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Postby mikeschn » Sun Nov 23, 2008 11:56 am

I added a bathroom sink to the Generic ET... :o

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Postby Steve_Cox » Sun Nov 23, 2008 12:32 pm

mikeschn wrote:I added a bathroom sink to the Generic ET... :o

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Mike is that a salad bowl sink? :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Postby mikeschn » Sun Nov 23, 2008 12:54 pm

Yep Steve,

It was a choice between the condiment tray sink or the salad bowl sink, and Chell chose the later!!! :o

I still haven't decided if I am going to add a drain, but if I do, I like the one that you used!!!

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Postby Robert Meyer » Sun Nov 23, 2008 8:23 pm

mikeschn wrote:Well we didn't have much luck trying to get the cassette toilet, so earlier today we ordered a Thetford Porta Potty. The Thetford has a dump spout that should make dumping it a whole lot cleaner and convenient.

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I believe the Thetford Company headquarters is just up the road from you in Ann Arbor. Perhaps you could hound their executives into making their cassette toilets easier to obtain in the US. I know they are very easily obtained in the UK and Europe. People who have the cassette units swear they are absolutely the best product to empty and service. It make no sense to make them so difficult (read list price only) to obtain here.
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Postby Steve_Cox » Sun Nov 23, 2008 8:33 pm

mikeschn wrote:Yep Steve,

It was a choice between the condiment tray sink or the salad bowl sink, and Chell chose the later!!! :o

I still haven't decided if I am going to add a drain, but if I do, I like the one that you used!!!

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I think Chell was right :thumbsup: Good choice for the necessary room.
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Postby kirkman » Sun Nov 23, 2008 10:37 pm

Wow Mike! That's really nice! :thumbsup:
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Postby GPW » Mon Nov 24, 2008 7:04 am

Simple is always so much better!!!!!!!! :thumbsup: Light too!!! ;)
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Postby mikeschn » Thu Jan 08, 2009 8:49 pm

I updated the album with the photos from our last trip...

Starting at about page 12

http://www.mikenchell.com/Generic_ET_Ph ... dex12.html

The trip was very good, and the trailer design worked well for us.

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Postby Miriam C. » Thu Jan 08, 2009 10:08 pm

:thumbsup: :applause: Great place for the puppies!
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Postby toypusher » Fri Jan 09, 2009 6:41 am

Nice! Glad you had such a nice trip, Mike!!
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Postby ATXKJ » Fri Jan 09, 2009 8:50 pm

Mike - what kind of mileage impact are you seeing while towing?
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Postby mikeschn » Fri Jan 09, 2009 8:53 pm

ATXKJ wrote:Mike - what kind of mileage impact are you seeing while towing?


It's a pretty severe impact, but then I am towing a much larger than average teardrop...

I get 25 mpg driving to/from work.

towing the trailer to SC, including thru the mountains of WV, VA, I was getting about 14.4 MPG.

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Postby Micro469 » Fri Jan 09, 2009 11:39 pm

Geez Mike... You change teardrops about as often as I change underwear.........


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Postby TinKicker » Sat Jan 10, 2009 9:39 am

You may have said at some point Mike, but how much does the ET weigh?
That would help me guesstimate my fuel economy hit.
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Postby mikeschn » Sat Jan 10, 2009 12:37 pm

TinKicker wrote:You may have said at some point Mike, but how much does the ET weigh?
That would help me guesstimate my fuel economy hit.


You know, I've never made it to the scales yet. And now it's snowed into the back yard. I guess I'll have to drag it down to the scales in spring.

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