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Winterized Camping

While camping last year in our 2015 Thor Ace 29.2, I had some concerns about the freezing weather and how it would affect the water pipes and tanks. As soon as it dropped close to freezing, I disconnected our water hoses from the RV park spigot. We d...

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Class A Ford V-10 Service nearMission Texas

Recently moved to the Mission, Texas area and have a 2017 class A motorhome with a Ford V10. Looking for a service center that others on this forum recommend to do the normal chassis/engine maintenance required to maintain the warranty in that area....

Skline01 by Explorer
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Need suggestions for new living in wake of Harvey

My wife and I 62, lost everything in Katrina and now Harvey took the rest. We can't go through this anymore. Life is too short and it keeps kicking our butts. We have access to a F150 and would like to cash out (may need to live in it for awhile) a...

dmzno98 by Explorer
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90 degree water supply fitting for RV toilet

Hello,I'm looking for a 90 degree fitting to connect a new Thetford toilet to a water supply pipe installed in the floor. The RV's water pipe supply pipe is made from a stiff grey plastic that's not able to make any bends more than a few degrees.I be...

Andonso by Explorer
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New high (or low?) in overloading

Thought I had seen it all when the guy a couple blocks away purchased a 10K+ GVW 34' travel trailer to tow behind his '06 Tacoma quad cab 4x4 truck. In traffic the other day, I see a Mini Cooper in front of me. Mounted on the back was a weight distri...

jumper cable hookup

Using one of my 12 volt tow vehicle batteries to jump start my trailer generator.....what posts do I attach my positive and negative jumper cables to my two six volt golf cart batteries on the trailer.

GON2SKI by Explorer
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Woodbutchers?

I'm a woodworker and have a fully outfitted home shop. I'd like to do a little wood butchery while traveling but not sure what works well for traveling. Any other woodworkers out there traveling with their hobby? If so, what do you bring and how do y...

quasi by Explorer
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Positioning of 2 coach batteries in motorhome

Hi all,Just purchased a Class C and had a second battery installed for the coach.When picking it up I noticed that the second battery is butted right up against the other battery (in other words they are touching on one side), and they share the same...

slide outs

i have a 2011 keystone outback 5th wheel. i have mechanical operated slide outs noy hydraulic, my one slide after being retracted( closed) will not open without me manualy opening it a inch or so. when we try the motor just clanks.

mickey48 by Explorer
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Guards W/RV Wanted

Guard 1 Services is in need of 5 couples or partners 24/7 in South Texas with RV ASAP. For more info call Maria Lopez @ 713-400-5649. Duties log in/out all traffic.

Advice Needed

I'm looking to take a camper and turn it into a trailer to transport dogs from the animal shelter to places where they would been seen and adopted. I'm thinking a 20 to 30 foot trailer that we'd remove all the interior and put in cages that are doubl...

2017 Ford Fiesta manual transmission

Blue ox first said no tow bracket kit for 2017 SE model non eco boost ,but later waffled and said the SE model kit for the eco boost engine would probabably (99 percent) fit.. any 2017s non eco boost out there with the blue ox kit ?

captpar by Explorer
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