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Keeping Tanks from Freezing During Transit

Greetings. I'm planning on doing some winter travel this year to areas with typical temps in the single digits. How do we keep the tanks and such from freezing while we transit between camping locations? Are there small 12V heaters that can be pur...

Awning resting on kitchen slide out

Love my new Palomino Solaire and the extra room from having slide out on both sides but have a couple concerns about the awning and kitchen slide.When extended the awning rests on the kitchen slide and it will definitely wear holes in it. I took one ...

hogcard by Explorer
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Picked up new (to me) Host Everest

My tow vehicle is a F350 DRW 4x4 Crewcab Lariat w/ 6.2 gasoline engine with a payload rating of 5000+ lbs. With the exception of upper (a7200) Torklift Stabeloads, my suspension is stock.I previously had a Host Tahoe 1050 DS on there which clocked i...

19.5 and re-treads

With all this talk about 19.5 wheels I was just thinking.I, like some of you went down the 19.5 road for the safety and the longevity of a commercial tire. They do last longer than a LT tire but not quite as long i would have hoped. I have steer tire...

Jon_L by Explorer
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TC bends frame of Dually - pic

I apologize if this has been posted before, I just saw this. It's not 'shopped (We have to resize pics for the forum, I have the higher-res original and looked it over pretty close). You can see obviously the frame is bent, rear bumper of camper da...

Are these CAT scale results possible?

Got my F-150 and 5th wheel weighed today and the CAT scale came up with the following:Steer axle: 7540 lbsDrive axle: 940 lbsTrailer axle: 7480 lbsGross weight: 15960 lbsI haven't done this before, so I didn't know what to expect, but the drive axle ...

Atwood Helium fridge

We have an Atwood Helium fridge in our camper. The switch over from electricity to propane does not seem to be working. I've tried to switch it two times but it fails. The check light is on and it is beeping. I've consulted the manual and it state...

Suburban Tow Vehicle - mud flaps width

Not sure really where to post this question .. but was wondering what people put on the rear of their tow vehicle to keep the front of their travel trailer clean ... Have seen motorhomes with full length across the rear mud flaps .. and have seen tru...

RoadXYZ by Explorer II
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New member intro and ? On new vs. used TT pricing

Hi all. I've been reading the forum as a lurker for a few weeks and have learned a ton from you all! So first I want to thank you for all your advice and knowledge sharing. We are about a month into our shopping for our first TT. We have 3 kids (age...

Seafan by Explorer
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hemisphere 300bh

Spent a lot of time at the hershey rv show the last few days. I think we've decided on a trailer that will work well for us - forest river hemisphere 300 bh. We also saw an identical model from heritage glen. Any one have experience with either of th...

Truck Campers at the Seattle RV Convention

It has been a long time since I went to a trade show and this one I visited today, the Seattle Fall RV Show, had more Truck Campers than I have seen before, at a RV Convention.More information can be found at this Clicky LinkThe show runs from today,...

bka0721 by Explorer II
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LED strip Light installation

I plan to install LED strip lights under the awning. I need a longer 4 pin electrical connection ( wire) from the female plug on controller to the male plug on LED light. Wher can I get the correct parts.Thanks In Advance for any help