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Re: Warning for Blue Ox base plates on Honda CR-Vs
Horsedoc wrote: What do YOU think caused it? It appears to be a bad design. The metal used for the drop from the car attachment point to the main cross bar stressed over time and cracked. This has happened to others besides me. I won't buy another.803Views0likes0CommentsRe: Warning for Blue Ox base plates on Honda CR-Vs
mleekamp wrote: Yikes! Had not heard of this ever happening...BlueOx, not even other brands. We flat towed for a year with a 20 year old Jeep using the steel front bumper and a cheap tow bar -- something I was always worried about is what happened to you. I thought the actual baseplates (vs setup we used to have) was safer. Thanks for the warning! I'm actually thinking of switching to a jeep with an offroad bumper so I won't need a base plate anymore. What was your concern with this setup?804Views0likes0CommentsWarning for Blue Ox base plates on Honda CR-Vs
Warning to those who tow a Honda CR-V using a Blue Ox base plate. Ours failed while towing. The base plate itself cracked and broke. After doing some some searching I've found others have had the same problem, so it appears to be a design flaw with the base plate. Ours had over 50k miles on it before this happened, and our tow bars have always been level.3.9KViews0likes11CommentsRe: Dashboard stereo replacement
I yanked out the Kenwood in our new Tiffin and replaced it with a new stereo I got from Crutchfield. I wanted Android Auto. So much better than the dated Kenwood model Tiffin included. Crutchfield can't provide wiring or trim kits for motorhomes, but splicing it wasn't too hard. The trim fit was a little off (some gaps), but a little black electrical tape made it look pretty good.680Views0likes0CommentsTraveling Mailbox and Florida Domicile
Hi. Does anyone use Traveling Mailbox for mail forwarding and use one of their Florida addresses to establish domicile? I tried using their Tallahassee address but got push back from the local DMV as it wasn't a residential address. Traveling Mailbox claims other customers have used their Florida addresses to successfully establish domicile. I just don't know the "tricks" to make it happen and get the DMV to go for it.3.4KViews0likes9CommentsRe: Snowbirding - What is typical monthly rent by region?
We stay in the middle of Florida on the gulf coast, and it runs about $1000/month. All depends on how nice a "resort" and how close to the beaches. Inland can be considerably cheaper. Usually quite hard to get sites in the middle of winter (Jan, Feb), but may be easier this year due to Covid and the lack of Canadians coming down.256Views0likes0CommentsRe: Question for those out on the road now
There was a video yesterday by a local TV station showing Clearwater beach full of people, assuming mostly spring break crowd? Today they closed the beach down, and more in the area following suit. If people can't act sensibly on their own, the government will do it for them!579Views0likes0CommentsRe: Signing a power of attorney for bank when selling your RV
I recently sold an RV and the buyer used this company to finance. They asked for same from me. I was a little hesitant at first but did a little research and went ahead with it. Had no issues, and process went smooth for me. Wasn't so smooth for the buyer, but that was for unrelated issues.318Views0likes0Comments
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