RV Tips & Tricks

Winter Mildew Prevention in Cold Northern Climes

I'm looking for some ideas on how to keep my trailer from getting mildew over the cold winter months which was an issue a couple years ago. Tried the chemical dehumidifiers the last couple years but they freeze solid at some point and stay that way t...

Camping Altercations?

Just looking for short stories of any camping altercation you have ever had with other campers? Just thought it would be fun to read thru them.

max tire psi vs door panel max load psi

Hello all,I was wondering if anyone can help me with a tire pressure question. I have a 2006 dodge mega cab 1500, 5.9 hemi. I have a 26 foot starcraft ar-one wide body weighing about 5000 lbs. My tires say max tire pressure is 44 psi. My door panel s...

Progressive Insurance

This post is about my claim experience with Progressive. I damaged two of my basement doors on my motorhome, nothing structural, a cosmetic repair, should be a turn and burn repair; yeah right. As it turns out these doors are aluminum and aluminum ...

Nervous Nelly Newbie

Bought my first TT and brought it home today. I noticed that when I look at the truck hooked up to the TT from the side, the TT angles downward toward the hitch somewhat. Is this normal, or is the whole thing supposed to be relatively level?It's a cl...

2015 Chevy Colorado/GMC Canyon Towable?

I can't find this doing a Google search, has anyone heard or have knowledge if the new GM mid-sized pickups will be 4 down towable?

Rubber roof questions

I just purchased my first travel trailer. I'm not a beginner but I've always had motorhomes. All my previous rv's have had fiberglass or other type roofs. This is the first rubber roof. The trailer is an 04 Fleetwood wilderness 32'. Its in incredible...

ONAN generator makes clicking when running?

First post but been reading post here for a long time now, great knowledge on the site.I was exercising the generator while installing vent covers on the roof. Kids were in the camper with the AC and radio on. While on the roof I started hearing a ...

Awning Collapse

The powered Dometic awning on our rig retracts automatically when wind reaches a pre-set level. Supposedly, it is designed for one end to tilt when there is a water load on it so the water will run off. This has happened in the past. Unfortunately...

Spare Tire cover

I have noticed lately that the replacement spare tire cover I bought seems to stay wet on the inside after a big rain. If I get heavy rain, it seems to get inside it from the back and pool at the bottom leaving the underside of the tire constantly w...

A little Dobro around the fire anyone?

My brother kickin back with his Dobro around the campfire during our Kootenays trip last week. Brother on the Dobro.

Recommend an LED replacement bulb for a C921

I want to get some LED replacement bulbs for the overhead lights in my camper. Even thought the manual says the bulb is a CEC1003, I'm glad I took one of the bulbs out because right on the bulb it says C921I did a google search but found so many diff...

Need to completely regroup,looking for a toad for Fleetwood

Hi, folks. We've been trying to find a "small" truck we can tow; thought we wanted a Chevy Colorado or GMC Canyon. Now we find our Fleetwood Southwind Storm is rated to tow only 3500 lbs. Any truck we can find weighs more than that. We have 29 da...

Hot Water Heater

Have a friend with a motor home who said one should not turn the hot water heater on until you are ready to use hot water and then turn it off afterward.Never heard of such a thing. They are newer RVers and we have been doing this part time for 16 ...

Other Work aming sites

I love this workampimg site but have found several others to. Wry helpful ad well. I remember the NPS and COE sites, along with the workampimg one that charges a fee, but there was one I found last winter that was fantastic and for the love of me can...

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