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RE: Where to find used trailers for sale
Besides the other internet sites mentioned, I would go directly to the RV dealer sites. They always have more pull behind trailers than any other kind of RV.
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Jayco-noslide
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06/05/13 02:29pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Do I really need a sliding hitch?
I think it will be hard to tell until you actually have the whole combo hooked up and encounter a tight turn situation and then too late and expensive to change hitches. I have a shortbox(6 ft.6 in.) and I definitely need the slider to get backed into my driveway plus I use it on the average about once a trip. Sometimes just for precaution. And yet I never had one on a slightly older truck that should have had the same measurements. Can't figure that one out.
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Jayco-noslide
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06/05/13 02:25pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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Beds in small Class C?
Thinking of changing from our present 25 ft. 5th wheel pulled by a half-ton Chevy to a Class C(with 1 slide) towing a Chevy Sonic. Here's the problem/question. A Class C in the 23-25 ft. range would really serve us much better for the size of our driveway and our camping style that one in the 27-30 ft. range. But, we want a bed that stays a bed and that can be accessed from both sides for making the bed and getting in and out of during the night. How have you smaller C owners solved this issue or can you?
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Jayco-noslide
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06/05/13 02:18pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: 5th Wheel-Pull behind?
We have a half-ton Chevy with trailer package. We would want a trailer in the 22-25 ft. range. Assuming I would still need weight equalizing?
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Jayco-noslide
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06/05/13 02:12pm |
Travel Trailers
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5th Wheel-Pull behind?
10 years ago went from a 17 ft. hybrid trailer to a 25 ft. 5th wheel. One thing I really like about the 5er is the lack of all that hitch equalizer chains, bars and stuff and the ability to see the hitch when hooking up. Going back to a pull-behind would solve some of our problems about choice and finding a small unit. Just wondering, have there been any improvements easing the difficulty of hooking and un hooking a trailer and all that hitch stuff?
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Jayco-noslide
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06/04/13 09:58am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: West Glacier Campground recommendations?
North American RV about 5 miles west of West Glacier on Rt 2 is good. Last I knew it ran around $35/day.
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Jayco-noslide
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05/30/13 12:53pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: New to RVing in the U.S.
If I were you I would pass on campground memberships. There are so many options for camping why restrict yourselves to private membership campgrounds. We much prefer public (state parks, national parks, national forests, Corps of Engineer, and sometimes county/city park campgrounds). They are more natural and generally lower costs. The national pass would be a good idea. Many states do sell annual passes but may not pay, depending on how many parks in that state you would visit and whether or not entrance is included in the price of camping.
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Jayco-noslide
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05/30/13 12:51pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Diesel noise
Diesels made before the past 8 or so years were naturally pretty noisey. A diesel is an entirely different type of engine not just that a different fuel is used. Of course, some guys add to the noise by the mufflers they choose.
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Jayco-noslide
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05/29/13 09:21am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Need help
Yep. Too heavey. to the trailer weight, you have to add everything else, the hitch, content of truck and trailer, etc.
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Jayco-noslide
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05/29/13 09:17am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Chevrolet Sonic
Just bought a 2012 Sonic(6 speed auto) and love it. No towing yet but bought it with that in mind. No need to seek opinions from non-experts like me. The manual is very clear and specific.
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Jayco-noslide
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05/29/13 09:11am |
Dinghy Towing
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Campgrounds-Elkhardt, Indiana?
We plan on visiting the RV Museum and will arrive on a Sun and stay just that 1 night. It appears there might be 2 campgrounds to choose from. Would like to hear from anyone who has used either or others within 15 or so miles. Some KOA's are admitedly fine but generally we aren't too high on them especially if more than $30. We aren't big and don't need much as long as the place isn't tacky or unpleasant.
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Jayco-noslide
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05/28/13 01:02pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Octane and Altitude
I am on my 2nd Chevy Silverado, 5.3 L. V-8 and neither manual says a thing about lowering octane for altitude. I've tried it both ways and once my "service engine" light came on with the 85 octane. My theory is that the idea of lower octane is outdated with the newer motors that adjust to various conditions so one should stick with the 87. But I'm no engineer. Problem is that 87 is no longer the lowest price in those places.
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Jayco-noslide
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05/28/13 12:54pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Traveling West
Consider US2 across the top of the US if you go to Glacier NP 1st. It's a nice 2-lane with just enough towns and services. Also US 20 through northern Ne. a nice alternative to the interstates. Goes to or close to YNP.
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Jayco-noslide
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05/20/13 09:32am |
Class A Motorhomes
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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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