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RE: TC vs Pull Behind...????
We had a 28' Weekend Warrior (and was able to sell it before it fell apart - but that is a different story) and went to the TC - and have not looked back.
I understand your fears on jacking it up high to get it in the truck. I had the same fears. You will get over that in time.
I like how we can equip ourselves for our trip depending on what we are going to do. Going to play tourist? Hitch up the jeep and take it with us. Use it to drive around town (and not worry about unloading the TC and where to park the dually when we go out to dinner.) Going out and shooting sporting clays? Hitch up the trailer and load on the clays cart. Need extra stuff? Toss it in the jeep or the trailer. Want to get small and lightweight? Leave the jeep or trailer at home.
We have found the flexibility with the TC to be the greatest asset. The only thing I am going to adjust is to rip out the dinette and stick in a couch.
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06/17/13 09:17pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: Looks like the new Ram HD can tow, but can it Haul?
Well is 9750 lbs of payload capacity enough?
Where in the world are you getting 9750 pounds of payload??????
Outrageously high number.
The 2013 Ram Camper Guide lists the highest payload at 5750 pounds for a regular cab, two wheel drive SLT/Tradesman version.
Just quoting the article provided by the OP!
From the article:
But a good measure of how a truck can tow a commercial gooseneck or recreational fifth-wheel trailer is how much tongue weight can be loaded over the truck’s rear wheels. The new Ram heavy duty truck can take up to 9,750 pounds thanks to the stronger frame, suspension and driveline. Nobody else comes close.
I smell cow pies. Can someone step in here and tell me what they are using for tires?
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06/17/13 08:57pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: Propane RV air conditioner...?
Why not a solar absorption A/C? Use a couple of mirrors to focus the heat of the sun in place of a propane burner.
Probably not practical for RV applications due to physical size limitations (you would have to have a reflector mounted in a position that could be moved/rotated throughout the day.)
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06/17/13 05:42am |
Truck Campers
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RE: Towing the Toy Hauler with a full fresh water tank?
I ran my Weekend Warrior with 100 gallons of water and never had any problem with the tanks.
Actually, the water tanks were about the only thing that didnt leak or fall off that trailer.
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06/15/13 10:17am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Clearing slide-out roof before leaving camp
I toss the dog up there and tell him to find his treat. The leaves are gone in seconds.
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06/14/13 06:13pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Can't get my electric jacks to work!
The amount of current those motors pull is quite high. Charge or replace the battery. If the battery was completely dead as you described you will probably have to replace it.
The other question is - what killed the battery? There is a chance (small - but possible) the jack controller failed and killed the battery.
The fuse for the jacks will not be with the other fuses. The current for the jacks is very high so it will be in line with the wire going from the battery to the jack controller. I dont know what they use in the Lance, so it could be a fuse, a fuseable link, a self resetting circuit breaker or a manual circuit breaker. Someone else on the forum could answer that.
One thing you want to check is to find the terminal on the jack controller that is connected to the battery and using your voltmeter see if you have 12 volts. If you have 12 volts you just might have a bad jack controller (which is a bummer!) If you dont have power, start tracing the wire back and find where the problem is.
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06/13/13 08:09pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: Bad Puns---The saga continues:::::::
You are so punny!!!
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06/12/13 09:26pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: RV Parks w/older RV restrictions
I have never been refused service before.
But, I have been served refuse.
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06/11/13 04:46pm |
General RVing Issues
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A way to carry your fence
I got tired of lifting up two X-Pens into the back of the camper and tying them down - not to mention having to trip over them if we stop on the road.
I put a front hitch receiver on the front of the truck and got a bike carrier. Removed the tiedowns for the bikes. The fences slide onto the poles that were to support the bikes, then using a ratcheting tiedown, I tie the fences back to the tow hooks on the front of the truck.
Dont have to lift the fences up four feet any more to put them in the camper!
http://www.beaglenews.com/images/FenceRack.jpg
I carry two of the fences - but only one is pictured above. I will probably trim the excess length off the poles.
In case you are interested it is a Allen 2 Bike Carrier Hitch that I got off Amazon.
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06/05/13 08:27am |
RV Pet Stop
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RE: Rain, Rain, Rain
Unless the terms "tornado", "hurricane", "high winds", "hail", "flooding", "eruption", "earthquake", "fire and brimstone" or "cats and dogs living together" are in the forecast - we go!
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06/05/13 07:22am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: A few handy "Spares" to carry
The nice thing about RV-ing is that an RV won't sink if it has issues.
I strongly disagree with you. An RV can sink if it has issues
http://www.justtruckin.net/images/MyTruck/Camping/Oops1.jpg
Credit to jimd1050 for the picture
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06/04/13 07:06pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: STRANGE OCCURRANCE
Get one of these. As it is installed right behind the cap, it is easy for you to remember to make sure it is closed before you take the cap off. In turn it can protect you against:
* leaking valves
* clowns who open your valves for you
* clowns who open, then close your valves (leaving you with a 1/2 - 1 gallon of waste in the pipe between the valves and the cap),
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* yourself (for when you forget the close the valves)
I have heard of people partially removing the lynch pins from the tow bar/base plate connections as a joke. Not too funny and could result in a really bad accident.
If I stop anywhere for any period of time of if my truck is out of sight for any period of time, I will check every single pin, safety chain, valve, etc that somebody could play with before I move again. Pain in the butt, but it prevents "pranks". It also forces me to make sure that there is nothing failing (i.e. busted pin, safety cable fell off, etc) due to wear and tear on the road. It takes but a minute or 2. I always start at the passenger door on the truck and walk to the rear and around and finish back at the passenger door. That way I do the same thing ever time in the same order, forgetting nothing, and when I am done I get in and we leave (DW does the driving).
