RV Tips & Tricks

Fifth Wheel Wiring Issue?

Alright, I'm hoping I can get some help here.. I recently purchased a 1983 royal coachmen camper.. I've been in the process of fixing it up. yesterday I decided to put a radio in it, it is already wired for one. So I went out and bought a cd player f...

Funny video about a trailer and a dead-end street

For a few minutes of fun, go to youtube.com, look at "trailer fail Cannon Beach" to see someone trying and trying to turn a trailer around at the end of a dead end street.

Blocking TT off wheels when storing and tires still good?

Two years running now I inspect my TT as the winter ebbs away and two of the four tires are pancake flat and frozen in the ice. Last year, I inflated them and inspected the tires and tire walls and it looked fine, but now a second time, I am worried...

Vent in trailer

I acquired a small enclosed trailer with an aluminum roof.I will be pulling it throughout the Southwest this summer. I'm thinking of adding a small roof vent for the heat buildup.Any thoughts?I have been thinking of carrying a small gas can in it.

covering a fifth wheel

We are looking for some advice about covering our fifth wheel while we are away. We leave it in Southwestern Florida over the late spring and Summer. We are worried about sun damage to the outside finish but are also worried about getting mold on t...

Water Filters

When I winterized, I pulled my water filter cartridge out as normal with the idea that I would replace it in the Spring. To my surprise I find that it costs anywhere from $50 to $80 to buy a replacement. There are none available on Amazon under Amaz...

RV Proctologist... anybody use him?

Has anybody used his services? How much and was he able to really clean the monitor probes and get them working if they weren't? If so Kindly describe what he did and what he charged.http://rvholdingtankdoctor.com/

Applying for Unemployment Benefits

We have been full timing for 7 years. Two years ago we had some unexpected expenses and decided to work camp. We work camped for Xanterra in Yellowstone for two seasons. When we left Yellowstone last September we thought we had a job in Oregon bu...

Packrat damage- even worth fixing?

Hi there We have a 2005 Frontier Explorer (28') that we just purchased in the summer of last year. We own mountain property a few hours outside of Denver. Anyway- to the issue. It *was* a beautiful trailer. We went up to check on the property a...

Tires & Sun

I heard recently that the major tire manufactures, ie Michelin, Goodyear etc have since around 2010 added some compound to the rubber that eliminates the need to cover the tires, or add something like 303 to them. The compound is suppose to block th...

Driving Class A after triple heart bypass

DH had triple bypass heart surgery January 13th. He is extremely well except he is still very sore and the scar is very sensitive. He is able to drive our toad short distances but afterward he has more soreness and pain where they harvested the arter...

The Benefits of Weighing Your Tow Rig Twice

So often, RVers will pull up to a scale and get the weight of the tow vehicle's front and rear axles, and the trailer axles. They drive away, and later sit down with their calculator to come up with few safety weight numbers. It either looks good or ...

Battery powered skateboard with seat

At a campground last weekend we saw an older gentleman go zipping by on a razor type battery powered scooter. I cannot walk long distances due to knee problems and was thinking that would be a neat way to get around the campground. I wonder how dep...

Volunteering in California State Parks

We are thinking of volunteering in a CA state park as Camp Hosts for the upcoming fall/winter. It would be in the Los Angeles area and south and probably on or towards the ocean.Anyone have thoughts about this? I did read about some parks having pr...

Carrier Air V Lower Unit and other AC questions

Recently I was given a New, but out of the box, lower unit for my Carrier Air V RV AC. The unit did not have a remote control with it though. Would the remote for the presently installed Carrier Air V AC unit work on the new unit? Also, what type ...

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