I am about the furthest you can get from an electrician, but I have done minor projects. I just changed out the wiring harness for a new stereo in the TT.I am installing a wireless back up camera on the back of the TT. The camera is part of my Garm...
It is very dark inside our 5th wheel and I wondered if anyone has ever installed the solar tube skylights into the roof of an RV. We had two of these in our manufactured home and they made it so nice and light inside. We had a handyman do the insta...
I have a question about the front door locks made by Trimark. It has 2 cylinders. The top cylinder is the dead bolt and the bottom cylinder has the master key that supposedly everyone has a key to.I've been locking the top lock only and the other day...
After getting these levelers for the trailer I had to remove 1" of material from the pointed end of the leveler that goes between the wheels. I also beveled the pointed end and rounded the bottom back corner on my bench mounted belt sander.The pull c...
A couple of years ago I bought a used TRC 34370 portable surge protector from an elderly couple who had sold their Airstream and retired from RVing. Although the TRC was a portable unit I wired it into our trailer using standard 30 amp RV connectors...
Wasn't sure if this was better here or in Tech Forum. Please move if this is incorrect forum, thanks!I'm considering making our bed bigger in our 1996 Class C which will mean that it will be extended all the way to the wall on one side. The walk area...
Tired of loose flashlights and misc pocket stuff dropped in entryway "just for now..."and REALLY disliked seeing expensive chipped truck keys and fob dumped on the floor we came up with this:Started with a $2 thrift store magazine rackTook the screws...
A Long, Long time ago, we made some soda can holders for the refrig. They were made of plastic mesh and cut and molded into shape with plastic ribbon.Anyone have the directions?We need some for our new refrigerator.
I am ordering a new radio for my Ford E350 24th class C RV from Crutchfield. When I select the vehicle options, I assume I should choose radios that are compatible with an Econoline? An option for E350 does not exist. This always comes up when ord...
The first few windows we resealed were the ones we removed to rebuild the rear walls. This is where we made our mistakes and figured out what works. Our two most important lessons learned was to use extra butyl take on the sides with an aluminum si...
I have grown to hate dinette seating, not very comfortable for sitting a long time, and I long for a recliner and footrest instead of the straight up seating in the dinette. For only 2 of us we didn't need a 4 person dinette and we could use the extr...
OK, here is a little different DIY item. All of us run through a check list before we drive off with our trailer, or we should. Sometimes it is a mental check list and sometimes it is written down. I don't have the memory to not forget something and ...
There have been a lot of posts popping up about the Andersen Rapid Jack & Levelers, so I thought I'd post a video of how we use ours. I've seen quite a few issues with these jacks and heavier 5th wheels posted, but for us lighter travel trailer owne...
