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What are you doing to your Lazy Daze today?

January 11, 2021, 01:00:11 pm

Thought I would start a new topic which deals with what you are doing today on your Lazy Daze. This will be a fun, ongoing thread similar to the What’s in your camera? or, What are you reading? topics. We had a similar thread when I was active on the Hi-Lo forum and it was quite popular, so thought I would try it here as well. It could be something as simple as washing the rig, improvements, or pretty much anything you want to say about what you are doing.

I’ll go ahead and start with the first post. Today, I am lubricating the coach door and checking alignment as per the Lazy Daze manual. I’m also going to lubricate the exterior storage compartment seals. In addition, I had this crazy idea that if my water pump ever starts leaking and spraying out, it would have a negative impact on the converter unit which is just a couple of inches away. So I placed a thin, plastic cutting board to leave in between the two components, just in case.

What are you doing to your Lazy Daze today?

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Reply #1 – January 11, 2021, 05:34:57 pm

Greg, protecting the power box from water spray is a great idea!

I will throw one back at you, Put a leak detection device on the floor next to the pump that will sound an alarm when it gets wet.
I was given several by the inventor years ago that requires no battery. Water activates some chemicals to make some electricity. I can't tell you how to get them, but there must be some like them out there.

If the rig is not level you would need several to be sure the water finds one of the devices.

And then be sure to turn off the pump when you leave, which we usually fail to do even with a sign on the door to remind us.

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Reply #2 – January 11, 2021, 06:11:22 pm

Greg, you will be the chair of the “Disaster Recovery Committee” - thanks for starting this post!

The Chair position pays more - ha ha.

Thanks,

Jay

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Reply #3 – January 11, 2021, 06:42:14 pm

Great idea for a topic. Today looking wistfully out my bricks and sticks kitchen window at the LD. Wishing we felt safe enough to travel. Thinking about camping, wondering if we need to update our solar panels, planning the next destination. The old mantra of "Think Spring" being replaced with "Think Vaccine".

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Reply #4 – January 11, 2021, 09:49:51 pm

I like this thread idea!!

Not today, but on Saturday I went ahead and added insulation to the water pipes inside the RV. Not sure if needed, but just a piece of mind knowing that they are.

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Reply #5 – January 11, 2021, 09:58:22 pm

Greg,

This remind me of your post about winterizing where you have to move the converter to get access .... looking at the picture, is it possible to replace 90 degree elbow at outflow direction with a T and a piece of pipe with a valve to make winterizing easier next time? Same line of thought, putting pump bypass with may allow easier winterizing via outside fresh water tank inlet?
Sorry if this topic is discussed in past ...

Regards,

Don't have LD yet but got the date and am not too much behind :-)
Regards,

Quote from: HiLola - January 11, 2021, 01:00:11 pm

Thought I would start a new topic which deals with what you are doing today on your Lazy Daze. This will be a fun, ongoing thread similar to the What’s in your camera? or, What are you reading? topics. We had a similar thread when I was active on the Hi-Lo forum and it was quite popular, so thought I would try it here as well. It could be something as simple as washing the rig, improvements, or pretty much anything you want to say about what you are doing.

I’ll go ahead and start with the first post. Today, I am lubricating the coach door and checking alignment as per the Lazy Daze manual. I’m also going to lubricate the exterior storage compartment seals. In addition, I had this crazy idea that if my water pump ever starts leaking and spraying out, it would have a negative impact on the converter unit which is just a couple of inches away. So I placed a thin, plastic cutting board to leave in between the two components, just in case.

What are you doing to your Lazy Daze today?

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Reply #6 – January 11, 2021, 10:38:11 pm

Quote from: majortom - January 11, 2021, 09:49:51 pm

I like this thread idea!!

Not today, but on Saturday I went ahead and added insulation to the water pipes inside the RV. Not sure if needed, but just a piece of mind knowing that they are.

Now there's an idea!

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Reply #7 – January 11, 2021, 10:43:12 pm

Quote from: Muhammad - January 11, 2021, 09:58:22 pm

This remind me of your post about winterizing where you have to move the converter to get access .... looking at the picture, is it possible to replace 90 degree elbow at outflow direction with a T and a piece of pipe with a valve to make winterizing easier next time? Same line of thought, putting pump bypass with may allow easier winterizing via outside fresh water tank inlet?

I hadn't thought of that but it might be a possibility. I certainly don't want to be moving the converter every time I winterize as we would like to take trips in the winter months so will be winterizing and dewinterizing several times a year. I plan on dewinterizing tomorrow for our first trip over to the coast so will take a look at that. Thanks for the idea!

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Reply #8 – January 12, 2021, 03:06:57 pm

Muhammad, I’m thinking this brass fitting might be an ideal place to install a tee to accommodate winterizing. I’m a little reluctant to mess with the plastic fittings that go to the water pump.

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Reply #9 – January 12, 2021, 03:54:02 pm

Took my LD to my local park along with a bunch of other RVers with nowhere to go, exercising the generator, and wondering how many of my upcoming reservations will be cancelled. Well, at least it beats having to go to work.

