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Dog friendly RV parks; Gulf Coast Area
So we're heading south to the Gulf in a week or so. We are looking for a nice RV Park somewhere between Houston all along the coast to Tallahassee area. We have a 34 foot trailer. Just looking for some nice Campground recommendations that allow dogs and that is close to the beach and obviously the beach has to allow dogs. Thanks in advance!3.9KViews0likes12CommentsRe: School me on heated tanks and enclosed underbelly stuff
Thanks for all the replies. I'm wondering on the ducted heat versions, is there an exit. So it goes down in there and yet eventually comes back up into the coach area? Some of you were complaining about your bedrooms being too cold because the heat is used up down there! How can you tell just by looking at something if you're buying it off of Craigslist if that is how it works is there a way to figure that out?420Views0likes0CommentsSchool me on heated tanks and enclosed underbelly stuff
I want to buy a travel trailer toy hauler that I don't have to worry about the plumbing if the temperatures drop below freezing overnight. But during the day they're fine. In other words I'm not going to camp in Sub-Zero weather for a week straight. I just might have those times when it might get really cold and I don't want to worry about my pipes freezing. So my question or questions is/are about the heated tanks or enclosed underbelly with heat ducting through it, Etc. I guess I can understand what heated tanks are: I assume they have some kind of heaters actually on the tanks and around a plumbing Etc? But I'm not sure about the enclosed heated tanks: where people say the heater from the furnace duct goes down in there and heats up that area. So can you help me sort it out? Thanks I've been 2 years now without a camper and we're ready to get back into it and don't want to make a mistake and buy the wrong thing. mike2.9KViews0likes9CommentsRe: Towing with E rated tires, that DON'T go to 80psi
WE3ZS wrote: FSAD wrote: I think I might have not made myself clear? You are all telling me what I already KNOW (and way more than I asked). I was simply looking for anyone who is towing with an E rated tire that only has a max of 65, and how it does towing the typical weights we tow. That's all. Just wondering how it tows. That's all. I fully understand what you are asking and why. I tow heavy with my modified Excursion, we pull a 41' 11k TT with a tongue weight of 1450lbs and can see up to 6000lbs on the rear axle fully loaded, but usually a little less than that. We had Goodyear Silent Armors in 265/75R16E (3415lbs @ 80 PSI) these factory stock sized tires performed very well for us running them at 80 PSI when loaded. I upgraded to 18" OEM rims and went to a set of Nitto Dura Grapplers in 305/70R18E (3750lbs @ 65 PSI) running at 65 PSI loaded. The performance under load from the new 65 PSI tires is every bit as good as the stockers, they feel as solid as could be with ZERO squishiness or squirm. I am extremely happy with these tires, they perform great, are the quietest truck tire I've ever run and they seem to be wearing very well. The larger lower pressure tires do not run any hotter than the high pressure tires, we use a TST 507RV TPMS system that reads both tire pressure and temperature. If anything the larger tires may actually run a few degrees cooler, but that is a tough call to be exact on as there are too many variable but it is safe to say that they don't run hotter as earlier stated. As long as your rims are wide enough for the larger lower pressure tires (I went from stock 7" wide rims to 8" wide 18"s) then you should be fine and may even gain a little tire load capacity like I did (+670lbs per axle). GREAT! perfect, exactly what I was asking. thank you. anyone else have similar findings?689Views0likes0CommentsRe: Towing with E rated tires, that DON'T go to 80psi
I think I might have not made myself clear? You are all telling me what I already KNOW (and way more than I asked). I was simply looking for anyone who is towing with an E rated tire that only has a max of 65, and how it does towing the typical weights we tow. That's all. Just wondering how it tows. That's all.193Views0likes0CommentsRe: Towing with E rated tires, that DON'T go to 80psi
There ARE tires out there that are E rated (have the load capacity), but only go to 65psi, for example: Duratrac in 325/65/18, E, 65 psi, 3860 lbs Terra Grappler G2 in 305/70/17, E, 65 psi, 3195 lbs Firestone Destination AT in 315/70/17, E, 65 psi, 3195 lbs Firestone Destination MT (same) My main concern is the squishiness; HOW WELL DO THEY TOW? thanks194Views0likes0Comments
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