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Adding support

I have a crossroads cruiser that I want to add a strong arm support frame to, belly frame is enclosed and the spare tire is an underbelly mount right at the front edge of the lower deck. How can I find the metal cross beams at the front landing gear ...

HVAC Soft Starters -> Any Good?

Bear with me, because I am having trouble posting here.I have been reading about these devices called soft starters. They are microprocessor controlled devices that ramp the current to the compressor at startup during about the first second or two. I...

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Dayton Ohio area RV carpet installers???

Now that I've died to my carpet dye idea I'm needing suggestions on local area carpet installers who work on RV's. Any suggestions is GREATLY appreciated!!I already know that some of you will say to do it ourselves but as business owners time is a l...

And the Renovation Begins (5er, Cosmetic, Flooring)

The wife and I bought our first 5er (Only rented TT in the past) about 2 months ago. After getting the hitch and truck situated (Many thanks to those who helped out on here) we decided to paint... that turned into pretty much re-doing every surface. ...

Did you know?

That under the solar panels is the hotest place on your roof..My TC roof is made of plywood coated with epoxy and marine enamel,Ive noticed that below solar panel which is about 3 inches above roof the paint got completely cooked and was peeling like...

Roofing Issues, Solutions

I bought a 1970 12ft Tin Can camper last week and now starting to repair the roof. The roof is original. Its dented, leaking and rusting. It is dented due to the roof supports rotting out and created areas fro water to pool and collect. I want to eli...

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Winter Project: Picnic Table Camp Box

We spend a lot of our time outside while campin'. And for us that also includes cooking and eating our meals outside also. I built a camp box to travel in one of the outside storage compartments and to bring out and set it on the picnic table.I also ...

korbe by • Explorer
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Where's that dang converter?

Trying to get to know my way around my newish Cougar 28SGS, I'm looking for the converter. Keystone doesn't make this easy (unless I missed some kind of wiring-map document somewhere). Since the converter charges the battery, I assumed it would be ne...

22 inch wide steps?

Our travel trailer has two entry doors, one of which only has 22 inch wide douoble steps. The main entry has 24 inch wide tripe steps. I would like to add a triple step to the second entry but have not had any luck finding any. I can find double step...

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Adding second battery in new 5th wheel

I'm definitely going to need more capacity right away in my Cougar 28SGS. I'd rather not buy TWO batteries as I'd have to if I go to a pair of in-series 6V batteries, and since the 12V one is almost new I can just get one now and go with parallel. (...

Curtain Hardware

We want to get a cleaner look in our motor home. We plan on removing the valance and replacing the blinds with regular curtains. I could some recommendations as to the type of hardware we should use to hang the curtains.

nbking by • Explorer
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6V Battery Up-grade

OK,, Bear with Me,,, We have a Cedar Creek Daydreamer that came from the dealer with two 12V car batteries which later I found out that there was supposed to be four 6V deep cycle batteries but the dealer decided to save (his) money on the dealer pre...

6v group 27

Hey all, has anyone had any experience with the UB62000 battery. I really want to put 6 volters in my motorhome like I had in my 5er but height restrictions make it impossible. This battery is a group 27 6v but is agm. Are there any other 6v alternat...

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Hybrid Inverter suggestions.

I need some help on picking a inverter/charger for my camper. There are 4 I'm trying to decide on the magnum msh-3012 with a 60 amp transfer switch, the victron multi 12/3000 with a 50 amp transfer switch and the xantrex 3012 with a 80 amp transfer ...

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