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Dinghy Tow Car - Kia Soul

We have purchased a 2016 Kia Soul with manual transmission for our new tow car. The base plate has been installed, now we are working on the wiring for the brake, tail, and turning lights. When I switch over from our Saturn Vue dinghy to the Kia So...

RVROSE by Explorer
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5th Wheel Insurance questions

I am in the process of changing our insurance. Until now I bundled everything with one company. I am very interested in Amica insurance but they do not offer RV insurance for a towable. They will cover a motorized RV though.If I want to get just a po...

dpgllg by Explorer
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Gas Tank Scraping on Driveway

My driveway is steep at the top and then levels out at the bottom. My RV's gas tank scrapes near the transition when I back it in. I made some ramps that lift the rear wheels about 3 inches and could also fill in the transition area with asphalt. H...

RV damage after accident

Partial of siding and wood got ripped off from wood and metal laying on interstate, how can I fix it ? Can't attach picturesThanks in advance for any help

RV rentals

I have owned every type of RV there is. But now I rent because I only use an RV once a year. For 8 years I have been renting from Cruise America. This year they need to change there name to Screws America.In January every year we make a trek to Quart...

Have I been doing it wrong all these years?

I have been towing our 30ft fiver for years with a Silverado 2500 Duramax. Have been using the tow mode and get right around 12MPG. Today we headed out. I zeroed out the trip computer before leaving. Stopped at a rest area about 100 miles out, all fr...

rollexx by Explorer
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Mat rant

What is it with people & their mats. I have no problem when the site is dirt or gravel. Mats are fine in such a situation but why do people put mats ontop of grass? All it takes is a couple of days & they have killed the grass underneath & the next s...

Veebyes by Explorer II
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6 diode isolation with Invisibrake System

My Apollo brake system was stolen and my former towed died after only 24 years as a towed, so here I am deciding what to install in the new towed and how to wire the rear lights. Because my towed has amber turn signals and my Supplemental Breaking S...

Our favorite summer trip...

I will be picking up our 24' Nexus Class C with my 10' Cargo trailer {14' overall} from storage this morning to prep and load for what has becomne our favorite trip of the year. We will leave our home in north Tucson headed for Gallup {320 Miles} in...

New Tires Today

I got new tires for the camper today!The OEM Westlakes were manufactured Feb. 2016 and I bought my current camper Oct. 2016. I have had blowouts on the interstate highways before and it is not fun.We are going on a one month, Mid Dec. to Mid Jan. tr...

rwess by Explorer
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