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Bent hitch.....?

So I traded in my 5th wheel for a small travel trailer.... Come to find out the receiver (which i last used years ago for my old TT) had gotten beat up a bit (and rusty)- I can no longer slide the receiver bolt to hold the hitch in the receiver beca...

Well.....we've done it again

It seems that life and times have repeated themselves for us. Decades ago, we transitioned from a Popup to a Travel Trailer because the kids were outgrowing the Popup. Years later we found ourselves selling the Travel Trailer because we were so busy ...

AtlDave by Explorer
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Water Leak, AC Leaking, and Bunk Breaking: Brand New

Our brand new camper was delivered 10 days ago. This weekend it rained and water was coming in - running down the wall near the dinette window, into the OH storage, and under the storage seat. The AC leaked condensation on the mattress, and there was...

jennytee by Explorer
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Old TT Inverter/Power supply

Hi everybody Im new to the forum, not sure if this is the right place to post this question but like I said Im new and I try to learn where to post my questions as I come in here. Thank you. I have an old inverter/Power supply (might be from the 80')...

J_A_C by Explorer
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*UPDATE* ST tires any better nowadays?

It seems like all the ST tires you can get here on the East coast are cheap no-name brands, Maxxis not available out here last time I checked. I upgraded to LT tires (225/75-16) after my last blowout and haven't looked back. Now at 5 years old it l...

BurbMan by Explorer II
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shopping for trailer

Last year I bought a new Ram 1500 and gave up the idea of going to a class C. I went trailer shopping today and found a coleman camper at camping world we liked. I did a little research before we went to find out who makes coleman. Finding out it was...

jotityra by Explorer
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Towing with a 2016 GMC Yukon Denali

Hi all! I'm a newbie here and to towing. But I bought my family the above vehicle so we could get travel trailer. I see there is alot to how to pick the weight I can pull and handle for TW, etc. I don't want to become an expert on the subject so some...

Issue with trailer brakes, need guidance

Good evening everyone. My wife and I are new to the travel trailer life and we had an issue on our trip this past weekend. I drive an 2014 f-250 and we have an Aspen Creek 2850 bunkhouse. We hooked up to leave for the long weekend and the truck threw...

mimmell by Explorer
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Travel Lite TC Owners?

I feel like I'm the only one on this forum. The search I did only came up with a couple owners who had issues with their Travel Lites. I know that every brand has it's issues and each camper is different depending on who put it together, and lots o...

Lance versus Arctic Fox, fridge in wall slide?

Currently have a hard side Lance, looking to upgrade to a slide unit. Most lances are just dinette slides, but the Arctic Fox have the full wall slide with the fridge in it. I'd like the full wall slide, but concerned with fridge performance in the s...

pcoplin by Explorer II
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Replacing Tires on my GMC

My tow vehicle is a 2017 GMC 2500HD. The original tires are FirestoneLT225/75R17, they only have 23000 miles. I have rotated these tires at every oil change approx. every 5000 miles. All four tires have worn fairly equal. They need to be replace as t...

captbru by Explorer
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What are my vehicle s limits

I have a 2014 XLT F150 4/4.I’ll post pics of the specs in the next post.I have a floor plan in mind for a TT, but need to knowwhat my weight limits are.

rickhise by Explorer
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Upgrading wheel size

I have a 2012 Passport 3220BH 7500lbs loaded. Right now it has 14 inch wheels and I need new tires and was thinking of going to a 15 inch rim. I currently have the Carlisle Radial Trail HD 205/75R14 LR C and they have been excellent. I just want to p...

ls1mike by Explorer II
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Truck camper with trailer length

Hello all.Re pulling a trailer, truck with camper bumper to rear hitch is 25'. Have a '04 vintage Haulmark 20' car hauler I can pull. Really only need something like 14' long and 7' wide for a scooter and couple bikes and misc. So with what I have...

Marcela by Explorer
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