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06/04/13 06:57pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: How often do you dump
Once a day. Sometimes more often after DW's chilli.
Oh wait, wrong dump.
At the end of the trip or when the tank is full, whichever occurs first.
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06/03/13 05:03am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Weather -How to know if tornados are predicted?
* Eyeballs - look to the west
* AM radio
* Weather radio
* Smartphone - either one of the 100's of weather apps installed or, as of late, Verizon has been texting me (without signing up for any additional service) severe weather warnings.
It is possible to live without a smartphone attached to oneself.
Are you a heretic? LIFE DID NOT EXIST BEFORE SMARTPHONES!!!
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06/03/13 05:01am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Used Truck camper shopping - Outside damage advise
How do you thoroughly inspect a used camper?
I would not call myself an expert - but this is what I look for based on my experience owning a poorly designed and poorly built 5er.
As you step into the camper for the first time, look for dirt or stains on the floor (especially in non-carpeted areas) and counter tops that would indicate water has pooled. As you walk though, feel with your feet - any part of the floor spongy?
Open all interior light fixtures. Look for rust on the bulb sockets or signs of water that has pooled in the lens.
Lightly rub your hand along the wall on the inside right next to the ceiling. Go around the entire perimeter. Feel for areas that are soft or bubbled up. Dont skip areas inside cabinets or closets. Do the same thing under each window.
As you are working your way around the top edge of the wall, in each cabinet - look at the floor of the cabinet. Any stains? The screws or staples that fasten the cabinets to the wall and or ceiling - any rust on them?
Circle the perimeter again, except this time at the floor looking for the same signs - soft spots, bubbling in the wall, rust and stains. I suggest you wear a pair of gloves. Even if you know the seller meticulously cleans everything, there could be undesirable material there - mouse droppings, bug poison, etc. Also look to see if the floor has moved in relationship to the wall, i.e. the wall has slid down (which is a sign the frame is collapsing). You can tell this by large buckling in the wall and/or cracked or bucked trim at the floor.
Bring a long pole with you and a very good flashlight. Empty the basement of all material. Most TC basements you cant crawl into, so unless you have a small child you can send into the basement (not recommended), use the pole and the flashlight to prod and examine it.
Of course examine every seam on the outside.
(All the above is based on my past negative experiences with the 5er I now wish I had never bought)
If it is a laminated exterior (as opposed to the corrugated aluminium siding), search for soft spots on every square foot of the exterior. Check the roof for soft spots and all the seams on the roof.
Open every hatch and door. Feel the area inside and just under the hatch opening. Improperly installed/sealed hatches will wick the water into the interior.
Look for cracks and tears on the exterior wall in the corner of cutouts for windows or slides and around the fasteners for the jacks. Cracks could be a sign failure of the frame.
Examine all the hardware fastening the jacks to the camper. Are there rust stains coming out from under the plates? Is any hardware warped or bent? If the paint is coming off, is it because the paint is just old, or is it that the hardware is flexing? (which is a bad sign) Are all the bolts tight - if they are loose you can be sure water got in there. Give the camper a little nudge. The camper will wiggle, but is it because the legs flexed a little (normal) or because the legs are not firmly bolted on (bad)? When you nudge it, watch to see if the jacks wiggle separately from the TC and dont appear to be tightly bolted to the frame.
In other words - examine every square inch of the exterior walls, ceiling and floor - from both the inside and the outside.
I've noticed on at least two of the campers I've looked at that the sealant along the trim piece joining the horizontal and vertical outside panels often have a black substance? This is the flexible sealant that comes on a roll and they put it under the trim piece before the screws go in squeezing out the sealant and sealing the seam between the two panels.
that oozing is normal. If you find it cosmetically unacceptable, trim the excess off (dont dig it out!!!) and caulk the edge with RV ProFlex.
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06/03/13 04:47am |
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RE: Where do you store your generator gas?
One more thing, people will jump on here and compare propane to gasoline down to the penny per hour. We bought the propane Yamaha because it would be convienent to not have to carry gasoline. We camp to meet people, see the country and have fun. The nice clean Yamaha helps us do that.
Lp vs gasoline debate is always good around the campfire...;) Since I only have one 20 lb bottle of propane, it's not going toward a generator. Of course the cleanest option is solar.
Just curious, do they make kits to convert a Honda EU2000i to propane?
Not a recommendation - I just know that they sell it.
http://www.propane-generators.com/eu2000i_kits.htm
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06/02/13 07:44pm |
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RE: I discovered ants in my RV
Make sure you dont have any leaks. Some ants like moist wood and insulation. Dont ask how I know that.
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06/01/13 10:43am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Used Truck camper shopping - Outside damage advise
That little wet spot is a sign of a very large problem.
To repair it, you are going to have to first open it up to dry it out. Then you have to replace all rotten components. And you dont know how far the damage extends.
Unless you have time on your hands AND they drop the price way down - run away.
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05/31/13 10:50am |
Truck Campers
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RE: Magnet Mount Lights on Towed Car
Another vote for taillight wiring.
when we got our toad, I looked at the cost and the hassle of magnetic lights including, cost of the lights, hassle of taking them off, storing them, getting them out and putting them back on, possibility of them falling off, scuffing the paint etc.
then I looked at the taillight wiring. Yes there was an initial cost of installing them (as at the time I was too busy to do it myself) but then, all I have to do is plug in the cord when I hitch/unhitch and the lights are done.
No brainer for me.
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05/30/13 05:03am |
Do It Yourself Modifications and Upgrades (DIY)
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RE: Inside Shower vs Outside Shower
It has been my experience that no one has a problem when my wife uses the outdoor shower, but they get upset when I use it. Dont quite understand that.
However, for us, most of the outdoor shower use is for the dog and feet.
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05/30/13 04:50am |
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