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Trailer instead of a small house?

First, the backstory: As I enter my 75th year, I am still traveling between Connecticut and Texas in my little Sportsmobile, and can see that I won't be able to do this forever. I've had health issues and am not able to handle those icy winters anymo...

Tow Vehicle for Jay Feather Ultra Lite X17z

Hello, I am new to this forum. If this topic has been addressed sorry for the repeat and please reply with link. We are purchasing a Jay Feather Ultra Lite X17z with a trailer weight of 3023 lbs and a trailer gvwr of 3500 lbs. We currently have a VW...

Leased Vehicle and Towing

Hi Everyone,We have a 2009 Class C and are thinking about selling it and purchasing a hybrid. Can you use a leased vehicle to something like this?Thanks

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Ram 2500 5.7 hemi mpg.....a bit disappointed

The other day we took a trip ftom southern illinois, through st louis, to southern Missouri...a couple of hundred miles each way.Starting out I reset the mpg meter on the dash, and recorded 17.4-17.8 mpg driving at 62-65 mph going through st louis. O...

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Sway Controller ? for longtime towers

When we bought our first TT about 5 years ago, we were warned during our walk-through that we should always remove the sway bar prior to backing with the trailer. Even if we were backing just a little bit. The salesman told us that backing with the s...

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Telescoping mirrors - oem vs aftermarket

Hi gang. Our tv doesn't have the right mirrors for towing and i'm tired of the mirror extensions. In your experience, how do aftermarket products measure up to oem? I've done some google research and haven't come up with much, plus I like the opin...

Hot Water Heater problem

We have a 2005 Sunline Solaris T2553 with an Atwood hot water heater. It works on both gas and 120V. Last evening we found out that the hot water was not flowing in the camper. However it was the night before. I checked the hot water bypass valve...

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2014 R Vision Trail Trek 322bhd

We just bought a used R Vision Trail Lite Trek from a dealer. The bunk key for the electric bunk was supposedly given to us, however, cannot locate it. Does anyone have this type of key or know where to get one so that we can use the bunk bed. We ...

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Keep our diesel or get a gas truck?

We have a 2012 Ram 2500 diesel. We pull our 5er approximately 5 times per year, 50 mile round trip each time. Otherwise it's just a daily driver. Dh takes it to work which is a 15 mile trip one way. We try and take it on a longer drive at least o...

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Loosening tie downs for off road TC'ing

In recent thread, a neat video was posted showing our truck camper members leaving their camping area and routing back out to the main roads. Gotta say I just love these "action" videos the members post here. Of particular interest to me was noting t...

Truck Camper Solenoid Question

Today I wired up a 100 amp solenoid from the truck batteries to the house batteries in the truck camper. The ground is completed in the truck camper batteries by the tail light plug. The solenoid works well, and cuts power when the engine is off.1....