Recent content by TomInOregon

Are you sure you want to put the cooler in the car to protect it from bears?

Thanks for that info. We have been looking for a replacement for our National Luna 90L that will fit in the space we have on the slide. The 90L Iceco VL may work for us.

Ours was already titled in Virginia when we purchased it and brought it out to Oregon. My wife did the registration, but she didn't mention any problems with the process. She just took it to the DMV and they inspected it to make sure the VIN matched up with the title and made sure it wasn't...

Tire sizes match, but I would have to completely swap the Timbren axle-less suspension to go to 8 lugs to have the wheels match. I do have a spare wheel/tire for the truck and another for the trailer, though.

And, the final word is that it can't be repaired. The dealer in Salt Lake City will be happy to look at it, but it is almost certainly one of a bad batch that is known for eventually leaking coolant from one of the coils surrounded by insulating foam in between the walls and can't be reasonably...

Sorry, I meant to reply to this earlier. We got the Fireside Outdoor Pop-up fire pit. It's a smaller version of the one we had made by a blacksmith years ago. Ours is 24"X24" and meets all NFS and BLM requirements for a raised fire pit. Since the sides aren't too high, we can see the flames...

Okay, here's an update. Nobody locally will work on it since it's a closed system. Half of the RV places think it has ammonia in it and refuse to believe it has R134A. The refrigerator people say they can't work on it or charge it since it's a closed system. The authorized dealer in Salt...

Thank you all for your suggestions!

My wife had a conversation with the manufacturer previously and they were referring her to Salt Lake City, Utah. That's not especially practical for us since we are in Oregon. It could be worth paying for a road trip and a couple of nights in a hotel to get it fixed, however. It really seems...

That's what I was thinking, that it should be really easy to get it fixed, but it's been a bunch of roadblocks so far. We will make some more phone calls next week and hopefully find a competent refrigeration technician.

I have a 90L National Luna refrigerator/freezer that is long out of warranty. There is a known defect with poor braising on the cooling coils that allows the R134A to leak out. Mine has this problem. Now my question is where should I look to get it repaired? There is a (semi) local National...

These kind of look like knockoffs/copies of Conqueror trailers with a few design changes. I have a Conqueror UEV490 and can say that it is a well made trailer with many clever design features. It should last us the rest of our lives. I can't speak to the Kavango or Echo trailers, except to...

Thank you! I think this will help people looking for information! Tom

In my experience, those who want to build their own aren't generally interested in pre-built trailers from manufacturers, and those who want to research a pre-built trailer don't usually want to wade through all of the threads about building one in the garage. Those who do want to see all of...