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Stripped down PC
« on: January 12, 2017, 10:37:31 am »
Was wondering lately if anyone has ever ordered a PC without gray/black/water tanks, water and macerator pumps, piping, toilet, shower, sinks, water heater, outdoor shower.  Imagine all the space (and money) saved if one uses their PC like an oversized and more luxurious tent.

   - Mike

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Ron Dittmer

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Re: Stripped down PC
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2017, 05:37:20 pm »
Hi Mike,

You described our first motorhome HERE that we owned for 24 years.  What you see in the pictures is what it had....nothing more.
- no waste tanks (the pump sink drained right on the street)
- no fresh water tank, just a 5 gallon water jug (started as a pump sink, later installed a windshield washer motor & switch as shown)
- of coarse no hot water heater
- no propane tank
- no stove
- no furnace
- no bathroom (a porta-potty with privacy curtain was optional)
- no a/c of either kind
- no fridge (a standard cooler went behind that door you see)
- the Toyota chassis didn't even have power steering
It was extremely basic.  It did have a second battery and converter to supply electric to the house.  The engine produced 96hp, a real slug.  But we did get just over 20 mpg.  It worked when we were young.  At 17.5 feet long, it was shorter than our 1971 Delta 88 it replaced.  It was small enough to drive around town of which it was my wife's stay-at-home-mom car for it's first 5 years.  One real nice thing about it was that I could (and did) haul all kinds of stuff with it.  I would haul home things like 22 foot long lumber (for a foot bridge) and 4x8 sheets of building material for home projects.

Like you, I wonder what Phoeinx would be willing to do with such a request.  But one thing certain, that would not be for Irene and me anymore.
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Re: Stripped down PC
« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2017, 06:53:12 am »
Seriously Mike! Give up my toilet? At my age? Go back to wandering in the dark to pee in the middle of the night... or drop trou in the snow and wind... sometimes twice in one night??? Build a fire or light a stove to make my coffee???

Noooooo! You have struck fear into my heart. I am not giving up my luxurious Phoenix with all the simple push button functions unless I absolutely have to. Home is where the heart is and my heart is definitely in my Phoenix even when I'm not in her. And that includes my bathroom!
John, Holly, and sometimes Chloe.
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TomHanlon

Re: Stripped down PC
« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2017, 07:01:19 am »
They would have to rename it "U-HAUL".  roflol