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Closer to a head on then you ever want to be...

We were northbound on Highway 89 between Flagstaff and Page Arizona last Sunday morning. While this stretch of 89 is pretty good road it alternates between 2 and 3 lanes. About 25 miles south of Page southbound it was two lanes with just a double y...

current diesel fuel pricing

Locally, I'm seeing gasoline prices drop considerably, however diesel pricing doesn't seem to be going down as fast. Is the same thing happening in your area?It seems the price differential between regular gasoline and diesel is usually about 50 - 7...

dryfly by Explorer
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Raising Trailer

During replacing brake assemblies on all four wheels, I used, for the first time, a Trailer Aid ramp to raise a wheel on each side to replace the assembly and tweak the star wheel to get the right amount of "brake drag". As I only have one ramp, I ha...

marpel by Explorer
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Looking for slide out insulation, 1 1/2"

Our 2005 Montana developed a roof leak in a 12' slide out, and I've had to tear off 8' of the 12' length and replace it. I'm waiting on the rubber and adhesives to finish the roof. The walls in one corner were pretty bad, so I've torn them and the ce...

showme by Explorer III
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Camco

WOW! Camco showed extreme customer service, we bought a TT cover from them 3 years ago just last week we had the ol monsoon storm and it ripped the cover. the limited lifetime warranty was up BUT my BF called them and BAM! total replacement. Camco ...

Fridge won't stay lit

I have a Norcold Fridge model 6035 (I think that's it anyway. 5.5 CI) I had a new cooling unit installed in it. Now I can't get the fridge to stay lit up on propane. It's not the igniter everything is working like it should ( I put a new dinosaur ign...

2020 Equinox Charging Battery While Towing

I have a 2020 Equinox FWD that I will be setting up for towing. I wanted to share some information I was recently given about towing the late model Equinoxes. All my manual says is to put it in neutral and push the ignition button to turn on ACC mode...

Geeze by Explorer
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Driveway Incline Issue

Greetings, new RV owner here. 18ft KeyStone Light 2016 and 2003 Tahoe with sway bar kit. We purchased our RV from Camping World and they delivered which allowed me to learn not to drive on the highway for the first time! When a 20 year delivery dr...

Cleaning trailer electric cord contacts

Member RoyF posted the following in the 5th wheel forum and I though a lot of you might like it also. I asked and received his permission to post it again here.My italics and red print.I finally found the little wire brush that is small enough to ge...

BarneyS by Explorer III
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WDH needed?

Trailer is a small Casita, 3500# with 430# measured tongue weight. Towed well with F150 and simple friction anti-sway bar. I've switched to a new Nissan Frontier which is obviously less capable but still well within spec for the trailer. I've done s...

shelbyfv by Explorer
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