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Black Eye

Went in to town yesterday and the road has a series of curves that generally prevent much passing. Ahead of me was a Class C RV followed by a semitruck. Speed limit is 55 but our pace was 40 to 45. After several places for the RV to move over the guy...

Bluedog by Explorer
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electric fireplace

We got home from a short outing to find that the glass front of our fireplace has broken. Has anyone had to replace this item. I am waiting for Jayco but they were bought out a few years ago and the new company has their name on everything so I don'...

tomman58 by Explorer
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DOT CODE WITH LETTERS

I just looked at a friend's trailer and the DOT code was R2NN.I AM only familiar with the numeral week/year code.

rx2tee by Explorer
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Sediment in Freshwater System - Need Help!

Hi folks. I have what appears to be an orange/rust colored sediment in my travel trailer’s fresh water system. I had been using the freshwater tank without issue, and then filled it up at my last campground and noticed severe discoloration of the wa...

New Mattress

I bought a new 2020 Grand Design Solitude and the mattress is with out a doubt the worst ever. It is a Michiana Evergreen 72x80, so called RV King. After a few weeks it has 2 depressions where we sleep. I first thought a topper might help, but after ...

Leveling jacks

OK people I've about had it with the atwood levellegs on my 2008 Tiffin Allegro 35QBA FRED. I am thinking of taking them all off and replacing them with manual scissor jacks which also have a 7500lbs capacity. What do you all think?

Use of FLEX-SEAL (revisited)

A little over a year ago I posted that I used Flex Seal on a tough seal job on the roof. And I was happy.I was told to wait a year and then report back. Because they said that I would say something something different the performance after a year was...

Handy Hints, Gadgets, Products & Gizmos

Another member suggested a new forum section with new products but it doesn't look like it will be feasible. So I thought I would post this here under General RVing Issues. If enough people post (even if you have mentioned it before in another post) ...

GizmosMom by Explorer
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Tire Failure

I still had the original tires on my 2017 Coleman 300tq Toy hauler.I was planning on replacing them next year with Good Year Endurance ST Tires.BUTOn a recent trip to Wyoming I was 200 miles into the days route with 175 to go. I stopped at a rest a...

1L243 by Explorer II
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Water heater sealing question

Hello all,When you look at many water heaters, across the bottom where the heater fixture meets the external mount / door, there is a strip of black sealant that seals the space where they meet. Hopefully I am explaining it well enough... It feels ...

kfp673 by Explorer II
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How to carry blackstone griddle

I’m asking how do you wrap/store/contain the greasy top when you pack up to move on. I bought the 2 burner and wish now I’d gone with the smaller unit.

tarnold by Explorer
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