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Review our kit offerings and accessories described below. I can usually send them out within one
business day. Periodically check our website for updated RV information www.thriftytravel.info
Select what you want to buy (see info below the red dotted line). Then submit your payment:
A) If we are home (not camping) were able to accept checks, otherwise, while camping, we
accept payment only via PayPal*. We prefer to not receive cash. *You may open a PayPal
account or use your credit card via PayPal. If you want to pay by check, call first
(352-572-8421).
B) Go to PayPal.com and enter our email address: thriftytravelers@cox.net and make
payment as if transferring money to a friend, not placing an order with a business. The rest is
self-explanatory. Be sure to enter your exact mailing address including zip code. Be sure
to also indicate on the PayPal page all items you are ordering. Its important that you
send duplicate order info to my email address (see underlined above) as a back-up in case
there's a discrepancy from PayPal data. It just ensures that the order gets to you in a timely
manner.Please also include your phone # so I can call if theres a question about your order.
C) Check out our new Thrifty-Combo discounts. When you buy multiple products you can save
$$ on shipping costs. See specific details in the Thrifty-Combo section of this document.
If you have questions about products, pricing, payment, shipping, etc. feel free to phone me at
352-572-8421 (cell) Mon-Sat 9am-9pm, Sun 2-9pm. If I am out of cell phone range leave a message
with a return phone number, the best time of day to call, and indicate your time zone.
Im looking forward to your order.
Chris Mendola

Our products are arranged in categories that determine extra savings you can gain by combining kits & products
together in the same order thereby saving on shipping. (Thrifty-Combo is explained again later in this document.)
Category A kits & products include: High Wind kit, Long-Body High Wind kit, Fridge Vent Door
kit, and A-Wall Pole kit.
Category B kits & products include: Water Heater Door Latch kit, Thin-Skin pop rivets, and
stainless steel battery post wing nuts.

Category A kits & products

The HIGH WIND KIT is a very cost-effective, preventative
measure to minimize or eliminate wind damage to your Aliner
investment. Our fasteners kit ($15, plus $6 S&H in the USA), plus
the two aluminum bars (you supply), will cost you about $45.
Thats $100 less than the factory wind kit. All directions are
included and previous purchasers have been very satisfied with
the quality of the stainless steel fasteners kit and the illustrated,
easy-to-follow instructions. Aluminum bars are available at most
Lowes, Home Depot, Ace Hardware, Tractor Supply & other
hardware & building supply outlets. Lowes & Home Depot are
about $15 per bar (you need two). NOTE: Some models of Aframe campers (especially recent Aliner long-body Expeditions &
long-body Ranger models) have the roof latches mounted at
different locations on each side of the camper requiring a different
kit. If your camper has this arrangement you will need the
alternate Long-Body High Wind kit, which contains some
additional hardware & different instructions and is priced at just $1 more ($16, plus the same $6 S&H in
the USA). Please read the following

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The LONG-BODY HIGH WIND KIT is the same basic kit except it contains several more parts
necessary for Aliners late-model long Expedition and long Ranger models. To determine if you
need this kit look carefully at the two latches (one per side) that hold the roof panels down during
transport. If the roof latch on the left side of the roof extrusion is very close to the rear edge of the
front (upper) roof panel, and the latch on the right roof panel is farther forward than the left latch, then
you need the Long-Body High Wind Kit. If the roof latches are located at the same distance front-torear, you need the regular High Wind kit. Both kits provide the same level of high wind protection but
are custom-matched to the different latch location. The Long-Body High Wind Kit containing the
necessary extra parts & different directions is $16 plus the same $6 S&H in the USA).

