Salt Lake City in our 2022 Forza 36H

[Snipechief]

We left E.TN on Monday in our Forza heading to Northern California. Today we're in Salt Lake City, UT. The trip is going perfect. Here's a picture of the rig at Salt Lake city KOA.

[Eagle5]

Hi Snipechief,
You are putting in full days at about 380 miles per day. I do not see any road bugs on the front of your Forza; have you just washed it?
Looks like you are having a good time. Safe journeys.
Eagle5

[Snipechief]

Lol, i always clean the front up after a day on the road. Yep, around 400 miles a day.

[Eagle5]

The kid's commentary in this is pretty good!

driving through a bug storm

[Eagle5]

If you need a place to stay in Northern California, I like McCloud RV Park:
https://mccloudrvpark.com/

[Snipechief]

Thanks for the info. We've stayed there before. We're taking hwy 44 over through Mt Lassen then to Redding, and finally destination is Eureka.

[Snipechief]

Winammuca NV to Willts CA via I 80 and Ca Hwy 20 West. WOW!, that was beautiful, but its a lot of work (but fun) trying to maintain the speed limit, or maybe 5-10 MPH lower than the speed limit in our Forza 36H towing a 24 Jeep Wrangler JLU (4 Door).
I'm telling you this Freightliner XCS Chassis Rocks!
We just turned over 10,000 miles on it. I like driving this rig.

[Eagle5]

So I take it the chassis gives you a relatively smooth ride? How is the side-wind stability?

[Snipechief]

Yes, it can be a very smooth ride and very quiet if your on a smooth road, but she makes a lot of noise when the surface is rough. I do have the tire psi set at 100/105.
Wind stability is pretty good. I've been across i80 a couple of times now through Wy, NE, where the winds are high and it handles it well.
Ca Hwy 20 from grass valley to Yuba city was quite the challenge. I probably won't go that way again. I normally take 299 from Redding to Eureka, but i wanted to test the waters on that portion of hwy 20 ive never been on.
I'm towing a 4 door wrangler and I find 70 mph is the ideal speed. Good fuel mileage and with the cruise set it negotiates hills pretty good. Maintains 55 mph on most grades, but there were a few grades where I was in 3rd gear doing 35-40 mph, but Zero high Temps on coolant , oil, and transmission . So I'm pretty happy with that. It also hasn't burned any oil.
I wish the actual Winnebago portion of the bus was put together better though. Yesterday a window valance and shades separated from the wall due to rough roads and vibration. There were 2 wood screws holding it up in the particle board the pulled through. I just re- attached it in a the same matter but new holes. We've had lots of problems with the coach part and the dealership is really bad. Everything they touch adds more problems. I think most of the flaws will be ironed out but it's painful to go through.
Again I can't emphasize how well the Freightliner Chasis has performed.
Will be in Eureka CA this afternoon and will be stationary for 6 weeks. Plenty of time to go over all the loose screws and whatnot.

[Eagle5]

Originally Posted by Snipechief

Yesterday a window valance and shades separated from the wall due to rough roads and vibration. There were 2 wood screws holding it up in the particle board the pulled through. I just re- attached it in a the same matter but new holes.

I have had good luck with JB Weld and potting the screws back into their original holes. When I rented from Cruise America, I always brought a package of JB Weld with me and did that on the things which were coming undone. The Cruise America cabinetry was made from particle board.
As for my Minnie Winnie, I haven't had such problems, and the cabinetry has been very good.
Glad you are having a great trip.
Eagle5

[Snipechief]

Thanks for the tip. It all went well. We just set up camp. It was a 3000 mile trip.