Newbie

[Scott_85]

Hello everybody. I am Scott and I just made the plunge I am a proud owner of a new 2013 Coachmen Chaparral 280RLS. My TV is a 2013 Ram 2500. I look forward to a lifetime of learn and enjoying my camper and look forward to learning from ya'll.

[Halmfamily]

Welcome Scott. It was just over 18 months ago I was in the same spot you are. A new fifth wheel, new truck and new adventures. This forum and the great folks on it made our life much easier and entertaining if I might ad. Good luck, relax and have fun.
One thing that has help for and aft motion are X-chocks and keeping front landing gear as short as possible by using blocking them. This has helped us a lot.

[Scott_85]

laknox wrote:

Scott_85 wrote:
Question for ya'll is a king pin stabilizer really needed and also stabilizers for the slides ? Still a little nervous cause this is our first camper and we went big.

First suggestion for a newbie. Make sure you have lots of popcorn on hand when asking questions that have been posted and answered dozens of times. :B :B :B

Lyle

Yeah I know I just don't like to search and another good point instead of asking myself where did I read that, I know right where the answer is cause its in the tread I started. :B

[laknox]

Scott_85 wrote:
Question for ya'll is a king pin stabilizer really needed and also stabilizers for the slides ? Still a little nervous cause this is our first camper and we went big.

First suggestion for a newbie. Make sure you have lots of popcorn on hand when asking questions that have been posted and answered dozens of times. :B :B :B

Lyle

[ependydad]

You should *not* use slide stabilizers. This is one of the few things that owners manuals are clear about. They can cause damage and shouldn't be used.

The king pin stabilizer - a few say they work, most say they don't. Look at triangulation stablizers (SteadyFast system, JT's StrongArms, etc.) as a start. If you're pretty long, having scissor jacks just ahead of the axles makes a big difference.

See if this page helps you:
http://www.learntorv.com/2013/06/shake-shake-shake-rv-stabilization.html

[Scott_85]

Question for ya'll is a king pin stabilizer really needed and also stabilizers for the slides ? Still a little nervous cause this is our first camper and we went big.

[Deb_and_Ed_M]

Oooh - I see a summer of fun in your future!!

As someone who was a 5th-wheel newbie up until we left for Florida with ours - each trip gets easier. We're almost PROS now 😉

[Old-Biscuit]

Welcome!

Nice combo....good match!!

[Scott_85]

Thanks everybody for the warm welcome.

[JohnnyT]

Welcome to the forum... I hope your RVing experiences all start at wonderful and work their way up..

JohnnyT Moderator

[WoodGlue]

I'm not a 5th wheel owner, but welcome to the forum and enjoy your new RV!

WoodGlue

[Scott_85]

I know one guy on here and recommend this place, he is good guy most of the time and he likes to speak his mind.

[MFL]

Welcome to the forum Scott! It looks like you are starting out with a very nice combo!

There are lots of knowledgeable folks on here. Heck, I even know a few things.

Jerry

[GASMAN6674]

Welcome
Might also want to check out FROG (forest river owners group)
www.forestriverfourms.com for more brand specific info

[wski]

Welcome to land of OZ and let the journey begin on the yellow brick road.;)