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Land Travel To Canada From USA

I may be doing a workamping position this year and be within 20 miles of Canada. Can you direct me to a site that has the information as to the documentation I would need to enter Canada for a several day visit. I also want information on bringing ...

Question

We were camping at an RV resort and there was a wind storm. A tree fell on our camper and it was totaled. Days prior to the storm we had seen a tree service vehicle in the campground. And hours before the tree fell we had expressed a concern about th...

Seeing our boy off to Afghanistan...where to park in NJ?

Hello!Our oldest son will be deploying from Fort Dix (NJ) to Afghanistan in March, and we would like to go up and see him off. While we are up there, we would like to volunteer with Samaritan's Purse (not our first time) helping to rebuild homes in ...

posting a topic

The topic that I posted, I did not read on RV.net. I hadn't been on it for days due to being in hospital.There was no political agenda other thaan reporting a citizen being abused.

Condensation on bath skylight bubble???

We saw a drip coming from the inner skylight bubble in the bathroom. Then, we removed that inner skylight and some water dripped out. There is condensation on the outer bubble but inside (of course). We had some rain yesterday. It doesn't appear t...

LOUD water heaters

At 4:30am I was awake.. don't know why. As I was trying to doze off, I heard a loud thumping noise, like someone beating the ground with a hammer. After about 8 thumps I heard a loud WHOOSHH! ..that unmistakeable roar of a gas water heater. I ...

Do ALL Rv's do this? If I leave the water pump on..

every once in a while, it will run for a second as if you're using the water. Every RV we've ever had, we have to keep the water off. a pain in the neck to keep running back into the bathroom when I'm using the water in the kitchen :R :h

Bambi vs step covers.

I love to order stuff online, and before that from catalogs. Gives you something to look forward to. Today the package from Camping World arrived. Not bad timing. Regular shipping, and ordered Sunday night. 3 days ain't bad.Got a water heater anode, ...

Jacking

Hi again. Have a flat on right rear, trailer weight in the 5500# range. I want to lift on the frame close to the axle but all the suspension parts are in the way, in line with the frame rail. All the search wisdom says "lift on the frame, never on th...

Towing a 2009 ford fusion on dolly

I will be towing it on the dolly for the first time in the morning. I have a 2009 ford fusion FWD with auto trans. Do I leave the trans in Park or Neutral to tow ? The owners manual doesn't say. I assume I would leave it in park and tow away but I ju...

2014 Ford Explorer Dolly Towing

Has anyone towed a 2014 Ford Explore with a Acme or Master Tow? Width seems to be a issue. Is there any tow dolly that will work?

valve stem extension stabilizers

I have been reading about some having issues with valves stem extensions, causing tire air loss issues. I read that the rubber stabilizers could prevent this issue. Has anyone used these Alcoa ones? What did you think of them, good, bad?http://www.al...

Selling HHR dinghy and upgrading to . . .?

So we are thinking of downsizing from 2 vehicles (HHR and F150) and just having one vehicle. However, I need something that my gasser will pull (under 5K lbs) but it also needs to pull my enclosed 12' utility trailer. I have been looking at the Edg...

Anyone towing a "new" VW Beetle four down?

The manufacturer does not support towing 4 down even with a manual transmission. Just wondering what the concern is or if this is just the company covering themselves. Anyone towing a new Bug?Bill

Finally Made It! Retirement Day

After a long career in the missile building business, today is retirement day! For the last 30 years, I've worked as a Test Engineer and Operations Manager. And, I still have all my fingers. Can't wait to hit the open road with the TV and FW with n...

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