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Selling Ontario licensed trailer in Texas

Two years ago, we decided to leave our trailer, licensed and made in Ontario, on our owned lot in Mission Texas. We are now considering trading it in on a new unit. The dealers are saying that it will have to be registered in Tx in order for them t...

Switched LED's for Halogen on Scare Lights

Unlike my LED flashlight, the light coming from my LED scare lights does not travel very far. So when we take the dogs out around midnight, and I want to check for, or scare off any lurking skunk or raccoon, I can flip the lights on without illuminat...

Towbar repair

My Roadmaster towbar is 14 yrs old and works well..I am wondering how difficult it is to repair and renew this unit..

Class A Motorhome Levelers

If I am on a level site is it important to put down the levelers just to help stabilize the motorhome?

cold air

you guys heading south be very careful on the roads. reading the news just now and there is wide spread snow and ice. many people were stranded over night north of Ely NV last night. my friends just missed it and go to Las Vegas this morning. NM and ...

Who else is full time and still working for a living?

My wife and I want to see the world and we want to do it while we're still young-ish. At just 40 and 39 we've decided to sell the house and move into a 5th wheel. She will take 3 month travel nurse assignments and I'll use my Computer Science backg...

crazy weather

A friend of mine called yesterday, they are on their way to NM for thanksgiving and then to AZ for the winter, I text-ed him two days ago to tell him there was going to be snow in Nevada in the Ely area. he called me just north Of Ely said the road...

Bing maps: didn't take long to find a error

Just learned about Bing maps on another post in this forum, so thought I would check it out. Looked at the state park where we are going next week. Bing has a big error on roads in the park. Based on that small sample, I guess that I'll stick with G...

Reserve America

I want to make a reservation through reserve America.There appears to be no phone number to make a reservation.Looks like on line only.Is this correct?

Pop Outs

Is it necessary to close them during storms?

Lawnmower Racing

In our travels we are always on the lookout for something unusual to see or do that does not involve losing a limb to pay for.For sometime I have been looking for a site that lists all lawnmower racing. So far I've come up with individual clubs & a c...

Fort Bragg, CA Camping suggestions Pleeze!

Hey. . .Thinking of heading to the CA coast around end of November & wondering if there is any boondocking or decent campgrounds that are cost effective (with fire rings)near Ft. Bragg, CA. Thinking of doing Van Damme State Park for a few nights & al...

General observation about you RV folks here...

Just a general observation about most of you folks here:I spend more time here than I probably should, but there has to be a reason for it. We all come here with different needs, wants and levels of RV knowledge and also levels of participation here....

Car Dollys

I have a MINI Cooper Clubman automatic (2013), I would like to tow. Being an automatic a tow dolly looks like my only choice. But with the low front end which one will I be able to use? Any suggestions.Don

Bumper Mount BBQ's?

My parents have the camper mounted RVQ and I like it. We've only used it one season but it cooks great. The only downside is you really can't put anything on the top grate AND close the lid. Silly.My brother's birthday is coming up and my sister-i...

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