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Finding a park open in winter.

We are longtime campers but new to Travel trailers.We wish to go from Indiana to Florida but find many of the Sate and Federal campground in KY and TN close until mid-March. Any tips on finding parks that remain open all year?

rbpru by Explorer II
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Formaldehyde. Which Manufacturers use the least?

Hi everyone,We are considering purchasing a used camper and one of the big concerns we have is about the formaldehyde smells in so many RVs. We are just starting to lay the groundwork but so far we are considering the Adventurer 86FB, Lance 855, Nort...

Should I buy a new TV or not?

I'll start by saying, I KNOW that a new TV will be an improvement. Maybe even a really large improvement. However, I always choose to be frugal over spending money needlessly.The feedback I'm looking for here is mostly, do I have a need? or, am I b...

tragusa3 by Explorer
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Heavy

Was going past the refuse collection station today and decided to put the truck and TC on the scale. Didn't expect it to weigh any less than it did a few years ago but it served as a reminder to myself to drive carefully. 6.5 tons is a lot of mass to...

Raften by Explorer
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thoughts on a forest river surveyor cadet 226

Still just at the looking point, but saw a forest river surveyor cadet 226 the other day. Love the walk around bed, swivel tv, and island kitchen, oh and the shower. any one else have one . Wondering about the kitchen slide out. just has stove, mi...

Judy_D by Explorer
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New 2014 Ram truck for our TC

I just picked up our new 2014 Ram 3500 truck yesterday. It's a SRW, crewcab, shortbed, 4x4 with a 6.7 Cummins and Aisin transmission. My 2008' Dodge PW, while a great truck, was maxed out weight wise and power wise when towing. I am looking forward t...

GpnAZ by Explorer
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What is the "real" GVWR?

So, after months of looking for a TT for my 2013 Tacoma to safely tow< I'm still confused about the GVWR. On some models the dry weight is say 3155 lbs with the gvwr at 5890lbs. So, I can put 2735lbs in the trailer? Who carries that kind of weight? ...

Sagging in cab-over bed area -> how bad is this?

Well, it looks like we got what we paid for. We are going to take a road trip south of the border for a few months and wanted to buy an older, cheap TC for the trip. Since we're TC newbies, we're now finding out what can go wrong when you buy one of...

jornvango by Explorer II
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atwood 7920-II furnace wiring question

In order to make repairs on my camper I had to pull the furnace out. I wired it back up according to my notes butwouldnt turn on. I called a local shop and he told me to wire it up differently. When returning the fuse it sparked unordinarily. I still...

TT is winterized, but still getting use

I winterized the TT a few weeks ago, and it is parked next to the house. Although we've already had a few snow storms hit the NJ region, it warmed up here in the last few days. My daughter had a party over the weekend and had a sleepover in the TT ...

Doug33 by Explorer
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Great Christmas Present

I just concluded a deal for a brand new 2013 Arctic Fox 990.:B I have wanted one for quite a while. Won't be able to pick it up til mid to late January and will have to drive a looong way to get it. We have family in the area so we were going anyw...

jmckelvy by Explorer
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