Travel Trailer Group
cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

Conversations

UR opinion, extra transmission cooler..

I pulled the grill on my (5.3 Liter, 4L60e transmission) Suburban to install an oil cooler and there's a factory oil cooler mounted behind the grill already. I traced the line from the return side of the radiator to the cooler then to the transmissi...

New Outback Super-lite 328RL

IN the process of finishing a deal on a new Outback 328RL with a new Equalizer hitch.Been pulling a 5th wheel for 15 years so this old dog is going to have to learn some new tricks.Will probably see me on here posting bunches of questions over the ne...

RAllison by Explorer
  • 1153 Views
  • 5 replies
  • 0 likes

Flipping Axles

All,I am looking at flipping my axles on my 1989 Fleetwood Taurus trailer. I found a place that does them at a good price.I have read some negative things online about more sway and braking issues.Also, this:Before You Flip Your Axles, Consider ThisT...

cs2kplus by Explorer
  • 5562 Views
  • 21 replies
  • 0 likes

I Made A Frammus For My TC Hauler

I don't know what this contraption should be called, so I'm calling it a frammus. It's purpose is to keep the camper from sliding back in the bed. The back-story on this goes way back to when I first bought my Lance 1121. It's a 2001 model, and I bou...

NRALIFR by Explorer
  • 1710 Views
  • 5 replies
  • 0 likes

white water retro air conditioners

Hi Guys!My wife and I are looking at a White Water Retro 177SE. The trailer is 19' and seems to be very well insulated. The air conditioner that comes with the unit is 8k btu. Now, we live in Las Vegas and while we don't anticipate camping in the des...

1000 pound tongue weight: 1/2 ton or 3/4 ton???

Hi,I am looking at a new trailer that has a 1000 pound tongue weight (dry). Should I be looking at a 3/4 ton truck or will a newer 1/2 ton suffice? I know that some of the new Ford F-150s have pretty high payload ratings, but I am not sure how real...

bowler1 by Explorer
  • 4805 Views
  • 15 replies
  • 0 likes

Considering a new truck

Hi Guys. Going to look at a 2017 Ram 3500 dually tomorrow. We currently have a 2004 dodge 3500 dually. Our camper is an Arctic Fox 1150. Does anyone have any words of wisdom? I am assuming that the camper should fit fine and Torklift makes frame moun...

New soon to be owner with some questions

I am currently trying to decide between a few different 28-29 foot travel trailers and I have a ton of questions but I will try to keep it to the big ones:1. The first one is a Forest River cruise lite 282qbxl. The waste pipes are behind the wheels a...

RV17 by Explorer
  • 1240 Views
  • 9 replies
  • 0 likes

Escape hatch cover

The crank up cover for the escape hatch on my 2001 Lance Lite 845 has started to crack and leak at the rivets. The inside of the metal frame measures 19" X 25 3/4". I cannot locate any manufacturer info and I am unsure how these buggers are sized.Any...

Steelhog by Explorer
  • 5079 Views
  • 7 replies
  • 0 likes

2014 Nissan Pathfinder

I am looking for a small camper, Under 3500 lbs. The pathfinder is rated at 5000lb with a tongue limit of 500lbs. I am concerned about getting to close to the hitch weight limit. It seems that the single axle campers have a low total weight but a hig...

Trailer storage in mexico

Leaving our 30ft trailer in storage for the summer. I am told this area gets quite high winds and a lot of rain. Any advice on covering for 30ft trailer and small car for the summer months?

30 to 50 Amp

So got a new travel trailer, which is uses 30 amps. I know they sale converter plugs to go from 30 to 50amp. Is that ok to do?Thanks

What flavor of toilet chem is your favorite?

Howdy,Been RVing for many years (about 47). In our recent past ,say 6 or 8years we ave been using the Walex Bio-active holding tank stuff. We get this from Campers World and then they get us. We always pay more than we think this stuff is worth and...

tomman58 by Explorer
  • 5829 Views
  • 35 replies
  • 0 likes