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Axle nut retainers

I thought I would try the spring cage axle nut retatiners on this bearing/seal job. Never liked the bend over tab style, the tab always wants to get caught in the nut threads making the job difficult and introducing the possibility of small slivers o...

Frozen pipes!

We're at West Yellowstone, woke up with our outside hose frozen, not sure yet about the TT pipes. Unhooked hose, but worried about the pipes. Our outside thermometer says it's 33 but weather app says 25! Guess its time for new thermometer.Anyway I ne...

Chronic problem with Atwood water heater

Hello everyone, I'm hoping someone can help us with a issue on our 2011 Jayco travel trailer with a standard gas/electric Atwood water heater. Last November we had a problem with our water heater not turning off at the campsite, it would run for hour...

Tossing ideas for future RV purchase

Here's my current situation. 43 year old married father of 2, 8 year old boys. Family is my top priority and most every hobby or activity we do is as a family. We tent camped a while and last year got a small budget TT. We've had our TV since 200...

He wants/She wants

When picking out your RV was there things you wanted or didn't want but your spouse didn't want or wanted and who won?Back in 2006 when we bought our new TT I was also looking at one that did not have an oven and their was no way the wife was going t...

Comprehensive vs Collison Insurance

I recently incurred severe wind damage to the rook of my 2004 Itasca Suncruiser while on the road. To make a longer story shorter, I was hit by a rogue wind blast to the passenger side of the MH and it ripped the rear side of the roof for a distance...

Looking for inovative ideas for auxillary fuel tank???

I am looking for any options to use for an ecenomical way of adding a bed diesel tank for extended driving. I have used Gleaner combine tanks (100.00) in the past but now have a short bed and one of those tanks will not work. Has anyone seen any crea...

Please give me a guess as to when slides were introduced

I had a small trailer about 17 t0 19 foot long back in the 80s and I do not recall seeing slides. I took a 30 year break from camping and never paid close attention to new camping gear. Now a days almost all campers seem to have at least one slide. W...

RV Season is beginning

Got to the local Wal Mart just before 3 this afternoon. 2 Class A's in the front of the parking lot, slides out and awnings deployed. Guess they were getting an early start to the evening. Interesting, these people would choose to camp at Wally Wo...

Oooopps!! Finally had to unhook in tight spot.

After seven years and 50k finally had to unhook the dolly and toad in a tight spot. Pulled into a gas station and found no room to swing into the pumps. Tried to go around the back of the station and found there was no back! Unloaded the car, unho...

VW Bug

Friend of of mine just bought a 2013 bug,i was sure it can be toad 4 down, but after going thru older post dosen't look like it can be, the bugs i have seen be towed four down must be a little older.So can you use a tow dolly? im guessing not,as ther...

Driving non stop

We are getting a new Class C motor home this weekend. Got the approval call today. We will put it to great use. With that being said, it got me wondering as to non stop driving. With it being a Class C, my wife won't have any issues driving it, espec...

P3 issue

Yesterday, my screen on my P3 went total blue, no text, no nothing, just blue. Didn't respond to push button inputs, just stayed blue and flickered a little. I wiggled the wire and connector and it didn't help. So, I unplugged the connector in back a...

Antifreeze in everything!

I couldn't figure out why I could not stop getting pink water at the taps until I realized previous owner added some antifreeze to fresh tank! Not only that, but he didn't bypass the water heater. I know what I'm doing all afternoon... fill, drain an...

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