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03-21-2011, 08:40 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2011
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New member From Vancouver canada, HI all!
Again hi to all. MY family is new to this travel trailer gig... always been a back woods tent kinda guy, but the upcoming camping season in a tent, with a 12 month old, a 4 year old and a 2 1/2 year old chocolate lab gave me nightmares... anyway i hope to learn many, many travel trailer ins and outs from all you seasoned pros, to guide me  ... along my families many trips  .
Thanks all, and happy travel trails.
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03-21-2011, 09:33 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: West Texas
Posts: 2,114
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Welcome to Jayco Owners Forums. Wow, there are a bunch of Canadians on these posts...Jayco must be big in Canada. It also seems like quite a few of us have started out in tents. I think you will find many friendly folks in these forums and a lot of experience and someone that can give you answers to your questions.
Welcome aboard......
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2016 Chevy LTZ - Duramax/Allison
2008 Eagle 30.5BHS
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03-21-2011, 10:10 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Germantown, TN
Posts: 4,923
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Welcome! What did you get?
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03-22-2011, 06:46 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 7,243
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Welcome to the forum skylerker. Lots of friendly and knowledgable people here to answer any of your questions or offer advice.
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03-22-2011, 09:40 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 30
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We got a Jayco 21 FKV Skylark, for many reasons the biggest were space -open concept, quality, its under 3500, storage and the amount it sleeps.
The other trailer that was in the running was a Visa Gulfstream for the same reasons, but the open feeling of these Skylarks was a no brainer.
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03-22-2011, 10:04 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: New Hampshire
Posts: 163
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Welcome, and happy trails.
Really enjoy the forum, great people who are honest about sharing their thoughts on rv's. A friend of mine once said "There is so much I don't know", and being in this forum has illustrated that as far as I am concerned. Learned so much and owe much gratitude to members in here.
Enjoy, and most of all Good Luck.
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03-22-2011, 10:40 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Mostly the US
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Welcome to the Jayco Owners Forum Skylerker!!! This is a Jayco specific forum with more of a family feel to it (no cliques as you see in general rv forums!). These same members love to share their experience/advice/humor to help out others with all kinds of questions. Definitely post when you're looking for input. Congrats on the upgrade! You will definitely love it 
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Denise, DH, grandkids, and two rescue pups
-2016 Jay Flight 29QBS Elite
-2016 Ford F-250 XLT 4x2, 6.2L EFI V8, 4.30 Elec Lock, Heavy duty Alt
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03-22-2011, 04:36 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Fraser Valley British Columbia
Posts: 767
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Welcome Skylerker I live in Abbotsford, so it is good to have a neighbour(that's how we spell it in Canada) here.
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2010 Jayco Eagle Superlite 256 RKS
2008 Dodge Ram 3500 Cummins
66 nights in 2016
61 nights in 2015
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03-22-2011, 04:55 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Virginia`s Eastern Shore
Posts: 16,926
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Welcome, Skylerker. Join in the forum fun. -Lee
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2017 Coachmen Catalina 283RKS
2018 Ford F250 Super Duty 6.2l CCSB
2010 Jayflight 28BHS (sold)
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03-22-2011, 05:53 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Eastern Virginia
Posts: 223
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Welcome to the forum! Folks here have a lot of camping experience.
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2004 F150 SuperCrew Lariat, 5.4L, Max Towing, CIPA Towing Mirrows, Timbren
2006 Jay Flight, 31 BHDS
Reese Strait-Line Dual Cam
Prodigy P2
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03-22-2011, 06:15 PM
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Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Posts: 56
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Welcome fellow canucker. Where abouts in vancouver do you reside? My sister used to live on 12th ave, nice little stroll to kitts beach, or granville island. We have been there about 6 times to and must say that i realy enjoy every visit. She is in richmond now. Last time we were there we drove out from manitoba and met them at cultus lake for a week. That was very nice.
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03-23-2011, 12:56 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2011
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Hey Chilly, we were in richmond, for about 15 years, but have just recently moved out to Chilliwack, slower life style with more outdoor active life style. So we are loving chilliwack, but do more driven as family and stuff still out in Richmond.
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03-23-2011, 08:26 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Manitoba, Canada
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Have you ever been to cultis lake or the water park there? Bridal falls is another place we stayed at, man that campground was mint. Felt like we didn't belong there beside the huge 5th wheels and motorhomes in our dinky tent, and our minivan.
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03-23-2011, 09:31 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Fraser Valley British Columbia
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We have just got back into camping and have been going to Washinton State Parks, great campsite and very reasonable rates. Birch Bay, Deception Pass, Fort Ebey and Racar State park. They have online reservations as well.
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2010 Jayco Eagle Superlite 256 RKS
2008 Dodge Ram 3500 Cummins
66 nights in 2016
61 nights in 2015
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03-24-2011, 12:42 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: North Idaho/Arizona
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You will find lots of good information here. Welcome to the forum.
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2011 Eagle 330RLTS with just about every option.
2017 Silverado 1500 4x4 5.3 with tow package. (no, we don't tow the Jayco with it.)
2018 Surveyor 265RLDS well equipped.
Life in the slow lane is still life.
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03-25-2011, 10:25 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Lethbridge
Posts: 124
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Welcome to the forums from another recent newcomer in Lethbridge, AB.
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2012 Chevy Silverado 2500HD Z-71, 6.0L, Crew Cab w/3.73's
2011 Jayco Jayflight Swift 26BH
38 Nights Camping in 2017
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04-12-2011, 04:07 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Lake Balboa, CA
Posts: 16
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Hello Skylerker, it's good to know there are more of us out there with the Skylark!! Purchased our the end of Oct, we LOVE IT, we were on a bumpy road coming back this past weekend and our friends that were behind us in their RV were surprised how well it did!
Hope you enjoy yours as much as we do!
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2011 Skylark
2011 Honda Ridgeline
Reese 66153 SC
Prodigy P3
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04-12-2011, 11:23 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: SE Sask.
Posts: 246
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As my old hero, John Diefenbaker, would have said - Welcome, my fellow Canadian!"  I am a newbie to the forum and to trailering. I drove a transport as a young guy, but that was many moons ago.
This forum is a great place to learn and share, and as the moderator said, it doesn't get clicky. Enjoy!!
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2012 Jay Feather 197 w/pull-out
1997 GMC Sub 1500 4x4;
or 2015 Ford F150 4x4 SuperCrew EB
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04-13-2011, 09:51 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Saskatoon Sask Canada
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Welcome fellow Canadian...... 
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2004 Chev Silverado Duramax optioned past the max. 2009 Jayco Eagle 308 RLS 900watts of solar, Lithium batteries (400amp hour), 2000 watt (4000 surge) whole house inverter.
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