water line runs are enclosed and that no warm air can get
to them. I wonder if there is something better then heat tape to help us out?
If Nasa can go in space~ ernie- 83PT40 in Texas- water lines thawed- holding
tanks- not


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[erniecarpet@...]

I believe it was that cold.~ Ernie-83PT40 in Texas


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[Ernest Ekberg]

Arrived in Amarillo, Tx this afternoon. Came off the freeway and slush
came off the roof. I suspect that it took 1000 miles south to actually
thaw that out. My new step valve had been acting up- it would operate
the step, but expell large volumes of air in the retract position. So
for 1000 miles- it was in the extend position. Today- I retracted it-
and no air expelled. Probably that was frozen, too. It will take many
days for my holding tanks to thaw.
Ernie Ekberg-83PT40 in Amarillo- almost thawed out

[Tom Warner]

Sounds like you had water in your air lines. I would suspect that
your air dryer needs a new dissicant pack and maybe a spitter valve.

tom warner
vernon center,ny
1985 PT 40 At 05:33 PM 12/4/2006, you wrote:
>Arrived in Amarillo, Tx this afternoon. Came off the freeway and slush
>came off the roof. I suspect that it took 1000 miles south to actually
>thaw that out. My new step valve had been acting up- it would operate
>the step, but expell large volumes of air in the retract position. So
>for 1000 miles- it was in the extend position. Today- I retracted it-
>and no air expelled. Probably that was frozen, too. It will take many
>days for my holding tanks to thaw.
>Ernie Ekberg-83PT40 in Amarillo- almost thawed out
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[Henry Jay Hannigan]

---ERNIE:
No doubt these birds shutter in cold weather...a few years ago, I
took the 90SP to Chicago in the "winter" and I noticed radiator
fluid in the driveway...had to tighten many hoses to stop the flow.
Now I keep the birds in warm weather...Vegas is hot & dry and nice
in winter for birds.
Glad to see you made it back to TEXAS..hookem horns!!! I can say
that being a tesip 1970!!
Regards,
Hank Hannigan
90SP36
80FC31


In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ernest Ekberg"
wrote:
>
> Arrived in Amarillo, Tx this afternoon. Came off the freeway and
slush
> came off the roof. I suspect that it took 1000 miles south to
actually
> thaw that out. My new step valve had been acting up- it would
operate
> the step, but expell large volumes of air in the retract position.
So
> for 1000 miles- it was in the extend position. Today- I retracted
it-
> and no air expelled. Probably that was frozen, too. It will take
many
> days for my holding tanks to thaw.
> Ernie Ekberg-83PT40 in Amarillo- almost thawed out
>

[davidkerryedwards]

There's a really good Museum of the Plains (?) in the town just south of
Amarillo where one
would turn to go to Palo Duro Canyon (itself a nice camping place with a very
steep road into
the Canyon.) Lots of interesting historical material on the development of oil
in that part of
the world. Worth a stop.

Kerry
82 FC 35
Denver

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ernest Ekberg"
wrote:
>
> Arrived in Amarillo, Tx this afternoon. Came off the freeway and slush
> came off the roof. I suspect that it took 1000 miles south to actually
> thaw that out. My new step valve had been acting up- it would operate
> the step, but expell large volumes of air in the retract position. So
> for 1000 miles- it was in the extend position. Today- I retracted it-
> and no air expelled. Probably that was frozen, too. It will take many
> days for my holding tanks to thaw.
> Ernie Ekberg-83PT40 in Amarillo- almost thawed out
>

[davidkerryedwards]

http://www.panhandleplains.org/about/about_pphm.php





--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "davidkerryedwards"
wrote:
>
> There's a really good Museum of the Plains (?) in the town just south of
Amarillo where
one
> would turn to go to Palo Duro Canyon (itself a nice camping place with a very
steep road
into
> the Canyon.) Lots of interesting historical material on the development of
oil in that
part of
> the world. Worth a stop.
>
> Kerry
> 82 FC 35
> Denver