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Electric landing legs

Has anyone installed the Bulldog electric landing legs for a fifth wheel. I was planning to replace my present electric landing with hydraulic landing gear but the price for me would be between $3000.00 and $4000.00. Pretty pricey for a 2009 fifth wh...

sticky tile backsplash

Finally got around to installing the sticky tile backsplash on my toy houler we'll see how it holds up.here are a couple before..And after.. Tell me what you guy's think.

Flooring in "A" pusher

Been a while, but looking to replace vinyl in kitchen area. just wondering what others have used and had good results with???

Need help choosing water heater...

Hello! I'm building a DIY RV from a box truck platform and I've decided to go with a 6 gal RV-style heater instead of tankless on demand. At least I think I've decided that. I have narrowed it down to these two...both are 6 gal, propane with DSI (dir...

BradKW by • Explorer
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Generator quieting

I have a Honda 3000 EM, I am looking for some ideas to quiet it down. Anyone had success with this, want to share some ideas?

AFHauler by • Explorer
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Window Awnings

I just installed four Carefree window awnings today on our class "C". There are several u-tube instruction videos to get you going in the right direction. If you have been thinking about window awnings for your rig, go for it. They are not difficul...

Dometic Refer Shelf Gap Fix

The main shelf in my Dometic refrigerator has a big gap in it, supposedly to accommodate tall items on the shelf below. The problem is that we never need that feature: tall bottles fit well in the door. So normally, there is just a big hole in the ...

Upgrade to 50amp - now AC doesn't work

Okay, so a few weeks ago went out to the TT to get it ready for a trip and my AC had died. I replaced with a new Dometic Brisk II and it seemed to working great at home. I had planned a 50amp upgrade from my 30 and did that yesterday. Everything se...

thebat68 by • Explorer
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Sun Blocking on Sides of Awning

We have an electric retractable awning. Our problem is the morning and evening sun (our trailer is backed in with rear facing the East). As most of you probably know, Oklahoma gets extremely hot and we have a lot of sun.The awning will only block sun...

CurtOles by • Explorer
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DIY Tip: Stainless is not always stainless

I'm usually the last one to figure stuff like this out, but I thought I would pass it along anyway.Have you ever worked on a project and put a lot of time and money into doing a much better job than the problem warranted and then have one insignifica...

fred42 by • Explorer
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Smart Tiles one year update and installing some more

Well, it's been a year since we've installed our Smart Tiles back splash and wanted to give an update. When Sandie came home with "Tile Stickers" I must say I was more than a little hesitant. My initial reaction went something like "There's no way ...

RVcircus by • Explorer II
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House battery holder

I completed a "little" project today that ended up being not quite so little as I had hoped.Like many class C's, my motorhome has the house battery bank in a tray underneath the entry steps. The overall goal was to replace the (no longer functional)...

DrewE by • Explorer II
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Has anyone installed an awning on drivers side?

Camping over the 4th with 105 degree heat was fun, but hot. I was thinking of adding another Dometic 9100 power awning on drivers side to help shade the side and keep cooler. May help in rain conditions as well with keeping some windows open. Boondoc...

drmopar by • Explorer
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