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Using an older travel trailer

I have a 97 Tahoe Lite 21 foot, I generally camp with in 100 miles or so of home. I am wanting to pull it to Colorado this summer a 650 mile trip one way. I do all the regular maintenance on the trailer, brakes, repack bearings and ect. The trail...

what batteries??

The batteries were stolen from our TT. We had two basic 6V deep cycle on there. Any recommendations for what type/manufacturer I should be replacing these with. We do very little dry camping, in fact none planned for this year.The trailer dealer i...

Hypothetical Winter Camping Electrical Limits

Hi,I used to have a very old tow-behind trailer that I used during the winter in Colorado; 2 batteries, 2 propane tanks. Since the furnace had no fan it was easy to be out a week, dry. Now I did take showers with a shower buddy device that was a se...

Bill001 by Explorer
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DON'T EVER BUY POWER KING TOWMAX STR TIRES! EVER!

I'm spreading the word about the sub standard quality of Power King Towmax aka Blowmax tires: here are the facts: driving 60 mph on interstate road, not overloaded, pressure at 65 psi as per manufacturer, under 3k miles on these tires had one separ...

KEN5150 by Explorer
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Detailing

BEORE a trip I detail out my TV and TT from bow to stern inside and out. They glisten! But obviously weather and road take their toll and it doesn't take more than a day or two before the shine is covered in road dust, splattered bugs, rain spots, mu...

Anmacc2 by Explorer
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Covering and Cleaning

Hi, Still new on here, please forgive my newbie questions, I am a first time TT'er, bought a new one last year. We are using it quite often this summer, but was wondering when not in use, and parked beside my home, should I put a cover or tarp over ...

sac89 by Explorer
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Stabilizer Jack missing base plate

Hi everyone, I just bought my first trailer, a 2011 Crossroads Slingshot GT26BH. I went on a campsite last week-end to make sure everything is working. Since it is a used one I have 30 days to make sure of that. Everything was fine except when I dep...

Ixany by Explorer
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Bad Glow Plug?

My 2008 GMC Sierra 2500HD Duramax check engine light came on during our recent camping trip to Yellowstone. Trouble code reads p0672, which is "Glow Plug 2 Control Circuit." Reported fixes include replacing the glow plug, replacing the glow plug co...

Ram 3500 windshield problem coating

The windshield on our truck has picked us a foreign coating or film that is only visible when the wipers are on.Just as the wiper blade makes a pass a fog type of film appears on the glass immediately behind it,making visibly very poor.I have tried s...

Loud water pump and possible solution?

Travel Trailer 32 ft. Newbie. So loud water pump kicks on every time you open any water source. Being a master repair plumber for 35 years, I cant help but feel adding a small, bladder / resorvoire tank will solve that problem AND give added volume a...

2016 Lance 1995?

Does anyone have the 2015 or 2016 Lance 1995? What do you think? Just me and my wife and two teenagers (occasionally). I have a Rockwood 2601 and it's just gotten to be too big.

phurley by Explorer
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Overland Expo 2015: a view by an outsider

http://truckyeah.jalopnik.com/the-crazy-camping-rigs-at-americas-richest-off-road-adv-1705279152will get you to piece written by someone with sleek writing skills who knows nothing about what we do with our TC's (and back country RV's in general).It'...

jefe_4x4 by Explorer
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Near Head On Collision

Yesterday, on Alabama 77 about 4 miles North of I-20, as we were traveling home from a week long trip, My wife and I encountered something I have never had happen and we were VERY lucky. It was sunny and about 78deg, clear, the roads were dry. I was ...

MrPhelps by Explorer
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Fun Finder is letting me down

I have a 2012 Fun Finder. To be fair it has been very trouble free since I bought it in 2011. But I have had two problems surface in two days. They may not be all that serious, but I just don't think we owners should excuse manufactures' carelessn...