All ActivityMost RecentMost LikesSolutionsRe: Sliding Mirror Doors and Securing Them for TravelWe had those sliding glass mirrors in our fifth wheel. We pulled that fifth wheel over 160,00 miles in 15 years and never had any trouble with the door latches.Re: silverado 1/2 ton with 5.7L V8We want the 1/2 ton crew cab to pull a 20 ft rv trailer to be used as our motel room when we are traveling cross country to visit friends and relatives. I looked at the truck specs on the web and it is tow ready with integrated brake controller and 3.42 axle.Re: silverado 1/2 ton with 5.7L V8 mikeh449 wrote: I had 2012 1500 with 5.3 pulled 30 ft starcraft travel star How far did you pull your 30ft trailer on most trips.Re: silverado 1/2 ton with 5.7L V8I don't have the truck yet but Im looking at a brand new 2016 2wd subject truck with crew cab and a 5.(something)L V8 and wondering if anyone pulls a 20 ft travel trailer with it.silverado 1/2 ton with 5.7L V8Does anyone pull a 20 foot trailer with the subject truck? If so, I would love to hear how the truck handles the load.Re: water heater flame fades outI am not sure how the burner on your hot water heater works, but if it is like the burner in my refrigerator it could be the burner is clogged with rust. If so, try cleaning the burner and see if that solves your problem.Re: Will Towing a Keystone TH to Alaska Make it Fall Apart?Its been a while since I was to Alaska in our fiver, but the thing I learned on the road was: If you see road sign saying "Bump" you better slow down. It is not like in the lower 48 where a bump sign means a slight change in the road. On the Alaska hiway they only put a bump sign out when its a really big bump...Re: Norcold 121x refigeratorI am just taking a guess, but I would say that your RV refrigerator would not be a candidate for running on a device that converts 12 volt DC to 120v AC. Your refrigerator uses resistive heating to turn liquid ammonia to a gas. The current draw would too high. It would exceed your batteries capability.Re: Brakes 2500HD 2007I am at 109,000 miles of towing our fifth wheel and all the brakes have still a lot of pad. I think about 150,000 I may have to change the brake pads.Re: What kind of RVer are youThis is us.... Retirees seeing the country and traveling for months at a time at a leisurely pace stopping for days or weeks at they go along but returning to a home base for most of the year;
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