I never thought I'd sell my '06 Silverado 2500HD single cab, but life snuck up on us and the next thing I knew we had 3 dogs and a 9yo. So I decided I'd get a new truck as my option (according to SWMBO) was camping solo. We have a Lance 835. After ...
Hello All. First post here... wanted to share some data on aerodynamics.I am designing an ultralight (under 100 lbs/ft) small travel trailer and wanted to find out the effect of shape on aerodynamic drag. I modeled up 2 trailer designs using SolidW...
I have a new Northstar Laredo SC (dry wt 2100) on an F150 with helper springs. While the F150 does a pretty darn good job with the load despite the specs (took it on a long trip to Utah and it did rather well), I am truck shopping. I will be looking ...
I'm seeing a lot of quality issues with my Forest River Mini Lite. I've had many RV's and all leave a little to be desired when it comes to build quality. Your thoughts, see the short video below. I'd love to know for future upgrades which MFG has...
I'm looking at a 2002 Caribou. Camper is in nice shape. 1 exception.Plastic front cap has a crack at the drivers side edge. No delamination on side wall. I am looking for opinions from Caribou owners or others on options for resealing. I have about 1...
Hello. I`m just kicking this around right now. My X is still in very good shape with fairly low miles, 93k. I used to have a 97 Dodge conv van and really loved it. I needed to sell it when I was looking at bigger trailers (what I own now). Every now ...
First time winterizing the camper and I find the fresh water tank drain with a second hose next to it without a valve or cap. What is this, is it an overflow for the freshwater tank fill?
I searched but cannot find an answer,,It seems that my heater fan comes on before the heater lights off. The fan runs for almost 40 seconds then you can hear the heater light off, when it reaches set temp you can hear the flame shut off but the fan c...
We own a Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland 4x2 3.7L V6. It is rated to tow 6,200lbs. We are looking to purchase a camper with a "loaded" weight of 6,090lbs or a dry weight of 4,590. They say for our Jeep towing anything over 3,500lbs requires a weight dis...
Its time that I purchase some new tires for my F-150. I'm looking at a set of Cooper Discoverer ATP, anyone running these and how are they? Are they too much AT for highway driving? Thank You
I'm considering getting wireless controls for my onboard air for my air suspension and overloads just to help unclutter my dash. My only question is: how reliable are they? Are they one of those things that are great when they work but tend to **** o...
I've noticed that after two years of use most of the LEDs in my rear corner clearance lights have failed. I believe they are a Bargman series #58 with 4 LEDs per unit. Of the four lights I'm down to 3 working LEDs - that's 3 of 16. Anyone else see...
How does it fit? Interested in this unit for my Siverado Crew Cab short box 6'6". Will the unit be up against the front of the box and still clear the black and grey clean outs on the rear. Or will I have to shift the unit back on my truck to cle...
I have read several posts about where speaker went bad and let water into the wall, which caused delamanation. Since my Arctic fox is the first camper I have had with external speakers I thought I would look for a solution before the problem occurs....
