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RE: fridge fan
Dunno about the Camco one but we have the Valterra and it works like it says it does. Circulates the air in the fridge, and the batteries last a long time.
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fj12ryder
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05/19/13 06:36pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Help with gun selection
No offense, but a .22 caliber pistol can be just as deadly as any other pistol. And if you can hit what you aim at with that .22 you're a lot more deadly than that .44 magnum toting galoot that flinches from the recoil. And most people can get off more aimed shots faster with a .22 than with a something with more recoil. Size matters, but not as much as you think. ;)
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fj12ryder
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05/18/13 03:24pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: 2012 Raptor with Towmasters = BOOOM!!!
Mod: personally I'm still waiting for someone to answer my serious question why there is no correlation between the weight of a tire and its (possible) quality.
You really didnt expect a serious answer from a tire tread did ya?:BWas that pun deliberate? :)
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fj12ryder
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05/18/13 03:17pm |
Toy Haulers
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RE: Strapping down toys?`
I tied ours down sideways when I had them on a trailer behind the 5er. Generally speaking you have to secure them better since they will tend to rock side to side if they are loose. Unless I absolutely had to I would not tie them sideways, front to back just works too much better.
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fj12ryder
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05/18/13 03:15pm |
Toy Haulers
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RE: China Bombs Got Me
What type of valve stems? Plastic, steel, rubber???
The OP stated the tires failed from tread separation, nothing to do with valve stems???
Yes it can and does.
I personally saw it. I bought 6 new tires and headed out to Houston.
I had a rear blow out.
The tire looked just like a retread gone bad. I too swore it was a bad tire, and was real ticked off about it. But the rest of trip would prove otherwise.
A tire going flat and not caught usually in case of the duals in the rear and driven on doesn't always 'just go flat'. The heat of driving on it separates the tire.
I had 2 more flats on that trip. Thankfully caught while off the road.
The third road side semi tow truck driver caught it. RUBBER valve stems. I was driving in Houston in summer, temp was 112, I was driving real long hours per day. The valve stems where heating up to the point of melting.
New tires and tire store put on rubber valve stems. I could have checked the air pressure in those tires 10 times a day and come up with the correct air, it wasn't going to help tell me when the valve stems would start to fail.
Failed valve stems, loosing air, continue driving on it and the end result will look just like a separated tire. Real sorry I didn't take a picture of it.
With melted valve stems the road must have been littered with cars too, since every car I've ever seen has rubber valve stems.
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fj12ryder
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05/18/13 07:40am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Any 5th wheel hitch operate exactly like a semi 5th wheel?
Seems odd that you have trouble with yours. I've had mine for nearly 8 years and only recently found out about pinning the release arm back. I pull the arm back and back the truck into the pin, the release arm flips back and the trailer is locked. I've never not had that happen. True, sometimes the release arm won't unlatch, but that is only when there is some tension on the hitch. Moving the truck a little to unload the hitch is all it takes. I've never pinned the arm back while unhitching.
I love my B&W hitch. :)
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fj12ryder
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05/17/13 09:25pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Help with gun selection
Truth be told I'd be more worried about the hogs than the alligators. Hogs can be downright vicious.
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fj12ryder
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05/17/13 04:44pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Help with gun selection
Double post. Sorry.
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fj12ryder
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05/17/13 09:16am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Help with gun selection
Pistols with rifled barrels do very poorly with shotgun shells as the rifling spreads the shot immensely. My advice is to carry a shotgun with both shot and slugs. It's easier to hit something with a shotgun/rifle than a pistol. Maybe a 20 gauge shotgun single shot which would be light weight and the recoil with the light weight won't be as fierce as a 12 gauge. JMO doncha know.
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fj12ryder
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05/17/13 09:16am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: New Brake Controller - Recommendation.
I have the Prodigy P3 and am very happy with it.
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fj12ryder
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05/16/13 11:38am |
Towing
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RE: Off brand ATV's
If you bought him a cheap bicycle, buy him a cheap ATV. If you only keep it a couple years you may be okay. But don't count on dealers and parts being around for very long. They disappear pretty quickly.
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fj12ryder
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05/15/13 12:59pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Fifth Wheel hitch
I'm very happy with my B&W Companion hitch. It leaves a clean bed when removed since it doesn't use rails.
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fj12ryder
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05/15/13 12:04pm |
Toy Haulers
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RE: Camper Storage questions about steel carports?
I don't have the room, but if I did I would have one for sure. I think very secure support/restraint system would be necessary on those very windy (think strong weather) days. That would be my only concern. I would probably sink some concrete supports and bolt the whole thing down. JMO of course.
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fj12ryder
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05/15/13 09:58am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Words That Melt My Brain
It makes sense to me. Did you ever try to multiply a number by a decimal versus a fraction? Which is easier? Bankers work with numbers, so it's only logical that they would be working with decimals over fractions. 100 X 5 5/16 isn't as easy as 100 X 5.3125.
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fj12ryder
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05/14/13 12:40pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Know a good alternative to Garmin Basecamp
I have to agree that it's not all that user-friendly. I plan out my trip with Delorme Street Atlas, and then put that route in Basecamp and then transfer to my Nuvi. I would hate to try and use Basecamp to plan out a route.
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fj12ryder
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05/14/13 08:15am |
Technology Corner
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RE: looking for switch to change hot water tank to electric
The outside switch turns the electric power on for the water heater.
The inside switch turns on the propane for the water heater.
They are completely independent of one another. If you have inside switch "On" and the outside switch "On" then you will be heating your water with both electric and gas. If you have the outside switch "On" and the inside switch "Off" then you are using only electric. If you have the outside switch "Off" and the inside switch "On" then you are using only propane.
You can use only gas, only electric, or both at the same time. The main thing is to remember to turn off the electric component before you drain the water heater. Running the electric heater element with no water in the tank will burn it out very quickly. I turn my outside switch "Off" when I unhook just so I don't forget to have it off when empty.
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fj12ryder
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05/14/13 06:25am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Grand Rapids, MI wins Beer City USA again
Well, at least we now know how people can stand to live in Michigan over the winter. :)
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fj12ryder
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05/13/13 08:50pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Need input from swivel wheel owners
Doesn't it have adjustable jacks on the corners to hold the trailer up when it's unhooked? My SmartTrailer had two swivel jacks at each front corner.
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fj12ryder
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05/13/13 04:30pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Revived Trailer Tire Thread (formerly on the 5th Wheel Forum
I heard one time that for every person that registers a complaint about something, there are about 30 more that have the same problem but don't register a complaint.
Yet another urban legend.Entirely possible, but it is almost certain that more don't complain than do.
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fj12ryder
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05/13/13 02:54pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Handheld Remote control for awning,rear jacks.slides,etc.?
We have one with our '10 Fuzion that operates the awning, slides, rear and front stabilizers, and overhead light. Used it a couple times, but mostly it hangs on a hook inside. Another answer to a question that was never asked. :)
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fj12ryder
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05/13/13 02:46pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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