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Bowed stairs - reinforcement

BACKGROUNDOver the years our trailer stairs - especially the top one - have become bowed from use.REINFORCEMENTThe solution came to me this summer - steel angle stock. And with luck I could use these holes already drilled into the stairs.The angle st...

Where to Buy Custom RV Flag Pole Kits With LED's?

I camped at The Gorge Amphitheater in George Washington (state not DC) earlier this month and noticed a dozen or more RV with these 30 or so feet tall flag poles. In hindsight I should have tracked one down and asked the owner where they found these...

Looking for hoist ideas

I have a fairly large bike rack on the back of the Mother Ship and its a bit high off the ground. Compounding that is a low wall behind the M.S. making lifing of the bikes somewhat of a struggle.So I'm wondering if anyone has installed a hoist on th...

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Looking for recomendations for replacement radio/stereo/DVD

the radio/DVD player in our trailer is pretty much a piece of junk. Push the button on the remote to change the channel on the tv, it changes things on the radio, also, it will pick up very few radio stations. It is the OEM radio, Linear Series, not ...

daveor by • Explorer
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Hopkins 08526 level mounting & use instructions

Lost instructions that came with my new levels. I need to know which of the two levels are front to rear and side to side. One level is marked with the letter C and one is marked with the number three. which one is which?Your assist greatly apprecia...

Fridge light master switch

The Dometic Americana fridge in my class C has an interior light (a nice feature). Unfortunately, this light is always on when the door is open, even if the fridge itself is off. This is annoying when putting the motorhome away for a spell; one wan...

DrewE by • Explorer II
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Attaching String Lights to a WeatherPro Awning

I'd like to attach decorative string lights to my AE WeatherPro Power Awning but don't want to compromise its operation. I noticed that the end fittings do not rotate and the exterior faces of the main vertical-to-horizontal arms at each end are not...

wood clothes dryer for ladder

I know this was posted a while ago (I did search).Need directions on how to make a wood drying rack that just sits on the ladder and goes out the side (not back). This would be better than the PVC one for what I use it for.

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Pocket Hose

So.. a few years ago I bought two 'pocket hoses' (the nifty 50' expanding hoses that take up no room to store) and used them for constant water supply to the RV.After two days one of them popped. Lesson: these are not made to be constantly under wat...

Hitch mount for Pole to mount solar panel

Can't seem to find much on mounting my solar panel on a pole and have it attached to a slider going into the hitch receiver. This may be an option so I won't have to mount it permanently on the fiberglass roof and can easily adjust it into the sun.....

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