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Cushioned covers for picnic table bench

Anyone know of a good source to get good quality (possibly custom made) bench seat covers. Don't like the choice of colors of those at camping world. Thanks!

bennefim by Explorer
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Parking tt full time

Hi, my family & I are looking for a site to park tt for extended periods. I will still work at my job in Louisville ky.kinds limited on choices. Has anyone kept there job & went full timing. We are going to start this summer. Thanks.

Surge Protector

Is it necessary to have a surge protector? I've had several people say as long as you're in a good park you should be okay.

The Maiden Voyage

I just need to share this!I found this site almost a year ago and read it regularly. I even posted a question about buying a travel trailer. Thank you for the replies. So I bought my trailer and picked it up the day after I retired. The tech who did ...

2 tow or not 2 tow

We want to buy a tt and enjoy various locations. Our issue is that we don't want to buy a truck or big suv in order to tow the tt. Towing would really be the only reason we would have to buy such a vehicle and if we camp at a park for a season at a t...

FINALLY. My time has come. Looking for a Class A

I've been on this forum for years, talking and learning about them. Probably drove a number of old timers crazy. But I retired in December and now we are shopping.Believe it or not, I don't really have any questions about the rig. I pretty much kn...

RV's in a storm

***DISCLAIMER*** I know an RV is not where you want to be during a storm. Find a secure location, like your home or another building. Keep good insurance on the RV.Question:I'm just curious, not having an RV yet (but hopefully soon!). Suppose I'm ...

Advice to a newbie

Hi everyone. New here. I'm ready to sell my house & try the full time traveler thing for a few years while I'm young. Reading through the forums has been helpful, and I'm looking for advice.I drive a 4 door jeep wrangler. What pull behinds are an op...

Planning for an RV - side yard parking

Wondering about how easily a novice (with a little practice) could back up a trailer or fifth wheel into the above side yard. I live on a divided street that gets a fair amount of traffic during the day. I can't block the street too long. I'm think...

Tow question

Looking at a 24 ft innsbruck lite. The empty weight is about 3700 and I assme loaded up, it'll be 4,500 or so. Looking to use my 2006 Explorer with 4.0L v6. It has 3.73 gearing and a class 3 hitch. Rated for 5,500lbs. Going to use weight dist hitch a...

bryris by Explorer
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Opionions on buying a trailer that has sat on lot since '06

Hi there, our family has just sold our '97 Jayco and we are looking at buying a trailer with quad bunks/bunk house with one slide. We want to keep it under 6600lbs as we do quite a bit of hauling, some into BC over the mountains with our 2013 F150.We...

ABFam by Explorer
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Advice for towing a new TT with a 2004 4-door Tundra

I know this gets exhausting for you guys to answer, but I'm new to the TT world. I thought I had a pretty good grasp on these things and then I found this forum and realized I only know a fraction of what you guys know. So, this is what I have and w...

Gillkid by Explorer
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age

Just curious to what age where you when you bought your first R.V...I was 27 and bought a pop up...37 now and got a TT

IRS and RV's: Tax Deductible?

I was told by someone that RV, if they have a bed, a kitchen, and a bathroom, can be considered a second home and thus deductible on your 1040 when you file taxes. I can't find anything about it in the tax forms. Can some one help me out on this matt...

AlCar by Explorer
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Just getting started rving

Hello all, my wife and I are just starting to look into rving. We did have a truck camper years ago so we have camped before. Looking to buy a used TT, 23 to 28 ft range. Plan on some long distance trips. Before we buy a TT we want to upgrade our veh...

carwash2 by Explorer
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