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Xzilon paint protection for new Winnebago?

I am purchasing a 2017 Winnebago 5th wheel. Bought the extended warranty and noticed on the Purchase Agreement an additional $880.00 as a non-taxable item. I called the dealership today and was told I had bought the Xzilon coating - which I barely re...

Fall foliage is not present in Smoky Mts.`

We have come to the Smoky Mountains in mid to late October for over 20 years and this year has really surprised us!!! There is NO COLOR, it still looks like Summer!! Anyone hooking up their RV for this annual event should put if off for a couple ...

Filon Exterior

Hey All,Can someone help me understand filon exterior walls? I was looking at Cougar 5th wheels this weekend and the factory rep was explaning the difference between them and the Montana line without filon. The filon seems like it would wear through ...

Third set of leaf springs

My 2014 Excel XKE starts out dry near 15,000 lbs. Tomorrow I pick it up after a 3rd set of leaf springs were installed. (The 1st being the original.) Question: Is there a fix for this? Can an extra leaf be put in? Have other of you had a similar...

Gen prep packages

One thing that has caught my eye is that on Jayco's current crop of Eagle HTs (don't know about other models) is that they're offering a "Dry Camping Package". Basically, it's a gen prep with OEM transfer switch, front cargo box set up for an Onan a...

Put the thread originally in the wrong place so any

suggestions appreciated, please help!!I started a thread under travel trailers "Is this overpriced because of the cuteness factor" when after speaking to a friend of mine, what I should get is a toy hauler where you can have space for things yet stil...

How much should I expect to pay for a 5th wheel hitch?

I've never had a 5th wheel trailer but see myself getting one next year, so I'm wondering what brand or options should I get for a personal 5th wheel for traveling across the country on camping trips?I think I've seen them with air bags built in?Is t...

Do I have a problem

I have a 09 NuWa Discover America 5th wheel. All has been good except I just noticed a slight movement of the lower left front of the 5er on the roadside under the bedroom slide. When connected to the truck hitch with front jacks up there is a slight...

Hitching/Unhitching Checklist (Fifth Wheel)

I would like to see some fiver checklists. I deleted mine because we had not had a fiver for a few years. Now we bought a used fiver for snowbird use. I used to love using the checklist for the hitching process because it was too easy to skip a ste...

Took a break from traveling to build this for the daughter

Gail and I took a break for a little over a year from traveling to build a hair salon for the daughter. This is a 1958 home that was in really bad shape converted into a high end hair salon. We hope to get back on the road very soon. Hope you enjoy t...

Hello! Short to ground?

Hi guys, my name is Jon and I'm 33 years old from TX. My wife and I just quit our jobs and bought an '01 Cardinal 32LX 5th wheel with the intention of selling our house, hoboing around a bit and landing in Northern Nevada for me to start a new carer...

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F250 payload capacity and hitch weight

Hi all,New to the forum, and RVing. I have a F250 with 1865 lbs of payload capacity. By my back of the envelope calculations, most 5th wheel trailers, even the ones advertised as HT towable, will put me over the limit. What we'd like to get is someth...

Australian Dealer entering US Market

This is from RV Breaking News but it appeats Spectrum, sick and tired of fixing substandard units in Australiawants to enter the US market with it's own 5th Wheelers Fifth Avenue fifth-wheel by SpectrumSpectrum RV, a longtime Australian RV dealer t...

washing roof

Washing Roof on 5th/w lots of dirt, I used murphy oil soap was that good or bad???

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