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anti siphon device ?

Although my primary RV is a travel trailer I also have a old pop up camper I use occasionally. It has a hand pump on the kitchen sink. There is simply a water tote below the sink with a 3/8 flexible line that you put into the tote. You pump up and d...

My Coach Net experience tonight.

Short story: I tow a Smart car on a dolly. Tonight while loading I ran the front wheels over the front of the dolly. Coach Net denied to help me saying it was an “accident” and was not covered. A towing service wanted $200 to help. Oh well, a ni...

Cold in the bedroom.

2023 cherokee wolf pup 22bpThe heat is wonderful.... and not.It has 2 outlets on either side of the kitchen cabinets. The problem is, with the door closed to the bedroom or bathroom, they get really cold. The doors have a bout a 2 inch gap at the top...

Winterizing Question

I'm winterizing my TT for the second time, following the instructions in the TT's owner's manual. The pump is plumbed with a pipe designed to be inserted into a container of antifreeze so you can pump AF throughout the entire plumbing system. This se...

rfloyd99 by Explorer
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Not enough room

When traveling is there any way to know ahead of time if a gas station off an exit has enough space to maneuver a travel trailer into in order to get gas? Been in some there is barely enough room without taking out pumps, canopies. other cars, etc. E...

d1h by Nomad III
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Found: The perfect campground???

We just returned from a 3 day 2 night trip down to Roosevelt Lake. We had driven by the Bermuda Flat camping area dozens of times but never stopped to investigate what it has to offer. :S First of all it is dry camping, ironically right on the nor...

Ian destruction

Pray for those poor souls who made the wrong decision and are not with us today.

bgum by Explorer
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Compressor refrigerator opinons

The wife and I are trading up from our trusty old 2004 Rockwood 1940LTD popup to a 2022 Wolf Pup 14CC. We're pretty excited, we went the the Cleveland RV show last weekend after browsing a bunch of small travel trailers, and we fell in love with thi...

Lake Manager Needed - Brazoria County, TX

We are looking for a qualified candidate to manage our 180 acre lake and surrounding areas. We are small community of about 40 houses along a County Road. Our current manager is off to travel the US, he has been with us for about 11 years. He is reti...

GS extended warranty

Very expensive! 3 different claims over 4 months not a dime payed by them !Pre-Existing condition known or unknown is used the most All together cost me about $12,000.00 , guess I’ll cancel the insurance lol !

MAC by Explorer
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Driver's License for over 26,001 lbs.

I need some help if possible. I could swear that I found information that Missouri required a special cdl-type license if the combined GVWR of truck and trailer is over 26,001 lbs. But now all I can find references commercial licenses and no mention ...

fj12ryder by Explorer III
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Load Range F Tires

My heavier landscape trailer has the typical Load Range E 235-80-16 tires. I've probably bought a dozen sets in my landscape career. But they live a hard life for the most part. This trailer sometimes sits for a month or more underneath a shelter but...

RVing with IBD?

Ed has been diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, and we're working with Doctors to get his insides in a "happier place". I am lobbying for a small Class C motorhome to make life easier for both of us: I am cooking a lot more anti-inflammatory meals (p...

Upgrade to 5th wheel

I have a 2019 Ford F-250 6.7l diesel. I’m looking at a Grand Design 320MKS but want to make sure my truck can haul it. According to the brochure the trailer is 10,721 UVW. According to Fords towing guide the truck will tow 14,800 lbs. I’m thinking...