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Yes, this thread has morphed quite a bit, but I found the truck part interesting and even participated in it. In my recent experience, most 2 lane roads have a 55 mph speed limit, so unless there are hills I shouldn't have much trouble with them. My camper handles pretty good so I can usually...

Kerry - Hahaha! Nope, it is only colored by my finances! Social Security income is $1110 per month, and my fuel budget is $250 per month. Kurt - My point was that the law about impeding traffic specifically refers to the left lane, not the right lane. If someone is above the minimum in the...

In Peru the trucks in the mountain areas are almost all straight, cab over trucks. They have comparatively short wheelbases with a long rear overhang because the roads are narrow and have lots of sharp turns as they go up and down the mountains. They often have to back up one or more times to...

I see where Utah is considering a bill to raise the freeway speed limits to 80 mph. Here is part of what the bill includes. Jenkins' measure also creates a new crime of "careless driving" which happens when a motorist commits any traffic violation while: on a cell phone, eating, drinking...

Nice selective information there Kurt! Here is the rest of the regulation from the Utah State site: (3) (a) If, based on an engineering and traffic investigation, a highway authority determines that slow speeds on any part of a highway under its jurisdiction consistently impede the normal and...

Most of the big trucks in Peru were Volvo or Mercedes. Volvo seems to have made big inroads here in the last 5 years. Don't they have the same trucks in Europe or are they export only?

Thanks, Ryan. Hopefully we can enjoy the beauty of Utah together some time, and I'll try my best to keep out of your way! By the way, I had that bug on my freshly washed windshield just last week. Vic PS WARNING!! I'll be leaving for California in about 10 days. I haven't planned my route yet!

Wow, I spend a half a day driving 55 on a four lane road and this whole thing has exploded into a fighting match!! :smiley_drive: To Jnich77 and Dr. Moab: Why is it wrong for me to want to save money by driving 55 (which is legal) but it is OK for you to make more money by driving 70 or 75...

I hope you had a good trip Kerry. I just drove from Florida to Minnesota, about 2,000 miles, and averaged 15.5 with my Isuzu NPR. The bad news is that I had a tail wind for much of the way. That was driving at 55 mph. Heading for California in about 10 days, sure that will drop as I hit the...

There have been some great comments, thanks. I am a strong believer in slower traffic pulling over when possible, to allow faster traffic to pass. Part of my trip through Wisconsin and into Minnesota, was along the Mississippi River, on a marked 'Scenic Drive'. I'm sure it would have been very...

The last time I checked the minimum speed limit on most freeways was 45 mph so I think I will just continue to exercise my right to drive on the freeways when I choose to. I wasn't placing any blame on others, I was trying to minimize causing a problem for those who are legally driving faster...

Thanks for all the comments. I realize that it is a problem for truckers to maintain speed, or get back up to speed if they have to slow down, so that is one of the reasons I would like to give them advance warning. I will sometimes speed up to 60 or so if I see that one is not going to be able...

I just drove my camper from Florida to Minnesota and didn't have time to go slow and sight see, so was on freeways most of the way. I can cruise at 60 or 65 with my Isuzu NPR camper but the fuel mileage is terrible, especially if there is a head wind, so I drove 55 mph almost the whole way (2000...

Welcome to Expo, Jerry! I stopped at Walmart in Coral Springs, FL on Saturday evening, got out of the camper and as I was walking around the back to go into the store, I saw a guy walking towards the camper from the other side. He was admiring it and complimented me on how it looked! Felt...

Got the solar panels yesterday, then drove for hours in a downpour to Coral Springs, FL. Had a bit of a leak in the cabover bed area, I hope it is just around the escape vent cover. Will have to check that out. Got my city driving practice yesterday in Miami, going to take a little getting used...

Thanks John, here's a few current pics. Got the doors all done, rain gutters around the roof, the bathroom still isn't finished but that's about it. Oh, need to put a sealer on the rubber roof. I started loading up the garage today, put the mtn. bike on the front wall with small pulleys, the...

I'm not going to take time for photos tonight but just a quick update on the progress. We got the second garage door on tonight (the big one), did the smaller one yesterday. Still need to finish the locks and figure out how to mount the gas struts to hold it open. The large one will open up, all...

Not sure about the Fuso but in Peru Isuzu sold a cab forward truck that was smaller than the NPR. Actually the model I saw about 6 months ago was the last of the Chevy badged ones, Isuzu now sells them under their own name there.

I am just finishing up putting new aluminum siding on my rebuilt truck camper. I have a friend who has an aluminum fabrication company and he sold me the aluminum sheets at his cost, I think it was $40 for 4x8 and $50 for 4x10 foot sheets. I also didn't have any experience with metal so was...

I saw the flashing at Lowe's and thought about using it. I ended up getting 4x8 sheets of white .040 aluminum from a friend who has an aluminum fabrication shop. Also used a couple of sheets of 4x10'.