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Trailers on the road today

We did a run to the cabin and back this last weekend (normally do not travel weekends as that is for the worker bees).I didn't have my railer so was going around 80 for the 2 1/2 hour run. I was impressed with about 80% of those traveling that 1. we...

tomman58 by Explorer
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Passport Ultra Lite 238ML

I'm looking at purchasing a 2016 Passport and I have not seen to many post praising or criticizing. It's a 25 foot camper and I will be pulling it with a Toyota Tacoma Crew Cab with an electric trailer brake and equalizer hitch with sway bars. Not ...

2017 dually vs mid 2000 dually comparisons?

I'm curious to hear from folks who have upgraded to a current model dually. I'm hoping to avoid a brand war thread just honest opinions of where/how the new models are improved...specifically for towing heavy. Unloaded performance isn't much a concer...

jbc28 by Explorer
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Homemade roller roof rack

In a recent thread here I described a roof rack modification I made for loading a canoe on my Toyota Tundra. I thought some might be interested in some pictures that explain how I constructed it:This is the finished modification installed on top of ...

4 wheel drive

AllI have a question concerning 4x4 trucks and why I would want one. I will be looking for a new 1 ton truck that will replace my F150 tow vehicle. Everywhere I look at dealer lots and inventory all I see is 4x4s. In the prevailing thought is this...

Dukec by Explorer
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Soft or hard water to fill up the tank?

I read some conflicting reports and always find tons of sale pitching about water processing. So I have water softener in my house and it is great for showers, leave not much water marks and so on. But on the other hand water softener are getting rid...

Kayteg1 by Explorer II
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repairing wheel well after a tire blowout

On my trip to Colorado a couple of weeks ago and I had a tire blow out. It was shredded pretty bad. It tore up the wheel well and the underbelly at the rear of the tire. Was wondering how to fix the damage.

jrdebono by Explorer
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Water pump running but nothing on

I've been living in TC for about 2 months now and it's been my experience that my water pump only turns on when a) water is running or b) after it's been off for awhile and I turn it on so it fills all the lines.However, the last few days, I've been ...

Camplite

I have a Nissan Xterra which has a towing capacity of 5000lbs. I am looking at the Camplite RBS 21. According to the manufacture sticker the dry weight is 3500lbs. I figure with 1000lbs of cargo I still would be under the Xterra towing capacity and...

end of the beginning or begining of the end?

So we pulled our 2016 trailer this month to a relatives' property in the northwest and spent 2 weeks there using the rig as a base and agreed that if we go in any direction that takes more than a day to get back we will stay in a motel and then retur...

nephi007 by Explorer
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Tire blow out

On my trip to Colorado a couple of weeks ago and I had a tire blow out. It was shredded pretty bad. It tore up the wheel well and the underbelly at the rear of the tire. Was wondering how to fix the damage. I used Flex Tape to fix the underbelly behi...

New battery already bad??

2013 Ford F-150 5.0. I replaced the battery Friday. Started the truck up great for the rest of the day.Started up fine Sat AM, but after sitting at work all day Saturday, it kinda slow cranked.This AM, I had to jump start the truck to get to work. I'...