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From the mouths of babes...

Grandkids on fall break this week. Sitting by the campfire with hot chocolate after s’mores. My 8 year-old granddaughter said “Pappaw, if I was retired I’d do this every night.”

jkwilson by Explorer II
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Do Flea Collars Really Repel Pests?

saw a tip in MotorHome magazine a few days ago about using a flea collar in the water heater bay to repel pests. has anyone tried this? does it work? what sort of pests...spiders, bugs, wasps, bees, mice???found evidence of mice in our MH today (f...

rk911 by Explorer
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Freshwater Hookup Port Question

Hi All,After getting a new camper last spring, I had to think of a different way to hook up my freshwater hose. The new camper had a universal docking station. That meant I had to run a hose up through a port in the RV floor to hook it up inside a st...

No Restrictions Florida Keys

If you had 2 weeks to spend in the Florida Keys, in a 43’ DP and you could stay anywhere, where would you stay, and what time of year?Considerations... Have kayaks, and hubby is a bug magnet. Don’t need or want a pool, nor activities, and prefer mini...

Eternabond vs Dicor

I just removed about 12 feet of Dicor, cleaned it and reapplied Dicor. NOT an easy job especially for an old timer like me. Was wondering if anyone has used Eternabond instead of Dicor over roof seams and what the results have been? Does surface prep...

zigzagrv by Explorer
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2016 Forest River Forester ws mbs low water drain

Trying to find the low water drain. Some posts suggest it is with the fresh water tank drain, which is inside a circular hatch on the bottom of the water tank. Have looked extensively and can’t find it there. Have also looked under neath on the pa...

2011 Honda CR-V

Question on towing a 2011 Honda CRV automatic 4-wheel drive four wheels down. I am following the owners manual to the letter..shifting thru all gears....running engine in neutral for 3 minutes prior to moving vehicle..keep it under 65 mph. Here is my...

Wave 6 heater

Bought a new Olympian Wave 6 heater for my 9.5 ft S&S Camper. It isn’t doing very well at all.It was about 45 outside and was 48 in the camper. It took 4 hours to bring the camper temp to 68 on the high setting. This is the second time I have experim...

Wheeldog by Explorer
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Non-binding Tow Bar

Sorry if this duplicates previous posts. I looked and searched but did not see one. I am new to this though.In reading I see it is beneficial to have a tow bar that does not bind so it is easy to remove. The Blue Ox Alfa says it is non-binding. Bu...

bsheet2 by Explorer
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Perils of RVing

Who here has trailer hitch shins or had a good laugh when the other half orneighbor did?Who has flat head from hitting underside of Fifty Wheel.Who has flt forehead from turning around and smacking the slide out squarely in the forehead/face?How abou...

down_home by Explorer II
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I Think I'm Outta Here

It seems like there is less and less posted here lately. Don't know why but it seems kind of dead. I'll check in from time to time but this site likely won't be on my daily list any longer.