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lougarou
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shalom;
what is wbcci ?

does any one here belong to the good sam club?

is it worth joining?


where is the best place to mount 3; 15 watt solar hard panels?
and how ? since the roof is plastic/fiberglass. or should i invest in film strips. ?

anyone running wireless laptops? need lots of info here.

i havent had a laptop for several years, but; then i haddnt planned on spending a year and a half touring Arkansas and several other states.
since walmart sells them cheap enough, i need to know what kind of antenna to buy? best wifi card? and so on. looks like ill be giveing this desk pc away in a couple of months.


should i be joining triple aaa? or something???

you folks have been doing this for years , im making plans to live in my camper for 18 months or better. i get a small pension from the va. so i can only travel around the 1st. of every month and i do get good discounts at state and federal parks. i need to know about private ones.

all for now, be safe; lg.
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lougarou wrote:shalom;
what is wbcci ?
Wally Byam Caravan Club International, a club for owners of Airstream campers including our B-vans. Here is their website. I've gone to a couple rallies with the Washington, DC unit and have had a pretty good time.
does any one here belong to the good sam club?
is it worth joining?
I do, and I'm kind of torn on whether it's worthwhile. You can get discounts at campgrounds with it, but usually those same campgrounds offer discounts via AAA. I get a lot of junk mail from Good Sam, though - mostly offers to get an extended service plan on my B-van, which is isn't even eligible for because it's too old. :roll:
where is the best place to mount 3; 15 watt solar hard panels?
and how ? since the roof is plastic/fiberglass. or should i invest in film strips. ?
I'm not sure how they mounted them but our campers were built with solar panels in mind; the wiring is already there for them (take a look in the gallery, in my pictures). I'd mount them right in front of the air conditioner if I were doing it.
anyone running wireless laptops? need lots of info here.

i havent had a laptop for several years, but; then i haddnt planned on spending a year and a half touring Arkansas and several other states.
since walmart sells them cheap enough, i need to know what kind of antenna to buy? best wifi card? and so on. looks like ill be giveing this desk pc away in a couple of months.
I have a laptop with wireless. These days, just about any card will work if you're retrofitting an older laptop. If you're buying a new laptop, if you get one with wireless built in you won't have to worry about buying and storing a separate card.
should i be joining triple aaa? or something???
I am an AAA member. When my transmission died last year, the tow for the camper and my car (which I was towing with the camper) was about $100. AAA + RV service is about $120/year, I think. But the convenience of having it and knowing where to call if you do have a problem more than makes up for the expense. I wouldn't travel without it.
you folks have been doing this for years , im making plans to live in my camper for 18 months or better. i get a small pension from the va. so i can only travel around the 1st. of every month and i do get good discounts at state and federal parks. i need to know about private ones.


That will vary from park to park - I'm sure some do offer discounts but not all of them. And the discounts they offer may be equivalent to AAA/Good Sam/etc. anyway.
1991 Airstream B190 - bought, 2005; sold, 2011; bought 2017
1995 Airstream Excella 30' trailer

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lougarou
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shalom and thanks;

this should keep me busy for a few days.
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