http://www.wanderlodgegurus.com/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:16:30 +0000 MyBB http://www.wanderlodgegurus.com/showthread.php?tid=10685 Sat, 05 Mar 2016 18:08:42 +0000 http://www.wanderlodgegurus.com/showthread.php?tid=10685 Just received these. Great. Simple install, dry quickly and small storage. The come with a bag.
http://www.magneshade.com/

Video on the site

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http://www.magneshade.com/

Video on the site

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It's back! Click on our Search toplink and you should find the Google Custom Search at the top of the page. Once again you can google custom search WaGu just like the big boys.
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It's back! Click on our Search toplink and you should find the Google Custom Search at the top of the page. Once again you can google custom search WaGu just like the big boys.
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I recently moved us from a shared hosting environment hosted by GoDaddy to a Virtual Private Server (VSP) hosted by HostUS. So, what does a VPS look like? Here it is:
  VPS 1.JPG (Size: 165.13 KB / Downloads: 902) . You can see we're running the Debian distro of Linux and more specifically version 7.2 code named Wheezy.

Once logged in, Linux spawns a shell which gives us a command line prompt allowing us to execute operating system commands. In the attached pic you can see I entered a command to list all the files in the WanderlodgeGurus directory. That's our website! You can see the directories labeled: "database", where our wanderlodge user manuals along with 5.7GB and 4300 files of documentation are kept; "gallery", which contains our coppermine photo gallery and which supplies the photos to our "Recent Gallery Photos" banner; and the "inc" directory holds all of our plugins which make our "Latest News" and "Recent Posts" plugins work; the rest are files required for MyBB which is our forum software.

I can enter a command to list all the processes which are running:
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Here you can see the processes handling our MySQL database queries and the apache2 processes handling our HTTP requests. The VPS runs a linux OS image in a virtual operating system world most likely running on VMSware; on top of that I loaded software packages to handle our HTTP requests (Apache), the MySQL relational database, the PHP programming language interpreter, and lastly MyBB our application program. All of this is currently consuming about 12GB of disk space! Guess what? All of these software packages are free and open source!

That's it! ]]>
I recently moved us from a shared hosting environment hosted by GoDaddy to a Virtual Private Server (VSP) hosted by HostUS. So, what does a VPS look like? Here it is:
  VPS 1.JPG (Size: 165.13 KB / Downloads: 902) . You can see we're running the Debian distro of Linux and more specifically version 7.2 code named Wheezy.

Once logged in, Linux spawns a shell which gives us a command line prompt allowing us to execute operating system commands. In the attached pic you can see I entered a command to list all the files in the WanderlodgeGurus directory. That's our website! You can see the directories labeled: "database", where our wanderlodge user manuals along with 5.7GB and 4300 files of documentation are kept; "gallery", which contains our coppermine photo gallery and which supplies the photos to our "Recent Gallery Photos" banner; and the "inc" directory holds all of our plugins which make our "Latest News" and "Recent Posts" plugins work; the rest are files required for MyBB which is our forum software.

I can enter a command to list all the processes which are running:
  VPS 3.JPG (Size: 233.88 KB / Downloads: 905)

Here you can see the processes handling our MySQL database queries and the apache2 processes handling our HTTP requests. The VPS runs a linux OS image in a virtual operating system world most likely running on VMSware; on top of that I loaded software packages to handle our HTTP requests (Apache), the MySQL relational database, the PHP programming language interpreter, and lastly MyBB our application program. All of this is currently consuming about 12GB of disk space! Guess what? All of these software packages are free and open source!

That's it! ]]> http://www.wanderlodgegurus.com/showthread.php?tid=10475 Fri, 12 Jun 2015 22:41:53 +0000 http://www.wanderlodgegurus.com/showthread.php?tid=10475
I'm going to schedule a two day shutdown of the forum so I can freeze its state and move it to a new server. I bought a subscription to a new CPanel based Linux server offered by GoDaddy. I've already moved http://www.prevostgurus.com, temporarily named http://www.new.prevostgurus.com and I asked Ernie to test if for me. Looks like the new GoDaddy server solves the Verizon Hotspot connectivity issue WaGu has been plagued with.

