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Victron DC to DC in engine compartment?

Has anyone mounted their DC to DC charger in the engine compartment of their truck? I’m looking at options for where to mount a Victron Orion unit to charge the camper batteries off the trucks alternator. My camper batteries are in boxes mounted to ...

flyte63 by Explorer
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Armless Rear Awning

Hi,We are all familiar with the standard rear awning that you get on a rear entry truck camper, they have the arms on the sides that if you don’t extend the awning all the way out you have a chance of hitting your head on the unfolded awning arm.I wo...

egarant by Explorer III
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Recaulking the camper

Been on top of camper all caulking looks in real good condition, always stored in doors out of the weather. Bought new in 2015 asking if you would recaulk or not, still have inside storage in the barn, camper is all aluminum no wood to rot so even if...

djg by Explorer
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Water Damage - Is it worth restoring?

Hi There,Trailer has been in continuous outdoor storage 250 miles away for 6 years. I drove up yesterday to do some repairs prior to transporting to my current location. I found that there is water damage - the roof seal has opened up pretty badly in...

Taffy_C by Explorer
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Will a 3/4 ton do

I have an rv that is at the 14000 GVWR. I need a new tow vehicle and was wondering if a 2500 or 3/4 ton truck would safely tow this. I would appreciate your knowledgeable input on this. Would this being a 5th wheel make a difference?Thanks

Tie Down Angle Best Practice

With my new Ram 5500 and flatbed, I have pretty much infinite choice where to anchor the truck end of the Torklift Fastguns. Now for the theory question. Will they be better off pulling straight down, slight angle or more angle like this /. I see ...

Camper Tie Downs for an OBS Ford

Helping a friend with camper set up and tie down bracketsCamper: 2003 S&S Ponderosa 9.5 - Dry weight 2800#.Truck has Happijac tie downs set up from original owner back in 1992 (but no stabilizer cross bar for front tie downs, nor stabilizer brackets....

Baja_Man by Explorer
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Arctic Fox 1150 onboard batteries

I have a 2019 AF1150 and don't see any charging of the house batteries while driving, is this OEM or do I need to check for fuse/other issues? I didn't notice the lack of charging until we recently started boondocking and moving every other day. Ou...

blarsony by Explorer
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Nash 18FM water intrusion?

Good evening fellow RVers, I own a 2022 Nash 18FM --- we took delivery in March 2022 and proceeded to run it for 2500 miles looping from PA to VA to GA to South C to North C back through VA, PA and finally home to NJ. Our break-in found all system an...

wallaceb by Explorer
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Warm Fridge - Dometic DM2882

My Dometic DM2882 has an ice cold freezer, but the fridge goes from low 40's to 60 as the day heats up. Does anyone know if this refrigerator has electric fans on the backside below the coils? I can't see any, but its pretty tight in the compartment....

kcgaz by Explorer
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Tongue weight limits and wdh

What happens with the tongue weight limit when you are using a weight distributing hitch?My Tacoma says the the tongue weight limit is 650 lbs. Does that mean that if my trailer has a tongue weight over 650 I need a wdh, or that I shouldn’t pull that...

waynefi by Explorer
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Apple car play or XM radio

Hello AllIt's been a while.I took my first trip to Arizona from North Carolina.Had a great time drove about 3,000 miles. I have 2002 F350 with a Bigfoot truck camper. I would like to upgrade the radio in the Truck. I was shown a Kenwood touch screen ...

GULFMAN by Explorer
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