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Jeep Grand Cherokee

This is Mich Bill,We currently have a 2001 Grand Cherokee Lorado 4X4 toad. We love it. However, we are looking for a newer one. The FMCA towing guide says that it has to have quad drive or trac. I'm not sure what that is. I have been told that this i...

michbill by Explorer
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RV value in an accident

So, I just got hit last week. The damage does not look bad, but the body shop and the mechanic both say totaled. The door is too bad to fix, and the front axle is too bent to fix for what ins would pay.My concern is there anyway to get the real val...

ajriding by Explorer II
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Discounts of Winnies MSRP

I have never read anything about Winnie Dealers discounting off MSRP like has been discussed for other manufacturers. Honda has or had a very limited discount pricing policy, MSRP was selling price for them.Also when a new RV model hits the market i...

Where to get "deep sheets"

So we just got our new mattress (short queen, 60 X 75 X 11") and the sheet just barely fit. Then we decided to got the memory foam topper(2" memory foam) rout and no-way-no-how is that sheet gonna fit. Anyone know a source for getting either super ...

Can we tow a 2015 Mini Cooper 4 down?

We are in the process of purchasing a 2013 Mini Cooper Countryman 6 speed manual transmission. We would like to tow 4 wheels down. We already have the Blue Ox tow hitch and have seen a Blue Ox base plate that fits this mini. We have seen conflicti...

Nerak by Explorer
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I-75 North around Dunellon FL

A truck struck an overpass and damaged the bridge. I-75 is reduced to 2 lanes for several weeks.The Mullet WrapperMy wife reports a massive traffic jam when she was returning from Orlando last Saturday. What normally would have taken an hour or so to...

Cleaning the H2O tank

My maintenance experience on self propelled vehicles designed to support human life is mostly limited to repairing commercial passenger jets. I realize that the standards in my industry are higher than those of the general public. What I can tell y...

Dicor or Eternabond

I have already searched the forums about caulking but I am still confused about which to use where.The "Caulking" around my sky light is very thick but it has a crack in the middle almost all the way around. We are having heavy rains right now and I...

littlemo by Explorer
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Pocket Door Roller

My sliding pocket door has come off the back roller. But what's worse, the roller has come out of the track. Does anyone have a solid suggestion of how to get the roller back into the track? By nature, the track is smaller at the bottom to uphold the...

Sirens10 by Explorer
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Trust Tax Question 1041 - K-1 2015 - 2016 SOLVED

This question may not be appropriate, but since I RV full time I will ask my RV friends for help. If inappropriate please remove, and I am sorry. How to report distribution of trust paid made in 2016 (made within 65 days after the end of the 2015 ta...

TenOC by Nomad
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Your Christmas Wish List to RV Manufacturers...

What features do you wish to see RV manufacturers include in their new products? My wish: -longer lasting roofs-handles to black water/grey water valves that can be reached without knowing yoga-plumbing/electrical conduits that don't take up floor sp...

Should we ban DHMO?

After reading the earlier kissing bug article I decided to spread the word about dihydrogen monoxide, an environmental substance that kills thousands worldwide every year. Should it be banned? You decide!http://www.dhmo.org/facts.htmlSteve

Thousand Trails

I would like to know from current or very recent former members of Thousand Trails Rv parks if its a good deal or a major pita!We are a few days from retireing and "on paper" looks like a reasonable way to rv for a while.

sayoung by Explorer
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