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Recoating RV roof

I read somewhere on the Good Sam forum a question about recoating an RV roof. Well here is the before and after photos of our RV roof. I used Dicor Cool Coat coating and just followed the directions as written including using a pressure washer on the...

Installing solar panels on roof of my Bounder

I am planning to install solar panels on the roof of my Bounder. I call Fleetwood and they said that the plywood is 1/8" thick. I have seen panels installed on other RV's, including Bounders, and it looks as though the installation went well. In f...

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Floor vents

We are full timers with two dog I pulled up the floor vents and hot glued window screen to the bottom of the vents so no crud fall in

Need help finding a mod that may have posted here...

Either here or the Keystone site.Had to do with critter proofing the water entry, tv entry hole on trailers. They used a black plastic plunger cut off and fitted to the entry hole. Think it also had the blue water filter...Wondering because our city ...

Roadmaster Tire Carrier Installed

I was so impressed with the new Falkin RI150 EcoRun tire that I called my tire guy and ordered a mounted spare.Best price I found for the Roadmaster Tire Carrier was Amazon.

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DIY portable screen room for bugs? Or buy one?

We are heading up to Wyoming this summer -- there will be mosquitoes, without a doubt. I've been looking for a very bare-bones, light, easy to deploy screen room, but I have come up empty -- almost all of the commercial items are bulky, heavy, and "...

Protecting new vent covers.

I'm in the process of changing my vent covers. The old ones are very brittle and I nicked one of them shoveling snow off of the roof - had 70+ inches on this side of town this year.Do you think there's any use in spraying them with 303? I don't exp...

Trackrig by • Explorer II
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RV wood framing, types of lumber used

Hi to all.Does anybody know what common types of 2x2 lumber is used for constructing RV walls?I can find so many posts about wood vs aluminum etc, yet nothing about what actual types of wood is being used in modern RV framing construction.

Heavy Duty Parts for Water Maintenance?

Does anyone know if they make a heavy duty version of the Dometic 385314349 Water Valve Assembly? I have had two fail in three months. The water pressure is regulated, and I get the allotted dribble out of the sinks and shower, so I am confident it i...

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Electric A-frame jacks.. Husky or Bulldog???

Looking at 4000 to 4500 lb jacks for my 20 foot TT. Need to be able to lift the Yukon also for weight distribution bars. Any opinion as to which one (Husky or Bulldog)is better? Any feedback on reliability?tim in san jose

Family Camping Sign

My wife and daughter surprised me with a homemade camping sign to hang on a solar lit pedestal.Anyone else have a sign to show?thanks,Dean

Coleman AC autofan kit

Has anyone tried this kit? I'm thinking about checking it out as I don't want to mess with trying to run a wall thermostat. Not sure how involved it would be.

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