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5% tipping point

Hi all,"In 2022, electric vehicles’ share of new car sales in the U.S. surpassed 5 percent, which has been described as a “tipping point” for mass-market adoption."This link takes you to a place to download the entire article.From:https://energy.cana...

VMax Batteries

Any opinions on VMax 6V AGM deep cycle batteries?

Propane hose pigtail replacement

Has anyone found a reliable quality replacement or different idea in place of the cheap Chinese propane pigtail hoses and plastic acme adapter that does not leak right away or 6 months to a year?Makes you wonder how many actually water spray test th...

Lubricant for tow bar arms

What is best lube for the extention arms on on tow bars? Should wet or dry lube be used?Doug

Pet Boarding when visiting Disneyland

We have been traveling to Disneyland annually. This is our first trip since 2019. We have always had dogs, and have always kept them in the Kennel at Disneyland since 2006. Disneyland has closed their Kennel permanently, using Covid as an excuse. It ...

Is there such a thing a decent valve extender?

In every MH we've owned the valve extenders leaked. This brand new MH is no exception. Prepping for a trip and checking PSI and sure enough one of the rear duals was only showing 20 PSI. Turns out the extender was the culprit. And not at the threads ...

Winter in Arizona...

Not all of Arizona is desert. We live in Payson about 90 miles northeast of Phoenix at 5,000'. We had 2" of snow yesterday and awoke this morning to another 2" on top of that {our 6th decent snow event since November}. The temp at 0700 was 18 {feel...

Should I Buy The Dealer's Hitch

I'm buying a bumper pull trailer and the dealer is offering to install a weight distribution hitch for $1,000. They said it is an Equal-i-zer, I don't remember which model. It's my first trailer so it may be nice to have it set up, but I'm pretty s...

How to install stuff on walls

I hope to replace a shade with some mini blinds.The real crux of my question is if there are any "nice, special fasteners that work well on RV walls".I've done plenty of this in my "brick/stick" house, but in campers, seem to find all sorts of plane ...

Dually Valve Stem Extenders

Every time we replaced our rv tires, we also replaced our dually valve stem extenders, which we always bought from the Tireman in California. Well, the Tireman died several years ago. So, who makes a good quality valve stem extender?Thank you.

1/2 Inch Drive Corded or Battery Impact Wrench

Primary use would be to change a flat tire when I'm on the road. If I get a corded wrench I would need to start the generator to use it. I would also need an extension cord. If I get a battery operated wrench all I need to do is make sure the battery...

Utah national parks

I plan on visiting Utah's national parks this summer. It seems to be a lot of trouble to make reservations. Is it absolutely necessary to make reservations or can you plan as you go? Any advise would be appreciated.

where to find replacement trailer furniture?

Hi, we want to upgrade our sofa. Would like something better than the original junk, and would like wall-hugging recliner if possible. The trouble is, nothing standard from Jordans and similar will fit through the door or window.So are there any spec...

Tow Dolly Recommendations

Hello everyone,We’ll be buying a tow dolly to pull our 2022 Toyota Corolla behind our Class C Motorhome (cannot flat tow the Corolla). There are many kinds, no pivot, center pivot, electric brakes, surge brakes. I'd like to hear from those of you tha...

New Class C vs Used Class A

Hi all! We sold our truck and 2007 Sunnybrook Sunset Creek trailer a couple years ago because our kids had grown and we thought we were done with camping and now we just really miss it! So we are shopping for a new set up.Without a truck to tow and ...

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