RV Tips & Tricks

First experience at RV park was a terrible one- please help

I apologize in advance for how long this is going to take me to explain. We checked into an RV resort on August 1 in the Florida Keys which has about 95 percent of its residents as permanent. We had just finished pulling the travel trailer for 5 ho...

Motorhome Tow Bar Question

I have a chance to buy Roadmaster Falcon 5250 tow bar and rock shield and see on the Roadmaster web site the Falcon 5250 is discontinued. My question is can I still buy the specific fit hitch for the vehicle I want to tow?Moved to Dinghy Towing forum...

N-Compass RV Protection Plan

Anyone have any information about N-Compass RV Protection Plan ?? Any issues ?? Any problems ?? Good plan ?? Just needing some feedback.Thanks !!

Getting black streaks off RV's

Has anyone used a product called "Greased Lightning" to wash your RV's? Heard of this product from a fellow camper. He said an RV dealer/service center uses it and makes old faded RV's look brand new with no rubbing. Just put the liquid in a pump up...

Using RV covers

My 22' TT doesn't have an attached ladder, and I have to use a regular one to get on top. It's pretty high, and would be very dangerous to fall off of.My question; has anyone ever used a method of covering their RV without having to climb up on it? ...

This is different, what to do with old motor homes.

I came across this "Autoweek" story. Thought I would share. http://www.autoweek.com/article/20130830/MOTORSPORTS/130829746

Sandpiper RV Resort Galveston

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Park ratings

I just sent Trailer Life an e-mail regarding their rating system.In the last couple of years we have observed that the ratings in Trailer Life have become less dependable due to a tendency to substantially overrate many (most?) of the parks.We just c...

10x10 Canopy question

Found a 10x10 canopy frame next to the trash can on the beach over the weekend. It's truss is broken in two spots, I grabbed thinking it'd be an easy fix or use it for spare parts. Can't figure out the brand tho, it's made similar to the "First Up" f...

A/C Repair Elmira/Horseheads NY area

AC went out in toad on Thurs. Couldn't tie it up for weekend and Leaving for Elmira NY On Tuesday for Wedding. Question is,does anyone know of a repair facility in the Elmira/Horsehead area that does good work but won't rip me off.

question re: cardiac stent

Night before last, our nephew, age 47, smoker, not overweight, was taken to the hospital with weakness and profound sweating. A cardiac blockage was diagnosed from a scan and yesterday, the procedure was "done." Except that when they got to where t...

Social Security Supplements

If you enroll in a SS Supplement that is included in your regular SS payments, how do you work out of area doctors and other things?

Toyota 1992 4x4 Truck

Is anyone flat towing a 1992 Toyota pick-up truck with V-6 5 speed trans. and auto hubs ? I would like to flat tow my truck and Im not sure if I can because of the auto locking hubs. The next question is can I flat tow my truck with a fuel cell in...

Questions on first toad set up

We recently purchased our first MH. A 2004 Itasca Suncruiser 33V on a workhorse chassis. We are now ready to purchase our first toad. We are looking at a used Jeep Liberty. How do I set it up to tow? Looking to do it right the first time and didn't w...

RV fridge, store on or shut down?

I looked around the site pretty thoroughly and tried searching but have come up empty on this subject and I ask for your kind help. I've had two RV fridges die on me, one I'd left running during storage and the other I'd shut down, so I'm a bit leery...

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