start-up smoke and campground etiquette

[RickB]

My 8v71 doesn't really smoke at all at startup. A little bit of blue for the first 50 yards as I'm leaving the parking lot with my foot in it but that clears up quick. The trouble I have is waiting for the air to come up and I find that all the compressors I have heard are at least as loud as my bus so I figure it is part of staying in a campground.

Truth be told we almost never leave early enough to cause a problem.

[FloridaCliff]

My 8v71 doesn't really smoke at all at start-up. A little bit of blue for the first 50 yards as I'm leaving the parking lot with my foot in it but that clears up quick. The trouble I have is waiting for the air to come up and I find that all the compressors I have heard are at least as loud as my bus so I figure it is part of staying in a campground.

Truth be told we almost never leave early enough to cause a problem.

I am fortunate like Rick to have a 8V71 that hardly smokes at start up.

I do use a compressor to air up the bus before we leave though.  Mine is buried in the back bay and with the doors closed it is hardly noticeable.

As others have also said, I don't start the coach until the only thing left to do is disconnect the electric.

Its just a courtesy to my fellow travelers, and I see plenty in other types of rigs who warm there units up forever, I can't control them.

And Rick, Like you, we are usually the last to leave.  I am always amazed at how fast everyone scoots out on a Sunday morning(retired fulltimers wouldn't understand this).  I am relaxing, not rushing.

Cliff