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Any funny camper names ideas?

Good Sams gas savings

WOW, I follow this forum and as many have said this needs to be a sticky!! Love the information and use it frequently. I do have a question...DH went to camping world to find a portable poopy cart and of course they didn't carry it in the store BO...

Bike rack mounted to 5th wheel bed rails.

When I set up our 5th wheel on a campsite that we're going to occupy for an extended period, I like to unpin my 5th wheel hitch from the bed rails and lift it out of the truck. I usually just leave it locked on the kingpin and let it stay there until...

Generators: Cummins 4500 vs Westinghouse vs. ?????

Hi,I know this question has been asked before, but I did not really find a truly definitive answer. I am looking to buy a quiet generator to use with my 5th wheel (50 amp with two AC units). I would use just one when I did not need the AC, but would...

Favorite travel game

What is your favorite travel board game? So far all we play is Rummy with cards - looking into Parcheesi or something similar that folds up smallish for travel. We like to play at the picnic table in the evenings - with a fire, or not...Any ideas?

Friendly Parking Lots

Does anyone know how to identify stores that are friendly to overnight stops for RVs along my planned route?

Mice ate the bunk bed cable, HELP

Help,I am in a predicament! Mice ate through my bunk bed cable and the beds are retracted to the very top. It is too tight for even my petite daughter to access the mechanism. Is there another way to release the beds? It is a 43' 5th wheel and perman...

Amish cooling unit installed

After reading a lot here and elsewhere I finally decided to get it done to our Norcold 1200 refer since we are in Shipshewanna anyway. I found out that some such units are nothing more that refurbished OEM units. Helium seems to be the safer gas to p...

Replace fridge with different model?

Our older RV (2005 Fleetwood 25QB) fridge (Dometic RM2652) died, and I'm wondering if there's any issues replacing it with an RM2620? It is not listed as a replacement model in this chart but as far as I can see the only difference is it's slightly s...

Ecosynic RV roof vent fan, a good replacement for my old RV roof vent fan?

My old roof vent fan hasn't been very effective. And I'm looking to replace it with something better. I found an RV roof vent fan from the brand Ecosynic on Amazon, priced at USD $169.99. What caught my attention is that it supports both manual and e...

Traveling via B&B/hotel vs RV

First a bit of context. We have owned nearly all types of RV’s and have RV’ed for well over 20 years. Last year we sold our class A MH and have not bought another RV. We just returned from a 9000 mile road trip with our car traveling thru the Midwest...

Best Tip you'll ever get!!

Don't buy Good Sam Insurance.You'll think and feel like your protected from any financial losses after you get off the phone with the agent ..... and then reality sets in when you have a claim ..... and all those phone call assurances of how you jus...

What is an F53 motorhome

I've seen a lot of posts lately about problems with an F53 motorhome which got me to thinking. What is an F53? How do I spot one? Should I avoid one if shopping for a new MH?

Trailer Weight Calculations & Load Estimator Utility

Hi all, I've lurked on here for a while and have just now got around to creating an account. I tow a number of different trailers regularly and I'm in the process of shopping for a new TT. As a result I've been researching & measuring all the speci...

Need help finding the right 5th wheel weight

I need help yall. Me, my wife and kids are attempting to get into the RV world and in particular looking at 5th wheels. Everyone that I find seems to be way over weight. Here are some specs and maybe somebody can help me with possible max hitch weigh...

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