1978 Dodge Motorhome questions

You bringing it to GL in July ?
My suggestion is to keep it covered when not in use. Either with carport or softcover from CampingWorld.

Unfortunately I'm not going to make it to Green Lake. We're going to stay around Georgia until I get more confident in my RVing skills.

Greg,

We camped at Bald Ridge Campground for the "hey we bought this thing we better start using it" camping it trip over Mother's day weekend. My wife talked me out of bringing the boat that weekend. ("It's gonna rain and storm and be so nasty...") Truth was she didn't want to pull it, and I was afraid I was going to blow another tire on the trailer. I did think to myself that weekend, "Wonder if that BuffalloBFN will be out here skiing."

The motor home itself in pretty good shape. I just need to gather more confidence that I know what I'm doing.

It's a 1978 Brougham M-230 class C. It's been variously quoted at 21', 23' 24' and 27'. I've got it insured on my auto policy through GEICO. They charge me $73 per 6 months for their "full coverage" including roadside assistance.

A backup camera system is definitely on my upgrade list.

It's got a tow hitch, and I've been highly considering using it as the tow vehicle for the boat on any trips.

It must be.

Thanks to everyone who has replied so far.

Hopefully some more Old Mopar RV wisdom will make its way to this thread. I'm really new to the RV'ing scene, and appreciate any help I can get.

Park it about an hour away from your house, its a good place to clear your mind for the weekend.

jbear wrote: Hey Aaln: Nice lookin' crew you have there launching your boat. Is that great lookin' lady on the cell phone calling for instructions for the boat launch boy?

I think she's calling the police John, that guy in the back kept loading everyones boats. He was sorta like a dog, feed him once and they never go away. Although in his case it was Coors light!!!

Anthony, regarding your new purchase. The chassis part of your rig is really nothing more than a big van so do the maintenance like you would any of your other vehicles. Change the oil, tune it up, most important is to check the air pressure in the tires and do not overlook the condition of the tires.

Many RV tires look like they have plenty of tread left on them but they can be aged out meaning if they are older than 7 years they may be sun damaged and start cracking on you. If so they need to be replaced no matter how good they look. Do you have air bags in the rear? If so play around with the air pressure in them until the RV rides and drives it's best.

Hopefully the rig steers ok for you, I don't know about the smaller class C but a Class A can be a handful if the bags and tires are not pressured up correctly. Also, when loading your gear put the heavy stuff low and centered and the light stuff high. If possible travel with empty water tanks and fill up when you get to your destination.

You should have a propane sniffer in there, make sure it's working. Install a co2 detector and smoke alarm, $20 worth of protection from a faulty old furnace or worse yet a refridgerator fire. When possible run the fridg on AC instead of gas. Turn your water heater off when your not using it, the water stays hot for hours and will refresh pretty quickly.

Not sure what kind of roof you have up there but it's always a good idea to go up and take a look for any signs of leaks and caulk with the proper sealant.

Gas mileage trick is to drive like you've got an egg on the gas pedal, nice and easy. I use the cruise as much as possible. Enjoy

I think I made 2 kids in mine

nope, been told they look more like me.

Anthony, Bald Ridge is as far south as a boat can go on Lanier. I'm on Little River...about as far north as a V-hull inboard can go on Lanier. It's a 30 minute ride at cruise from there to here.

Give a heads up next time yall drive up.