Lucky for us it seems we're in a seasonal slow down as far as forum posts. Most folks are traveling and spending less time online. If anyone has a preference for a two day outage please let me know; otherwise, I'll pick a time that fits my schedule.

Thanks!]]>
I'm going to schedule a two day shutdown of the forum so I can freeze its state and move it to a new server. I bought a subscription to a new CPanel based Linux server offered by GoDaddy. I've already moved http://www.prevostgurus.com, temporarily named http://www.new.prevostgurus.com and I asked Ernie to test if for me. Looks like the new GoDaddy server solves the Verizon Hotspot connectivity issue WaGu has been plagued with.

Lucky for us it seems we're in a seasonal slow down as far as forum posts. Most folks are traveling and spending less time online. If anyone has a preference for a two day outage please let me know; otherwise, I'll pick a time that fits my schedule.

Thanks!]]> http://www.wanderlodgegurus.com/showthread.php?tid=10463 Mon, 27 Apr 2015 16:03:29 +0000 http://www.wanderlodgegurus.com/showthread.php?tid=10463 kproxy when connecting to WaGu. They're pretty easy to use. Click on the link and drop wanderlodgegurus.com into the dialogue box and you're connected.

This is a temporary workaround pending Verizon fixing the problem.]]> kproxy when connecting to WaGu. They're pretty easy to use. Click on the link and drop wanderlodgegurus.com into the dialogue box and you're connected.

This is a temporary workaround pending Verizon fixing the problem.]]> http://www.wanderlodgegurus.com/showthread.php?tid=10447 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 19:33:54 +0000 http://www.wanderlodgegurus.com/showthread.php?tid=10447
I haven't noticed any issues on my Android, Ipad, or my PC's, all running the Pale Moon web browser, but I've had two members tell me that they're having slow response or difficulty accessing WaGu. Let me know if you're having issues and what device and web browser you're using. I'll contact GoDaddy with this information to see about improving performance, if indeed we have a performance issue.

For extra credit, you can go to http://www.webpagetest.org and plug in http://www.wanderlodgegurus.com or a specific WaGu page or thread to get some numbers on your performance. Post your test results.

A typical performance test result for me looks like:


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I haven't noticed any issues on my Android, Ipad, or my PC's, all running the Pale Moon web browser, but I've had two members tell me that they're having slow response or difficulty accessing WaGu. Let me know if you're having issues and what device and web browser you're using. I'll contact GoDaddy with this information to see about improving performance, if indeed we have a performance issue.

For extra credit, you can go to http://www.webpagetest.org and plug in http://www.wanderlodgegurus.com or a specific WaGu page or thread to get some numbers on your performance. Post your test results.

A typical performance test result for me looks like:


  WaGu Performance Test.JPG (Size: 97.55 KB / Downloads: 1267) ]]> http://www.wanderlodgegurus.com/showthread.php?tid=10406 Sat, 24 Jan 2015 16:18:03 +0000 http://www.wanderlodgegurus.com/showthread.php?tid=10406 http://jalopnik.com/these-awesome-jack-s...1680463970]]> http://jalopnik.com/these-awesome-jack-s...1680463970]]> http://www.wanderlodgegurus.com/showthread.php?tid=10348 Sat, 08 Nov 2014 16:21:07 +0000 http://www.wanderlodgegurus.com/showthread.php?tid=10348
Switched my Group 31 Gen start battery (68 lbs) to a lithium at 5 lbs.
Mounted beside the headlight so great way to reduce 80+ lbs from front axle.
SHORAI
LFX36L3-BS12 Lithium Battery 36Ah ,540 CCA

In changing it, I suggest that you don't have your head under the big one when you try to take it off the shelf ]]>
Switched my Group 31 Gen start battery (68 lbs) to a lithium at 5 lbs.
Mounted beside the headlight so great way to reduce 80+ lbs from front axle.
SHORAI
LFX36L3-BS12 Lithium Battery 36Ah ,540 CCA

