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Working to barter for staying free at Campgrounds

Hello. Im a retired HVAC Owner / Technician / Installer who would like to swap my Trade skills for a place to stay free at Campgrounds . I envision doing maintenance on Heating and Cooling equipment at Campgrounds in exchange for free stays . Im ...

Weight Distrubuting Hitch Setup

Real new to this. Until purchasing a TT a few weeks ago never knew what a weight distributing hitch was.Now I have to put one on. Question - many instructions say to measure the vehicle front and back to ground level, then find the setting on the hit...

Insulated window coverings for cold weather

Have any of you made or used insulated fabric covers for your RV house windows, for cold weather camping? We are buying a new Class C with a corner queen bed. There are two big windows on the "bedroom walls", right above the bed. I know from past ...

Seriously... who calls it glamping?

Glamping??? As a woman I know some would think that I would find this new terminology "cute". Seriously every time I read the word glamping... glamper, I want to punch someone in the face. That is the DUMBEST, dorkiest, just down right most awful ter...

Dropped my CW and GS membership

After several attempts over the last year to reduce the amount of junk mail I have been recieving from GS and CW I having finally dropped my membership. I just got tried of the multiple offers nearly everyday. Calls to the office and online did no go...

Air Bags or Not

I have just ordered our first fifth wheel, replacing our travel trailer. I have a F350 SRW and was wondering if airbags are worth installing for the fiver. I recently pulled a 9,000 lb fiver, I'm guessing a 1,500 pin wight and the back of the truck...

Caught!!!!!!

Wrecking a business......Amazing......fresnobee.com/2014/01/21/3726019/fresno-judge-orders-paul-everts.html

Iowa need camp hosts

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa officials are looking for people to serve as campground hosts at several state parks. The state Department of Natural Resources says the hosts will assist park staff at a designated spot with tasks like helping campers an...

Making sense of Tow #'s

Looking at buying my first truck and need some help with Towing. We're planning to get an RV in a year or 2 and I want it to do it right the first time!Looking at a 2011 F150 Supercrew Ecoboost with Max Tow. According to the Payload on the door jam...

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TT Trade In Value

We are looking at upgrading from a 2013 Jayco 25 rks TT to a fifth. Talked to a dealer in Arizona who offered 13K trade in value. That's close to 55 % devaluation for a rig with 4K miles and 100 nights camping on it. Low NADA is 16.5 K. Any ideas ...

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Bill Plemmons RV World - Sticky

anybody else had the misfortune of getting on these peoples mail list?talk about sticky, you can not get off. None of the links work to unsubscribe. They even talk about it on the mailings. "If you are having trouble unsubscribing, write us", but t...

Move to diesel engines across the RV spectrum a fad?

I'm noticing that in every segment of RV-ing, be it tow vehicles, or motorhomes, diesel engines are appearing as options (such as the one on the 1500 Dodge.)I wonder if this is something that is here to stay, or if it is something similar to the 1970...

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"Best 2013 Family Vacations"

Best 2013 family vacationsFound this article last night while researching vacation destinations. Seems to be fairly thorough. It has 10 pages and it's broken down by region and activity. Thought others might enjoy checking it out as well. I have to a...