RV Tips & Tricks

More water needed....

We boondock exclusively. I have a 30 gallon on-board tank and a long haired red-headed she devil that seems to feel that a hair wash every 4 days is critical to my survival. I mean...really?So, anyway..we have struggled along the past 10? years but s...

What do you shut off when leaving for a trip

Many years ago a co-worker left for a couple days and came home to a ruptured water heater and the associated damage it caused. He was surprised when I said if I'm gone for more than about 2 days I shut the water off.That has evolved in that now if I...

RV extended warrantee

We bought an extended warrantee on our new travel trailer at a cost of over $3900.00. The company's name is Compass RV Coverage. The dealer (Broodmore Rv in Paasco, WA) told us that the policy would cover anything that could go wrong with the unit wo...

Should we cancel Myrtle Beach Trip

We have a trip booked to Myrtle Beach Starting September 8th. This trip was scheduled in October of last year.There are three couples going all in sperate RV's. We are booked at the Myrtle Beach Travel Park.We keep hearing that Myrtle Beach is a hots...

Truck flooded

Anyone have any experience with an insurance claim on a vehicle, F150 in my case, being partially flooded in salt water.The hurricane got mine. Water up to top of the tires, plus or minus a couple of inches. Don't think water got in the engine but ho...

Roadmaster Brake Pro

Does anyone have a contact for either parts or repair. I have a 9300 that will not extend the pedal when the test button is pressed. The compressor comes on almost immediately. I'm assuming that the seal in the cylinder is letting the air pressure by...

Best WDH

Good evening. Now that I am considering buying a TT, I wanted to get thoughts on weight distributing hitches. Basically what is the best option. I want integrated sway control and something that is appropriate for my tongue weight limit (720lbs). I k...

2018 coachman freelander 26ds flat towing

I would like to know what kind of vehicles are being towed by coachman freelanders. The towing capacity is listed at 5000 lbs. Is it safe to tow that amount or should I back off of that amount. My wife and I have owned the freelander for less than...

Dexter Nev-R-Adjust hub out-of-round

I read the long and very informative post from 2010 about the need for the hubs when using these self-adjusting brakes to be within 0.015 specification. When I hit the brakes it seems like there is a pulsing going on like one of my hubs is not exact...

Secret driving school for travel trailer towing

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Mister

I have done a search with no results. Who has a mist system for their awning or popup? What brand, where did you buy? I ordered one off of Amazon, rated for RV use, that had good ratings but we could not get it to adjust to mist.

What is your long term Dicor plan?

Our camper is 2 years old. I check the roof on average 3 or 4 times per year and wash it twice. Each time I touch up questionable spots all over the roof. Today I added quite a bit along the front seal where the roof meets the front cap. My quest...

Shower cleaners

What's the best cleaner for the RV shower that won't harm tanks or seals? All suggestions are appreciated.

Understanding GVWR

I'm thinking of getting the Nash 24M, which has a Dry weight of 6023 lbs, and a GVWR of 9200 lbs. Hitch weight of 595lbs. So 3177 lbs of payload is a lot. If i loaded it up to reach close to that GVWR then I couldn't safely tow it, but I dont feel ...

flat towing a toad

We have just purchased a motor home and are doing a lot of research on which vehicles are the easiest and best to tow flat behind.We are wanting a suv type as its not so low to the ground & better fuel mileage.Please wed like to learn form the expert...

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