RV Tips & Tricks

moving a tow dolly around

So wondering what people use to move there tow dollies around their own yard, camp ground etc... I just got an Acme Tow Dolly and wanted to put a wheel on it that flips out of the way but with the surge brake set up there's just no room. I'm looking ...

Shackle flip when tires removed

Thought I would share so if anyone else ever had this issue.Bought a new (used) horse trailer with living quarters. Tires were out of balance and bounced us home for 500 miles. Next day, I took the tires off and took them to my local shop for balan...

Where To Dump Black Water When Dry Camping

we will be dry camping on a friends land that is over 1,000 acres in Florida. WE'll actually live there for a year or maybe even two years. The property owner (my good friend) said I could simply dig a ten to 12 foot deep hole and put a 4 foot by 4...

Reese dual-cam/straight line problem

Hi all, had an interesting weekend. Upon arriving at our destination, I made a left turn, sharp but not unusual over an intersection. I heard a loud bang and pulled over to investigate. Found the cam end of my 1200lb Spring bar snapped off. These hav...

Speaking of towing..

Yesterday I saw a couple returning from a beach trip. They were pulling a Wildwood 30LOFTK with a 1500 Suburban, the same vehicle that I have. I thought that trailer really dwarfed the Suburban so I looked up the weights.. Dry weight: 7824, Hitch ...

Black Tank flush line leaking.

2015 Coachmen apex 300bhs. Looks like my black tank flush line is leaking. Anyone familiar with this unit have any idea on how I can gain access to it? I've opened up the panel under the fridge where the water heater is located. Can see the line exi...

2011 Honda CR-V

WE just had our 2011 Honda CR-V set up for towing. After towing about 300 miles, we stopped to do the transmission procedure again (as recommended) and found out the battery was dead. While the radio was off, we have the Navigational package and pe...

Torsion Axles

Do torsion axles wear out?We have a 2000 Aerolite Cub and it rides very low to the ground. It also bounces all over the place. It is not uncommon for things to be thrown from all cupboards after going over a speed bump at low rates of speed.Does th...

Traveling to Maine

What area in Maine is the best place for lobster, shopping, and relaxing at the ocean? Not necessarily in that order. LOL!

Dometic 2652 quits on propane - NOW WON'T IGNITE

Hi All - Having never camped before without hookups I had never really tried to run our fridge on propane for more than just a few minutes to make sure it worked. It's always been bullet proof on AC. It is only a 2 way, and does not run on DC. Now...

7 pin wiring

Got a quick question, bought a Jeep Grand Cherokee that I am having set up for towing at a local service center. My 2016 Holiday Rambler Endeavor is in storage 100mi away and I can't find what the 7pin wiring diagram is on the MH. Are they pretty muc...

Memorial Day

Lest we forget.

WDH Bars Close to Max Rating

I have a Husky Centerline WDH with 600-800 pound rated spring bars. I'm not fully loaded but at 14 percent tongue weight I'm just 40 pounds under my 800 pound max rating and will likely exceed that fully loaded with fresh water. Should I upgraded to ...

setting brake sensitivity

We towed an HHR automatic over 10k miles with no problems using our Blue Ox Patriot brake system set for a gain of 5. When the HHR developed transmission problems, we decided to retire our HHR in favor of a 2015 Fiat manual transmission. The Fiat wei...

Blue Ox Sway Pro

Just took delivery on a new TT that weighs 8400# and has a tongue weight just under 1000#Towing with a Chevy 2500HD 6.0 gasPrevious camper setup we used an Equalizer brand WDH and no issues with a slightly less weight camper,Worked a deal on the Blue...

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