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Dinette & jack knife sofa covers

Has anyone purchjased replacement slip covers? We're looking for something that fits nicely, not one of the one size fits all covers. I found www.slipcovershop.com when I searched, but didn't find much else on the forums.We also have a sewing machi...

RVcircus by Explorer II
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Exterior Fridge Fan Installed - Quick and Dirty

A couple of L brackets secured to the wall, some zip ties, a dual throw/single pole switch and an in-line fuse.Fan from Ebay (MyNewFan), Electronicshaus.com, 120mm (4.75") ball bearing, 90cfm, .18 amps. Clicky It barely fits. The top of the fan fits ...

jack knife couch

Has anyone replaced the jack knife couch with some type of chairs. I'm thinking maybe good bass boat chairs due to the mounting bases. Thanks. Ron Day

ronday by Explorer
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where does this hose connect?

almost finished with our home built RV. salvaged a nice 2011 zinger for parts. where does this white flexible hose connect to? I have the campground water fitting connected to the blue pex line. its the one that tees into the water pump[img][/img]

I have POWER

I've been camping several years and always had breakers tripping inside camper so couple years back I made a 30 amp drop cord to power all my outside activities. This worked great but 40 feet of drop cord dragging around got old and I also liked doi...

Moving furnace in fifth wheel

Hi, I was wondering if anyone has successfully moved the furnace in their fifth wheel to a permanent addition. My situation is the camper is inside a barn (i full time and its my home. the fifth wheel never moves) and i need to relocate the furnace s...

Sub Floor Replacement

I am replacing all rear floor of camper due to water damage. It starts with thick plastic stapled all along bottom (not touching this), followed by a 1/8 luan type filler, then 2x4's on their sides, then blocks of styrofoam and finally 1/2" plywood. ...

cs2kplus by Explorer
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120vac light that looks like typical 12VDC RV light?

Above our dinette table is a storage cabinet with an A/C outlet on the under side. There is no light here. Would be really nice to add a light to the underside of the cabinet so we have light over the dinette. Running a 12 volt line to this locati...

Buying a Safe-T-Plus silver

After much research and making sure my alignment, tire pressures and weight distribution are at their optimum I've made the decision to install a safe t plus unit oh my 32' E450..... Can anyone help me with finding the best price on one ? I see the p...

jmccen58 by Explorer
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TT almost ready to hit I-95 to I-26 West

well that's our hope to finish up the interior and go to the Blue Ridge Mtns this fall which is not far from now. Have quite a long (to finish list) but I think we gonna make it. Install sink and cabinet, stove beside it , may just do a top counter...

Adding 110V outlets

I am considering adding a couple outlets to my TT. I plan to put two, one in kitchen, and one in bathroom. SWMBO is tired of waiting to dry hair, make coffee or toast. It never fails that someone will turn on the microwave at the same time.... Click,...

jamnw by Explorer
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battery monitoring

Hello,I am planning on expanding my battery bank from the single one it came with to two better batteries. I am going to purchase the blue seal switch and wanted to know what people are using for monitoring usage. I have looked at several monitors fr...

sdb1103 by Explorer
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not able to see other posters pictures

I do not have anything to click on to see pictures that members aresending with their worded posts, but I do see this phrase in each post where a picture would normally be. *image not shown due to your preference setting* Is there something I can d...

Broke a faucet handle... Replace handle or faucet?

So I did a bad thing... I broke a faucet handle. I'm torn between trying to find a replacement handle - and the hassle of figuring out who made it, getting the right color (if they even have it), etc; or just replacing the whole thing (and dealing w...

JoeTampa by Explorer
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