RV Tips & Tricks

Buying An RV Lot

We're looking at buying an RV lot somewhere in Western Washington. I see a lot of properties with the caveat that you can only live there X number of days per year. Other properties don't mention it.Is it a seasonal thing? I figure if it's mine I sho...

Small oven or microwave to mount under upper cupboards?

My small travel trailer has no oven or microwave, just the 3 burner cooktop.I would really like a small oven and had considered a Black and Decker Space maker toaster oven that can be mounted under your upper cabinets.The reviews are not very good th...

Black tank wand sanitation and storage

We recently purchased a Jayco hybrid, and bought a wand to assist cleaning the black tank. Can anyone advise how they sterilize and store their wands?Thanking everyone in advance for their comments.

found a new lost 10' 3" waste hose today. Did you lose one

Unfortunately it was in our 4" sewer pipe, blocking a 'T' which caused a back up, flooding a common area( no campers affected) with raw sewage at an absorption field. Please everyone, do not put your waste hose into the drain any more than necessa...

I made a big mistake

Back in February my wife and I bought a 2002 Winnie Adventurer 32V. Don’t get me wrong, the Winnie is not a problem, I just bit off more than I can chew. The Winnie is so much of an upgrade from our 1990 Bounder 27D. Everything about it is an impr...

slideout repair

I'm having trouble finding someone who can align my slideout when it's being extended or retracted. Does anyone know of a slideout specialist? My slideout needs to be repaired by someone who knows what they're doing. I'm willing to travel.

Towing experts....

Need a nudge one way or another.I have a 2014 3500 dodge dually....27K GVCW and 18,500 towing limit. With extra passengers and stuff in the truck the towing limit will be closer to 18,200.RV I am likely to get is a Grand Design Solitude that says GV...

RV storage near Arlington VA for 24' class C

We live in CA and have a son, daughter-in-law and 2 grandchildren in Arlington. Next summer we would like to drive across the country and spend some time with the East coast clan and tour New England. We would then like to store the RV near Arlingt...

Vehicle weight

I went looking at a few vehicles today for towing. I can find the GVWR, but that is what the vehicle is capable of handling. I want to know how much the vehicle itself weighs. On one I saw a Carry Capacity, but not on all. Another said the option...

VW buggie

For the price of the tow setup for the DFs CRV I can purchase a buggie and not deal with the brakes and such. OK now beat me up!!

Cab curtains

While traveling in Arizona in our Class C we left the privacy curtain between the cab and the living space and discovered how much cooler the cab stayed. So my wife made some nice curtains and we installed them on a long shower curtain rod just behi...

No hot water, bypass valve?

I have a single valve bypass on water heater but having a brain fade how the valve should be. Can someone post a photo and it seems every year I go thru this.. Lol thanks in advance

Sensitive Issue

Don't know if this issue has ever been addressed before. However, here goes.In my way of thinking to be out there in the country day and night inside an RV without a means of protection from the criminal element is pure stupidity. Your RV is your hom...

Steering Drift with Toad

My toad tracks nearly perfectly driving on a typically crowned road and so does my motor home. When the motor home is towing the toad, the combination tends to drift to the left. Any idea why this would be? I'm using a tow bar, not a dolly and eve...

Winterize City Water Line?

If I have only used the city water line this season (no holding tanks), will there be much if any winterizing to do? I did a search on this subject and the thread was closed plus did not answer this question. Two Scenarios in the event someone has ...

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