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Hi guys, question about buying a toy hauler

I've been wanting a toy box forever, just could never afford oneI sold my motorcycle and now I can kind of buy oneI found one that suits my needs. It needed to be able to fit my dune buggy, have a front bedroom for the gf and be able to be towed by m...

New to Toy Haulers ( RVs in general ) - looking for advice

Hello new guy here.. Starting to look for a BP Toy Hauler that can be towed by a 5.7 Tundra 4x4. I am thinking somewhere in the 21-24' box length range and around 7500# loaded. My truck is rated for 9800# but won't to stat lower than that. Planning...

Help...Reese Sidewinder / Revolution or Pullrite Superglide

Hello,I'm looking into replacing my manual sliding hitch with either the Reese Sidewinder/Revolution pinbox or the Pullrite Superglide hitch and would like to hear from those of you that are using them and the pro/cons of each. Before you ask, yes I...

Another Grand Design Podcast - pretty cool.

Expansion, quality control and growth.Podcast

generator storage

Just got a Yamaha 2000is and have it in the bed of the pickup. Of course I would never use it in the trailer but is it sealed well enough to carry it in a basement storage compartment? The gas cap seals when not running and I can always shut off th...

Disc brake conversion Update

Well finally after 2 months or so after the home conversion I took out the 5er to see how the brakes worked. Couldn't be more pleased. A little more fine tuning when we head south next week and they will be perfect. I'm a happy guy.

Disc Brake Conversion-Complete

Swapped out my electric system for the Titan 13" Hydraulic Disc Kit on my Redwood Fifth Wheel ... the kit was right around $1800.00 and contained everything needed to do the install.. I now have a couple tows on the system and WOW ! ! ! What a diffe...

Suggestions of a 5er TH wanted

We are shopping for our fulltime retirement rig. Here are some important amenities;walk around queen bedsmall to medium size walled garagecomfortable reclinersdecor suitable to senior citizenstelevision/entertainment center at eye level when seatedM...

Kayak on Trailer Roof Question

New to RVing - just bought a 34 Montana - Is there any reason why I can't put my two 8 foot kayaks on the rear roof (one on either side of the A/C unit) and use ratchet straps to tie them down? Straps will run over the top and down the side to the f...

Carefree awning failure

On another site there are several awning support arm failures on 2016 FW with carefree power awnings. My new still waiting for FW has a carefree and wondering if this is a big problemRock

Winterizing with air

I have a new Columbus 5th wheel. It has a normal and winterizing lever. Also the city water inlet has a normal one and a winterizing one. Does the winterizing one just by-pass the water filter or what ? I have emptied the water filter and took the fi...

TIRE TIRES TIRES

Does anyone have any information from the tire manufacturer why we should use trailer tires instead of truck tires on trailers? If all the side wall ply and tread ply are the same, what is the difference?

No Batteries

I have winterized my 5th wheel and removed the batteries. I need to open the slides. Can I hook up shore power and open the slides or do I need to reinstall the batteries?

Thinking of selling the 5th wheel and going smaller

We purchased a 5th wheel Heartland Cyclone 3010 in 2013. At that time, I thought we would have more kids, but now realize that it's not going to happen. So we don't really need all that space anymore. Also, we just bought a house and the town will al...

Truck/trailer weight help

Hey all first post hereWe had decided to move up to a fifth wheel so upgraded the truck and bought a fifth wheel and all was good or so we thought. I am supposed to pick up the trailer this Wednesday(in 3 days) and while searching on slide or no slid...

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