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RE: Is it better to be hooked to short power in storage? or not?
Our trailer also has been plugged in 24/7/365 for almost 20 years. It all depends on your converter and whether it is a "smart" converter or not. We have a Progressive Dynamics Inteli-power converter with a Charge Wizard.
This maintains the battery well and will not allow it to overcharge. Water loss is minimal. I usually check it once a year.
Barney
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BarneyS
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05/23/23 08:47am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: One of the few Australian manufacrurers of 5vers
Don't mean to argue, too much, but white cars show dirt quickly, dark cars not so much. Surfaces are going to collect dirt, color doesn't make any difference, just in how much the dirt is noticed. JMO anyway. We'll just have to agree to disagree. :)
I am going to have to agree to disagree with you also. My car and last three trucks were white and they could get VERY dirty before it was noticed. That is one of the reasons I pick white when getting a new vehicle. One of the worst vehicles I ever had for showing dirt was a black sports car. Had to wash it every day and follow that with a light polish. While I loved the car, it was a pain in keester to keep clean!
Barney
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BarneyS
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05/23/23 07:37am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Sway Bars
Snip...
However your trailer is SO small compared to your TV that you may actually get others to tell you you don’t need it…..if they can stay on topic.
(Like the post above mine explaining hitch types….lol)
Snip...
Why don't you read the post before you shoot off your mouth. I was responding to his last comment in the post above mine. Here is what he said.
"Maybe a discussion of the difference between sway bars and weight distribution systems."
Barney
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BarneyS
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05/22/23 05:01pm |
Towing
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RE: Sway Bars
Here is what a friction sway control looks like. It is used in conjunction with the Weight Distribution (WD) spring bars.
If you have one of these on your trailer tongue then you most likely have an older style WD hitch that uses chains to put pressure on the spring bars. Those spring bars do nothing to control sway other than adding some weight to the front axle of your truck. When the trailer swings they swing right along with it.
Note: Some of the later hitches do use the spring bars to control sway as used in the Equil-i-zer brand hitch. There are others also. Those do not use the sway control pictured above.
Barney
Friction sway control
https://i.imgur.com/Z6GbYXyl.jpg
Equal-i-zer Hitch
https://i.imgur.com/d4U8wivl.jpg width=400
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BarneyS
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05/22/23 08:39am |
Towing
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RE: Help with Identification - OLD/Vintage pop up
If you will follow these directions exactly, it is very easy to post pictures on our forums. One of our moderators, 1492, developed this photo posting app to post your pictures. It works for other internet sites also. There is no need to have a separate hosting site for your pictures in order to use it.
It is very simple to use. Follow these directions exactly. Do NOT make any changes to the results when you get them.
1. Upload your picture from your computer to the app.
2. Copy the resulting URL.
3. Paste that URL into your post without ANY changes. No additions or deletions.
Your picture will then appear in your post and be properly sized for use on our forums.:)
Note: Norton Lifelock does not like the site for some reason. I, and others, use it regularly without issue. When I get the red "Dangerous Webpage Blocked" message I just click on "continue to the site" down at the bottom and everything is ok. Have been doing this since 2014.
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BarneyS
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05/18/23 07:39am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: AC tripping generator
A SoftStart would probably solve your problem.
Barney
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BarneyS
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05/17/23 08:10am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: keystone Sprinter quality??
For all those who do not read previous posts in a thread, the OP said he is moving on. The trailer in question had water damage in the roof after he inspected it.
Thread closed.
Barney
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BarneyS
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05/17/23 07:57am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Cougar 22mls
Should be a single valve or a triple set of them right in front of or behind the water heater. I have never seen a bypass located in any other location other than right around the heater.
Barney
Single valve bypass
https://i.imgur.com/nhmP5GIl.jpg
Two valve bypass
https://i.imgur.com/og5A3JBl.jpg
Three valve bypass
https://i.imgur.com/I5LVOSbl.jpg
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BarneyS
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05/15/23 08:29am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Used Nash TT 22H model, any good? What's it worth and...
You said,"I do not yet have a brake controller or a distribution hitch. I need recommendations for these.
I will have to drive it home under standard towing set up, about 60 miles in fast moving, heavy traffic, mostly level with a few small hills, to get it home. Once home it will sit until I can get it cleaned up and set up the way my wife and I want it. I will then install a brake controller and buy a distribution hitch."
Dont take it on the road at all without a brake controller installed! You will be breaking the law and putting yourself and others in danger.
The Tekonsha Prodigy P3 brake controller are plug and play because it comes with the wiring harness for your truck from that retailer. Note: Don't try and save a few bucks by getting a "time delay" controller.
One more comment. You will most likely be at the limit of your truck with that trailer. I would not pull it without a WD hitch. They are not very expensive and also very easy to install. Get one like this and be safe - at least equipment wise. Good luck and I hope you enjoy your trailer.:)
Barney
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BarneyS
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05/14/23 08:50am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Pooo! RVIA Shipment Report for March Reveals 50.8% Decrease
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Edit. What did I say that was offensive?
