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Replacement carpet

Hey folks ended up with a big stain in the slide out carpet on my 2006 Keystone Challenger. My only option now is to either completely replace or possibly a patch. I'll call Keystone tomorrow but what do you think my odds are finding a matching repla...

DRW vs SRW Trucks

Wife and I are looking at a Grand Design Momentum 397TH. Weight on that 5'er is 20,000 lbs loaded. I currently have a 2006 DRW truck now and need to buy a newer truck to handle that sort of capacity. I see that the single rear wheel drive trucks h...

G-Rated Tire Recommendations

I need to replace the Goodyear G614 Tires on my trailer and I'm hoping to do it without having to resort to bank robbery. Doing an online search, I'm finding a few Chinese brands I've never heard of. Anyboody got any real world recommendation for a t...

Toy Hauler Roof Rot

I was getting ready to go on a camping trip several weeks ago when I noticed the front wall support crossmember on the frame was cracked. I had a welding shop jack the front of the trailer back to where it was level, weld the crack and install a new ...

Inspection

Our fifth wheel trailer license tags are due for renewal in October, and under the law that went into effect in Texas last year, you can't buy a license without evidence of a recent (within 90 days) safety inspection. On the surface, this makes a lo...

Ohio Turnpike cheats 5'ers

I just discovered that the Ohio Turnpike charges a higher toll for a pickup truck towing a fifth wheel trailer than for a pickup truck towing a travel trailer. From one side of the state to the other the toll is $42.25 vs $35.75. Yes, both are too hi...

A few repair questions from a newbie

So we knew we would have some repair and upgrades we wanted to do to our 5W and we are loving it so far. I have a list of questions and would like your suggestions.1- UNDERBELLY repairs:I knew I wanted to inspect all the plumbing plus I need to repla...

Best Fifth Wheel RV

Would like opinions on what you believe is the best quality 5th wheel excluding high ends like DRV, New Herizion, Spacecraft, etc.

Cool WD hitch video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jk9H5AB4lM

When is it gonna pop..?

When are the TH's gonna be just too much for the everyday HD truck and Med/semi trucks are gonna be needed? Some of these weight's....

Who does alignment on travel trailers?

Three years (and 10,000 miles) ago we had a problem with the driver side rear tire on our trailer having a lot of wear on the inside of the tire. The dealer replaced the axle saying they thought it was a bent spindle. Everything has been fine but a...

Looking for a tip

Looking for book/magazine that shows uphill/downhill roads for Western and Eastern USA. Any recommendations.

Hitchhiker fith wheel tire wear

My neighbor made a trip to Iowa this summer. When he returned, he showed me how his tires were worn.....all four on the inner most tread. My opinion is the camber is out on the axles. Possible causes....I'm thinking maybe weight.I know there are f...

Andersen Ultimate Issues

I'm coming up on the one year marks with the Andersen Ultimate steel version approximately 5k miles with the Bighorn, a around 800 miles with a Presidential suites. I've given up on the hitch as it's causing damage to both my truck, and my 2016 Bigho...

Kayak Rack for Ram Pick-Up

Princess finally gave me the go-ahead to purchase a roof rack for my kayak on a '06 Ram mega cab w/o any railing. She's tired of moving it into rv after every gettaway. Its just a 6' Yak. Any advise out there???

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