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Would more room make loading easier or harder?

Even with extended dually swing-out brackets, I only have about 1.5" of clearance between the fenders of my 2002 Chevy 3500 DRW and the jack posts on my Palomino B1500 TC. The outer duals just rub the jack feet as I back through. There is no room for...

mkirsch by Nomad II
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Small dehumidifier recommendation?

Time to purchase a dehumidifier. Inside my 27’ TT this morning was 70%+ humidity because the outside temp is around the inside (~76 degrees) and we had lots of rain.Also need one for the cooler outside temps when humidity is high due to showers/etc....

VAfan by Explorer
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No DC in 1999 Coleman Bayside

When plugged in, AC works fine throughout. It is a 1999 Coleman Bayside.I had this problem once before -- what concerns me is it "self resolved" and now it has occurred again. There was a post by someone else with the same problem, but the topic was ...

doudeu by Explorer
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Water Tank Leak (my fault)

Well this is embarrassing :M ! But I need some advice on water tank repair.This is my story. In my exuberance to make my TT more cold weather protected I dropped the underbelly (coroplast) and after checking out the tanks, connections, duct work, an...

Marsland by Explorer
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Mounting a LCD TV

We are new owners of a Heartland Trail Runner. It has a swivable entertainment center between the living area and the bedroom area. We just purchased a lightweight 24 inch LCD TV for the area and a wall mount for it. The entertaint...

Timber Ridge by Outdoors

My husband and I are looking at getting our first TT and have narrowed it down to the Timber Ridge bunk house. I grew up on boats in the PNW so this will be a first experience for me. I am curious as to what others who own one think. Do you use all...

HGL by Explorer
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Advice on positioning boat on camper roof please!

Howdy!We have a Northstar TC800 popup with a 14' long roof. We want to put a 19' canoe on it. I'm wondering if there is a preferred place for the overhang. It would be nice to have it over the hood to keep our length down. Or should I just try to hav...

MKish by Explorer II
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Looking for our first trailer - Need bunkhouse, <25ft

Need some advice for our first trailer. Family of four (boy and girl, early teens), so we need a bunkhouse, or separate beds for them. TV is a 2013 ML350 diesel (7200lb tow weight, 1400lb payload, 576 hitch). We're looking to keeping at 25ft or unde...

Proteus by Explorer
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Cargo Carrier

Does anyone have a cargo carrier/storage on the front of your camper by the battery and propane tanks? I am curious on how you made it work.ThanksKim

kimme by Explorer
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Sliding panel in screen door

I searched for an answer but couldn't find what I was looking. I know I've seen some bodies modification to keep those little sliding panels in your screen door from popping out. Does anybody remember what it was? Ours are always falling out of the t...

troy_t by Explorer II
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Water leak onto bed

Camping this past weekend, we had a tremendous rainstorm. A drip developed where the tent material is connected to the camper on the front bed fold-out. It dripped right onto the bed and we were unable to use it since it was wet. It dripped for hou...

Trouble removing dome ceiling light lenses

With my last TT I switched most of the ceiling dome lights over to LED bulbs. When I traded it in last month, I put back all the regular bulbs, and now I want to replace with LED in the new TT. But I can't figure out how to get the lenses off the d...

Doug33 by Explorer
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Do we still need water pressure reducers?

My misadventures with the new Kodiak 279RBSL forced me to learn more about my camper's plumbing than I might like. What I did learn is that Dutchmen and others no longer use PVC and CPVC for piping. They use PEX which is a flexible, reinforced tubing...

90fws and hitch extension

Hi, just registered here. The wife and i just bought an 09 adventurer 90fws so far were very happy with it coming from a tent trailer. Ive got it on my 07 3500 longbox dodge, and Im trying to figure out what kind and how long of hitch extension I n...