In changing it, I suggest that you don't have your head under the big one when you try to take it off the shelf ]]> http://www.wanderlodgegurus.com/showthread.php?tid=10326 Tue, 21 Oct 2014 01:00:12 +0000 http://www.wanderlodgegurus.com/showthread.php?tid=10326 ]]> ]]> http://www.wanderlodgegurus.com/showthread.php?tid=10281 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 13:24:53 +0000 http://www.wanderlodgegurus.com/showthread.php?tid=10281 We have one large bottom drawer that will slide open on corners. (Heavy stuff in it)
These (2 types shown) were designed to go inside a drawer so it would open enough to get fingers in to unlatch. Child safety.
Works great here. A very small tab protrudes.
Another slide out drawer ( heavy BEVERAGES . ) I have a pin that slides into it from the side. Accessed by opening adjacent door under sink.
Ross

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  IMG_20140911_085822.jpg (Size: 1.59 MB / Downloads: 935) ]]> We have one large bottom drawer that will slide open on corners. (Heavy stuff in it)
These (2 types shown) were designed to go inside a drawer so it would open enough to get fingers in to unlatch. Child safety.
Works great here. A very small tab protrudes.
Another slide out drawer ( heavy BEVERAGES . ) I have a pin that slides into it from the side. Accessed by opening adjacent door under sink.
Ross

  IMG_20140910_153851.jpg (Size: 2.19 MB / Downloads: 1016)

  IMG_20140911_085822.jpg (Size: 1.59 MB / Downloads: 935) ]]> http://www.wanderlodgegurus.com/showthread.php?tid=10261 Sun, 31 Aug 2014 23:41:21 +0000 http://www.wanderlodgegurus.com/showthread.php?tid=10261
Take a look at the TopLink (Below the header logo) and you should see a new entry, the Link Directory.


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Give it a whirl. You should be able to add links to your favorite websites. I started it with a handful of categories. Categories can be added as we need them. Let me know what you'd like to see and I'm at your disposal! Have fun! ]]>
Take a look at the TopLink (Below the header logo) and you should see a new entry, the Link Directory.


  Link Directory WaGu.JPG (Size: 136.89 KB / Downloads: 1023)

Give it a whirl. You should be able to add links to your favorite websites. I started it with a handful of categories. Categories can be added as we need them. Let me know what you'd like to see and I'm at your disposal! Have fun! ]]> http://www.wanderlodgegurus.com/showthread.php?tid=10260 Sat, 30 Aug 2014 13:59:46 +0000 http://www.wanderlodgegurus.com/showthread.php?tid=10260 "The Bus Log" toplink.

It'd be a place for you to chronicle your bus, maybe build an upgrade and maintenance history that you can use for yourself and to show to a buyer when it's time to sell - think of it as your personal blog. So it might be a blog for you, and a set of maintenance, repair and upgrade records for you and for prospective buyers???

It's in a very early stage of development and can be highly influenced; anything can be added or changed. All suggestions are welcome. If you like it, I can bring it over.

EDIT: Changed the name from "The Bus Garage" to the "Bus Log".]]> "The Bus Log" toplink.

It'd be a place for you to chronicle your bus, maybe build an upgrade and maintenance history that you can use for yourself and to show to a buyer when it's time to sell - think of it as your personal blog. So it might be a blog for you, and a set of maintenance, repair and upgrade records for you and for prospective buyers???

It's in a very early stage of development and can be highly influenced; anything can be added or changed. All suggestions are welcome. If you like it, I can bring it over.

