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Re: Front living rooms
Me Again wrote: jonrjen wrote: Can someone address the question about the Front Living units being hot this arrangement? I had also heard rumors of heat build up in the living room area of front living 5th wheels. It makes sense since the AC cooled air is heavier and would drop to the lower level of the RV. As well as the living room is at the highest point of the RV where the hot air would rise. Or you have a front AC unit right over your head blasting cold air on you. I guess this could be true if the couches are sitting directly under the vents. However most FL arrangements have the couches in the slide outs which don't always provide the greatest insulation values. And many manufactures don't bother to insulated the nose cap of a 5th wheels which would only add to heat radiation into the living room area. There are afew FL floorplans that I would like to look deeper into as a next purchase, I'm only wanting to expand my knowledge from others who have experienced what may be part of my future.512Views0likes0CommentsRe: Front living rooms
To the point of front living units having less basement storage I guess it could be due to the manufactures wanting to increase headroom in the front living area the only way to do this without raising the over all height of the RV would be to lower the floor which would in turn take away from the basement storage capacity.511Views0likes0CommentsRe: Front living rooms
Can someone address the question about the Front Living units being hot this arrangement? I had also heard rumors of heat build up in the living room area of front living 5th wheels. It makes sense since the AC cooled air is heavier and would drop to the lower level of the RV. As well as the living room is at the highest point of the RV where the hot air would rise.512Views0likes0CommentsRe: Voltage Drop Across New Breakaway Switch
Why did you replace the break away switch with a replacement? Was there an issue with the original? Did you check the voltage reading on it before replacing it? Did you wire the new switch directly into the junction box and tie it into the wire harness or cut the old wire leads and tap into the old wire harness of the original break away switch? Have you check for a voltage reading at the wires in the junction box located at the hitch?279Views0likes0CommentsRe: Given your knowledge, would you do it again?
ricklord2001 wrote: I've never owned a 5fh wheel but have had 3 RV's and relly felt like i had to respond to this. I owned a nice middle grade rv very nice, very few problems just not real fancy. I sold it and bought a higb end rv with more bling and stuff than i can list hear. Wd ended up spending a lot of our time in repair shops wait rooms. One of the main problems was getting things fixed. You'd spend time amd money getting somethimg repIred only to find they didn't fix it and start all over again. We got so fed up we sold it and got out of rving. I wish i'd never the other one and if i get another it'll be a lot simplier, nice but not all the fancy stuff. Just my two cents hope it helps. This is the reason that I sold our last Class A diesel pusher. Cost plus down time for repairs drove me crazy. Sucker was beautiful, but it was a sucker non the least.460Views0likes0CommentsRe: Given your knowledge, would you do it again?
I will admit that I have price shopped a larger fireplace insert. $329 shipped to my door for the 33" which is the largest offered. Not to mention the largest that will fit in my entertainment center. Wouldn't mind more comfortable recliners. Currently have Lazy Boy leather, but a side by side theater set up would be nice. Another nice thing about our current Wildcat is that we plan to take our grand sons with us this summer. The thought of grandsons and white leather don't make a whole bunch of sense. Surprisinly the trailers that we are looking at are the same basic front bath with a half bath on the lower level that we currently have.459Views0likes0CommentsRe: Given your knowledge, would you do it again?
Lwiddis wrote: "Going a little more high quality and bling along the way. To be honest the Wildcat is one of the best values or bang for the buck that I have experienced in RV ownership." Buying a new unit for more bling? When the current RV is adequate and bug free? Hmmm Didn't say it was one of my smartest decisions.109Views0likes0CommentsGiven your knowledge, would you do it again?
We currently have a 2013 Wildcat 353ls that we purchased new. We currently have all of the bugs worked out of it. And I can't say enough positive things about the Wildcat division of Forest River. They have gone way above any and all expectations of service during the initial warranty period as well as offerings of good will gestures after the warranty has expired. Yet, we are now thinking up upgrading our choice of 5th wheel ownership. Going a little more high quality and bling along the way. To be honest the Wildcat is one of the best values or bang for the buck that I have experienced in RV ownership. We are looking at Open Range 3X, Big Country and a new old stock Forest River Trilogy by Dynamax. So now you know some of my latest history of ownership. And yes there have been some bumps and bruises along the way. Some that I could fix, more that I had to count on Wildcat to handle and a deep wallet slide issue that hurt my budget. Question is, with all that you have gone through, would you go forward, run the other way, keep what you have or rather pull your hair out if giving consideration to starting over with a new RV purchase?4.1KViews0likes21CommentsRe: Carlisle HD G-rated tires 235/85-16
4bearhug wrote: jonrjen wrote: It is getting time to replace the tires on our 5th wheel. I am currently running LT E-rated tires rather than running ST tires. Yes, I know that this comment just made a few of you gasp at such a statement. In my many years of 5th wheel rving I have never had a blow out running LT tires. However I can say that I have owned a trailer that has experienced two blow outs before I ever took actual delivery. Of course it was wearing OEM China made ST tires. Anyway, back to the base of my post. I was talking to my tire dealer who mentioned that Carlisle has come out with a new ST trailer tire in the 235/82-16 size in a HD F-rated version. These are speed rated at 75mph, 12ply tires. nyone have any first hand experience running these latest Carlisle tires? If so do you care to share any information? If you're having great success with LTs why consider going back to STs? What does the ST provide that you aren't getting with LTs? Is the weight rating the attraction? is the risk worth the extra weight? I wonder the same thing to be honest!!!421Views0likes0Comments
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