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Inverter Installation, Hurricane Style?

I just bought a Thor Chateau 22FT RV. It does not have an inverter (DC to AC power). Therefore, I don’t have AC Power while cruising unless I fire up the generator. I would like to watch TV, use Medical Equipment, power computers etc., make a (K-Cup)...

Raising trailer/Correct Track

Has anyone raised their trailer and how? I have a 30 ft goose neck horse trailer and would like to raise the trailer an inch or 2 so that it rides level. Right now it is slightly nose high. Can't adjust the hitch any lower or I lose my bed clearan...

5th wheel landing gear and etrailer

Has anyone had a bad experience with etrailer? I recently had one of my landing gear legs fail so i decided to upgrade them to the bulldog 10,000lb individual electric legs. Ordered from etrailer on 9/4/17 no mention at time of order that they were n...

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Roadmaster towbar

Well, I was given a Roadmaster towbar when we bought our last coach. I did some checking on their website and discovered that they have a kit to rebuild your towbar and make it like new again. It came with new bushings, washers, new nuts and hardware...

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Converting air conditioner ducted to ductless

I bought an Atwood non-ducted ceiling-mounted air conditioner, assuming the current AC was non-ducted - but maybe it was ducted, because when I removed the old one, there were ducts on either side about 2" x 8" or so. My guess is that all I need to ...

Antenna

Hello, Other than the antenna that came with your RV, has anyone tried the antenna's from Walmart, etc (indoors/outdoors)? If so, what have found to be the best? Pro's & con's please. Thank you,

mirwin by • Explorer
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no more lost sewer hose fix

If you have the square type bumper to store your hoses, and have the square plugs that are 'supposed' to keep the hoses from falling out going down the bumpy road .... here is a sure fire easy cheap fix:Go buy two 3 inch long 10/32 screws and four nu...

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Generators

I had my Honda Sei3000 generator stolen hear in Australia, it was used for powering my FW at 120V when not on grid. As it was 3000W 120V ?A. What will the difference be regarding the power supply be if I use a 3000W 240V generator going true my step...

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LED lighting inside lower kitchen cabinet

Got tired of having to use a flashlight to see what's in our lower kitchen cabinet so I added a vertical LED strip on each side and control it with a Southco Grabber catch with integral microswitch. Now we can easily all the way to the rear of the c...

Generator

I am trying to get my head around the difference.I had a honda eu3000is that was stolen hear in OZ 3000W 25A 120VIn OZ can get eu30is 3000w 12.5A 240VMy air conditioner is a 15000 btu 12.9A 120v = 1548W ? Can be run from 240V tru stepdovn transformer...

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Added Some Boondock

My trailer came with a group 24 battery. Upgraded 2 years ago to group 27 and had 2 GC2 six volt on the ground hooked in parallel. Last 3 weeks in the heat, installed 2 grape solar 180 watt panels and a 30 amp mppt controller. Ditched the group 27 t...

Decal removal off a metal sided rv

I see a bunch of threads on removing decals on a fiberglass rv but how would you go about removing them from an aluminum sided rv? I want to remove them because they are faded and crack

Jdereu by • Explorer
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Any Ideas on What to use to stop a cover from Tearing?

It's time to install our cover after our last trip.In the past we have tried all sorts of things to 'blunt' the corners and sharp edges to that the cover doesn't tear. We've used plastic balls to foam. All are a pin to installDoes anyone have any che...

smcrea by • Explorer II
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