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locked in, again!

Well it happened to us again, but was a lot harder to resolve this time. The latch bar on ou Trimark loor lock broke, leaving us trapped inside the rv! With the help of the nice folks next door and the loanof a good drill, we were able to Finally e...

Shame the soccer arrests didn't get they guy who spams here

What can that spam idiot who keeps posting links to soccer and rugby sites possibly be getting besides carpal tunnel syndrome? Surely, no one clicks on the links. Sure wish the webmaster would someone fire off a couple of million spam messages back...

Odometer mileage reading

My odometer returns to reading, went we left in the morning. No miles in 4000 miles. Any ideas...

Wash-Wax-All

Curious is anyone uses this product and what your thoughts are? Also, if you do use it have you stopped applying either paste or liquid wax to your camper and rely on the fact that this is both a wash/wax in one. All reviews I have read on-line rav...

Finding a great restaurant

We are planning our BIG trip starting next fall and one thing we love is food and tasting local fare. Is there a way you pick places to eat or do you just use old standbys. LOL Last summer we stopped for lunch in this cute little Mom and Pop place an...

Head assembly adjustment?

I had my hitch system replaced by my car dealership because of a recall. Now my popup trailer (Forest River HW277) has an eight degree slant forward and down. I will adjust my head assembly height to correct this problem. Besides making sure the bolt...

Anyone not want to retire?

Most folks goal, seems to be, to retire as soon as possible.It has been my experience, that, for many folks retiring was the greatest thing they ever did. But for others it is the worst thing they ever did. I think I would be in the latter group.But...

Why did you stop full time rving?

For those of you that started FT RVing with the object of travelling to see and experience as much of the USA/Canada as possible but have since come off the road, what made you stop being FT travellers. I know that many do so after many years due t...

Power Center/Converter Recommendations

I'm doing a very small Truck Camper Resto-Mod, so there is extremely limited space for extra gadgets. But I want a little modernity in this 1968 vintage unit, thus the Mod part. Doing 30 amp inlet. Minimal electrical needs, but hard to describe becau...

how much Dicor to use?

I'm in the process of applying Dicor lap sealant around everything that sticks out of my roof and one tube does not go very far. I'm just curious as to how many tubes most folks have to use for routine preventive maintenance on their roof. I have a...

New for 2015. " infoslideoutsweep.com"

Check out this new product coming soon for 2015.A safe way to clean your slide-out before retracting.Web site; slideoutsweep.com.

Torn Rotator cuff

My question is how long after the surgery can I hope to get back to camping. It's just now the start of the season and I have my reservations through August.

For those of you with Propride P3 hitches...

On my Propride P3 hitch, I have the adjustable tilt pin at the bottom to prevent the stinger from tilting down. That leaves about a 1/4" gap at the top. Is there any reason I couldn't put a steel wedge in there to prevent the stinger from tilting in ...

My Fuel Mileage

So I see a lot of posts regarding fuel mileage. Many of which are difficult to believe, such as "I get the same mileage towing my 20,000 lb. fifth wheel as I do not towing it". Personally I don't believe this and if you do I have some ocean front pro...

ReadyBrute

We finally made a decision on a tow bar and brake system. I called NSA in Inola, KS, and learned they not only make the Readybrake products but also install them at their plant. We ordered a ReadyBrute Elite tow bar (includes the braking system) and ...

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