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RV / MH Hall of Fame

Anybody been to the RV / MH Hall of Fame off of I80 in Elkhart Indiana?Look like they have some cool vintage RVs: http://www.rvmhhalloffame.org/I saw it while en-route to MN this past week (W/O camper unfortunately!) Tried to stop on the way home but...

Our road trip to Charleston, SC... good; bad and ugly

We left New York for Charleston on Monday, June 24th. Figured about 900 miles and planned to do around 300 per day and find camp sites along the way for two nights down and two nights back. We had reservations at James Island County Park for 5 nights...

Parking in Galveston, TX

I posted months ago but, I can't find that post. In September, I'll be taking a Carnival Cruise sailing from Galveston, TX. I can park my 17' Casita Travel Trailer well inland with another Casita owner. I plan to drive into Galveston the day before t...

towing front wheel drive vehicle

Can anyone tell me if you need to lock the steering wheel when towing a vehicle on a tow dolly? We have a front wheel drive Toyota Highlander and are planning on towing it behind the RV on a tow dolly (2 front tires on the tow, 2 back tires on the g...

Stomach Removal

A good friend of mine and fellow RV'er posted the following on her Facebook page this morning. I am trying to help her be able to get back out and go camping again. I would love to share trips with her and her DH. If anyone knows of someone with a...

Am I the only one????

Am I the only one who reaches for the non existent foot lever to flush the toilet at home after a weekend at camp???

Project Rambler - #1

Hello all, my name is Murphy and I recently purchased my very first RV. After months of searching, I found this '96 model 37' Imperial Custom Holiday Rambler. There are numerous issues with this unit which I intend to address as money and time allow....

Travel for medicine

We have been on a short trip for a family death. Sad but it afforded us the first time away from the house, for many months. It didn't cure anything, maybe but it got our attention focused on other things and enjoying the trip as much as possible.Abo...

hydravent

Just got back from Seattle RV show. Saw what was called Hydravent at a mattress display. Mattress guy says they have been having great results with the boating type and works good in RV's (he says). Can't turn anything up on a search other than the...

Need advise towing I-70 West going from Denver to Vail

Hi,This is my 2nd trip with my camper trailer and would like to hear advise or experiences towing a camper on I-70.I have a camper whose dry weight is 3080 lbs and has a 46G fresh water tank that will be full.My overall estimate of the weight of the ...

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Mustard Gas hazard?

There was a mention that the mixture of bleach and ammonia creates mustard gas so that one should be careful not to get bleach into the black water tank because urine breaks down to ammonia and if bleach is introduced then the result is mustard gas.I...

Short notice MN, upper WI, northern MI

There was a thread just a week ago about northern Michigan like this.DW and I want to do a quick one week getaway next week, to either northern MN, WI or MI (northern LP first choice, UP second choice). We like SP's, but I'm guessing there is basica...

Digital TV reception!

I have heard that Digital TV Stations are not as readily available to us as the old TV Signals were? Is that true? I got on a U S Gov Website today and it showed only one station available at Birch Bay WA and None at Ocean Shores WA. We used to get t...

Looking into Season Site for 2014 anything to watch out for?

We will be looking at Seasonal sites this weekend to see if we would like to try it for a year. I try to do research as best as possible but would love to hear any advise, things to watch out for, from those that have been down this road. We love b...

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