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Jeep Toad w/Winch

We will be buying a 2015 Jeep JK Wrangler 2-door in a month or so that we will ocasionally flat tow behind our F-350 DRW / truck camper.Our Jeep will have a Warn winch. I have not yet decided whether to replace the whole front bumper with a winch bu...

Montana/Idaho #93

It's a north-south routing that will have you absolutely spell-bound. I drove it south today, starting in Missoula and ending the day in Challis and it is quite the ride. 57 miles between gas stations from Salmon to Challis..or in reverse...and it wa...

Campsite Marking Post/Light/Welcome Sign

On a recent trip, we noticed a few campers who had a small PVC post-type thing on the edge of their site. It was in a cross pattern, and each side had a small canvas hanging sign with a message like "The Browns" or "Welcome" or something else. On t...

Grey Tank not draining

One of my grey tanks is fill and does not drain after opening the valve. I have tried Drano and plunging to no avail. Any suggestions will be welcomed. Does any one know of or have ''wangensteened' a plunger for the outside drain fitting?

Thinking of building an rv storage unit complex

We just got an rv and are having trouble finding a nice place to store it for the winter, and when we don't use it. Does anyone have any information they would like to share? Do you have a place you like/don't like? Why? How big does it need to b...

Invisi-brake not functioning

I been trying to figure out why my braking system in my toad stop working. Troubleshooting so far includes: running a temp grounding wire between vehicles, checking the pigtail and connections. I have just a L turn signal on the toad when I a hooked ...

Yet another, Atwood water heater problem

So, a week ago, the water heater started acting up. Sometimes it would work as it should, sometimes it would light and burn until the water was hot. When it did, it might not re-light when the water was running, and you'd end with a colder than wante...

What type of RV is best suited for a wheelchair?

Asking on behalf of a friend who's DW is wheelchair bound. The chair has an overall size of 27" in width. My DF is on the older side and has challenges in getting his wife from the chair to the commode,He is Looking for something that allows easy acc...

Anyone try this??

I'm looking at towing a car hauler trailer behind my TC with a Prius C which weighs 2500lbs and a Honda Pioneer 500 ATV which comes in at 1000lbs. By loading the ATV sideways they will both fit on an 18' trailer. I plan on using an Equal-i-zer W/D s...

Help with Slide on Gulfstream Endura 2004

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WDH adjustments after hitting scales

We took delivery of our 2013 Dutchmen 261BHS Friday. We loaded it with almost everything we had in the old camper while at the dealer. The Dutchmen came with a Huskey 800-1000lb WDH. It must have been used with a 4x4 because it was 8 inches to low. W...

installed new toilet

My father in law now travels with us and is used to a high rise toilet. So I got a new Dometic Model 310. The almost 2" higher is nice but the apperance of the toilet is amazing. It has no rim to catch dirt. You open the lid and you see holes around ...

Black Ice Reminder

As I was typing my "wet leaves" reminder I also wanted to remind people about black ice. Nights are going below freezing in some areas. For those of you who aren't familiar with black ice, it's a skim coat of ice that looks like wet pavement and ca...

New widow trying to winterize

Hi, recently widowed and trying to winterize TT for the first time. Here's what I messed up: My HWT doesn't have a valve, so I had to remove the anode rod to drain it. Forgot to release pressure valve and almost got hit with a flying anode and drench...

Window woes

I purchased a three year old winnebago View. The window glass has water spots and I have tried everything short of acid to clean them up. It doesn't really cause a problem but in an anal sense I would like to solve the problem. Any advice will be app...

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