Long-body
a-frame
trailer

latches are at
different
distances from
front of trailer

regular
a-frame
trailers

A-WALL POLE KIT

Purchasers of our highly successful A-frame High Wind Kit have
requested we market a strong, portable pole kit to extend from one
interior A-wall to the other in order to provide additional wind
protection. Designed to the same tough standards as our other
kits, the A-Wall Pole Kit provides maximum security against high
winds. Dont be fooled simple telescopic poles with friction twistlocking will slide together under high winds. Do the test yourself
If youre using a telescopic pole, such as the type used for pool
cleaning or ceiling painting, extend the pole and twist-lock it into
place. Now push HARD and try and collapse it. I did, and every
one I tested slid! How hard do you think winds blow? A lot harder
than you push - - trust me! Our design uses steel tubing and a
steel locking pin to provide maximum safety. And it shrinks for
storage. We supply the kit ($15 per kit plus $6 S&H in the USA)
and you supply the thin-wall metal conduit (about $9*). For about
$30 total cost you can provide the safety you need while camping.
All directions are included along with fabricated pole-end
assemblies & fasteners. Plus, if you buy conduit in the standard
10-foot* length, youll have enough left over to make a second set,
which some campers use to hold an overhead shelf in the peak of
the A-roof space. If this meets your camping need, order two AWall kits to make your shelf frame and save on shipping if you
order both kits at the same time. See Thrifty-Combo offers below.
(Shelf not included.) Please call me if you need more information.

latches are
same
distance
from front
of trailer

A-Frame Folding Trailer Accessories Our FRIDGE VENT DOOR KIT provides secure latching
of your exterior refrigerator vent doors, eliminates the loss of
your exterior vent doors due to weak, broken plastic clips,
and also makes removal and replacement easy for your
hands. If your Dometic 3-way refrigerator has two plastic
doors that require removal for you to flip switches to change
from 120-volt AC electric current (plug-in) to 12-volt DC
electric current (battery) or LP power, then you must open &
close these vent covers each time you change the power
settings. Again, stainless steel, nickel-plated and treated
steel parts mean the highest quality coupled with easy-tofollow directions (no drilling needed, just screw together).
This kit sells for $13, plus $6 S&H in the USA.

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Fridge Vent Door kit

Category B kits & products

Water Heater Door Latch kit

The original, factory-installed water heater door latch has a

plastic latch-handle that feeds through a slot in the metal door. This handle-latch is usually white in
color and uses a spring to remain latched. The plastic handle-latch is prone to breaking due to failure
caused by age, the plastic being fragile, and/or exposure to the elements. Once broken, the door will
come loose at the top and fall off while driving. Owners report that you must purchase the door and
frame as a kit rather than just a replacement door. Either way they were surprised by the muchhigher-than-expected replacement cost.
Our Water Heater Door Latch kit has all parts made of
stainless steel, nickel-plated steel or rust-resistant spring
steel. The fasteners hold the water heater door firmly in place
and yet make it easier to open the door when compared to
the original plastic latch. This easy-to-install kit requires only
simple household priers and installs in minutes with no
drilling. Plus you wont have to worry about losing your water
heater door and exposing yourself and others to the hot metal
parts inside the heater that can cause burns and injury when
the door is missing. The Water Heater Door Latch kit is just
$3 plus $6 S&H. Get free S&H by ordering your Water Heater
Door Latch kit at the same time you order one of our other
(Category A) kits! (Kits must be on the same order to receive
free shipping on the Water Heater Door Latch kit.)

Thin-Skin Pop Rivets Ill admit it, I like to

do functional mods (modifications) to my
Aliner. But I had problems finding a way to
fasten lightweight items (latches, hardware,
etc.) to the outer skin of my trailer. The thin
aluminum (or fiberglass) skin wont hold
sheet metal screws or regular pop rivets

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they easily pull out and various glues succumb to the elements. Then I discovered these special
pop rivets that work great on both interior & exterior surfaces of trailers
made of laminated metal/fiberglass+foam board+interior paneling. These
thin-skin rivets have three legs that spread out almost like those popular
wall anchors. You cant find these pop rivets in hardware stores as theyre a
special-order item and you usually have to buy 200-300 of them. Several
fellow campers said they wanted me to offer them for sale, so Thin Skin
Pop Rivets work with any pop rivet gun capable of handling a 3/16 diameter
pop rivet. They can hold items weighing up to 2 pounds on the exterior of
your camper. Typical items youd fasten are: latches to hold cargo doors in
place, patch plates over holes made during accidents, and other uses where
the hung item wont weigh more than 2 pounds. Adding more pop rivets will
raise the weight potential. Thin Skin Pop Rivets are 50 each or 10 for $5
(S&H $6 up to 40 rivets). And if you include them at the same time with any
Category A order we wont charge additional shipping (up to 30 rivets)!

