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Funky fridge

Hey all, first post after my welcome thread!Anyhow, my camper was pretty neglected by the previous owner and because of such it needed some major cleaning. Everything is better now, but specifically my fridge is gross. I've soaked and cleaned the fri...

Derick by Explorer
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New Truck Campers

Hi everyone! My wife and I have decided to sell our travel trailer and buy a truck camper. We have been RVing for a while now and want to be able to pull a boat while camping. I've got a couple of questions about TC's and the truck. 1) Is it a necess...

norcal10 by Explorer
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Squeaking Clutch

Anyone have any ideas why my oem clutch started squeaking when my foot presses down? The truck is a 2004.5 with the nv5600 transmission. It has a 148000 miles on it and the clutch still works.

Elwoodj by Explorer
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Name of electrical panel latch

Hey all, I just picked up a 1998 Northwood 21c travel trailer and the electrical panel is missing that small plastic latch you have to twist to get it to stay in place. I've googled a bit and can't find anything close to what I'm looking for so I th...

cdoc83 by Explorer
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Adding a 2nd 'Similar' but not Identical Battery?

I'd like to add a 2nd battery to our new TT. Currently it is (came with trailer):Group 24550 CCA675 CA140 RCThe 2nd battery I can get from a local Canadian Tire is:Group 2465 Amp Hours (?)675 CA120 RChttp://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/motomaster-nauti...

Thai by Explorer
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Ram 1500 hem with 8 speed

just replaced our tt with a bigger one, kz 260 factory wt 4400) and pulled it home about 50 km, also first tow with the new ram 1500previous truck was a Dakota v6 with 24 ft tt with 7 inch brakesawesome combination now, with tow/haul on the hemi goes...

28,500 lbs Ford vs Ram 1 ton DRW

VIDEO$80,115 MSRP Ram 3500 385hp/930tq, 4.10 rear, 5690# payload as configured, 11 brake applications on the way down. 2.7 mpg and 11 min 41 sec on the uphill portion.$83,015 MSRP Ford F350 450hp/935tq, 4.10 rear, 5400# payload as configured, 10 bra...

ib516 by Explorer II
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Volts and Sillcone

Thank goodness were going camping soon..:) Some things to ask..I have a Dork plug in digital volt meter in my TT now. When I'm at lets say 120 volts with no load and I turn on my air cond exc what is the lowest reading I should see without doing dama...

mat60 by Explorer
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New to Us KZ 260

we bought the tt and i investigated the slide out issue.its the floor of the slide out thats the issue. no big deal!the slideout is really long, 12 plus feet with two rack/pinion drives at 1/3 and 2/3 positions leaving 4 ft of unsupported slideout fl...

Arctic Fox 806

I know very little about truck campers, always been a trailer guy. My brother is looking at a 2005 AF 806. It's on a short bed now, but owner says it can be used on either long or short bed. Is that a normal thing? Bro has a long bed truck. Not ...

ExxWhy by Explorer
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Do batteries charge while driving?

Hey all, I'm just getting into camping with a travel trailer and was wondering if the batteries "automatically" charge while attached to the tow vehicle? I have verified I have 12v+ at the correct pin on the 7 pole trailer plug but got wondering if ...

cdoc83 by Explorer
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Need Tire Recommendation; Disappointed in Firestone H/T

2016 CTD 2500, 2WD, need for highway use only. No off road, snow, ice, etc. Tow an 8500 lb TT.VERY disappointed in the original equipment Firestone H/T Tires.I've got about 23K on them and I'm seriously wondering if they will go another 5K. Lookin...

Ron3rd by Explorer III
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Tire Pressure

I saw that one of my tires was low on our single axle Gulfstream Visa TT. I check the sticker on the TT which says it should have ST205/75D 14C tires. It also states cold tire pressure should be 50 psi. I then check the tire to see that it is a Frees...