RV Tips & Tricks

Traveling with the furnace running

Have a small fifth wheel, very little insulation, heading to FL in February from MA. I know some folks shut off the gas while traveling, I'm not of tha camp and have no problem running the fridge on gas while I travel. Any reasons I can't run the fur...

Suzuki Parts

We have two Suzuki's that are rigged for towing, one is a '95 Sidekick and the other is a 2006 Grand Vitara. On occasion I need a part or two and there are quite a few after market parts for the Sidekick but other than brakes and body parts there is...

2015 F150 Lights

I have a new 2015 f150 that I am setting up to tow behind the motorhome, previously I towed a saturn vue and used the bulb and tail light set Blue Ox BX8869. I like the simlicity of having the towing lights seprate from the regular lights, but I am ...

Dinghy Towing switches for fuses

Please excuse any need to repost, but have been searching for an hour. When I was researching getting ready to tow a vehicle behind our Seneca, I found switches that would make it you didn't have to pull the fuses. Well, we purchased a Traverse and ...

Ants in the Trailer

We have always had ants showing up in the trailer from time to time. Last night we found quite a few ants on the counter. Put out some Terro ant poison and later tracked where they were going.They were going into our coffee maker! Today, I took the c...

is Focus good dinghy?

Thinking of transporting / delivering class A and C motor homes. want to flat tow my 2012 Focus . Is anyone towing this vehicle, and does it handle it well?

Generators stolen --- UPDATE pg 4

Well, it finally happened. We're in Quartzsite, boondocking on BLM land and our two Honda generators were taken between 10 pm and 8 00am this morning. We had heavy duty vinyl covered cables, but that didn't stop them. Dangit!!! And no, we didn't have...

Walt's RV Supplies and Surplus

There have been quite a few questions regarding What happened to Walt's and where is it now. I called Stardeck Industries & RV Inventory to find out.Ron who owns Stardeck Industries bought the inventory from Walt's. Ron thought he bought the busine...

Purchasing Used Bounder Questions

We're considering a used 2010 Fleetwood Bounder 33U from a private party who is the original owner but has health problems now. It has about 11,000 miles on it and appears to be in good shape with new tires. Based on my check of NADA, the price appea...

How long in the repair shop?

When you take your RV(in our case a 2003 Class C MH) to a repair shop how long will you tolerate it being there? We took it to this trailer repair shop(mainly they repair RV's) almost 3 weeks ago to have a water system repair (check valve in water h...

No fan with AC unit....

Yes it is the wrong time of the year for AC even in Texas. But I turned on the fan only and nothing... Soooo turned on the AC..the AC starts but no fan, runs for a minute or two and shuts down..?? I have throwed the circuit breaker on and off and ...

Sealed Underbelly

I have a brand new Keystone Premier 19fbpr. When I went to winterize I found the black tank flush is blocked. No air or water gets through. I removed the backflo valve which is easy to get to in the closet in the bathroom. The line still seems b...

4000 watt Generator with A/C vs 1500 watt Gen without A/C???

I've done a ton of research and have narrowed down to 2 generators that I can afford and need assistance choosing one. I know these champion gens are not the quietist but they are all I can afford so please do not suggest a honda or yamaha.3500/4000 ...

Tire compressor

I need 75 psi to inflate my rv tires. I have tried two from auto zone and neither would pump that high. Any recommendations would be welcome. Would like one to plug into the cig. lighter.Thanks

Best place to sell unneeded RV stuff?

With the new TT, I've both got things that I no longer need (surge protector and 30A cables - now I'm 50A) and things that I just plain old upgraded (like new chocks, etc). What's the best place to sell the stuff I don't need anymore? Craigslist? ...

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