RV Tips & Tricks

CDL Drivers Licenses Explained

Hi! I just read a thread about this and it pops up every now and then because it tends to confuse folks and not just us RV'rs. I have gotten different answers when asking Police Officers, and folks that work at the Department of Motor Vehicles.I wish...

Dual Cam Bar Selection

I posted in the TT section about the head failure I am experiencing, but am thinking that now maybe I should consider making changes.The trailer we bought is a 2011 Jayco 32BHDS. I weighed the tongue at 1160, or 40 pounds short of the WDH installed ...

10 Worst States for Retirement!

10 Worst States for Retirement"Some of the prettiest, most touristy states in the nationare also some of the toughest on retirees."http://finance.yahoo.com/news/10-worst-states-for-retirement-153214340.html

Dumping black tank - for stationary travel trailer

Just wondering if anyone out there has this same situation, and what kind of solutions are available.My TT is parked on our mountain property. It is mostly stationary, but we do take it out once in a while. We use it a lot on the mountain property....

Buying Used: Which VIN Check Company Is Best?

There are so many more out there now than what I recall (carfax). Is anyone vin check site better than another? ie: more complete/accurate?

wd bars

fairly new to this towing experience so i have a coupe of questions:at the dealer during the orientation they said to hook up the wd bars at 3 links. a few trips later, when we got our friction sway bar ianstalled, the service guy said only one or tw...

Flat towing a Mini Cooper S

I ordered a Mini Cooper S manual transmission convertible because the dealer assured me we could flat tow it behind my RV. I was going to order a Blue Ox system from my RV dealer and they told me that they only show a baseplate for years 2007 to 201...

Anyone towing a 1992 Toyota SR5 4x4 stick shift auto hubs

Thinking about flat towing my 1992 Toyota 4x4 SR5 truck . The truck has a 5 speed trans.with auto hubs. Does or has anyone flat towed this type of truck before.

Water Heater flushing

All,My camper is in its sixth year of operation. I would like to flush out the sediment that has collected at the bottom of the water heater. Have you found a reasonable (time) or possible way to accomplish this?Thank you for the help!

STINK IN BATHROOM

Suddenly, I'm getting an odor from the black tank. Not overfilled. Also odor from vent cap and it is swarming with flies.Any ideas?

Memphis, TN

I'm going over to Memphis for about 5 days. Looking for recommendations for a campground and restaurants NOT-TO-MISS.Thanks.

what is your choice for tires

I have to buy a set of 4 new tires for my tt. They are 205/75/14. I just want to know what are you thoughts on what brand tire is the best. And my camper now has goodyear marothon on them and need something better that has a better load rateing, the...

Repairing inside walls from water damage

Been having an ongoing issue with a stubborn leak on The roof of our travel trailer. Think I've found the problem but I now have delamination (I think that's the term) of the walls. The walls have bubbled and I need to repair a section of about 1 foo...

Oops, I Did It Again! :-)

We spent the week of the 4th camping out at our favorite local beach campground. As some of you know already, they raced in Daytona last night. Here's how I spent my Saturday night.Here's a shot so you can get a rough idea of the size of the pictur...

Fueling at a Flying J/Pilot question

This will be the first time we have taken the 5th wheel far from home using a diesel truck. Have laid out fueling stops.However, what is the etiquette at a truck stop?Do RV's use the same pumps as the 18 wheelers?Are there regular credit card reader...

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