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Camping in a high temperature area.

Are there any brave souls camping in the PNW during the heat wave. Are people using their RV and its AC to beat the heat? Has the sound of generators increased?

bgum by Explorer
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How important is level with residential fridge

I sometimes bring our motorhome to our house (we keep it in a local storage garage) to load it the night before a trip. Our driveway has a slight slant to it towards the road. When I back in and park, if I use the leveling jacks the front tires com...

My prediction for the future..

RV sales have been red hot for a few years. During Covid19 they couldn't keep them in stock, at least around here. That means there's a lot of quasi-impulse buys out there. In the near future there will be used RV's for sale everywhere and for rel...

Bonehead Blunder, I'm an idiot!

I have done some stupid things in my time, made some serious mistakes, but this one is really a major screw up on my part.Went to grab the TT from storage, the gate broke, I couldn't get in, called the owner, they came in and got the gate open. said ...

Convection oven exhaust?

My trailer AC already has a difficult time keeping up with the heat but the convection oven dumping all the hot fan exhaust into the cabin makes it particularly rough and doesn't make sense to me. Is this what it is supposed to do?

4 Bikes on luggage rack

Hello All,Looking for some first hand experience and suggestions. We have a 2018 Outback 325BH that came with a luggage rack mounted to the back. The rack is called "bike rack" in their marketing and is welded directly to the frame and carries a 25...

kfp673 by Explorer II
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Possible RV AC

I wonder if this system could be modified for the RV market.https://voltaair.com/product/iq-no-idle-ac-unit-for-trucks/

hpdrver by Explorer
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Yummy!

So finishing getting the new-used camper ready today. Toilet valve was leaking. Bought a new one. Replaced it. Seemed odd a virtually new valve was leaking but this trailer is basically in its honeymoon albeit 4 years later. Basically new, hardly use...

Grit_dog by Navigator
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Lost members - What happened to Clubmaxx?

Only the long running members here may remember some of the original members that faded away years ago. One in particular I am trying to track down is Clubmaxx. He joined in 2002, and made his last post on July 2, 2006. 15 years ago now.I wonder wher...

Voltage Regulators

I’m curious if this is something we should consider. We have learned that in addition to power surges that low voltage can damage both the AC and refrigerator. We have been raving for 15 years and have never encountered this (to our knowledge) but...

Rvmama56 by Explorer
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Heading west?

Just starting to think about a trip west. Leaving from CT, heading to possibly Colorado, or Wyoming, or Utah.Just looking for some very basic info at this point, and I know there are a million variables. Roughly how many days or weeks are realistic f...

tub or no tub?

Soaking in an epsom salt bath to sooth the aches and pains of aging feels like heaven reslly. Our travel trailer has a bathtub/shower combination which has come in handy a few times, I made it by myself from an old repaired tub. I am in the planning...

Robb77 by Explorer
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Volunteer work next summer

My name is Scott and I'm taking over the Shotgun Director position at the NRA Whittington Center near Raton, NM next summer. I will need at least 2 volunteers to help on the shotgun ranges.Work will vary but mostly it will be keeping the ranges clean...