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Sandpaper 5th wheel

I have a question about my roof top a.c. l have my camper parked and set up at a site with about 35 others. And when it really hot and everyoneIs running their AC some of the campers Air conditioners trips out that's because the wiring is old in the ...

Gooseneck or 5th wheel

Greetings. We just picked up a 2006 Silverado dually for towing a 5th wheel that we've yet to buy. It has a virgin bed in it, so I have to buy and install a hitch. My question is for people who have had both types. Which do you prefer? I like the ide...

Jeff1953 by Explorer
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Bigfoot Hydrolic Jacks - Electrical Connection HELP!

I disconnected my battery and forgot where the wire for the bigfoot goes. Is it attached to negative or positive. Does anyone have this on there 5er. I have a Carriage.I thought it went to + even though it was black. I hope I did not blow my rela...

joelc by Explorer III
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We are gonna go camping!

Grandkid is out of school. Her mom is between jobs. Construction is starting to slow, my wife is retired, and we got places to go! We live in Western WA, looking forward to getting out of town.

How many times can you torque bolts on a hitch?

I have a new Curt A 16 hitch that I have had to try and then adjust the height a few times to level out the trailer. Anyone know how many times you can torque the bolts that go into the hitch? They are only set for 100 ft.lbs. so it is not a real hig...

Curly2001 by Explorer II
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trailer lift kit

I'm interested in the 30 ft 1/2 ton tow-able 5th wheel from Grand Design's Reflection brand. Problem is the trailer sits too low for my standard 2019 Ram 2500 4x4 short bed truck. MORryde has a suspension kit (SRE 4000) that I believe raises the axle...

Wobbly Dinnette Table - How to fix?

The dreaded wobbly table issue...I have one!Why it wobbly....heavy table and SUPER thin pot metal flush mount bases.... and then the bases crack making it even more wobbly!!! Also, 2 pedestals in line do not make for a sturdy system. How to make th...

Baja_Man by Explorer
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Trying to decide which way to go on fifth wheel hitch

My wife and I are looking to switch to a fifth wheel from a bumper pull. I have a 2015 F-250 with short bed. The trailer we are looking at is equipped with a turning point pin box. I’ve seen and read some things on the internet that make me question ...

Inverter location

In our last tt, I mounted our 500 watt inverter inside the main cabin,away from the batteries. In our new fiver I have a couple of options, inside the front compartment, or inside the pass thru compartment. Decided on a 1000 watt psw and will be inst...

5th wheel hitch lift

I belong to three different trailering forums and don't remember where I saw a similar lift someone had built. I used the general idea of his and built this one. It fits into the hitch the same as the pin on the trailer. Lock it in place and use a ch...

hornet28 by Explorer
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Ground Control 3.0

We have a 2016 KZ Durango 2500 D349BHQ. Last summer I had to replace the LF landing gear after just 3 years of use. After our last trip last fall I had unhitched and was attempting to raise the front some when the RF landing gear failed. The front of...

rconkin by Explorer
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Can a modified sine wave inverter damage rlectronics

We have a Xantrex Freedom 458 inverter charger in our 5ver. A number of years ago one of the girls had an expensive brand new hair straightener that she plugged in while running off inverter power. The straightener failed to work .... it was the firs...

4x4ord by Explorer III
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Leaking antenna fix

Hi. Got a new to me 2007 next level made by holiday rambler. While inspecting roof I noticed that the coax cord to the antenna was in bad shape. I decided to replace it which involved removing the antenna for access to the connection. The trailer...

mdryden by Explorer
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