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Reese goose box

Has anyone tried the reese goose box to tow a fifth wheel with a goose ball hitch? Our tow vehicle still needs to pull our horse trailer and now we have a 5th wheel. Tried convert a ball but don't like the ride

Nancy_v by Explorer
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New 5er

Hello all. So I am new to towing a large trailer with a dually and was wondering what people think as far as single or dual pivot 5th wheel? I have a 2005 F350 CC LB DRW Diesel built up. I will be hauling a 48'CTS 10' tall 21k gvw toy hauler. Input p...

Anyone paint over the brass fixtures?

It appears a lot of mid-2000's motorhomes come with brass fixtures. Has anyone painted over them along with the metal on the shower stalls?Or would it be easier to replace all fixtures and then just paint the stall?

EricGT by Explorer
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Cold Weather Camping - How cold is too cold?

We're trying to decide whether or not to take our annual trip to metro-Detroit in late April next year. It looks like average temps are 36 (low) to 60 (high). We have a Rockwood 8312ss with a ducted heating system, enclosed underbelly, and heated w...

Need Pull-Rite hitch advice.

hopefully one of y'all out there actualy own one these hitches and can give me your opinion.So I finaly installed my $200 Pullrite hitch found on craigslist and when I hitched it up to get the lower roller to have firm contact with the rail it took e...

Towing Question

Question you guys might be able to answer. We have been looking at travel trailers for the past year and are getting closer to buying one. We were at the Hershey show this past weekend and found a few that we really like. A question that no one ha...

GSP9 by Explorer
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Heavy Duty DC Portable Air Compressor

Our portable DC Air compressor has passed away and we are looking to purchase a new one. It must be able to air up trailer and truck tires. So, let us here from the traveling experts on what you recommend. We need to get it soon before our Fall/Winte...

Towing a 5th Wheel with F250

We are considering a 2012 F250, Diesel, 6.7L, V-8, 3.55. According to Ford specs, limit for towing a 5th Wheel is 15,200. The FW that we are considering has a dry weight of 9090, and a GVWR of 12,305. We will be doing weekends and some week long tr...

flat toeing 2012 wrangler

I have not yet found in any resource if when towing this rig I need to have the key in the on position to prevent steering wheel lock.?? If so can any one suggest a battery disconect switch?Moved to Dinghy Towing forum from Towing.

2013 Jeep Rubicon and Blue Ox Patriot

With regard to dinghy towing, I had (A LOT) of problems following Blue Ox directions as to plugging Patriot into jeep electrical--including my jeep ending up at the dealer for 3 days after battery ran down and computer reset (and unable to start) aft...

cougle by Explorer
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