Ended up just doing a little 2inch riser and accepting it’s going to be a little nose down. First outing went well!

Help! I just bought my first trailer- 2024 Dutchmen Coleman lantern 17b and I love it! Only problem is I can not find any information about what this is supposed to do?? Does anyone else have an idea or have one themselves?

OK RV two police, I’m using a 2016 4Runner to tow a 2016 Lance with 3800 lb dry weight. Fastaway e2 trunion WDH integrated anti-sway, firestone helper bags, clip on mirrors (not shown). I tow with all tanks (except LP) empty and keep the cargo weight under 500 lbs. Two people in the vehicle.

Roast me.

I have been doing a military troop transport truck conversion over the last 2 months, going to my dads soon where we will do the prep and paint

Basically a small 3 bedroom house with the truck and the camper combined

Hi All,

Life changes for the family have really had us questioning keeping our current setup.

Currently have a Ford 2020 F350 Diesel and a 2021 Grand Design Imagine 2400BH

Truck of course can pull this without breaking a sweat. You don't even know its back there. Life events are pushing for the truck to be traded-in for another "smaller" more family friendly vehicle.

The new tow vehicle will have a much, much lower towing capacity and payload. 3,500 towing capacity and 1,400 payload.

Ideally I will have the RV sold before the vehicle trade in, but I'm trying to prepare for the situation that the truck is traded-in before the RV is sold.

Now of course if the truck is traded-in before the RV is sold - there are no RV trips of course. But just moving the RV from storage to wherever (nearby) for the buyer - what should I be aware of? I don't expect the new smaller vehicle to catch fire instantly while towing- but I know it won't have a transmission cooler, I know there isn't a brake controller, etc.

Just trying to plan this out as best I can.

Sorry for the length in advance. Would have posted in the FB owners group but there are couple of real jerks in there. Anyways, 2024 East to West Alta 2600krb. Last trip out (2nd overall) I had an issue with the gfci in the bathroom. It started buzzing after I used my mini pellet grill on an outside inverter plug. Buzzing would only stop when I held the reset button in continuously. As soon as I would let go of the reset button, it would start again.

Was going to cut my trip short to haul back to dealer near home for them to fix. Went to brew a pot of coffee on the kitchen inverter outlet and when I turned on the pot, the buzzing stopped and did not resume for the rest of the trip. Someone mentioned not using a trailer outlet for grill but to use pedestal moving forward. Noted.

Fast forward to current trip. Got all level and plugged in shore power, and the buzzing started from the gfci in the bathroom again and would not reset or stop. Creature of habit that I am, immediately hooked up my coffee pot in the kitchen and plugged into inverter. Buzzing stopped as soon as I switched it on and it started brewing. No more buzz in the 36 hours since.

I’m completely confused at this point and was hoping someone might have an idea of what’s going on besides my bathroom outlet needing caffeine?

Hi! I need some advice, please don’t tell me i’m stupid or anything if this sounds dumb. My husband and I own a camper that was 40k. We live in it full time because of his traveling job! He makes around 120k a year. Well this camper we have- the bank kind of screwed us over because for 2 years we only paid interest….. then they said after interest is paid that’s when our payments would go to principle. So it’s finally been 2 years but we’ve realized we need to get a bigger camper with a bunk just in case we have another child!

So we still owe 40k… THE ORIGINAL LOAN PRICE and we keep being denied “roll over” even when places are offering 15-25k trade in and we planned on putting 8k down. even seeing his pay stubs we are being denied.

So my question is, would places let us get 2 loans? like instead of trade in, would it be better to just start fresh with a new loan and camper? We of course can afford it but would places allow that? We are stuck in a hard spot. We are of course paying as much as we can each much to just pay off this camper.

I see a lot of info about using bleach to sanitize the fresh water tank. What I don't see is how to dispose of the water with bleach in it. I would think that if you drained it in your yard, it would kill the grass. Also, I think I read that you're not supposed to drain it into the storm sewer either.

Any ideas or suggestions?

I have two of these 100W suitcase systems --> https://www.renogy.com/100-watt-12-volt-monocrystalline-foldable-solar-suitcase-with-voyager/Can I simply wire them, as is, in parallel... I know it's not ideal, but I purchased a second unit before realizing that either controller was not suitable for 200W [total).

I bought a 20 ft travel trailer and am going to be pulling it with a new Nissan Titan XD, w/long wheelbase. The trailer (4,000+-) weighs less than half of what the truck can pull (10,900 lbs), and at hookup the front end of the truck doesn't move. I'm wondering if a WDH is even necessary. Any thoughts or experience on this?

Looking for advice on how to best clean the exterior of my RV.

Do I just get a brush with an extension pole? Any particular brand or type work best?

Appreciate any and all ideas. Thanks!

Hi everyone!

I recently picked up a '24 Toyota Sequoia SR5. It has a max towing capacity of about 9200lbs and according to the sticker on the door jam (attached) the payload is about 1410 lbs.

My wife is really into a camper that is about 30' long with a max capacity of about 7700 pounds.

My concern is with payload and with such a long trailer the potential sway.

Any suggestions about size/weight considerations for this vehicle?

Someone asked the about my max tongue weight. I'm assuming this is limited by my hitch (class IV) so would be 1k - 1.2k pounds. Let me know if that is what they're referring to or if there is something else for me to consider.

