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Light over bed - remote

I know that this is small potatoes but it really annoyed me. I would get over it easily enough though. What I'm talking about is in my Hideout the light over the bed is just a standard trailer light. I would hate have to crawl up on the bed reach up ...

Has anyone attached kayaks to the rear ladder?

I'm considering attaching two small 10'-4" kayaks (47 pounds each) vertically to the ladder on the back on the MH. I can visualize a notched curved ledger and straps to the coaming around the opening on the kayaks, and clamped brackets to the ladder...

replace sofa bed

Has anyone one replaced a sofa bed with a loveseat double recliner. How hard was it and did you like it. Tried several searches but came up empty

jkmac408 by Explorer
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DEFINITIVE OXYGENICS SHOWER HEAD BUCKET TEST ???

After seeing all the posts on how good the Oxygenics shower head is and someone asked to run a side by side bucket test.I thought I might.(yes I'm that bored)As a disclamer, I have a Oxygenics shower head and am very pleased with it. It is powerful a...

Repairing an RV door.

Not mine but a good friend that's a bit shy on such a sort of job. It's an older travel trailer door, 1986, and it was almost beyond hope. As we unscrewed the hinges, the whole door just fell into my arms, surprisingly a 5 lb bag of potatoes weighs...

Water Cooler/Filtered Water

This might be a totally crazy question and I know its a newbie one. Talking it out will help me decide what the pros and cons are.We have a compact Primo water cooler/heater that works with the 5 gallon refillable water bottles. We've tested to see h...

Refrigerator door travel lock

I switched to a residential refrigerator and needed a way to hold the door shut. I came up with this. It screws into a threaded hold where the hinge would mount if the doors opened the other way. The foam is a piece cut off a pool float.

door keeper

I keep having problems with my door keeper that holds walkin door open. They get stretched and don/t work. I know they don't cost much but today I did a ZIP TIE MOD to mine and works great. It keeps just enough tension for door to stay open :B

jasult by Explorer
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Centre stabilizing jacks

BACKGROUNDWhile camping we use the trailer's corner stabilizing jacks and we chock the wheels securely. Nevertheless, when someone is moving around in the trailer it's easily felt by those who are stationary. That's what led us to this mod - a third ...

Installing an inverter to run my TV and DVD player

My new keystone Outback 210trs is great but it doesn't have any 12v outlets next to the "entertainment" area to plug an inverter in to run my tv and dvd player. I'm looking for a simple (i hope) fix to get a 12v outlet or inverter installed here.Ther...

Front TV

I want to modify the front TV cabinet in my Bounder. The previous owner put in an LED TV but left the cabinet original depth. I would like to remove about 4" off depth. Thoughts or advice appreciated.

rfsod48 by Explorer
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Latest Modification - been busy this last week

Did 4 different modifications to my Outback over the last week. Very pleased with the way they turned out. Thought I'd share:First, Doggie Ramp for the bed. That's a tall jump for our dachshund!Simple 1/2 inch plywood, covered with a carpet runner pu...

Black Tank Valve Repair

Posting this for posterity' sake.While on a 14 day trip (Yellowstone, Grand Tetons), our black tank handle snapped off (retracting a poorly located stabilizer jack). This was on day 10, so we still had 3 nights to get through (luckily the last 3 nigh...

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Couch installed

Dinette and RV jackknife sofa are history and new 116" long couch with recliners on each end is installed. Also bought a 36" table and mounted it between front seats. The table feels better than the little dinette did and the couch is killer! Table s...