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Re: Cold-ish weather camping
Your most vulnerable points on the RV are (likely), in this order: 1. Low point drains or valves that are exposed 2. Lines 3. Tanks The tanks are the safest even with just an occasional run of the heat. When we had our TT, we always wrapped the low points with towels and bungie cords. We got down to upper 20's a few times and even those didn't freeze. Your mileage may vary.524Views0likes0CommentsRe: Yellow powder in fresh water tank vent tube
Not sure about the yellow, that's a lot of pollen. A lot. For the sanitizing, any amount of bleach is not good for your dump seals. Believe the manual for my TT even says not to use it at all for cleaning sinks or toilets...oddly, it says to use bleach to sanitize but mentions nothing about dumping after the sanitizing process. We always do, though.1.2KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Just bought my first travel trailer
RickG64 wrote: I just bought a 2020 Keystone Outback 330RL Length 37.83 ft, width 8 ft, height 11.33ft Dry weight 8,839 lbs, payload capacity 1,661 lbs, gvwr 10,500 lbs, hitch weight 1,100 lbs My question is how much truck am I going to need to pull this? My wife and I are considering a Ford F-250 with a 6.7L diesel or a Dodge Ram 2500. The trailer dealer suggested a Ford F-150 with the EcoBoost engine. I’ve never owned a trailer and don’t want to buy the wrong vehicle to tow it. What do you suggest? Oh and after you make your decision, maybe contact that salesperson and let them know (in a polite way) that sage advice across the board recommend at least a 3/4 ton and probably a long bed at that to be safe. There is a specific formula for length of trailer coupled with length of wheel base. That's science, not guesswork. That advice should come with a caveat that it would have to be something properly rated, not giving you that info is irresponsible and quite possibly dangerous. You can find 1500s that go up to and beyond 13,000 tow capacity with MAX TOW PKG but again, you need to run the numbers on hitch weight, GVWR, etc. to be sure. Your average 1500 would not be safe with that trailer, IMO. I've been to a few RV shows where I heard some of the most outrageous claims made by very green salespeople, one had no clue at all about the equipment or safety aspects of towing. Knew zip. It was scary. Tried to help him out, to no avail. You will not regret having the right truck, a safe truck not just something that will "pull it".674Views0likes0CommentsRe: Just curious......
BarabooBob wrote: Come on diesel guys, my Eco Boost gets 30 mpg while towing and over 50 mpg empty on the flat. Ok, I will go back into my lonely house and irritate myu wife some more. Someone said that we needed someone to make crazy claims. My wife locked the door and told me to go sleep in the TT. :D Yeah...I'm at 28' and less than 6500 loaded and only get 10-11 at 65-70mph. Bone stock SRW 2019 GMC 3500 w/Duramax. Still getting broke in though, only 15K miles. Oddly, got 10mpg hauling same trailer with a GMC 1500 with the 5.3L gasser. Guessing some of the numbers above are from emissions gutted systems and/or with a tuner in some cases. Need me a tuner, for starters, for sure.457Views0likes0CommentsRe: Question about having camper setup in near freezing temps.
You should be fine if it's not combined with howling winds. Got caught like this in Feb while camping on a warm weekend. Unexpectedly dropped to upper 20's and slight wind in the forecast. Grabbed a few of the thickest, fluffiest towels we had and wrapped the low point tubes and and fresh water drain tap & secured with bungee cords. Disconnected fresh water hose. Checked in the AM, both low points were barely cold to the touch but the fresh water hose we'd left beside the trailer was frozen solid. May have gotten lucky, actually. Next time will just pop the caps off the low points and let them drain. A mere 5 minutes to prevent a crack is worth it. And yes, most new trailers should have pex rated to 100psi. The fittings and valves, however...that's probably our weak points.521Views0likes0CommentsRe: Hideout 338lhs the grey back tank wont drain
Wow, if it's backed up then 1 of 2 things have happened. First, you may have a clog somewhere. Looks like in the specs that all 3 sinks drain into the 69 gal grey tank. 2nd...could you have possibly...or did they at setup leave both valves open?? You'd know this by having a fair amount of drainage when taking off the cap when preparing to dump. I say this because they did on mine...a friend of mine caught it before we headed out for the first trip. The other issue may be more ominous...there a blockage downstream in the drain. There's water in there somewhere and a 2" drop left/right or front/back may cause a little water to not drain during dump but at 69 gal grey and 78 black...there should be gushing until the unlevel trailer holds a little back. Call your seller and talk to the service dept. There's no "goofy" questions for them, they've heard it all. Much of it from me, probably. :) When you find the issue, please post back. We all learn from these situations. Good luck.268Views0likes0CommentsRe: Just bought my first travel trailer
What Vintage said ^^^ If ever there is a time to bring a gun to a knife fight, a tow vehicle is the time...IMO. :) There's really no such thing as "too much" power (tq), stability, safety, etc. when choosing the TV. Good luck and let's hope we can start scooting around again soon as we're well as a nation. Stay safe everyone.676Views0likes0Comments
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