Stainless Steel Wing Nuts for RV Batteries

Electrical circuits & devices should be protected by fuses. This includes RV applications. Did you
know that the battery in a vehicle or RV is capable of doing arc welding? Without proper fuses that
much power can cause wires to become hot like the elements in a kitchen toaster, but its your RV
that gets toasted not your breakfast bread.
In addition to a fuse on the positive wire going to your battery, it is advisable that you have a relatively
quick means of disconnecting your battery wires from the battery itself. Many RVs have the wires
connected to the battery via a nut (one per terminal). If a dangerous short-circuit were to occur how
quickly could you disconnect the battery from your wiring?
NOTE: While most
RV batteries have
two 5/16
diameter terminal
bolts, some may
have 1 or 2 larger
bolts (3/8).
Carefully measure
the bolt diameter
before ordering.
=
diameter
Phone
if you have
stainless steel wing
either 5/16
questions
nut
or 3/8
(352-572-8421).
We offer stainless steel wing nuts threaded to match the threaded battery posts on RV & trailer batteries (deep cycle
type). These threaded posts are usually 5/16 in diameter and are usually standard on RV/marine batteries. Some RV /
marine deep cycle batteries may have two 3/8-diameter terminals or one 5/16 and one 3/8. (Threaded posts are
usually not on engine-cranking auto batteries.) Carefully measure the diameter of the terminals on your battery and order
the correct size and quantity. Questions? Phone us at 352-572-8421. Were happy to help you out.
Prices: 5/16-diameter wing nuts = 75 each or $1.25 a pair; 3/8 -diameter wing nuts = $1 each or $1.75 a pair. A
mixed pair with one 5/16 and one 3/8 is $1.50. S&H = $6 for either size / pair. If you purchase the battery wing nuts
with any Category A items that require shipping costs well include your battery wing nuts with your same order and not
charge shipping for the wing nuts. (Must be included with the same order at the same time.)

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Ordering procedure
1. Determine the quantities of each product(s) you plan to buy.
2. How do you want to pay? By personal check or via PayPal? (You can use your regular credit card
and pay via PayPal. Go to www.paypal.com for instructions. PayPal is a secure site and makes
orders go much faster.) Follow the procedure to pay an individual, not pay a company. Enter our
email address thriftytravelers@cox.net
3. If you are buying just one single item:
a. Calculate the price & S&H charges.
b. Send payment via PayPal using your PayPal account or your credit card via PayPal.com. Or
send payment via a personal check to: Chris Mendola, 4404 SE 47th Place, Ocala, FL 34480,
and make your check payable to: Chris Mendola
4. If you are buying more than a single item we recommend our Thrifty-Combos to save $$. (All
Thrifty Combo items must be on the same order at the same time.)
a. Determine the categories & quantities for each of the products you wish to purchase.
b. If you buy any 1 item from Category A you pay the sale price for that item plus $5 S&H (total
S&H) plus (optional) you may buy up to one item from Category B and get free shipping for that
Category B item.
c. If you buy any 2 items from Category A you pay the sale price for each item plus $5 S&H
(total S&H), saving you $5 on S&H for the second item, plus (optional) you may buy up to two
items from Category B and get free shipping for those two Category B items.
d. If you buy any 3 items from Category A you pay the sale price for each item plus $8 S&H (you
save $7 on S&H) plus (optional) you may buy up to three items from Category B and get free
shipping for those Category B items.
e. If you buy any 4 items from Category A you pay the sale price for each item plus $10 S&H
(you save $15 on S&H) plus (optional) you may buy up to four items from Category B and get
free shipping for those Category B items.
f. If you buy any 5 items from Category A youll pay the sale price for each item plus $12 S&H
(you save $13 on S&H) plus (optional) you may buy up to five items from Category B and get
free shipping for those Category B items.
Note: Additional charges are required for shipping to Canada and other foreign countries.
Category A items include: High Wind kit, Long-Body High Wind kit, Fridge Vent Door kit,
"
"
"
"
"
and
A-Wall Pole kit.
How to get Category B items with free shipping
5. If you order one or more Category A items with Thrifty-Combo S&H, you can also include
Category B items with free shipping for those Category B items. Check details above (#4).
Category B items include: Water Heater Door Latch kit,
"
and stainless steel battery post wing nuts.

Thin-Skin pop rivets (10-pack),

QUESTIONS about products, ordering, pricing? Email us at thriftytravelers@cox.net or

better yet phone us at 352-572-8421 Mon-Sat 9am-9pm, Sun from 2-9pm. Please leave a
message if were unable to answer. Your call is important to us.