It was -17 degrees outside with the wind blowing 30-40 mph. We were boondocking in a parking lot because the Campground we were going to stay at, we couldn’t see the roads and were afraid of driving into a ditch.
At 4am, we were wakened by a chirp from the CO alarm. It was cold in the Mirada, about 50 deg.
I checked the furnace, the blower was running slowly and there was no heat. A check of the battery and it showed 8 volts. That’s why the CO alarm was doing an occasional chirp, low voltage. Continue reading “Furnace occasionally lights then kicks off”
We had just finished a road trip and were cleaning out the Mirada, when we went to open the door, it wouldn’t open!!
We’re packing the Mirada to get ready for our winter road trip, and all the sudden, the microwave turns on and starts cooking !!!!!!. WTH …
We usually take our satellite dish with us on our long road trips. In some of the places we stop, there isn’t TV, cell phone, or anything, so having the satellite we can at least stay somewhat connected to the outside world.
For those of us who don’t have automatic steps, or only have a mechanical step, the most common question in the RV community has got to be: “Is the step still out?”
The stock seats in our Mirada are very uncomfortable. After several hours sitting in the drivers seat, I start developing pain in the lower back. The passenger seat is equally bad, and seems like its at the wrong height and angle.
Although the awning was in good shape, at the very top that’s always exposed to the sun, the fabric was brittle and cracked and could rip very easily. It was time for a new awning.
My Mirada came with an non-ducted rooftop Dometic 13.5 BTU AC unit. When I’m standing outside, I can barely hear the unit running, But when I’m inside, it makes so much wind noise that I swear a 747 is taking off. With all that wind noise, Why can’t I fell the air moving? When I put my hand up against the two air louvers, it just didn’t seem like I was getting the air flow that it should.
While traveling last year, the hood hinge on the drivers side broke. This is the piece the hood swings on and is mounted just below the windshield on the inside of the front end of the Mirada. I took the hinge off, found a shop that welded for me, put it back together and we were on our way.
I read recently where someone had installed sound proofing and heat barrier material to their doghouse, and it made a considerable difference in both heat and sound.