EDIT: Changed the name from "The Bus Garage" to the "Bus Log".]]> http://www.wanderlodgegurus.com/showthread.php?tid=10150 Fri, 14 Feb 2014 15:04:33 +0000 http://www.wanderlodgegurus.com/showthread.php?tid=10150
I added the famed and coveted Google Custom Search facility to WaGu's Search Page. Actually the google custom search is a free service by google. They provide the indexing, search, and even the code to plug into our html. It's free and as simple as pie to implement - just cut and paste. I decided to put it on our Search Page as opposed to our Index Page. Clearly it makes more sense to have it on our Search Page; that's simply where it belongs. Having it there avoids added clutter on our Index Page and it also avoids the inevitable performance penalty which now is only incurred when you go to the Search Page.

Now you too can google search Wanderlodge Gurus just like the Big Boys! Let me know if you have any problems!

Maybe I'll call this a birthday present for WaGu!

Enjoy!


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I added the famed and coveted Google Custom Search facility to WaGu's Search Page. Actually the google custom search is a free service by google. They provide the indexing, search, and even the code to plug into our html. It's free and as simple as pie to implement - just cut and paste. I decided to put it on our Search Page as opposed to our Index Page. Clearly it makes more sense to have it on our Search Page; that's simply where it belongs. Having it there avoids added clutter on our Index Page and it also avoids the inevitable performance penalty which now is only incurred when you go to the Search Page.

Now you too can google search Wanderlodge Gurus just like the Big Boys! Let me know if you have any problems!

Maybe I'll call this a birthday present for WaGu!

Enjoy!


  WaGu Google Custom Search.JPG (Size: 248.72 KB / Downloads: 1067) ]]> http://www.wanderlodgegurus.com/showthread.php?tid=9902 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 17:44:59 +0000 http://www.wanderlodgegurus.com/showthread.php?tid=9902

I added a count of the number of views and replies to a specific thread under our "Recent Forum Posts":


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This is the power of WaGu! We can customize the Gurus site to your hearts content. Thanks for the suggestion!]]>

I added a count of the number of views and replies to a specific thread under our "Recent Forum Posts":


  Views and Replies.JPG (Size: 295.01 KB / Downloads: 942)

This is the power of WaGu! We can customize the Gurus site to your hearts content. Thanks for the suggestion!]]> http://www.wanderlodgegurus.com/showthread.php?tid=9887 Sun, 07 Jul 2013 14:53:57 +0000 http://www.wanderlodgegurus.com/showthread.php?tid=9887
Mike Bulriss and I both very much appreciate the extended Blue Bird Wanderlodge Community. We'd like WaGu to present to it's membership the widest view possible of all Wanderlodge related activities and communities. Regional and Nationwide BB groups are an important part of this fabric. They fulfill a very special mission to their membership. They bring local flavor to the extended community, they hold rallies at special venues, and they build cohesiveness within community. It's these groups which really are the heart and soul of the Wanderlodge experience. Everything they do is grassroots and as such they define the ownership experience. Mike and I want to expand awareness of these groups and we'd like to bring recognition to them and their efforts. We created a new Toplink,
  Blue Bird Community.JPG (Size: 207.72 KB / Downloads: 1223) , named Blue Bird Community where regional and nationwide groups can include links to their local web sites. We can do more and will do more as time moves on. This is just the beginning of expanding awareness of and lending support to all the special regional and national Blue Bird Communities.

I'd like to extend a special thanks to Birds of a Feather for allowing WaGu to display a link to their site and for helping in defining the Blue Bird Community TopLink. Thanks guys!]]>
Mike Bulriss and I both very much appreciate the extended Blue Bird Wanderlodge Community. We'd like WaGu to present to it's membership the widest view possible of all Wanderlodge related activities and communities. Regional and Nationwide BB groups are an important part of this fabric. They fulfill a very special mission to their membership. They bring local flavor to the extended community, they hold rallies at special venues, and they build cohesiveness within community. It's these groups which really are the heart and soul of the Wanderlodge experience. Everything they do is grassroots and as such they define the ownership experience. Mike and I want to expand awareness of these groups and we'd like to bring recognition to them and their efforts. We created a new Toplink,
  Blue Bird Community.JPG (Size: 207.72 KB / Downloads: 1223) , named Blue Bird Community where regional and nationwide groups can include links to their local web sites. We can do more and will do more as time moves on. This is just the beginning of expanding awareness of and lending support to all the special regional and national Blue Bird Communities.

