I wonder how many will come over to the new forum page from RV.Net? I thought we would see all of our old subjects over here and just continue on as usual, but so far they haven't been moved. I hope the forum continues as this was the last page that had much helpful traffic left, or maybe the Facebook truck camper pages are our last resort? Well, hi everyone and reply if you're over here checking it out.

Hey MORSNOW, We are working on transferring all Truck Camper Content over to the new Truck Camper group! There is a lot of content so it might take us a while but eventually, we will get there! Thank you for your patience while we work to set up this new community. If you have more feedback we would love to hear it! (p.s. - we love the photo & want to see more)

New Truck Camper Forum Comments | Good Sam Community

63 Replies

MNtundraRet
Navigator
Aug 13, 2024
My last RV was a motorhome. It just happens that this truck-camper forum was the first one with old RV.Net members finding our way here after the old forum folded. We all learned how to use this Goodsam forum by posting here. We all helped each other here.
😁
MNtundraRet
Navigator
Aug 10, 2024
Welcome here Freddy. Without any mods showing up, this may be like the "Old West". No sheriffs in town.
For now, we just keep mudding through.
😄
- Bedlam
  Moderator
  Aug 12, 2024
  I'm here but not heavy handed in moderation unless things turn uncivil or run against the rules of the forum.
  - StirCrazy
    Moderator
    Aug 12, 2024
    just you or are the others hiding in the background also?
rpnelson11
Explorer III
Aug 08, 2024
I don't think too many people will use this. This forum does not work very well.
- StirCrazy
  Moderator
  Aug 09, 2024
  the forum actualy works quite well, yes its a different format and takes some time to get used to and yes it does have it quirks like using a bold to highlight new posts instead of somthing that stands out more and not highlighting old posts with new comments. the problem is it was to much of a change at ones with to much confusion for a lot of people and they just said screw it.
Bedlam
Moderator
Dec 01, 2023
Remember that the solution button is just as optional as the like button. If it doesn't fit the narrative of the post, you do not have to use it.
- rpnelson11
  Explorer III
  Aug 09, 2024
  I have seen the solution button but don't know what it does - ,- so I am afraid to try it. Wife says go ahead, touch it.
  - way2roll
    Navigator II
    Aug 09, 2024
    If you ask a question and someone provides the solution you can use the solution to indicate that it solved the problem/answered the question.
Fuller_Johnson
Explorer II
Nov 27, 2023
Still trying to figure out how all this works. I never posted much as I could figure out most things myself.
jimh406
Explorer III
Nov 25, 2023
I guess some growing pains are expected. It's not like the old site was perfect although it was familiar.
I haven't found a good reading view, so far. The view seems to be optimized for showing pictures. Not a bad thing except they take up a lot of screen space.
Also, the editing window seems tiny and there is no way to ignore people who are spammy to me.
- JoeChiOhki
  Explorer II
  Nov 30, 2023
  There isn't. They used a Problem/Solution tool, like Stackoverflow, vs forum software.
  Each new post is a "Problem" and comments are meant to be "solutions" to said problem.
  Unfortunately, it means you're basically doing the equivalent of trying to have a nice chat on a program meant for issue resolution.
  
  Great if your focus is to have your users be a tech support group for questions like "Can I pull a Host Mammoth on my Toyota Tundra?" or "I'm overweight, will air bags make my truck legal?", but not as beneficial to a trip report post or a chat about planning a rally
- MNtundraRet
  Navigator
  Nov 26, 2023
  It would be nice if they had a specific forum site to post any coding errors we might find, or functions that might help to ease using the forum.
  - Bedlam
    Moderator
    Nov 27, 2023
    Use Community Feedback for forum issues.
    
    https://community.goodsam.com/t5/community-feedback/bd-p/CommunityFeedback
MORSNOW
Navigator III
Nov 24, 2023
I've also noticed that this new forum requires us to scroll through each page until we see the unread reply's. Has anyone found a way to go directly to the first unread reply?
- MNtundraRet
  Navigator
  Nov 24, 2023
  If you click on the bell to the left of your Avatar at the top right of this page, you will recent replies, etc. to your last replies.
JoeChiOhki
Explorer II
Nov 24, 2023
Using the page, while pretty, does feel a tad klunky. Not sure if I'll spend as much time vs iRV2 which is still an old style format forum
RICKIM
Explorer III
Nov 22, 2023
We made it to the new site! I’m not opposed to the change and kinda like it.
Everything seems to work out for the best!
- notsobigjoe
  Nomad III
  Nov 26, 2023
  Yeah Rick, Me too. I like it a lot. I'm probably going to switch over to a TT soon so I've been lurking over on that forum. But all in all with my laymen's knowledge of all this stuff I think it's going very smoothly.
  Joe
Tiger4x4RV
Nomad
Nov 21, 2023
My rig is a 4x4 Class C which thinks it is a truck camper. For many years, the moderators and participants of the Truck Camper Forum have welcomed me and my trip reports. I hope that this welcome continues in the new setup. And I hope that the comment someone made about posting photos now being easier is correct, because I really look forward to that and am going to try it....