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Reply #10 – January 14, 2021, 09:26:33 am

Today, we are officially renaming the Lazy Daze. The LD formerly known as Bossa Nova is becoming Nocona. It’s a Comanche name which fittingly means “camper” or “wanderer.” There is also a small town in Texas by that name, named after Peta Nocona, a Comanche chief:

Nocona, Texas - Wikipedia

Of course, we have now put that town on our travel list!

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Reply #11 – January 14, 2021, 10:53:53 am

"Welkəm Nocona"

The Comanche spelling for the English word "welcome" me thinks!

Cheers!

Tony R. (aka codefour)

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Reply #12 – January 14, 2021, 12:18:02 pm

They have a car museum there, so it may not be a total bust to go there.
Horton Classic Car Museum

Probably some decent BBQ somewhere around there.

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Reply #13 – January 14, 2021, 01:31:27 pm

Quote from: Don Malpas - January 14, 2021, 12:18:02 pm

They have a car museum there, so it may not be a total bust to go there.
Horton Classic Car Museum

Probably some decent BBQ somewhere around there.

Well Don, I do be liking me some old cars and Texas barbecue!

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Reply #14 – January 14, 2021, 03:12:27 pm

Installed the Camco screen door handle this morning. Much better. Now if I can only figure out how to keep that annoying Hehr plastic slider from jumping out of its track!

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Reply #15 – January 14, 2021, 03:18:08 pm

Quote from: HiLola - January 14, 2021, 03:12:27 pm

Now if I can only figure out how to keep that annoying Hehr plastic slider from jumping out of its track!

Me too! Please post if you come up with a solution.

Charles

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Reply #16 – January 14, 2021, 03:23:52 pm

Quote from: HiLola - January 11, 2021, 01:00:11 pm

Thought I would start a new topic which deals with what you are doing today on your Lazy Daze. This will be a fun, ongoing thread similar to the What’s in your camera? or, What are you reading? topics. We had a similar thread when I was active on the Hi-Lo forum and it was quite popular, so thought I would try it here as well. It could be something as simple as washing the rig, improvements, or pretty much anything you want to say about what you are doing.

I’ll go ahead and start with the first post. Today, I am lubricating the coach door and checking alignment as per the Lazy Daze manual. I’m also going to lubricate the exterior storage compartment seals. In addition, I had this crazy idea that if my water pump ever starts leaking and spraying out, it would have a negative impact on the converter unit which is just a couple of inches away. So I placed a thin, plastic cutting board to leave in between the two components, just in case.

What are you doing to your Lazy Daze today?

Exercising the generator tomorrow. Just replaced the starter in my Olympian Wave-3 heater and its working good as new. What product are you using to lubricate the seals on the storage compartments? Never thought of doing that.

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Reply #17 – January 14, 2021, 04:39:01 pm

Quote from: brewersarcade - January 14, 2021, 03:23:52 pm

Exercising the generator tomorrow. Just replaced the starter in my Olympian Wave-3 heater and its working good as new. What product are you using to lubricate the seals on the storage compartments? Never thought of doing that.

Only thought of it because the Lazy Daze manual mentions it. I used 303 Aerospace.

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Reply #18 – January 14, 2021, 09:52:04 pm

Quote from: HiLola - January 14, 2021, 03:12:27 pm

Installed the Camco screen door handle this morning. Much better. Now if I can only figure out how to keep that annoying Hehr plastic slider from jumping out of its track!

We had the same problem on another motorhome we had. It had a piece of aluminum riveted to it to keep the shape. I got everything back into the track and slightly bent the aluminum to straighten it out a bit. It took care of our problem.

Jon

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Reply #19 – January 15, 2021, 09:26:55 am

OK, actually did this yesterday afternoon but installed one of those steering wheel covers which I do with all my vehicles.

Today is interior cleaning, final loading, and a bath job for Nocona if our winds die down. Leaving for the coast in a couple days!

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Reply #20 – January 15, 2021, 12:41:05 pm

Quote from: HiLola - January 15, 2021, 09:26:55 am

Today is interior cleaning, final loading, and a bath job for Nocona if our winds die down. Leaving for the coast in a couple days!

Hope you have reservations, all the public campgrounds are closed, not sure about the private campgrounds, I know some are closed.

Larry

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Reply #21 – January 15, 2021, 02:01:27 pm

Quote from: Larry W - January 15, 2021, 12:41:05 pm

Hope you have reservations, all the public campgrounds are closed, not sure about the private campgrounds, I know some are closed.

Sure do, Larry!

U.S. Military Campgrounds and RV Parks - Camp San Luis Obispo RV Park

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Reply #22 – January 15, 2021, 03:20:04 pm

I like this steering wheel cover better, Greg:

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Reply #23 – January 15, 2021, 03:47:04 pm

@HiLola what's the microphone on the dash for?

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Reply #24 – January 15, 2021, 04:31:44 pm

Quote from: Chris Horst - January 15, 2021, 03:20:04 pm

I like this steering wheel cover better, Greg:

Nice, Chris! Goes with your rig beautifully. Between that and the Cactus Cowboy, you are stylin!

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