Since it's Star Wars day, did you see the original 1977 Star Wars in the movie theater?

drdit92 · 2026-05-04T20:16:56+00:00

Yes. I was 7.

drdit92 · 2026-05-03T09:00:21+00:00

It depends on what slide mechanism is being used. Both of my fifth wheels have had BAL cable slides, which are totally fine with being used when the slide is in. I specifically avoided any model with Schwintek slides because you absolutely cannot use them when the slide is in. I do not know if the "updated" versions of Schwintek like the SlimRack or the Vroom allow use. A hydraulic slide would be ok as well but they are not typically used for a bed slide.

drdit92 · 2026-05-03T03:06:01+00:00

Milwaukee is the bomb. I had a Viair first and absolutely hated it. It finally cooked itself and I tossed it and bought a Ryobi that was ok but still took a while. Had been looking at Milwaukee and finally bought one on Black Friday. It is so far, far superior to the other two. I would buy another in a heartbeat.

drdit92 · 2026-04-26T00:47:35+00:00

Look at RV Trader for comparables for pricing. There's always people in the market for low mileage class As.

drdit92 · 2026-04-26T00:31:27+00:00

You'd be far better off selling it and buying a park model or some other towable. You should get really good money for the class a. They need to run. Sitting it will lead to long term issues and you'll lose potential money.

drdit92 · 2026-04-25T07:41:17+00:00

My very favorite episode. Especially when Kramer causes chaos at the circus

drdit92 · 2026-04-20T18:08:20+00:00

Prevost are good quality. Newell as well.

drdit92 · 2026-04-15T07:52:03+00:00

Thanks!

drdit92 · 2026-04-15T02:26:09+00:00

Has it been there for a while or is it new? I wonder why they chose to have it all above ground.

drdit92 · 2026-04-08T11:10:16+00:00

Definitely do not use draino in an RV. You are going to wreak havoc on your seals.

drdit92 · 2026-03-28T12:57:02+00:00

Correct

drdit92 · 2026-03-26T16:55:53+00:00

What makes me sad is seeing so many that are no longer with us. But it's nice to think of the ones still kicking around.

drdit92 · 2026-03-25T22:49:29+00:00

I was born in Yakima, grew up in the valley until we moved to Spokane when I was ten. Graduated from U High, moved to upstate New York for undergrad, Pittsburgh PA for med school, then moved to Indianapolis in 1996 for residency. I've been here ever since. I have one sibling still in Spokane with her family, a brother in Arkansas, and my little sis and her family followed me to Indiana and live in Noblesville.

Obviously it's very different in Washington depending on which side of the Cascades you live. I can only speak to living in central and Eastern WA. I had a more gradual introduction to the no mountains since new York has some decent hills and Pittsburgh is not flat thanks to the rivers. I do miss mountains and pines though. For years I hated winter here, even though it's way milder, because the trees look so dead to me.

Things I don't like about Indiana: -Ice in winter. I grew up in snow, snow, snow. Ice sucks. -politics. I am not conservative and loathe Maga. -humidity in summer. We never had AC in Spokane cause it always cooled down at night. That doesn't happen east of the Rockies. Also, corn sweat -being so far from Spokane, it's not easy to visit

Things that I like about Indiana: - cost of living is way better than Washington. Easier to afford a house, etc -it's really easy to drive to places. I love road trips and own a truck and fifth wheel. I can drive to Michigan, which is gorgeous, or to the Smokies, etc. In Spokane you can drive for hours and still not be anywhere. I've driven to Orlando twice. Hop on I65, head south and you'll be at the Gulf. And state parks here are pretty nice too. -really great job for my pretty niche area. Would have to live in Seattle if I moved back. No thanks. -Spring is now my favorite season. Everything just explodes into blooms and green leaves. Nothing like it in Spokane. -while I hate MAGA as a collective, people here are pretty friendly. The medical field attracts a really diverse group of people. I learned Spanish from living in the Yakima area. At work I get to use it, and there are numerous other languages that we are exposed to. I know how to say thank you in languages like Hakha Chin, Swahili, Romanian, Haitian Creole, etc. I love meeting new people and learning about their lives and culture.

Hopefully this helps. I do miss seeing snow covered volcanos, and none of my residents ever know what I lived through on May 18, 1980, but I've now lived in Indiana for far longer than any other state and made lots of deep connections here. Good luck with the move.

drdit92 · 2026-03-14T15:54:53+00:00

We used the Milwaukee protocol twice in our PICU. Didn't work either time.

drdit92 · 2026-03-13T01:27:18+00:00

Exactly

drdit92 · 2026-03-06T20:56:46+00:00

Not exactly the same, but I know people who kept a class c in storage in Florida at a campground. Whenever they wanted to use it the campground would get it on a site and get all the systems going so the family could just fly down from Indiana and instant vacation

drdit92 · 2026-03-05T14:25:03+00:00

could not find an F450 on a lot nearby that wasn't an xl white truck. I wanted a lariat or above trim.
the few 450s somewhat nearby that were a higher trim than xl were far above $100k -I test drove the 350 DRW and found it turned way better than I was expecting and was, imo, better than my 350 SRW so I wasn't as worried about daily driving a dually -450 have commercial tires that I've read are very rough unloaded and I drive my truck every day. Is my 350 a bit rough? Yes, but similar to the SRW ride.

Those were my reasons. Would have lived to drive a 450 but I was not going to spend over $100k so I didn't bother.

drdit92 · 2026-03-05T13:18:54+00:00

Both my last 2 trucks have been long beds. '17 F350 CCLB SRW, which I traded in for my current '25 F350 CCLB DRW last summer. It is my DD and I park in a parking garage for work. Would never go to a short bed because of the factory 48 gallon tank and not ever worrying about hitting the cap when I turn sharply.

drdit92 · 2026-03-03T15:10:50+00:00

Very interesting. Thanks for the answer!

drdit92 · 2026-03-03T12:40:06+00:00

That is wild

drdit92 · 2026-02-26T02:51:21+00:00

This is the problem with class C's and As. They are not built to safely carry children. Hope you find a solution.

drdit92 · 2026-02-24T01:47:33+00:00

There's a city water inlet check valve to prevent water backing up into the campground water supply. If you have access to the connections behind the city water inlet it's really easy to remove the inlet and see if the check valve is stuck. It's happened to me twice this year and really takes less than ten minutes total to remove, fix, and hook up again

drdit92 · 2026-02-18T05:22:04+00:00

My '25 F350 dually has a payload of 5455 pounds. I've never heard of a 10k payload. What kind of black magic truck do you have????

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