I'd like to extend a special thanks to Birds of a Feather for allowing WaGu to display a link to their site and for helping in defining the Blue Bird Community TopLink. Thanks guys!]]> http://www.wanderlodgegurus.com/showthread.php?tid=9879 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 12:35:46 +0000 http://www.wanderlodgegurus.com/showthread.php?tid=9879 That's a 24 hour clock. Once you get used to it, it's much easier to use.
Of course, it took my dear Uncle a little while to drill it into my head, but once he did, I have never stopped using it(and it's been 50 years since I've been in his employment).]]> That's a 24 hour clock. Once you get used to it, it's much easier to use.
Of course, it took my dear Uncle a little while to drill it into my head, but once he did, I have never stopped using it(and it's been 50 years since I've been in his employment).]]> http://www.wanderlodgegurus.com/showthread.php?tid=9851 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 15:12:44 +0000 http://www.wanderlodgegurus.com/showthread.php?tid=9851
it is funny how things turn out. serendipity as a good friend of mine often says....i shopped hard for a bird for nearly 6 months. i was flying out to florida on a friday to buy a beautiful bird and i called right before i left for the airport and found out the fellow had sold it. so that is how close i came...i made an offer on another one but it was not as advertised so we retracted our offer. cant say i didnt try.

then i happened upon my first newell. now on my second one. i could have been happy in a bird as well.

and then.....back i am in the midst of the birdmen and birdwomen. and it has been extremely enjoyable. i feel great that there will be at least one wanderlodge at our newellgurus rally in south dakota later this month (and a few prevosts, foretravels, etc)

david has become a great friend and i grovel in his presence and knowledge of these great machines. he is a great fellow and crazy smart as most of you are (not sure who isnt....ha)

my wife and i talk about this frequently. that is we NEVER expected to get a whole new set of dear friends out of having a coach. we have so many wonderful friends, some of which i feel like i have known my whole life and i have never even met them face to face. we correspond, we talk on the phone etc. many many of my newell friends have been to our home and us to theirs. we have met 2 already on this trip and will be staying at anothers home next week.

i see that same thing with the bird gang.

thanks for letting me be part of your world.

regards,

tom mccloud]]>
it is funny how things turn out. serendipity as a good friend of mine often says....i shopped hard for a bird for nearly 6 months. i was flying out to florida on a friday to buy a beautiful bird and i called right before i left for the airport and found out the fellow had sold it. so that is how close i came...i made an offer on another one but it was not as advertised so we retracted our offer. cant say i didnt try.

then i happened upon my first newell. now on my second one. i could have been happy in a bird as well.

and then.....back i am in the midst of the birdmen and birdwomen. and it has been extremely enjoyable. i feel great that there will be at least one wanderlodge at our newellgurus rally in south dakota later this month (and a few prevosts, foretravels, etc)

david has become a great friend and i grovel in his presence and knowledge of these great machines. he is a great fellow and crazy smart as most of you are (not sure who isnt....ha)

my wife and i talk about this frequently. that is we NEVER expected to get a whole new set of dear friends out of having a coach. we have so many wonderful friends, some of which i feel like i have known my whole life and i have never even met them face to face. we correspond, we talk on the phone etc. many many of my newell friends have been to our home and us to theirs. we have met 2 already on this trip and will be staying at anothers home next week.

i see that same thing with the bird gang.

thanks for letting me be part of your world.

regards,

tom mccloud]]> http://www.wanderlodgegurus.com/showthread.php?tid=9835 Sat, 01 Jun 2013 16:59:06 +0000 http://www.wanderlodgegurus.com/showthread.php?tid=9835
First create a new thread. Here's an Easy Way to Create Threads tutorial.

Next, fill in the Thread Title (step 1 circled in read in the following snippet) and Message Body (step2).


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Next, scroll down to the bottom of the message body and click on "I want to post a poll" and enter the number of polling question options you'd like (step 3 circled in red).

