RV Tips & Tricks

Solution for damage from flat tires - thoughts?

Anyone who has owned an RV for some time, or has perused this (or any) RV forum for any amount of time has learned of the trials and tribulations associated with flat tires and blow-outs, more specifically the damage they can cause to the coach once ...

Helping a RVer

It felt so good to help a first time RVer! I am a logger coming home from work when I saw a RVer with a flat tire. So I Was able to give the use of a jack to change his spare tire and it only had a 20 lbs of air and aired it up. It felt good to help!

Camping with a soft top jeep in bear country

Our new to us tow car is a jeep with a soft top. Heading to Colorado for the month of September and will be camping in bear country. Will be doing most of the cooking in our 30 foot motorhome. Except for the obvious of never leaving food in the je...

Towing Geo Tracker 2 WD 4 down

Is anyone doing this? I have a 1995 Geo Tracker that I bought to tow, however, reading the Manual it states that towing will cause damage to the transmission. I know the previous two owners towed this vehicle 4 down for many, many miles.Your commen...

Becoming a wagon master for mexican caravans

We may be looking for a wagon master couple to lead caravans from Laredo down through the interior to the Yucatan & Chiapas and up the west coast and out via Nogales. (Fall 2017, 2018 & beyond) You do not have to speak Spanish, but it would help. How...

TT construction

No sour grapes here but why do manufactures go halfway ? Just traded our 5er (hip problems) in for a 29'-0 2011 Rockwood TT. Load it up and away for 2 weeks. The bathroom coat closet has a bottom with 2 cupboards below that. Anyway on the closet bot...

Tarp over RV cover roof for winter

I will most likely need to park my fifth wheeler in a location under some pine trees for the winter. I will definitely be using an RV cover but I'm curious what you guys think of also putting a tarp over just the roof portion.My logic is that it will...

Another RV Fire Today

An RV fire on I35 in Kansas today.LinkPhoto from KWCH 12 News, Wichita, KS

Georgia Trailer Registration Regulations

A friend is wanting to sell his California based Travel Trailer to a party in Georgia. Besides taxes and local fees does Georgia require any kind of physical inspection. He would like to sell it now (to a party in Georgia) and then worry about the ...

Will work for Free :)

As most of us have in the course of our lives, We are contemplating a change of venue. We currently live in Manitoba, Canada and have been tossing around the idea of hitting the road for a couple of years to see what there is to see. We are not m...

Knock It OFF!

5:45am. I'm snuggled in bed blissfully asleep. The "camper" 12 feet away is quietly packing up his TT in order to get an early start on the road. Then holy heck breaks loose. My neighbor elects to use an impact wrench to raise his landing gear!! My ...

Phonak Bolero Q90 M13 Hearing Aids

After 2 days with the new Phonak Bolero Q90 M13 set they are Amazing.While I had a set of America Hears for several years but my hearing got beyond where they helped as much as when I got them years ago. These new Phonak Q90 ads have so many features...

AC Condensation

On humid damp days what can be done to stop the condensation from dripping from the roof air? I thought it was just the rain running in, but after drying it well and not running the ac no more water and it is still pouring rain outside.Thanks for an...

Awning fabric replacement SOLVED

I have a Dometic 8500 awning which seems to be a half size different. Came stock on rig. Measured fabric length is 10' 7". This has 2" & 2.5" bar roller tube either side. Always rolls up straight - roll does not travel to the side when rolling. Bar ...

What do you leave in RV

What do you store in you RV. If not planning on using it for a month or 2

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