Wednesday, February 07, 2007

Pricey Monitor for Road-Time Peace of Mind


Leave the house to snowbird but worry about "what goes on back home"? Or maybe you’ve got that nice half-million motorhome investment sitting down in storage--is everything OK there? Maybe the "Sensaphone" is what you need. A pricey ($395) gadget, the Sensaphone 400 is like having a silicon chip security gaurd who stays up all day a night looking for trouble.


What kind of trouble? Well, let’s say you’re RVing through Texas, and back home in Minnesota the furnace breaks down. Sensaphone detects that a pre-set "low" temperature has been met, and your pipes are in danger of freezing. Sensaphone picks up your phone and calls up to four different folks, letting them know there’s a problem. Or maybe (heaven forbid) your smoke detector goes off, the power goes out. Any of these things cause the Sensaphone to rocket into warning mode, calling, and recalling, until somebody responds. For a few extra bucks, you can even get the "add on" thermostat module that allows you to remotely reset the high and low side of the home (or RV) thermostat.


Even if nothing goes wrong, you can also "call home" and have your system "run down" the status, maybe even "listen in" to your home for a few seconds. Of course, you’ll need a telephone line at the location where Sensaphone is doing it’s e-watchdog routine, so some RV storage locations may not be up to the assignment. Nevertheless, it’s another one of those, "Gee, think of what technology can do," things. Check out the full-scoop on Sensaphone’s website.

Sunday, February 04, 2007

Hydralift RV Motorcycle Lift

“Whoever said you can’t take it with you didn’t have a Hydralift motorcycle lift.” Now that is saying something! Meet Brad Michaels the sharp manufacturer rep for Hydralift. Brad was showing off this one of a kind hydraulic motorcycle, golf cart, snowmobile, ATV 4 wheeler and just about anything lift. The things that make this lift unique is that it is the ONLY hydraulic lift. It has an automatic locking system where the locking arms automatically drop down onto 1” solid steel pins when in the travel position. Automatic means that you don’t have to manually insert pins or bolts. Now that is nice since I usually forget where I laid my truck keys let alone where I left the locking bolts. This is also the highest lift, meaning that you don’t have to worry about dragging on steep curbed entrances to gas stations or driveways.

One of the absolute best features of this unit is that your towed vehicle is towed from the frame of your RV and not from the lift without the use of lengthy extensions. Don’t strain your back trying to load your ride, just roll it on from ground level by yourself and when you get to where you are going, roll it off by yourself. Easy! Visit the Hydralift website at http://www.hydralift-usa.com/ or give Brad a call at (949)559-5372. Brad would love to talk to you about this system and recommend a dealer where you can have one installed.

Thursday, February 01, 2007

Sea Eagles New 8.10 Yacht Tender

Sea Eagle comes out with a new addition to their fleet of inflatable boats. The new 8.10 YT Yacht Tender is a great all purpose portable boat. RVers have enjoyed Sea Eagle inflatable boats for years and now they have introduced an incredible “high pressure inflatable drop stitch floor” which is much lighter and easier to store and transport. It is composed of thousands of tiny threads that attach to the top and bottom layers of the floor. This new construction creates a floor that is flat and only 2 inches thick. These threads allow for high inflation pressure which makes a rigid and firm floor. It takes only 7 minutes to fully inflate this boat. This boat if perfect for RVers because it stores neatly in an RV storage compartment or the trunk of a car.

You get the boat, floor, seat, oars and pump all for under $1000. You can see videos and read more about this product at:

http://www.seaeagle.com/YachtTenders.aspx