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'15 Ram 3500 brake controller

Hi All,Towing my new Montana fiver today I experienced intermittent messages " check brake brake wiring connection" and " trailer brake not connected", it would then jump to normal braking for a few miles, then start back with the messages and loss ...

Hot water heater moving out

I noticed the top of my hot water heater is pulling away from the rv side about 1/4". Any ideas how to move the top of the hot water heater outside frame against the rv? Bought the unit new in 2006. Arctic Fox 30U model.

Here's a new one!

Hope this link worksIs this a 5th wheel or a trailer??

Work Camper Couple Needed

Workcamper couple needed to help with the everyday duties of running a campground. If interested there is an opportunity for year round placement. We are very laid back. Many times you can stay in your RV and watch for customers to arrive. Register a...

A Sheety Problem

Mattresses squeezed between walls make it very difficult for many of us to change sheets without pulling the mattress down a foot or two. If you've upgraded to memory foam or air mattresses, it's nearly impossible to move them. Not wanting to compl...

Fire Alarm Sensitivity

Couple of things on the sensitivity of fire alarms. I know they are made to detect the slightest smoke, even before we see it, but ours often goes off when I make muffins and a slight drip of the batter on the pan burns. DH stands up by it fanning it...

Sign I can hang from my front grille?

Does anybody have/know where I can get a sign that will hang from my front grille, that will allow me to put my space number on it each time I move?Preferably, I'd like to be able to personalize it with my name as well. The space numbers aren't alway...

2013 Ford EDGE - can you flat tow this vehicle?

Hi we are new to RVing and will be purchasing our first Class A or possible Class C here shortly. I want to know if anyone here, has towed their 2013 Ford Edge? It is not 4 wheel drive. If so, can it be flat towed?Thanks for any insight!Kim D

Adding air bags, any recommendations???

Am thinking of adding a "small set" of air bags. Have seen them for 1000# to 5000# added weight. Would only need the minimum.See the sig for the truck. The 5th wheel is probably close to payload. No, I have never weighed the combo. I do know my max i...

Goodyear Marathon tires are not good tires

I bought Maxxis trailer tires in 2010 for my trailer. I even went with one load range higher to be safe. In 2012 I had two sidewall punctures in 150 miles and my only option for two new tires were Goodyear Marathons.One of those Goodyear Marathon t...

Construction Site Speed Monitors

This is a question that has been in my mind for years. I wonder if others have noticed it.I regularly drive, with and without our RV 5th Wheel RV, in locations where special speed signs, perhaps radar reading, post the speed that each vehicle is movi...

Towing a 1989 Ford Ranger

Anyone have experience towing a 1989 Ford Ranger, 4 cyl. std transmission, all wheels on road? I have an opportunity to purchase the truck for next to nothing and I really do not want to tow on a dolly or trailer.

What people in 1900 thought year 2000 would look like

I found this link while surfing: What people in 1900 thought the year 2000 would look likeThis caught my eye:

Tires Recall

I received Safety Recall Notices from BF Goodrich and UniroyalThe BF Goodrich list LT 235/85 R16 120Q LRE BF Goodrich Commercial T/A A/S DOT sequence BFOR JDUU and LT 245/75 R16 120Q LRE BF Goodrich Commercial T/A A/S DOT BF 11 JD11The Uniroyal lis...

Wi-Fi Oops

Last month we were camping at the Emerald Forest of Trinidad, CA RV resort. When my wife and I arrived, we stopped at the office to check-in and found out that we were the first of our family to arrive. (Both married daughters and their families were...

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