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Recommendations for a noob...

Greetings everyone! For the first time, I will be picking up my new truck camper in a couple of weeks. Since I don't know what I don't know, I'm reaching out to you more experienced truck campers. I'd like to hear your recommendations of what I will ...

mt-ed by Explorer
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Ugh wet wood in Bigfoot

I recently bought a 2003 Bigfoot 10.5. The interior is in excellent condition. Seems to have barely been used. Generator has 30 hours on it. I paid the local Bigfoot dealer to inspect it before I bought it. No mention of water damage. So I get it hom...

AH_AK by Explorer
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Built-in generator oil change

The built-in generator (Onan 2500 LP) in my Bigfoot needs an oil change, but you can’t access the drain plug from below (battery compartment). Anyone done this? Do you just unbolt and slide it out far enough to access the drain plug.

AH_AK by Explorer
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Amerigo Restoration vlog update - April 2021

Time for the most recent update on my Amerigo Restoration project :).We're well over the hump with the electrical system 95% complete, plumbing is 85%, and main systems are 90% finished :).If the progress holds to schedule, I'll be able to do the fin...

Cleaning trim

All of the small plastic fittings on my Kodiak have turned black from pollutions or whatever. I've scrubbed them with a toothbrush and Comet with bleach and that has lightened them somewhat but not brought them back to white. Any suggestions, besides...

Help Ram 2500 6.4 gas vs diesel

Hi, I was really hoping to get some help with a decision from people that actually tow. The ones I'm familiar with that do g camping aren't the most approachable. Ok so my wife and I bought a 2016 ram 2500 with the 6.4. The plan was to get a campe...

Jastrong by Explorer
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New "Hitch" line of trailers by Cruiser RV

Cruiser RV has come out with a new line, the "Hitch," which is geared toward boondocking on forest roads:Link to Hitch modelsI wish the promotional material had focused more on the chassis and the suspension, but maybe they will add more info on thos...

F150 w EcoBoost 2.7

Anybody else using one of these to tow?We are complete newbies, so forgive my lack of knowledge. I bought a 2021 F150 with all the tow packages, including the new tow-assist module (replacing what used to be a decal, I think). It has the 2.7 EcoBoo...

Weluv2rv by Explorer
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Balance Question

Here is a perfectly balanced tire/wheel that I had to add two ounces of weight to bring it into balance when mounted.Here is the video before adding weights:VideoAny guesses to the cause?

Lynnmor by Explorer
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Lance Sagging Cabover

I have a 1999 Lance Lite 845 that has a sagging cabover section. While off the truck, if I level the main floor and then measure the angle of bed floor, it’s sagging by 1.43 degrees. (Measured with an instrument capable of .05 degree precision.) Th...

H-Rider by Explorer
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New Fords Weigh Themselves

Interesting article from Truck Camper Magazine on the new F-150s that will have built in weight sensors. You can get an accurate payload number from the infotainment screen, your smartphone app, or from the tail lights. The tail lights have 4 "bars...

BurbMan by Explorer II
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Onboard Tongue weight

Interesting article from Truck Camper Magazine on the new F-150s that will have built in weight sensors. You can get an accurate payload number from the infotainment screen, your smartphone app, or from the tail lights. The tail lights have 4 "bars...

BurbMan by Explorer II
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Rockwood Roo Wet Floor

Hello - We recently purchased a travel trailer and I have discovered that the subfloor is not only spongy, but wet to the touch. Obviously I need to address the source of the leak (which I have no clue where it is) and then I need to address the floo...