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2011 F150 parts back ordered

I have bragged about my F150 with the 3.5 EcoBoost starting with my first post on this forum. I now have to issue a HUGE warning to owners of 3.5l EcoBoosts. My engine developed a leak somewhere on the drivers side exhaust manifold. It results in ...

Truck camper trade-in at dealer question.

Basically, I want to know a little about TC trade-ins on new a truck camper.I traded in a TC a few years back and the dealer didn't look at anything on it. They just had me park it in their back lot and that was it.Have you purchased a new truck cam...

Structural repair and replacement of rotten wood

Hello all. I am still doing structural repair on my 1999 Fleetwood Elkhorn. I am currently working on the front portion of the cabover and there is a 2x3 which runs the full width of the TC and some of it is rotten. There is 2 foot portion on the ...

biggjb by Explorer
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Real world weight sticky?

If this has been asked and answered I apologize for not being able to find it.But could we start a sticky thread for people to list the real world weight of their camper that have used a scale? I think it would be helpful and save a lot of repeat pos...

How much weight could be eliminated?

A bit of a hypothetical question here but I got to wondering how many items on a camper could be eliminated while still providing a camping experience with minimal compromise. To that end, I thought it would be an interesting exercise to list the ite...

adamis by Nomad II
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Everyone Check your Female 7 pin connector.....

I cracked my 7 pin female connector on my camper. I went to replace it today and found the wires not striped enough and had wire insulation pinched in all the screw clamps. Bad work, but then found the ground in the center was never striped at all. T...

Toilet Mystery

Yesterday I took my travel trailer out of storage and moved it just a few yards to a different location. When I went into the bathroom, there was water all over the floor. When I opened the toilet, water was all the way to the top, thankfully I clean...

Putting camper on gravel

Alright, now that I have a camper, I need to decide where to unload it when we are not using it.I have a straight shot pea gravel area off the driveway where I currently park my old Suburban daily driver. I have room in that spot to put the camper in...

Built-in Genset on 2021 F-150

I saw this in Car & Driver and read more about it at PickupTrucks.com.You can get an optional 2000W generator on any F-150, the new hybrid comes standard with a 2400W genset and offers and optional 7200W unit with 220v outlet!This is a huge boondocki...

BurbMan by Explorer II
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How difficult to install new brake drums

My TT is 17 years old and I've never had work done on the brakes. It's been in storage for a few years and I'm about to bring it out, replace the tires, and do some surface restoration. My question - I figure its probably a good idea to replace the b...

Taffy_C by Explorer
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Leaving breakers in the camper on while away?

Hello campers,I've heard different opinions on this. My Jayco sits permanently on a campground that supplies shore power. I've been told to turn all the breakers (the ones inside, not at the pedestal) off when I leave, but I've been told but many mo...