MoreLetters:
Winterizing the RV: We have a 21 feet Traveller trailer that
we bought brand new in 2004. T e fi rst winter we winterized it
religiously by buying the pinkish water to pump into the waterlines except the water tank which we completely drained the water off . T e following spring aſt er we de- winterized it, we seemed to experience the taste of the pinkish water all the time. So, since 2005 to this year, we simply drained all the hoses and water tank as our own way to winterize the trailer, which has not caused any damage to the rig at all. Several winters in the past have been
very cold. My purpose is to share this with the readers, hoping at the same time to get some comments from the professionals in the industry. My question for them is: Is it okay to winterize by draining the water out of the hoses and water tank without adding the pinkish water? Sheila, love this magazine. T anks for
the great work and please do keep it up. Nian Zhu
Chilliwack, BC
Nian, If the RV is to be stored at temperatures
below 0, I would strongly recommend the use of a GOOD quality RV antifreeze. Draining of the water system does not
protect your water pump, toilet ball valve, P-traps, outside shower faucet etc. T e cost is minimal to have your local
RV dealership provide a complete and thorough winterization of your RV. Steve Joyce, Service Manager Jubilee RV Kamloops, BC Tel: 250-372-0600 Fax: 250-851-9775
service@jubileerv.com
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: I am a Gas Safety Offi cer at the BC Safety
Authority. One of our goals is to attempt to reduce serious injuries and fatalities in specifi c areas within the safety system. Specifi cally we are looking to reduce injuries and fatalities involving carbon monoxide poisoning. Research we have done shows that
a percentage of people injured by carbon monoxide typically use fuelled portable appliances in poorly ventilated spaces during the camping season. We’ve identifi ed these users of portable appliances as a target for our project – e.g. people (and their families) who enjoy recreational activities such as camping, hiking, hunting. Statistics show that 111 people have died
in BC alone from CO poisoning between 2000 and 2006. T is is the highest number of fatalities in Canada. Here is a link to the specifi c area of
our website where we are getting this information out to the public: http://
safetyauthority.ca/carbon-monoxide . Ric Grant, Gas Safety Offi cer
British Columbia Safety Authority Nelson, BC
www.safetyauthority.ca
Koodos to Valley Auto & RV Repair: Valley Auto & RV Repair in Surrey/
Cloverdale professionally installed a new inverter in my Class A motorhome but it turned out to be faulty and failed to perform to manufacturer specifi cations. When anticipating my dissatisfaction
with the product, they immediately replaced it with an upgrade at no additional parts or labour costs to myself. I’ll defi nitely be returning to Valley Auto & RV Repair for service in the future. I’m a happy customer.
Swain Hofoss
Naicamsa3@hotmail.com
Native American Flutes: Sheila, I just love your magazine as
much as ever. A favourite thing of ours to do both at
home and down south is play our Native American fl utes. T ey are quite simply wooden sticks
with holes in them, no reeds or moving keys. T ey only use fi ngers and breath, and we even know someone with several missing fi ngers who plays an adapted-for- him fl ute. Our fl utes have six holes, and have a
fi ve note pentatonic scale, but the most interesting thing about them, aside from their simplicity, is that you can learn to play them quickly and easily, even when you don’t read a note of written music. You learn to play them intuitively by ear. And of course in a small space like an
RV or park model trailer, they don’t take up much room, are easily portable, don’t break easily, and you might even fi nd folks who want to join you, or accompany you with a guitar or other western style instrument. Down in the US there are groups of like-
minded folks all enjoying these fl utes, and these players form fl ute circles that usually meet once monthly to play music and learn and share the giſt with each other. Googling Native American Flute will
fi nd you many, many diff erent makers and styles.
R. Carlos Nakai was one of the earliest, in
the 1970s or so, to bring back this originally Native American Indian Courting Flute to modern day use and popularity. Lary Hansen & Diana Holmes
dilary2@shaw.ca
Interesting History from 1500s: Lead cups were used to drink ale or whisky. The combination would sometimes knock the imbibers out for a couple of days. Someone walking along the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial. They were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather around and eat and drink and wait to see if they would wake up. Hence the custom of “holding a wake”.
14 RVT 144 • NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2011
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