I suspect it was the short comment with the three capitol letters at the end of your 2nd sentence.
Barney
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BarneyS
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05/08/23 04:22pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: RV Armor Roof Experiences
Mike,
The removal was at my request. It added about $2000 to the cost but I had a ton of Eternabond tape up there plus at least three coats of a previous rubber roof coating. The roof looked pretty bad with large cracks in the coating and I was not sure if it was still watertight or not. Turns out it was and there was not one speck of water damage.
I'm glad I spent the extra money to have it redone right down to the wood covering. Now I know it is sound and will not have to worry about it anymore.:)
In your case, if your roof is not leaking and is in good shape, there is no need to spend the extra money on a tear off. I would just have them go over your existing roof. I believe that they guarantee it the same either way.
Barney
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BarneyS
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05/08/23 04:06pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: RV Armor Roof Experiences
Just in case you missed my previous post about this topic, you can read my post about it, including pictures of the process, here.
This was done a couple of years ago and the roof still looks like new.
What a huge contrast to the stuff I used before that.
Barney
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BarneyS
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05/08/23 08:35am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Fuel Ecomony - Towing
Your fuel mileage will remain just about the same with the gas engine.
You can expect around 11-12 mpg - sometimes higher, with the diesel.
Barney
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BarneyS
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05/07/23 07:35am |
Towing
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RE: 2019 coleman 264RL tire pressure?
ST tires are not to be filled based on weight as you would on passenger and LT tires, they perform best at max psi and that is the way we filled our ST tires for 3 decades of towing fifth wheels and travel trailers. With all the issues online and on forums about ST tires, we NEVER had a blowout across 4 different RVs and roughly 100K mile across the 30 year span. Below excerpt is from Tire Track website.
Special Trailer (ST) Tire Maintenance
Allowing inflation pressure to drop can dangerously overload a trailer tire, resulting in excessive heat buildup and possibly a blowout. And while not always resulting in immediate tire failure, even a short period of operating a significantly under-inflated trailer tire can cause hidden internal structural damage that can result in tire failure. Tire load capacity is reduced while tread/sidewall deflection and heat buildup are increased anytime a tire is operated without enough inflation pressure to carry its load. The chance of failure greatly increases if trailer tires are underinflated or overloaded.
I'm with Sandia Man. We traveled all over the U.S. towing our trailers with the ST tires always set at Max sidewall pressure and never had a single tire problem in over 30 years.
Barney
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BarneyS
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05/03/23 05:31pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: help with iphone photo posting
http://photoposting.is-great.net/?i=1
Click on Select
Click on Photo Library
Choose your pic
Copy URL
Then you can paste it in your post using the picture icon.
No need to use the picture icon when using that app. Just paste the copied URL directly into your post without making any changes at all - no additions, no deletions.:)
Barney
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BarneyS
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04/19/23 05:11pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: looking for someone to transport 5th wheel
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I could reccomend a broker I now trust that I’ve used a few times to haul vehicles and implements but you know, the RVnet brain trust would slow me on the wrist for “advertising.” Lol.
Why not try to help him out using the private message feature? That way nobody would realize you are advertising whether you are or not. :W
Barney
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BarneyS
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04/07/23 05:36pm |
Towing
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RE: How do I extend my outdoor kitchen door higher?
Here is the forum picture posting site that was mentioned above.
If you will follow these directions exactly, it is very easy to post pictures on our forums. One of our moderators, 1492, developed this photo posting app to post your pictures. It works for other internet sites also. There is no need to have a separate hosting site for your pictures in order to use it.
It is very simple to use. Follow these directions exactly. Do NOT make any changes to the results when you get them.
1. Upload your picture from your computer to the app.
2. Copy the resulting URL.
3. Paste that URL into your post without ANY changes. No additions or deletions.
Your picture will then appear in your post and be properly sized for use on our forums.:)
Note: Norton Lifelock does not like the site for some reason. I, and others, use it regularly without issue. When I get the red "Dangerous Webpage Blocked" message I just click on "continue to the site" down at the bottom and everything is ok. Have been doing this since 2014.
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BarneyS
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04/03/23 07:35am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Spectrum Hot Spot
Is the hot spot turned on in the phone?
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BarneyS
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03/30/23 07:29am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Bike Rack for Trailer hitch?
For any still following this, I'm thinking about this one:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007EA6JMM
Did you see where it says " (ball mount not included; do not install on a trailer or towed vehicle)"?
Looks to me like it is designed for the receiver that comes on most 5th wheels and motorhomes and not on travel trailers or towed cars. Personally, I would not do it and always carried my bikes in the trailer.
Barney
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BarneyS
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03/25/23 07:46am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Hensley Arrow tips
I went from a standard WD hitch to a Reese "Dual Cam" hitch, to a Hensley (just to see if all the hype was true). It was and is.:) Used the Hensley for over 20 years until we quit traveling via RV.
Barney
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BarneyS
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03/24/23 08:35am |
Towing
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