Florida Bound For Some Fishing
De-winterized and now it’s snowing
I de-winterized my SS Agile yesterday, first full day of spring, and today it's snowing and going down to 23 degrees tonight. Brrrrr I should leave for Florida tonight and not in the morning. Found the water from my hot water tank on the ground under the RV. Forgot to rest the frost valve on... Continue Reading →
The Solar Is Back Up Charging
The Solar stopped working on our second time using our 2018 SS Agile. We took it to a local dealer for warranty repair. While at the dealer RT went out of business and the dealer said that without RT support they could not repair the unit. So I picked it up to do the repair... Continue Reading →
Unplanned Downsizing
Jen was reading posts on the neighborhood social site and read a post from a family who was looking for a house just like our house. When I came home she said "Tom I think these people want our house". A few emails back and forth and a couple tours of the house and it... Continue Reading →
Roadtrek Generator Pully Bolt Broken
While at the dealer the bolt holding the idler pulley for the serpentine belt that drives the accessories and the under hood generator broke off in the engine block. This happened on the -22 degree morning when the dealer started the rig to pull it in the shop to work on the defective solar charging... Continue Reading →
Roadtrek Website Is Back Up
The Roadtrek website (roadtrek.com) is back up and running. All the model info seems to be there. If you need a manual go download it now. Who knows if it will stay up for long.
Roadtrek Owners Is There Hope?
The other day I listened to a podcast done by Rvlifestyle.com that interviewed Nick Schmidt of Sunshine State RVs in Florida. The interview gave me hope as a Roadtrek owner. Yes our warranty and technical support from Roadtrek is gone. Maybe a smart investor will pick up Roadtrek and put everything in order (probably wishful... Continue Reading →
Roadtrek Closed!
News from Kitchener Ontario is that Roadtrek fired most of their employees on Friday. Their website is taken down. Our new RV is in for warranty repairs that are now stalled. The dealer has had it for several weeks and has made any progress. The repairs are fairly simple and we could do them ourselves. However,... Continue Reading →
Roadtrek is not honoring their warranty
Our new Roadtrek 2018 SS Agile is at the dealer for defect in a Roadtrek installed item. This should be covered under warranty. The dealer was told by a Roadtrek exec that due to an audit he is not authorized to approve warranty repairs. We are not happy with Roadtrek.Contacting the Roadtrek service department they... Continue Reading →
What to do with all this paper?
Managing important documents and piles of paper that show up in the mailbox is going to be a challenge. The bills, receipts, tax documents, account statements, pile up on several horizontal surfaces at home. The primary approach is to stop the incoming paper by changing as much of this as possible to electronic delivery. Receipts... Continue Reading →
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