RV Tips & Tricks

Gas engines

For those who tow with gas, I tow an rv about 12,000 to 14,000 lb. I am looking at a government motors pickup. What can I expect mileage wise with the bigger gas engine. I don't want to fight about diesel or gas being better, I am weighing our option...

Will a 2011 Ford ranger Manual tranny make a good Toad

Any issues with Ranger manual trans. being used for a toad?

Does anyone use a "Power Caster"

Hi All,We are on a narrow street and have been keeping our TT, 225 RBS Shadow Cruiser, at another location. So, we are considering keeping the TT at home and a Power Caster would/could make this happen.Doing a bit of research I find 10 months of stor...

Bike in a box needs a ride to Barra de Navidad, Jalisco

A friend has boxed-up an old 3-speed bicycle and needs to find a way to send it down south. He's a bit north of Waco, Tx and I'm near Manzanillo. If you're looking for a beautiful destination, Barra de Navidad is a great one. You bring the bike, and ...

towing a chevy colbalt

has anyone towed on all four wheels?

Thousand Trail membership question

I've seen on here it being suggested to buy a TT (or other similar)membership 2nd hand. Where does one find those who are selling? I thought of looking on Craigslist, but am afraid it wouldn't be legit.

Maxie flow chokes Fantastic Fan.....

I installed the fantastic fan and went to put a Maxieflow over it. The cover does not allow the lid to open fully! So I figured I would build my own 2 inch aluminum lift kit on two side of the cover. Well with the fan on full speed the air flow comin...

Difference Please!

Ok DH and I just bought what we thought was the Rand McNally 7720 gps. Of course they kept them in back and went and got us one and I said to sales person that is the 7720 right and he said actually this is the newer Rand McNally the 7725. So are hom...

Paper dolls

I remember reading in the past about paper dolls that could be printed out and colored. Seems that it was from a book series. People have used these to communicate with grandchildren while on the road. I've tried searching, but haven't been able t...

First setup attempt for my WD hitch. Maybe wrong

Here goes, I got home from Pakistan on Sunday and went Tuesday to retrieve my RV from the dealer as they were fixing the plastic items on top due to hail damage. I followed the directions included with the hitch as close as possible. The only t...

Custom RV bedding supplier found

I posted a thread a while ago about standard bedding sizes for RV's and learned there is no such thing!Anyhow, My bunkhouse TT has several different size mattresses and none are standard.I was doing some searching looking for a place that may stock o...

Rockwood vs Armada: Guess who won?

I hate it when this happens:Overturned camper slows traffic on I-12

Truck & Trailer weights

Friday I took out my new to me TT, a 2012 Koala, to Lake Gaston Resort in VA, a 110 mile tow one way. I wanted to 1) make sure all the systems were working the way they should, and 2) to weight the pickup and trailer when in very close the the same ...

Generator can only run AC with everything else off

I've have a durostar 4400 peak 3500 watt generator. It runs everything but the AC fine without any issues. To power the AC however I have to turn all of the other breakers off except for the main and the AC otherwise the breaker on the generator will...

rvparkreviews.com

Hope this isn't a duplicate post! Wanted to thank all of you who take the time to review so many different campgrounds. It makes planning for a trip to a new area much easier for me and I'm sure many others. Greatly appreciate the effort and thank...

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