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Towing options now?

Hello all. I think posting this is more or less for me to complain as I'm fairly knowledgeable about this but what is everybody using to tow their heavy campers with? By heavy I'm not talking about a 6500lb bumper pull. I mean like my 2015 Heritage G...

Roadside Assistance preparation

I read some where on a forum, and for the life of me can't find it now that I want it, that this RVer prepared a list of pertinent information needed/suggested to have handy prior to calling for roadside assistance. It consisted of vehicle type, size...

garmp by Explorer II
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Cheers For Blue Ox

While trying to disconnect my toad in an emergency while on a bind, I tried to put a slight bit of pressure on the tow bar connection by putting the vehicle in drive. I've done that numerous times under these circumstances, but this time I put a litt...

campfire

Not sure if this is the area to ask but how do y'all start yer campfires. I use alot of newspapers and twigs. Sometimes it takes awhile. Thanks.

Boston questions.

We are incorporating a two night visit to Boston in our New York trip. We are going to bus into Boston..and haven't a clue about things. We are going to AirBnB it..and want to be fairly centre or else well placed for transit. All of the AirBnb's ads ...

2016 Ford F150 12V Receptacle Timing Out

I'm towing a 2016 Ford F150 for the first time. First time I checked my Brake Buddy, it was off. Reset everything and same thing happened when I checked it again, discovered the all 3 12V receptacles time out after about an hour. I assume that is the...

Flies, Flies and more Flies

We were camping this week and the flies were a real problem when we ate outdoors. Any suggestion on how to reduce this problem?????

TenOC by Nomad
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Pickup and trailer on scale

Took my combination to the scale today. Here are the results. I have a fifth wheel with the Anderson hitch. I know my pickup is 7,700 dry but not sure which axle as I only weighed the entire setup. My fifth wheel is 9,800 dry and I loaded it with my ...

Washington State parks over crowding

Today As I returned to my Island, the traffic was horrible, traffic was at a stand still for 5 miles either side of the Deception Pass State Park, simply because the parking area for viewing the pass from the bridge was full and cars were stopped wa...

Tom_Barb by Explorer
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Towing with a 31' Class C, frame questions

I have a 2001 Coachmen Leprechaun 305MB 31' Class C on the E450 chassis and the V10. Was planning on hauling some ATV's this upcoming weekend and noticed that hitch rating was for 3500/350 tongue weight. I have read a ton on the reason for this (fr...

Interesting conversation

I went to the place that is currently working on my rv. (replacing the A/C) and while talking to a rep there, we started to talk about the quality issues of brand new units. I said it was unfair how the factory just pumps these rv's out and then expe...

suprz by Explorer
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