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RE: Long Box--Short Box?
It's not so much the hook-up but whether or not the trailer will hit the cab or rear window on sharp turns. It's a question of the distance from the pin to back of the cab. I would think a slider hitch will be a must.
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Jayco-noslide
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05/11/13 10:23am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Is there a problem with electric Heater VS. Propane?
We use a Vornado electric heater all of the time to heat down to around freezing then we might need the trailer furnace a little. I wouldn't worry about stuff freezing until it gets down into the 20's and stays there awhile. The 1st to freeze is the hose to the city water and the tank dump valves and the furnace won't protect those.
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Jayco-noslide
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05/11/13 10:19am |
Tech Issues
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Slider Hitch danger?
Yesterday we were visiting with a dealer whom I respect and trust and he said that he will not sell a slider hitch because of reports of them moving when not supposed to. He's been there in business a long time and is a fairly large dealer(motorhomes more than trailers). This caught me by surprise. Anyone else hear this? We have a manual slider and no problems at all. How could he sell a 5th wheel to someone with a short box and not deal in sliders?
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Jayco-noslide
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05/11/13 10:15am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Looking for ideas on next RV to purchase
Whether one wants big or small is mostly a state of mind. There always comes a time during a long trip that I start wishing, briefly, that I was home but it's never because our 26 ft 5th wheel is too small.
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Jayco-noslide
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05/11/13 10:10am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Looking for ideas on next RV to purchase
So true about small 5ers. We tow a 1999 25 ft. Jayco with a 1500 Chevy but it has no slides and a dry wt of 5,300 lbs. There are 5th wheels that are half-ton towable but very few and dealers often don't stock the smallest models. For example, Jayco does make one now that is around 25 actual feet and has a dry wt around 6000 lbs. but very hard to find one in stock. They all want to stock next size up which is several ft. longer and much heavier. There are many choices in pull behind trailers in any size you might want.
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Jayco-noslide
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05/06/13 01:04pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: depreciation of travel trailer
Re: the post that states that trailers depreciate so much less than motorhomes, that may be just because they cost so much less. The percentage of loss may be similar?
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Jayco-noslide
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05/06/13 12:58pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: depreciation of travel trailer
Ah, depreciation. One of my favorite soapbox topics. RVers don't like to talk about it because RV's depreciate a lot and that is, for many, the single biggest cost of RVing. I can't give a specific answer but just look at some used ones and compare the price with a new comparable. I would think a 20 some thousand dollar trailer would depreciate several thousand the 1st year and loose half in a few years. Also, keep in mind that new ones seldom really sell for anywhere near the posted sticker price so if he paid 22,000, the sticker price may have been well over 25,000. We paid about $10,000 for a 1999 in 2003 and the sticker price was $17,000 when new so it depreciated 7,000 off the sticker in 4 years.
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Jayco-noslide
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05/01/13 06:45pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: What is DW (or DH)
I hate jargon and wish RVers would drop most of it. I think it's just someone trying to be cute with the language and it can be unclear for those of us who can't remember what all the letters mean.
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Jayco-noslide
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05/01/13 06:37pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Overdrive?
I would put it in tow-haul and let it do whatever it's computers says it can. Within limits. For example, if it kept shifting gears all of the time, I would downshift till it would mainly stay in the 1 gear.
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Jayco-noslide
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05/01/13 06:34pm |
Towing
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RE: Overweight.
We tow a 26 ft 5th wheel (no slides) with a dry wt of 5,300 lbs with a 2007 half-ton Silverado and it tows it fine but I would not add 1000 lbs, not even 500.
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Jayco-noslide
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05/01/13 06:32pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Yellowstone, Grand Tetons or Glacier Access
Also, we have friends who within the next few days will start work at 1 of the visitors centers at Grand Teton so that tells you that visitors will start arriving, though there still could be snow in places.
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Jayco-noslide
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05/01/13 10:06am |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Yellowstone, Grand Tetons or Glacier Access
The going-to-the-sun highway usually does not open till early July due to snow. You can't go across it with your trailer anytime but you could still find plenty of campgrounds on either side of the Park or part way into the Park. I probably wouldn't go there till late May or early June. The season starts a little earlier at YNP but, still, much of the Park is at 8000 ft. or more. It partly depends on your tolerance for uncertain temperatures.
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Jayco-noslide
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05/01/13 10:04am |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Miami area?
If you like national park type campgrounds (no hook-ups) then we like the one just inside Everglades NP; has the word "pine" in it. Nice sites and bathroom; just no hook-ups. Also, further west on the Tamiami Trail is Midway Campground; another very nice NP campground but with elec hook-up. However, not very close to Miami.
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Jayco-noslide
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05/01/13 09:59am |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Do you think anything will freeze?
Anything around 27 or 28 or below for several hours, I would worry. Whether I would worry enough to travel that far I doubt. A 700 mile round trip will cost you several hundred dollars(total cost, not just gas) which might repair any minor damage from freezing.
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Jayco-noslide
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04/30/13 09:20am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Recommended Vornado model for 24ft travel trailer
I'm a huge fan of Vornado because they provide constant, even heat without the up and down. I think all the models really put out the same amount of heat and the different models just offer things like having the actual temp number displayed, 3 settings instead of 2, remote control, etc. I will say that the 1st one I head with a mechanical switch instead of electronic, didn't hold up.
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Jayco-noslide
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04/26/13 09:03am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: TT Values
To me, that sounds high for any trailer that old. We have a nice 1999 small 5th wheel that I think is worth about that amount. Ours is really in good shape but still you get into stuff like needing a new rubber rough which will cost the worth of the trailer. I would offer $1200 and walk away. The owner might take it or you can check back with him in a few days.
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Jayco-noslide
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04/26/13 08:59am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Tires, replace or not
Tough call. Replacement would be the safest and for peace of mind. Because of the age, not the miles.
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Jayco-noslide
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04/26/13 08:55am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Concerned about the camping sites in the U.S.
The variation is huge. Many states are slowly remodeling state park campgrounds so they range from (made for tents to small RV's) up to 1st class with large sites, full hook-ups, etc. National Park campgrounds usually have sites on the small side; sometimes hard to back into but that varies a lot also. You didn't say the size of your unit? We have a 26 ft. 5th wheel so most sites are adequate but can't take it for granted. It's best to research the campground. Most will describe the sites, state the sizes etc. and some may recommend a limit. For example, was just looking at a national park site and it recommended; no units with a total length more than 42 ft. For us, 80% of campgrounds are fine, probably almost 100% of private campgrounds.
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Jayco-noslide
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04/25/13 09:42am |
Family Camping
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RE: Getting From Ohio to YelowStone...and back!
Depending on how your truck is equipped, guess you can do it but seems to me you are pushing it towing that 5th wheel with a half-ton and you will encounter steep grades. We do it all the time pulling a 5th wheel with our half-ton Chevy but a lot lighter than yours as our trailer is 26 actual ft., no slide-out, dry wt of 5,300 lbs. Occassionally I have to go to 1st gear on steep grades.
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Jayco-noslide
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04/24/13 09:28am |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Getting into a 5th wheel
Lot's of issues to consider. What climate will you be living in. Living in an RV at below freezing temps is problematic. Will there be an affordable campground available. A really big issue is depreciation of any RV. If you plan to keep it indefinitely and eventually use it for recreation, that's one thing but if you just want it for housing, then sell in a few years, the depreciation will cost you big time. We did buy a stationary trailer and live in it when I did grad school and that worked out very well.
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Jayco-noslide
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04/23/13 06:28pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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