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Andersen Ultimate and in bed fuel tank

I just purchased my first FW and choose to with the Andersen Ultimate hitch to go on my existing gooseneck hitch. I had a brain fart and didn't even consider the fuel tank in my bed which was perfect for my TT and tonneau cover. Here are the dimens...

Battery Issue with stored Fiver

I have recently moved my 2014 Fiver from a storage unit with electricity to a place without any. After 3 weeks I could barely put the slides out. I left nothing on but obviously something is draining. If I turn off the main switch on the powerboX wil...

jayhardy by Explorer
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Battery Issue on stored Fiver

I recently moved my 2014 fiver from a unit with electricity to a place without. After being there 3 weeks I could barely put my slides out today. I left nothing on but obviously something is drain the batteries. If I switch off the main breaker in th...

jayhardy by Explorer
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traveling with water

Hi ... I have an interesting conundrum (I don't think that's cussing) ... as shown in my hauler "rules" posted in overhead cabinet state in item 13 that I should "..keep water and holding tanks either empty or full when traveling."With the fresh wate...

Fifth wheel hitch question

I am purchasing a new fifth wheel that has a fully loaded (water & cargo) weight of 13,700 lbs. My current hitch is rated to a maximum of 15,000 lbs. My question is with 1,300 lbs left over can I still use my old hitch or should I upgrade to one w...

Finally Took the Plunge

After months of research and asking questions I pulled the trigger Friday on my first travel trailer. I ordered a Wolf Pack 25pack12 toy hauler, scheduled for pick up April 15th. I'm definitely excited to have some camping adventures with my family a...

Solitude vs Bighorn in Quality

I have started full-timing and will be upgrading to a 5th wheel from my TT soon. My current choice is between a Grand Design Solitude or a Heartland Bighorn. Both have features I like but overall I want something that is going to last. I haven't foun...

UPDATE - Andersen Ultimate Redesign

As it has been discussed on here, Andersen recently redesigned their Ultimate 5th Wheel hitch. There's been wide speculation regarding why they did this, or if that was an indication that the original design was insufficient. As an owner of the "lo...

WTP-GC by Explorer
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Vinyl or plasti dip

Just wondering if anybody on here experimented with vinyl or plastidip on their RV. I'm looking into changing the exterior on my trailer and I'm curious to see what your experience are, your thoughts on the subject. Thanks

Patbob34 by Explorer
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Removing sofas from HappiJac PNP Bed Lift Bed/sofa combo

I have the HappiJac PNP Bed Lift option in a new toy hauler which was only available configured as an upper queen bed and lower sofas. I want to remove the sofas permanently and just have the one bed with as much travel as possible.Has anyone done th...

fred42 by Explorer
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Vilano 325RL Info

I've been looking at smaller 5th Wheel trailers and was interested in the Bighorn 3270RS by Heartland but while shopping came across the Vilano 325RL. This unit is built by Vanliegh RV a subsidy of Tiffin. It’s of the length/weight I’d like to get in...