Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on the Open Roads Forum
Frequently Asked Questions on the Open Roads Forum
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It is good to review the Forum Rules from time to time just to confirm what you agreed to when becoming a member of the Open Roads Forum and by popular demand: Acronyms and Abbreviations Used in the Forum
Another question that comes up frequently is how a member goes from "New" to "Full" to "Senior" status. It is purely based on the number of posts made and not how much the member knows (though some will have you believe the latter!). "New" members have made 0-49 posts, "Full" members 50-249 posts, and "Senior" 250 and more posts. Also, when one becomes a Senior member, it is customary to send each of the members who are "Moderator" $20.00... (I'm kidding!) ;).
And finally, a note for Good Sam Members: If you are an active Good Sam Member and you have registered on the forums using the same email address that is associated with your Good Sam account, your profile will, by default, display a small Good Sam Logo Badge when you post indicating you are a Good Sam Member. If you do not want the badge to display, log out, clear your internet cookies, and log back into the forums, go to My Forums/My Profile and select NO in the drop-down menu beside the words "Show GSC badge". Then go to the bottom of the page and click on "Submit Changes".
0. How Do I Get My RV.NET Stickers?
1. How to Decide on the Type of RV and Things to Consider
2. Checklists & Procedures
3. Weighing your RV & Weigh Stations
4. Hitches
4a. Fifth Wheel Hitches and Sliders
4b. Weight Distribution Hitches
5. Brake controllers
6. Tire Pressure
7. Dually Inflation
8. Valve Extenders
9. Tire Pressure Monitors
10. Air Compressors (often discussed under tire pressure)
11. Wal*Mart and Other Free Camping
12. Black Streaks and How to Remove Them
There is a Part II to the FAQ - please see the next posting. -LL
Click on any of the underlined bulleted subjects below to open the subject thread.
If you don't see any clickable links in a topic, try using the search utility (the magnifying glass in the upper right corner) See "About this thread" after the list. If you find it useful and think it will help others, please share it here as well.
Before you begin:
It is good to review the Forum Rules from time to time just to confirm what you agreed to when becoming a member of the Open Roads Forum and by popular demand: Acronyms and Abbreviations Used in the Forum
Another question that comes up frequently is how a member goes from "New" to "Full" to "Senior" status. It is purely based on the number of posts made and not how much the member knows (though some will have you believe the latter!). "New" members have made 0-49 posts, "Full" members 50-249 posts, and "Senior" 250 and more posts. Also, when one becomes a Senior member, it is customary to send each of the members who are "Moderator" $20.00... (I'm kidding!) ;).
And finally, a note for Good Sam Members: If you are an active Good Sam Member and you have registered on the forums using the same email address that is associated with your Good Sam account, your profile will, by default, display a small Good Sam Logo Badge when you post indicating you are a Good Sam Member. If you do not want the badge to display, log out, clear your internet cookies, and log back into the forums, go to My Forums/My Profile and select NO in the drop-down menu beside the words "Show GSC badge". Then go to the bottom of the page and click on "Submit Changes".
0. How Do I Get My RV.NET Stickers?
1. How to Decide on the Type of RV and Things to Consider
- What to buy?
- Anyone make a mistake buying first MH ?
- Payload Capacity and Tongue Weight
- Some Honest Advice for a NEWBIE
2. Checklists & Procedures
- Stocking an RV
- Checklist for New 5'er
- New Class A Owner- Top 10 Words of Advice
- Books for a newbie
- Cranky Neighbors - Rush to Damage
- Download RV Checklists
- New Motorhome Purchase Walk Through
- To All Fifth Wheel Owners on this Forum...
- Survived first outing in new TT
- Streak of Bad Luck and Stupidity
- Taking ownership of my Wildwood(1stRV)
- White Knuckle, no just sweaty palm
- Your best tip or advice on pulling 5th wheel?
- List of things to stock in new trailer....?
- Check List
- good books (RV Reference)
- Books for a newbie
- RV Info Books, Mag. etc
- Any good books? (RV Reference)
- Reference books for newbies
- Proper Camp Etiquette List
- Leveling Side to Side - HELP
- Annual Brake Inspection and Axle Re - Lube (Pic's)
3. Weighing your RV & Weigh Stations
- Weighing in
- Pin weight??
- getting van/TT weight
- How to weigh?
- Have you weighed your motorhome?
- Where can I weigh my rig?
- Where do you weigh your class A
- Scales
- Where/How Do I Weigh?
- Terminology
- More Terminology
- State truck weigh stations on interstate highways
- Do MH need to stop at truck stop inspections?
- Do Truck Restrictions Apply to Motorhomes?
- Rules of the road in a Class C
- RV manual lanes only
- Do I have to stop at weigh stations?
- stopping at wt. stations or state check points
- Are RVs required to stop at weigh stations?
4. Hitches
4a. Fifth Wheel Hitches and Sliders
- 5th Wheel Hitch Failure Question
- question about 14k reese hitch
- FW hitches
- Superglide 16K Pullrite
- Reese Quikslide 15K or 16K
- Automatic Slider Hitches
- Valley Power Roller 5er Hitch?
- 5th Wheel Hitch Failure Question
- FW hitches
- Air ride Hitches
- Short Bed vs. Long bed
- If you have a short bed, use that slider!
- Husky 16k rocker/slider vs. Reese 16k rocker/slider
- Hitches-- Reese vs Husky. Need Opinions
- Should I Really Get A Slider Hitch????
4b. Weight Distribution Hitches
- Travel Trailer Hitch Set-up Procedure
- Weight Distribution (WD) Hitch --- How it "Distributes"
- WD Hitch
- Ready for a Hitch Change
- Weight Dist.Hitch
- Towing Advice for Car Hauler
- New Hitch
- Tow Problem???
- Reese Dual Cam Adjustment and Set Up
5. Brake controllers
- Brake Controller Recommendation
- Do I need a brake controller?
- Brake Controllers & Adjustable Pedals
- Brake Controllers
- Brake controllers
- Brake Controller Questions
- Pardon my ignorance, but why a brake controller
6. Tire Pressure
- Tire lbs Per this chart. Help
- Tire Pressures - who do you trust?
- Help - tire pressure
- Rear Tire Inflation
- Tire inflation problem
- Tire Pressures
- Tire pressure on you Class C
- How much air in tires?
- Tire presure
- Tire pressure procedure
- Non-towing truck tire pressure
- Tire Air Pressure
- Tire pressure gauge?
- Tire PSI
- Correct air in tires?
- Tire pressure
7. Dually Inflation
8. Valve Extenders
9. Tire Pressure Monitors
10. Air Compressors (often discussed under tire pressure)
11. Wal*Mart and Other Free Camping
- Wal Mart Parking
- Walmart & Target Parking
- Place to spend the night
- Boondocking / Dry Camping / Etc.
- Wal-Mart Parking
- Overnighting at Flying J & Others
12. Black Streaks and How to Remove Them
- great ideas
- Washing A Trailer
- Washing New Travel trailer
- Rubber widow mouldings
- Fiberglass or rubber roofs?
- Black Streaks
- Pros and Cons
- Rubber roof cleaning ideas
- Black streak remover, waxing, polishing, etc.
- Just Walked in the Door from FL with New Clear Coat
- Best Little All-Around Cleaner
- Washing roof
- Cleaning the exterior
There is a Part II to the FAQ - please see the next posting. -LL
