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Mounting an outdoor sensor

We have an indoor/outdoor thermometer mounted on the wall next to DW's chair. I place the outdoor sensor under the right slide on a ledge. Unfortunately, I have sometimes forgot to bring it in when breaking camp. 3 sensors later I figured I should pe...

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New steps by Torklift

TorkLift GlowStep RevolutionThe Manual (Really made it easier)The BoxOld steps (Stealth by Forest River)Tools I started with. Also needed torque wrench. Nice to have was creeper, headlamp, and Gear Wrench.Test fitInstalledOpenNext is the matching G...

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Roof questions

I did my bi-annual inspection of the roof sealants today, and I have a couple of questions...1) I did not find any deterioration on the seals that was abnormal. I filled the hairline cracks as I do each spring/fall and all is well. However, I note ...

Convert King Bed space into Flex Bed?

2016 Montana 5th wheel slide out has a king 80X80. Wife has issues crawling into/out of bed since it is also pretty tight to the side walls. Looking at some of the small diesel class C, I see a flex bed system (such as the Winnebago Fuse 24V). I a...

Bicycle and Kayak Rack

We own a Class C RV. We wanted to bring our two bicycles and two kayaks with us when we are not towing a car. We don't want to put them inside the RV either. I did some Internet research and a couple people use a trailer hitch rack and stand the kaya...

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battery for inverter

I have a 2000 Holiday Rambler with a medium sized home refrigerator in it. In the past I have simply run the generator for a short time every few hours to cool it off until we arrived at our destination. We do not boondock. We are going to take a 2 w...

jluke by • Explorer
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Peeling back edpm roof for repair

Here is my issue. I bought a TH 4 years ago and had to do some repair/ sealing of the front right roof edge by the ladder. There was a slight soft spot but i cleaned it good and used dicor on it. I checked it off and on the first year but have been t...

nmhuntr by • Explorer
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Mounting outside TV

I want to mount a swivel TV bracket to outside shell of RV. Then I can just mount and dismount TV as needed. Any idea what I need to do to mount into fiberglass?

Electric Bed Lifter

This is for those with RV's in which you have to lift a bed to get at the storage underneath. We have such a bed in our HR and my back is unable to lift it anymore. The gas shocks don't help a bit. After learning about linear actuators I bought two ...

15k BTU AC with 30amp or 2800 Onan Generator

Picking up our new class b on Thursday! Can.Not.Wait. But one thing is gnawing. Service guy says it's a-ok to upgrade the AC to a Coleman Mach 15 (no heat pump) + a "hard start" kit so it will play nicely with the onboard Onan RV QG 2800 generator.We...

Solar to Panel?

Good afternoon,I'm in the process to setting up a solar panel setup and my fuse/breaker box is inside under the stove and my batteries are currently in the front outside.I was wondering if it's possible to run my solar panels (from the roof) by the f...

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Loud water pump

Ok so normally we take our crossroads cruiser to full hook up sites. Water pump doesn't get much use. Sometimes we head to local state park for couple nights and make due. For example we don't shower if someone's sleeping. No big deal. However we are...

stew47 by • Explorer
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