EDIT: Thanks, everyone! I'll be taking all this information to heart and exploring our options. I personally want a smaller camper, just the wife needs convincing.....that's the hard part haha. (And its just us and our dog that will be in the SUV. I'll try to pack as much as I can into the trailer to keep down on payload.)

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I’m having a hard time finding any campgrounds/parks in the area with any decent reviews online. A lot of the websites are Facebook pages and I do not have one! Does anyone have recommendations for a couple of nights stay in the area? Safe and preferably < 30 minutes from chase field area

I own the harbor freight dual fuel predator 5000. I'm headed up to convict lake in a couple weeks which lies at around 7800 feet. So, I swapped out the jet for the one which is rated 6000 feet to 7000 feet. Didn't have a higher altitude one so, close enough. But someone said that I could have left the sea level jet in and instead just run the thing off propane for the week. No adjustments necessary. I already did the job so I'll leave it but anyone know if I could just leave the sea level jet in next time and simply run on propane when going say above 5000 feet in the future? Thanks. Very little online about this.

Would love lil garden water fountain trickling away at the site.

I saw an ad for an app called rvovernights.com ... Does anybody know if they are legit. Do you have any experience with them?

Hello,

I just bought a new 2024 wolf pup.

Unknown to me when i bought it, it has solar on it. I found this out after seeing the solar controller in the corner of the cargo area today. After looking everywhere for the solar connector, I climbed on the roof and low and behold there was a solar panel.

The charge controller is a "rich 30 amp solar charge controller" and from what I can find it is a 100w panel on the roof. I have two group 24 deep cycle batteries with 88AH each.

I do have a few questions.

1. It says it is "bulk" charging on the main screen, and it reads 13.1 volts. What does bulk mean?

2. Is it always charging the batteries, even when the battery switch/converter is off?

3. I learned the "light bulb" symbol is for a load, which has no wires connected to it on the controller. When I flip through the menus, one screen has just the light bulb and the number 16. Another has a battery with an arrow pointing to a light bulb, and 2 AH. If there is no load connected why is it showing those?

4. Another screen shows a solar panel with an arrow to the battery, and 103 AH. Is that how much it's charged in a 24 hour period?

5. Why is the solar panel reading 13.6 volts but the batteries are 13.2?

6. Do I need to configure anything? It's showing "SLD" inside a battery symbol on the main screen, and I can't find out what that is. The only buttons on the controller is an up/down arrow, and a light bulb button. I can't find any kind of menu to change any settings.

Appreciate any help

I am both a towing and RV noob so any insight on my current towing situation would be much appreciated. I weighed the truck with the family and some gear then weighed the whole setup after our initial camping trip plus a couple of dogs in the cab. From what I gather I'm within towing capacity of the vehicle but I would be very interested in hearing from some of you who have more towing experience. I drove the RV from the dealer home about 1.5 hours over flat terrain and it wasn't bad at all. A little floaty left to right but i'm getting more used to it. Thank you for any feedback or advice!

The trailer:

32 foot bumper pull, 10.5' tall

axle weight on CAT scale = 5760 lbs.

The tow vehicle:

2021 F-150 5.0 with 3.31 axle ratio (53A tow package)

Loaded vehicle only axle weights on CAT scale = 5700 lbs.

Steer Axle: 3380

Drive Axle: 2320

Total vehicle and trailer weight by axle from front to rear:

Steer Axle: 3340

Drive Axle: 3160

Trailer Axle: 5760

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Y’all have been a blessing and thank you for all the info you have provided so far!

So I’m towing a small trailer. We plan to upgrade next year to something much larger but for right now it’s sitting at about 6800lbs.

I have a 2018 3500 HD (yes it’s overkill!) and I’ve been using tow mode. I’ve read that it’s good to use it when going up and down hills, keeps the tranny cool, but what about on long stretches on somewhat flat highways?

I ask only due to fuel consumption and wonder if it’s needed for such a small TT? Thank you for any insight you can give!

I’m looking to pickup a hybrid trailer and we found a good one with a shower. The shower just uses a curtain instead of hard shower doors. In everyone’s experience should I wait and find one with a solid door or would the curtain be fine. I don’t want soft floors from water damage due to the curtain not keeping the water in the shower.

I'm shopping for a 3/4 ton truck and came across a dodge sprinter 2500 van (like the type people use for van camping). Mercedes diesel engine, 3.7 L. I'm wondering if these
2500" vans can handle the same payload / tow as a dodge ram 2500 truck? Google says the van towing capacity is only 5000 lb? I'd prefer a van to a truck if towing and price are in the same ball park... Thanks in advance

These bigger SUVs have a tow rating of around 9,000lb and the trailers I'm interested in have a GVWR of 5,000lb and hitch weight of 450lb.

What are the nuances I need to look out for here?

Could a ten year-old SUV pull this trailer?

I'm toying with the idea of switching to lithium-ion batteries. The panel in the trailer DOES have a switch to support them.

The current (factory) setup is 2 100ah batteries in separate boxes on the A-frame. If I make this switch, is there any reason to not do one 200ah (or larger) battery?

TIA!

My RV's RECOMMENDED pressure is the same as the MAX on tire sidewalls. Which is 80psi I AM max loaded so should i run it with 80psi?

Just bought our first camper and was told this was a great setup. First trip with her was interesting to say the least. I had the tow button on and the exhaust break on. The whole way it seamed like it was chucking on every bump. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.