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An eventful relocation journey

Hi all y’all,The journey from Huachuca City AZ to Fresno CA was interesting and eventful, with both good and bad events, but nothing horrible. I left Mountain View RV Park at about 10:00am Saturday morning after sharing coffee and pleasantries with a...

Got bad news today re: DH

This is going to be long, so if you're not interested you can move on. I don't have any real life friends that I can talk to. I don't want to post it on Facebook either, because it's a pretty sensitive thing right now. DH and I are pretty upset. As y...

fifth wheel to truck camper comparison

I have a 29 foot fifth wheel weighing in at about 9500 to 10000 pounds (pin at 1700) loaded up for a trip. This is our family trailer and we use it a fair bit. I am considering adding a truck camper to the mix for when just my son and I want to ...

Portable/Countertop Dishwashers

I have a 2010 Cougar fifth wheel RV. I live in an RV park full time. I am interested in buying a portable/counttop dishwasher. They all seem to be 1160 watts. I think that wattage will probably shut off my power because of overloading. This happe...

How/where do you carry your satellite dish?

I guess we could just carry it on the bed but.....We do not have a back bumper so that option is out. How strong is the ladder attachment; does anyone carry their dish there and, if so, have you had any problems?

Pleasant View Campground, Van Buren OH

Anyone stayed in this CG recently? Most recent review I found was negative and previous reviews were mixed. Will be in this area later this summer and was hoping this might be a good place to stay. Appreciate any feedback or suggestions for other CG ...

Torque, HP, gas mileage upgrades

Looking into some upgrades and wondering if any have worked for any of you. I have a 2007 new body style silverado, crew cab, short bed, 4x4, 5.3, 3.73 gears. Have any of you had any increase in horse power, torque and gas mileage with dual flow mast...

Going from 5er to TT question

Hey all,We're looking at going from a 33' 8" 5er to a 33' 6' TT. How does a TT back up compared to a 5 wheel of the same length since the TT is longer since it's on the "bumper" instead of the bed of the truck. When backing into sites at campground...

Startracks Company, Anyone do business w/them or know them?

Has anyone done business with or know anything about Startracks Company in Elkhart, IN, owned by Bob Helvie?Here is their website: http://www.startrackseatlifts.com/I am looking to order a Custom Chair Lift from them, but am having trouble finding an...

Reputable RV service place in Calgary? Where?

Lost my awning 3 weeks ago in a nasty wind - some of you may have read my thread on that one.I was talking to my insurance company today - the infamous ICBC.Gal there was extremely helpful and kind. She told me that my insurance covers my wind destro...

hitch help

I have a f150, 5l, longbox with the heavy duty trailer package. the trailer i am buying is 24 feet long gvw 6800,dry hitch weight 555. My dealer only carry's the two equalizer hitches but can order in whatever you want. They are pushing the e2, 2poi...

I found a gold mine

I already have holsters in my RV, toad and daily driver for my XM Satellite radio so I don't have to listen to mouthy DJs on over-the -air radio. I was digging through a box of etcetera in the basement the other day and came upon a stack of audio CDs...

Dual waste tank hookup

My new trailer has separate drain pipes a distance apart ( one gray-one black ) unlike my old camper. Any advice on what is needed to make the two hoses connect into one so it goes into the underground dump tank ? Some type of elbow device? It's in a...

Attitudes

It is spring the economy is better and there are plenty of new people RVing and using the forum. I personally have gained a huge amount of knowledge from this forum. Lately I have seen alot of comments like "here we go again" "the annual discussion o...

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