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Hi Tom, Just a note based on our personal experience. We tried the do-it-yourself electronic fences and found that their quality is very poor. Without exception, our dogs figured out the system and found ways to defeat it. Eventually we went with the Invisible Fence and have used them for...

Harvey, I have an '06 Dodge Ram 2500 diesel. My trip computer shows 5-6 MPG more than I am actually getting and my Scan Gauge shows 2-3 MPG less than my actual MPG. Go figure! Nick "Valkyrie"

Check your PM's! I sent you some info. Nick "Valkyrie"

A year ago we bought a Northstar TC650 - a pop-up truck camper for our 6.5 foot bed 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 diesel. Our camper has a queen size north-south bed, fridge with freezer, AC, three burner propane stove, hot/cold water and outside H/C shower for when we are camping way back in or for...

I use a V-Pap simply by plugging it into a $30 Radio Shack inverter inserted into a 12 volt "cigarette outlet" and it works just fine, drawing very little power from my two house batteries. Nick "Valkyrie"

Clorox II and a warm, soapy rag. Be sure it take out the cushions and cover the helm seat. Nick

Hi Brats! Marcia, Boomer and I made it back home on Monday, wrapping up a 5,000 plus mile trip. After leaving Lake Powell we visited my cousin in Sedona for three days and had planned on heading to the Grand Canyon for a few days, but we all know how that turned out. Reluctant to start...

Gary, The bed is made up with the four passenger-side seat cushions - the two seat bottom cushions and the seat back cushions. I assume that you have the same problem that we had in attempting to put the bed together on our '05 cruiser - one of quality control at the factory or wherever the...

Hi Brats! Early Tuesday morning we left Forgotten Canyon in company with Lighhouse Express (Heinz and Diane) and Jean Marie (Rob) and headed back to Oak Canyon to ride out the predicted winds of 35 plus and gusts to 55 mph in a nice, protected spot which was different from the place where the...

Hi Brats! Great news! 89T is a very nice road and the speed limit is either 45 or 55, depending on your location. In fact, it is better than 89 in many places. Marcia and I are in Wahweap Campground where we will organize and provision and launch in the morning. We have reservations at the...

Hi Brats! Marcia and I stopped in Amarillo for a while and shared a cold drink with Lyle and Janda. Very nice folks that we look forward to spending more time with on Lake Powell. Camped for the night in Tucumcari, NM. Nick "Valkyrie"

Marcia, Boomer and I are camped in OKC for the night, about half way there from Ohio. We are having a pleasant surprise towing Valkyrie with our '06 Dodge 2500 diesel with our new Northstar truck camper. It is a TC 650 pop-up that we really like a lot, but the big surprise is an almost a...

This will also be our first trip to Lake Powell and Marcia, Boomer (our Airedale buddy) and I will start the long trek from Ohio on the 12th, probably arriving at Wahweap on the 17th. We plan on wandering on our own and fishing for a few days before heading to Oak Canyon. Really looking...

Suemutt, FYI. Our boats are C-Dory's and as members of this site we refer to ourselves as C-Brats. I have been to many gatherings and at 6'3" I have found only a few taller than myself. Now finding a 16 footer would demand a call to the Guinness Book of World Records! Welcome aboard! Nick...

Floyd, Welcome aboard! As a former sailor myself ( is there such a thing as a "former" sailor?), when we bought Valkyrie in '05 I started a thread asking how many C-Dory owners started in sail and somewhere around 75% had owned or still owned sailboats! Must be something about the design or...

Bob, How could I forget the Whitefish Point Maritime Museum right on Lake Superior? The museum is near the graveyard of the Edmund Fitzgerald and houses many of the ship's artifacts. Nick "Valkyrie"

Hi Bob! Please give Marie our best! I just returned from a month-long, boatless trip in the truck camper out west and was in the UP as recently as Sunday morning. I hadn't been there for a number of years and Boomer and I spent four days in the UP. Although we spent most of our time along...

Hi Casey and Mary, Best to both of you! Marcia and I will be following your adventures closely and know that you will have a great time. Hoping to see again next winter in Florida, both of us next time! Regards, Nick and Marcia "Valkyrie"

We bought the standard round Magma grill a few years ago and love it. It has never blown out in the wind and we can turn the heat down to a reasonable level. I wonder if the newer ones have more adjustment. I have heard the blast furnace or off comment before and wonder if the problem was...

I raised the helm seat in Valkyrie and have a sub album in our album showing the steps and material needed. Also, I had my local canvas guy add denser foam to the helm seat, which cost less than $50 and made a big difference! Nick "Valkyrie"