When we were at Spartan they did a 40+ point inspection for us. I was getting a “stop engine” light when I turned on the key but it went away after a couple of tries. So Spartan noted a Cummins…
Newmar RV Factory Tour
The Newmar Factory. www.newmarcorp.com On our way out of Michigan, we stopped in Nappanee IN for a Newmar Factory Tour. This is where our coach was built on top of the Spartan Chassis. The chassis comes as a rolling, running…
Spartan Chassis Factory
The Spartan Chassis Factory. www.spartanchassis.com Our Motorhome came with a Spartan Mountain Master Chassis with a side radiator (makes for easier maintenance from the rear, not thru the bedroom). After we bought the coach we signed up for a week’s…
Ann Arbor, MI
Ann Arbor, MI – July 30 to August 28, 2014, with a break for Spartan Owners Training. We spent 4 weeks off and on with the grandkids, Francis (10) and Claudia (6) while Mary was setting up for her new…
Joplin, MO & Dry Camping.
We spent a few days at Sandy’s dad’s house on a lake in Joplin. We had another great visit with Carl and our relatives. Carl had a 50amp electrical outlet installed years ago when he had a 40’ Tiffin Allegro…
Every day is a learning experience!
Portable Water Filters. Several of our friends in Sun City Festival are in the RV club and offered much needed advise and tips, mostly from Ed and Larry. Larry showed us a portable water filter system he put together from…
On the Road.
We were told by most of our RV friends that we should go for an overnight somewhere close to home to iron out the bugs and learn the basics. Because it took over 3 weeks to get everything ready, from…
Getting ready.
The biggest part of getting a motorhome ready for travel is the maintenance. The previous owners of our motorhome said they had done the required maintenance the year before but could not produce any documentation to that fact. We purchased…
Our new Motorhome
Our New Motorhome. After 6 months of research, bidding and missing out on motorhomes, we purchased a used Class A, 2008 Newmar Dutch Star Diesel Pusher with 29,000 miles at the end of June 2014 in Tucson AZ, from private…