RV Tips & Tricks

Battery Cutout switches and dead batteries

I was the the factory for some warranty work and concerns this week. The night before going to the factory, I was in a campground and we talked some issues.One issue was my batteries would die over about 3 week period with the both the Main battery C...

Square Tires !!

my son has a 97 Chevy 4WD Pickup. He needed some new tires and decided that he could find a good deal on Craigslist. The goal was to find some “take offs”…..tires and wheels that someone had removed from a newer truck to install a custom / larger ti...

Question to the full Timers Out There Or Soon To Be

My question is how long have you done full timing and what made you go full timing.I guess what I am trying to say is how is the full timing life, me and my wife had made a discussion we do not want to be full timers because we have been RVing since ...

1/2 ton towing

I have never heard such a bs story in my life. my daughter told me this story. a guy who works with her husband bought a 1/2 ton TT and was towing with a 1/2 ton truck, make and engine unknown, he towed it a very short distance spent the weekend and ...

Acrophobia

I'm wondering if anyone else has a fear of heights and has trouble driving along mountain roads and how you handle it. We are planning a long trip and I just hate the idea of missing sites we want to go to because of this darn fear. I'm so crazy I go...

Keeping the ol' Coachman alive.

Lately I've been getting the ol' Coachman that is as old as me. Back into top mechanical condition. Started off with new water valve in the toilet, shower faucet, city water connection and a badly needed door holder. Now everything functions as it sh...

Tow Bar Recommendation - Blue Ox

Setting up my 2015 Jeep Wrangler to be a TOAD. I went with the blue ox base plate now I am trying to decide on the tow bar.The Alpha is rated for 6500# and that is plenty to cover the jeep weight.However, is there a reason I would want to consider a...

2010 Malibu dinghy towing

Anyone dinghy towing a 2010 Malibu having front wheel bearing trouble? Our Malibu has 34000 miles and we towed it for the first time for about 1000 miles, following the Owners' Manual recommendations. When we arrived both front wheel bearings had to...

? "Best" Coffee Maker?

What's the "best" coffee maker and why?What is it made of?...Aluminum? Glass? Stainless? or _________?What "type"?- Drip- French Press- Moka- Percolator- Pourover- VacuumI long ago got in the habit of being lazy, taking the easy & convenient path to ...

Travel trailer Hitch height

Hello, Trying to figure out why my blue Ox Swaypro receiver has to be turned upside down and set on the lowest of the holes for my trailer to be somewhat level when all hooked up. Ive done everything that the instructions said to do and this is how i...

Winegard Customer Service

Ok, so I had installed a Winegard Wingman on my previous trailer. When I got rid of it and got the new trailer, I made sure to take the Wingman off first. While doing this I pretty much buggered up the plastic push rivets that you install it with. I ...

Roof Vent Sealant Goop

Getting ready to install a 2nd Air Conditioner in the front/bedroom of the 5th wheel. I scrubbed the roof & removed the Maxx Air vent cover. The existing vent that gets removed looks like Keystone must have dumped 5 gallon of sealer/goop to seal it ...

Ram Tow button question

I am a new TT owner and I am about to head to our first trip. I had a question with regards to drive. In my old vehicle, the tow button was synonymous with not going into overdrive. Now on my new pick up (2011 Dodge Ram 1500, new for me, but used), h...

Replacement Control Panel?

My 2016 Forest River Georgetown comes with a pretty basic control center for water/waste management. I have to press a button to see the level of each (black/gray/fresh/battery/lpg).Of course this means that I have to remember to do it, which in my o...

IBC settings for 360IBL behind '16 Ram 2500 6.7l

This is my first fiver setup ever. I have a 2016 Ram Megacab 2500 with the Cummins, pulling a 2016 Coachmen Chaparral 360IBL. Trailer is 14k max wet I have no data (that I could locate in any manual) to help me select the brake controller settings. L...

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