RV Tips & Tricks

Towing a RAV4 boo boo

I have a friend at a Toyota dealer in Atlanta. A 2001 RAV4 4WD was towed into his dealer with a smoked engine. Seems it was being towed 4 down in 1st gear. Calculating the gear ratios, this resulted in the engine being turned at 9700 RPM at 70 mph! N...

Thank You Fantastic Vent for Great Customer Service!

The lift mechanism died on the Fantastic Vent in my '06 Carriage Cameo last week. I tried getting some repair advice and parts at my local Camping World store but they didn't carry the necessary parts in stock and would have to order them in for me ...

Refrigerator not working in cold weather

Do any of you have suggestions on how to keep my Norcold N81 refrigerator working when the temp goes below freezing? This is our first cold weather camping experience and we discovered the freezer has thawed.

truck level too high?

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Dinghy Braking

I am shopping for a braking system to tow a jeep wrangler and am debating between the Blue Ox Patriot and the Roadmaster Invisibrake. any comments or advise?

Oil Change

I've just changed my oil in my Georgetown 350 SE, and wanted to offer a few tips. First, the oil plug and filter are easy to get to and obvious, but you will need a few things to avoid a mess. The plug is located over the front axle crossmember, an...

Fixing Hitch Rattle

I have tried almost every Anti Rattle device on the market, most have been no good or so complicated and cumbersome that they are useless.While looking for a Trike Rack for my Catrike I stumbled on a place called Hitch RiderThere I saw a Anti Wobble ...

50 amp breaker or 50 amp switch

I have a 50 amp plug that I use for my MH. It's run from a breaker box and an decated 50 amp breaker used only for the RV. I want to replace the plug with an on off switch and plug like you see at RV parks. My question is do I have to have another ...

On a honeymoon in an RV

A couple that is having a pretty cool honeymoon.....http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/21/living/hourly-america-rv-honeymoon/index.html?hpt=hp_c2Gary Haupt

2014 C-Max and CR-V With Automatic Transmission

If you tow a 2014 Ford C-Max or 2014 Honda CR-V, which trim level do you tow four-down? We are unexpectedly in the market for a new tow'd vehicle. We've narrowed it down to the 2014 models of Ford C-Max or Honda CR-V. We're doing research and asking...

towing a small trailer

I bought a small 48 x 48 trailer I'm thinking to use it behind my 5th wheel to haul a handicap scooter. I know my truck can handle it and it would weight less than 500 lbs total . opinions?

Partitions what is the purpose?

We have had several rv's and all have had partitinons, located under cabnets.Our 2014 Jayco Octane has two under the kitchen cabnet were the water pump and various pipes are located. There two thin wood partitions. I took the partitions out and now ...

Assist handles

We are looking to put an assist handle on our MH such as this one: Assist HandleHowever, all we are finding are ones that fold over the door. Does anyone know of one that folds the other direction?Thanks for your input.

BLM camping?

I've been led to believe camping on a BLM land is free & randomly all over the place?So my question is, how do I know when I'm on BLM land that allows me to pick a spot & set up camp?Part of my concern is I tend to like yo have a drink to relax while...

The reason for falling oil prices explained (maye)

Interesting article on Bloomberg todaySEE IT HERE

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