Here's the twist, MyBB forces you to now post your message to the board, but you haven't yet told it anything about your poll particulars! Weird! I know, but go ahead and click on the "Post Reply" button (step 4).

After you post your message the poll template will be launched asking you to post your question and the options for answers as shown in the following snippet:


  Poll 2.JPG (Size: 247.21 KB / Downloads: 834)

First post your question and define the number of poll options that you have in mind (step 5), then fill in your poll options (step 6), and finally click on the "Post New Poll" button at the bottom of the template (step 7).

That's it! Enjoy!]]>
First create a new thread. Here's an Easy Way to Create Threads tutorial.

Next, fill in the Thread Title (step 1 circled in read in the following snippet) and Message Body (step2).


  Poll 1.JPG (Size: 200.06 KB / Downloads: 868)

Next, scroll down to the bottom of the message body and click on "I want to post a poll" and enter the number of polling question options you'd like (step 3 circled in red).

Here's the twist, MyBB forces you to now post your message to the board, but you haven't yet told it anything about your poll particulars! Weird! I know, but go ahead and click on the "Post Reply" button (step 4).

After you post your message the poll template will be launched asking you to post your question and the options for answers as shown in the following snippet:


  Poll 2.JPG (Size: 247.21 KB / Downloads: 834)

First post your question and define the number of poll options that you have in mind (step 5), then fill in your poll options (step 6), and finally click on the "Post New Poll" button at the bottom of the template (step 7).

That's it! Enjoy!]]> http://www.wanderlodgegurus.com/showthread.php?tid=9803 Wed, 15 May 2013 14:27:01 +0000 http://www.wanderlodgegurus.com/showthread.php?tid=9803

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By clicking on the 'idea cloud' you'll instantly jump to the new-thread template.

So creating new threads has become very easy.

On the index page (homepage) we have the Wanderlodge collage, followed by Latest News, Recent Gallery Photos and Recent Forum Posts. Just below that are our collection of forums, arranged in blocks.

First we have the:
"Welcome" block followed by
"Discussions",
"Fun Stuff",
"Literature",
"About the Forum",
"Service Centers and Suppliers", and lastly the
"Classifieds" block.

Scoot down to any one of the forums within these blocks and you'll see an "idea cloud" next to each forum name. Click on the cloud to start a new thread in that forum!

Enjoy! ]]>

  Forum New Thread.JPG (Size: 227.41 KB / Downloads: 811)

By clicking on the 'idea cloud' you'll instantly jump to the new-thread template.

So creating new threads has become very easy.

On the index page (homepage) we have the Wanderlodge collage, followed by Latest News, Recent Gallery Photos and Recent Forum Posts. Just below that are our collection of forums, arranged in blocks.

First we have the:
"Welcome" block followed by
"Discussions",
"Fun Stuff",
"Literature",
"About the Forum",
"Service Centers and Suppliers", and lastly the
"Classifieds" block.

Scoot down to any one of the forums within these blocks and you'll see an "idea cloud" next to each forum name. Click on the cloud to start a new thread in that forum!

Enjoy! ]]> http://www.wanderlodgegurus.com/showthread.php?tid=9801 Tue, 14 May 2013 13:15:04 +0000 http://www.wanderlodgegurus.com/showthread.php?tid=9801
If you have something that's newsworthy feel free to create a thread under About the Forum / Latest News. Our Marquis style News Ticker will display the title of any thread in the Latest News forum.

The news displayed on the ticker are actually hyperlinks. Clink on any one of them to go to the thread.

As new news becomes old news someone will move it out of there and file it into the proper forum.

Have fun!]]>
If you have something that's newsworthy feel free to create a thread under About the Forum / Latest News. Our Marquis style News Ticker will display the title of any thread in the Latest News forum.

The news displayed on the ticker are actually hyperlinks. Clink on any one of them to go to the thread.

As new news becomes old news someone will move it out of there and file it into the proper forum.

Have fun!]]>