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Optimum RV, Ocala, Florida

I recently went full time Rving, May 8th. My wife and I have been camping for over 42 years in about every type camper. We purchased a 2006 Itaska Motorhome this time and had the worst experience ever, It ended up costing us several thousand dollars ...

Campin10 by Explorer
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Vinegar and baking soda in holding tanks?

Forgive me: Age-old subject beat to pieces! We have used strong vinegar to clean our holding tanks before and get gauges working. Have heard others mention using vinegar AND baking soda. We know how much vinegar to use, but how much baking soda? ...

Buying an "Orphan"?

We have been looking for small, around 20', travel trailer and came across one we like, the Evergreen I-Go. When I tried to google the company, I found they went out of business, how sad for the workers and owners of their product.The deals are attr...

Good Sam RV Insurance Feedback

We are considering Good Sam RV insurance to cover the chance that our TV or trailer has major issues on the road. We currently have AAA but that would only cover our TV and would not help with getting our TT back to civilization while the TV was bei...

Good Sams gas savings

WOW, I follow this forum and as many have said this needs to be a sticky!! Love the information and use it frequently. I do have a question...DH went to camping world to find a portable poopy cart and of course they didn't carry it in the store BO...

Generators: Cummins 4500 vs Westinghouse vs. ?????

Hi,I know this question has been asked before, but I did not really find a truly definitive answer. I am looking to buy a quiet generator to use with my 5th wheel (50 amp with two AC units). I would use just one when I did not need the AC, but would...

bowler1 by Explorer
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Favorite travel game

What is your favorite travel board game? So far all we play is Rummy with cards - looking into Parcheesi or something similar that folds up smallish for travel. We like to play at the picnic table in the evenings - with a fire, or not...Any ideas?

pasusan by Explorer
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Amish cooling unit installed

After reading a lot here and elsewhere I finally decided to get it done to our Norcold 1200 refer since we are in Shipshewanna anyway. I found out that some such units are nothing more that refurbished OEM units. Helium seems to be the safer gas to p...

Replace fridge with different model?

Our older RV (2005 Fleetwood 25QB) fridge (Dometic RM2652) died, and I'm wondering if there's any issues replacing it with an RM2620? It is not listed as a replacement model in this chart but as far as I can see the only difference is it's slightly s...

SlowBro by Explorer III
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What is an F53 motorhome

I've seen a lot of posts lately about problems with an F53 motorhome which got me to thinking. What is an F53? How do I spot one? Should I avoid one if shopping for a new MH?

opnspaces by Navigator II
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Houston Trailer Storage - Covered vs Uncovered?

Good morning, I'm moving to Houston (Katy), TX from Calgary, Canada and I'm wondering about storing my travel trailer under cover or not.Covered storage is not a thing in the Calgary area.I'm guessing people choose covered to avoid the sun.Is it wor...

Looking for Texas storage facility

Could any Texas members offer any advice on trailer/truck storage anywhere within 1-2 hours of: Dallas / Houston / Austin?My family is travelling around the country. I have a work assignment overseas and I was hoping to store my pickup truck and 33' ...

rvhippo by Explorer
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Katy Texas Trailer Storage

Good morning. I'm moving to Katy Texas and wondering if anyone has any recommendations for trailer storage options nearby.Thanks to all.CCPS Feel free to move this question if it isn't in the right spot.

Temp Regulation in Norcold Fridge

I have a 121X series Norcold fridge - 12 cu. ft. I think. It seems to do a poor job of regulating the temperature inside the fridge. For example:Note: All of these examples occurred without large changes in outside temperature, excessive opening/clos...

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