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So we bought the KleerTemp Windowpane Thermometer for the RV today. So this is a product I have to say really is a value and this is my review on it. First of all – it works, which surprised me because it was only 11 bucks to buy it. It was the last one at the RV shop where I bought it. I bought it on our RV trip going through Reno (Nevada) at Safari RV and the service was excellent.

So when I read the packaging on KleerTemp Thermometer I noticed they said don’t put it on and drive with it on, which to me makes no sense at all. That is when we want to use it the most so we can decide if we want to shore down for a few days or awhile – you know what I mean.

I decided to stick it on the back windowpane as to avoid winds and water hitting it at high speed. The only wind and water to hit it on the back window will be swirling effect elements – we’ll see if it’s still there after we drive through a rain storm.

So when my wife was in at Costco shopping I put the Kleertemp Thermometer on the back window and figured it was broken, because it was stuck at 30 degrees C! There is no way I figured it was that warm. So I was bitching a little bit to Betty about this useless piece-o-sh1t I had just wasted 11 dollars on. I never looked at the thermometer until later that evening, and ALAS the damn thing was working after all.

So went on to the Weather Network to see how acurate the KleerTemp is and it was DEAD ON! I mean dead on the money as per what the Weather Network said the current temperature was.

So yes, I recommend the KleerTemp Windowpane Thermometer highly.

It amazes me how cheap they make these RV beds. The mattresses are fairly lame and the under structure is usually thin plywood. Not only are the bed frames and mattresses usually cheap in quality, much of the components used in RVs are inferior.

So what can you do about it? What we did was reinforce the bad frame by taking off the cheap plywood (thin stuff) and replacing it with 1 inch plywood. We also reinforced the under frame of the plywood with a few 2×4 pieces.

Our original bed, in our 23 foot Sunseeker RV made by Forest River, used to sag in the middle because of the lack of support and the thin 1/2 plywood that lay directly below the mattress. It’s doesn’t sag anymore but the mattress is still cheap in construction. We would like to just replace the mattress with a new one (that would be easy right) but alas; the mattress is custom designed to fit the RV lower bed area. It has one corner rounded off more than a standard mattress to fit the bed area of the RV so we had to think of another plan for superior comfort.

So what we did was buy a big chunk of think memory foam and laid it down. The memory foam is 8 inches thick so it’s really a mattress in itself. We laid the stock RV mattress down on the memory foam and used it as a template. We traced the shape of the RV mattress on to the the memory foam and then cut the memory foam.

Then we simply put the newly shaped piece of memory foam over the mattress, sheet it all down, and you’re done. Now the bed does not sag in the middle and it’s so comfortable you almost feel like you are going to melt when you lay down for a nap or bed time.

I can understand why RV manufacturers cheap out on some of the interior construction. Their overhead and liability costs, labor, materials, etc. are very costly and to turn a profit they have to keep down costs as much as possible.

Honestly, I don’t think owning is a good idea if you don’t have someone in the family who is “handyman” in some degree. Upgrading and customizing some of the interior amenities isn’t bad (actually allot of fun) but you need to have a work area of some sort, tools, and experience working with your hands. Otherwize customizing your RV is way to expensive.

So I’ve had a chance to use my Sky Caddie a couple of times and it has worked great. It does as advertised and no problem with Satellites or anything like that. Of course there is the odd golf course that is not listed in the Sky Caddie database but that only makes sense.

I just have to make sure I mark the course myself for it to work next time I play the course. Some of our city courses are not in the Sky Golf database, but the private courses are all in the database.

The only thing I would like to have is the ability to load more than 10 golf courses at a time.

I will be doing a review for the Sky Caddie G4 in the next few months because I bought one on Ebay for $178 plus a $25 shipping cost. This particular G4 comes new in the box with all of the accessories.

The G4 comes with the following accessories in the box;

• SkyCaddie SG4
• Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery (up to 14 hours)
• AC Battery Charger
• USB Cable
• Heavy-Duty Belt Clip
• User Guide
• Quick Start Guide

Sky Caddie Membership Options

With the Sky Caddie golf course GPS you can choose different memberships depending on how many different golf courses you play. I’m not a member at any one particular golf course because I travel allot in the summer months and play a wide variety of golf courses. Hence the Sky Caddie is perfect for me.

There are these different membership choices at Sky Caddie;

• Play 36 (unlimited world wide – $130 every 3 years)
• Double Eagle (unlimited world wide – $60 a year)
• Eagle (unlimited for one country – $50 a year)
• Birdie  (unlimited for one state/province – $30 a year)
• Register Only (map your own courses and free software updates – $0)

So for golfers like me who travel allot, and love golf enough to invest some hard earned money on their sport,  the Play 36 plan is the way to go. If you are a member at your home town golf course and you don’t travel much at all, then the Register Only option is the best. You can map your own golf course and any other local ones you play.

They have membership plans for any kind of golfer possible. You can search all of the golf courses that Sky Caddie has already mapped into their software here.

The different Sky Caddie models can be viewed here. Have fun!!!!!!!

After I have used my G4 for a few courses I will let you know how it goes with a full and in depth review.

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We’ll be making our first product review this week for 2009. It will be regarding Wind Generators and Wind Turbines.

We will discover data on Helix Wind Turbines and other Residential Turbines. This is written the day that Barack Obama took the Oath of Office. As it is well know that Obama will be promoting alternative energy such as solar, wind, and geothermal.

Residential Wind Generators are an exciting new method for by we can help reduce our load on the electrical grid.