Weekend Trip to Texas Hill Country

Originally posted by TerryM I think the "Hill Country" is the best part of Texas!  I forget what town it was that my wife and I went to for some good German food.  It was great!  We were spending the winter in our motorhome in Castroville at the time. Terry

Might have been Fredricksburg, heavy German ancestry. We drove up from Kerrville and spent a day there.  While we were there, a festival was going on complete with biergarten and music !!

Yes, ethanol has less energy compared to gas.  Since most gas is cut with 10% ethanol now-a-days (it replaced MTBE which is horrible for ground water contamination), its a good argument for going diesel for tow vehicles.

Thanks for the info on the helper kit.

Hodge-Podge, they must be pretty common in the park also. There is a picture of one on the park map they hand out.

How did the new tow vehicle tow

Originally posted by techntrek Do you have much trouble aiming your dish?  I held on to my standard-def dish (single LNB) when I upgraded to high-def a few years ago with the intention of mounting it on a base and using it on longer camping trips, but I've never done it.

There is funny story to that. Short answer is usually no. I bought this satellite finder kit and it works pretty well. I did the same thing with an old standard-def dish, as you. Anyway, this trip, I tried to set up the dish right before dark and was not having too much luck, as I was trying to cheat between some trees. I got frustrated and waited till daybreak. Next morning I picked up the whole assembly, carried it to an open area and just pointed it to where I thought correct location was and the satellite came in strong! Who needs any help right? Seriously, this kit was well worth the money and it is inexpensive.
http://www.sadoun.com/Sat/Products/Accessories/Meters/SF95LK-DSS-Satellite-Signal-meter-Kit.htm.