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Re: Tv mount question
Depending on the size of the TV you're wanting to mount would drive my suggestions. If it's smaller (21" or so), you can get away with an vertical articulating mount similar to this one. https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=7844 Note that the two mounting screws are vertical, one above the other so you basically just have to identify a vertical stud and hit it solidly. If it's a bigger TV, something like this might be your best best, Again Vertical mounting screws. https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=6198 If you go with the cabinet mount as described above, you could use toggle bolts through the cabinet and put a backer inside the cabinet to support. If you go with the exterior wall, measure the thickness of your wall at the entry door. Then measure the thickness of the mounting plate and use screws 1/8" less than the two measurements totaled so you don't puncture the fiberglass outside.270Views0likes0CommentsRe: New Trailer Thoughts
trail-explorer wrote: WNYBob wrote: I would recommend not getting a "Fiberglass" exterior from any manufacturer. That "great" looking skin is backed by wood! When moisture penetrates the seams you get the "dreaded" delamination,which will cost you at least 10% in resale value!!! (The exception is those rv's built with Azdel backing). So look at the "old" aluminum sided rv's. Maintain the seals and all is well. Seals need maintained on Aluminum trailers too, otherwise they leak and rot. X2 Get whichever you want or like best and get you rear on the roof 2-3 times a year and check all your seams and seals and redo any that look like they may have a crack or place for water to get in. Check the corner seams on all four corners and the seams on the front of the trailer as well as it gets pounded with rain when hauling during a storm. Do that religiously and your camper will last. Don't and they all will rot if left to let water in, less the all aluminum trailers.420Views0likes0CommentsRe: Generator / Invertor
Another happy Predator 3500 here. Love that it's idle quiet unless it's being pushed to above 1200-1500 watts and even at full load, very reasonable. Used it run my AC this weekend while I was out there working and ran like a champ. Very happy with my purchase decision.429Views0likes0CommentsRe: Tongue Weight Reminder
rbpru wrote: I have seen that video a dozen times. Interesting but real world vehicle performance as little to do with models on a treadmill. That does not mean one can ignore proper trailer loading. However, in most cases the load in TT is determined the floor plan. Food goes in the pantry, pot and pans in the kitchen, linens in the linen closet etc. In addition the really heavy items like water and waste tanks are set buy the factory. You are correct in that the floor plan determines the storage places for many items but there are many things people can do to help. I carry bottled water in the front of the camper on the floor, along with tool boxes and anything else of significant weight. Getting as much weight forward as I can with what I can control and then making sure I'm not doing anything stupid to counteract it like traveling with full tanks in the rear of the camper. Find out which tanks are forward of the wheels and travel with those full if you have sway, make sure anything rearward is as light as it can be. And it doesn't have to be the heaviest item in the world. the further it is from the wheels, the more it shifts weight that direction, just like a teeter totter. It's all leverage, wherever you put it.322Views0likes0CommentsRe: A simple idea
Wife can't be trained, at least I haven't been successful in the 7 years we have been camping together. She feels too much pressure in being back there and forgets all the previously agreed upon hand signals and starts failing around any time I get close to something. Even moving acceptably close like along the edge of the gravel on the drivers side of the driveway so I can maximize camping space will have her twirling like a windmill. She also doesn't seem to grasp the concept of if you can't seem me in the mirror, then I can't see you and I stop. Then she's confused on whats going on and throws her arms up. Daughter has usually gone camping with us and she doesn't feel the stress and can stay focused without a panic attack so I've used her as my second set of eyes when available. Luckily, I'm pretty proficient in backing after years with horse, boat and farm trailers of different lengths and hitch types along with dollies for aircraft containers as a former retired FedEx Express Ramp Operations Manager. Those things are about 8' long and just like a pivoting head hay wagon. That's the biggest challenge most of ever will face backing a trailer. One of the reasons I got a backup camera now that our daughter is on her own and often isn't with us when we setup and comes later when she can. The wife takes the dogs on leash and walks them while I survey the space, make a mental note of anything I need to stay aware of and I use the get out and look method if it's tight and the camera isn't giving me the view I need to be sure. Main tip I'll offer is survey the site intently. Walk it and stand in one of the rear corners if needed. I can't tell you how many times I avoided an issue by walking the site before I started my back in. Check limbs/overhanging items (Some folks forget to look up), items on the parking pad that shouldn't be there. Have found tent stakes in gravel pointing up where someone dropped them while loading up that could have caused a flat tire. Good luck in working through to find a system that works for you. The main thing is take your time, don't get upset. Even with all the issues my wife and I have had trying to work through this, I never get upset with her. I just tell her "I got it, I'm good" and finish myself when I can see she's getting worked up. Camping isn't stressful unless we make it that way.673Views0likes0CommentsRe: A New Campground WiFi Record
pianotuna wrote: I still don't understand the need for such speeds. I'm throttled at the moment and so dl is 2.0 mbps and up load is 1.4. I can watch netflix with no buffering. If they are sharing it with a 100 campers that are on the network, they are all getting about the same 2.0 mbps you are. If it happens to be 200 people streaming youtube or netflix, then they are getting 1 mbps which isn't a great stream speed.100Views0likes0CommentsRe: Induction cookers For Inverters And Hot Weather?
I cook outside 98% of the time on a three burner Camp Chef stove with a Weber Q 220 next to it. The few times I have to use the stove for something, it doesn't worry me. I turn on the exhaust fan (which exhausts outside-some don't) and the max air fan in the bathroom for an hour or so.488Views0likes0CommentsRe: Roadside Assistance Question
PartyOf Five wrote: Don't forget to check with your insurance provider because it's really inexpensive if you don't use regularly, and sounds like that's your plan, to have it as a backup option. Roadside assistance on my Progressive policy for my Toyhauler is $16.00 every 6 months. I've used it 3 times to change a flat, once for towing which it limits to 100 miles or less. Hard to beat that.585Views0likes0CommentsRe: I hate dinettes
I don't disagree. I have never sat in one that I wasn't wishing for something more comfortable within 10-15 minutes. Usually cushions are a memory foam that is way to soft and ends up being 1" thick for an average sized guy. I "Generously" offer to allow guests the dinette seats and bring in a camping chair to sit at the end of the table if we are stuck inside playing a board game or cards. Fine for kids or those hovering around 100 lbs but torturous for anyone approaching 200 or with a back or hip issue. I bought a toy hauler with a happi-jack opposing couches/bunk setup and while it wasn't the reason I went toy hauler, it was a definite selling point in my mind.134Views0likes0CommentsRe: Satelite Internet
Most people that full time in there RV have the internet issue and what I have come to understand as the best solution for across the country is this: Two Mifi units (hotspots) with unlimited plans, one with Verizon and one with AT&T. Between the two carriers, there is decent coverage ALMOST everywhere. It's costly but unless you have an older cell phone plan that allows you to use your phone (as one of the a hotspots) without limiting your data, that's about the best way to have a fast enough connection to stream or surf, upload and download at reasonable speeds. Check out Technomadia.com which is the best source for internet and mobile connectivity that I have found.267Views0likes0Comments
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