RV Tips & Tricks

Swelling/bubbles on side

Just bought a used 5th wheel and after getting it home and a good washing, noticed some areas that look like big bubbles/swelling.have done some reading and it seems it could be something called delamination. Is this repairable?Is it something that c...

5th wheel hitch clunking on stops and starts

I posted earlier about our 5th wheel clunking just as we stopped and again when starting. Got some good advice here and found play between the hitch and rails as so many said it would be. I bought the Curt 5th wheel rail dampeners but could only ge...

Has anyone rated Walmart parking lot experiences?

Thinking about staying in a couple "no charge" lots heading to our destination Wondering if there is a thread rating these types of places. Feeling of safety? quiet? outdoor lighting?

Refreshing cllosed fresh water system

I have a 2015 3611rl Montana with a closed fresh water system, How do you sanitize the fresh water tank. There is a vent located at the rear of the camper to vent the system, this is where you used to fill the fresh water tank, but now you turn a kno...

Towing Advice

Hello,I am currently looking at a Jayco SLX 264 BHW travel trailer. Specs on the trailer, as built weight of 4702 and GVWR of 6000.My possible tow vehicles (own already) are as follows:2012 Ford Expedition 4x4 EL, 5.4, HD tow package, CCW 1407, tow ...

Couple of Inverter Questions

I'm headed out to NASCAR tomorrow morning, which means 2 1/2 days of dry camping. Last year the fridge quit working on propane (okay, I broke it) so I had to run the generator 24x7 to keep the fridge on. After less than 12 hours, however, the genny q...

Coach-net vs. Good Sam roadside

It's getting close to renewal time for my Coach-net policy and I'm wondering if I should switch to Good Sam.I have seen several older posts that helped steer me to Coach-net...just wondering what the current feelings were regarding both brands of roa...

Free or low cost overnight parking in SoCal? Lake Forest ?

Hello Everyone,I wonder if some of you that are familiar with the area can advise me. I want to stop for a few days to visit my sister in Lake Forest CA.As my budget is not unlimited I do try to economize and save my RV park $$$ for places where I wi...

Electrical Shock!!

Today I was working around my MH. I had a basin of water and was cleaning out my outdoor storage compartments. Of course my hands were wet as I was cleaning and I kept feeling a pinch when I grazed against the frame of compartment. This happened se...

Lose half my water during travel

My family does exclusive dry camping because we like to get away from the crowds so I depend on on-board water storage. My first TT was a 19' 2004 Fleetwood Pioneer and it had a 50 gal. fresh water tank that was fabulous. With a tank that size we c...

Disk Brake Conversion Hub question

I have been doing some searching to no avail, but I know the answer is out there. When I comes to converting your electric drum to disk brakes there are a few kits to choose from. But why $500 for a disk hub, backing plates and calipers? Example; ...

Power monitoring?

We travel with 2 cats that we leave in the air conditioned rv when we are out and about. We are concerned that the power might go out resulting in dangerously high temps in the rv. Wondering if anyone has any advice on apps or other tools that moni...

Keeping Seldom Used Motorhome

We have always had large diesel motorhomes until 2015 when we bought a used Winnebago 24' Class CBecause of age, two recreation homes and other commitments we are only going camping about 3 times a year.My wife wants to sell it to get it out of the d...

Changing fluorescent to LEDs, which one?

We recently purchased a 2002 Winnie and most of the ceiling lights are fluorescents. They give the DW a headache if she reads by them and she wants the tubes gone. I have been messing around with the 5 meter LED strips at the S&B and was thinking a...

Worried about "break ins"

We live in the woods with nobody around. Every time we leave the house to go on a trip I worry about some meth head breaking in, so I ordered a roll of this to put on the doors when we leave.

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