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Big rig friendly gas stops

Newly retired and taking our Alpine 5the wheel to the Jupiter, FL area from the St Louis, Mo area via I-64 to I-24 to I-65 to I-20 to I-75 into Jupiter. Any advice on diesel stops that easily accommodates a 40' 5the wheel towed with an extended cab 2...

2014 Toyota Tundra Trailer Wiring Harness

I hope I'm posting this in the correct forum. If not, feel free to move to the correct forum. We recently purchased a 2014 Toyota Tundra Double Cab SR5 TRD that came with the factory towing package and the factory brake controller quick connect har...

csijeep by Explorer
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Chains?

Do you put chains on your trailer? What kind? Are they the same as regular truck chains? We hope we don't need them, but want to be prepared. Thanks!

RVcrazy by Explorer
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Ford C-Max Charge Wire

We have a Ford C-Max that we are getting ready to flat tow. We had the base-plate installed for us and they ran a wire from the car battery out the front for us to attach to MH. We just noticed it's a single wire with no ground. We are wondering i...

windy towing

Hey guys, I'm scheduled to leave Mason City, Iowa today to drive to Knoxville, Illinois and it is windy. We have an F-350 dually pulling 40 feet of fifth wheel weighing 16000 pounds. The winds are from the NW at 19mph gusting to 28. Tomorrow, the win...

Remco Installers near Huntington Beach

We need to have Remco modifications made to a vehicle we're buying in the Costa Mesa/Huntington Beach area. Last time we had this done we had some problems with the installer (no hot lead, so dingy's battery went dead; and loose fittings drained tra...

Louisa by Explorer
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Cheap bath faucets "stripped out"

A few years back, the bathromm sink faucet threads (that turn the thing off and on) stripped...and I could not turn the water off. In that case, I replaced the whole 9 yards.Today, the shower did the same thing- it's still working, but feels weird. ...

K3WE by Explorer
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Number Of Hours?

I understand that there are lots of variables involved, but do you have a “cap” on the amount of hours you will donate to receive a FHU site at no charge? We have had positions with as much as 40 hours per week. Both my wife and I agree that, for us...

Outside TVs and Propane Quick Disconnects

This is not a post on the use or non-use of anything, it is just trends I believe are starting, and are from my observations at the Pomona Show last week.rvnoob had a post on outside TVs and Muddydogs had one on outside propane fittings. We noticed t...

Michigan...shopping.????

I was not sure where take ask this question so please move or delete if necessary. We are going to go away for a few days shopping. We are thinking Michigan, however??? We are looking for some deals obviously but also for places other than we hav...

loulou57 by Explorer
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Where Can I Find a Comfy *Coil* Mattress?

I've got a Class C motorhome with a foam mattress that I can never seem to get a good night's sleep on. I thought that maybe it was being in the coach that was the problem, but I just spent two weeks traveling across the country (from San Diego to Bo...

Whoo oooh My storage place now has el hookups!!

Hi The place I store my trailer now offers electric hookups It's an additional fee but I think it's worth it, my question is do I need to do anything while storing over the winter? I used to keep it at my house but I no longer am able to so I moved i...