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Hello! My name is Cindy and I am almost 65. I have a 2020 FR Cherokee Wolf Pup 26FQ. I have had “Rover” for a year and after two trips with the hubs (he hates camping), I finally got to take it out by myself for an 11 day camping trip! I used to be a backpacker and because of arthritis and age...

Hello Folks! My wife and I just brought home a 2005 Lexington 235S GTS. We have no manuals, except for the Chevy owner's manual. We are finding more than our share of problems. Hopefully, we can find some help here. We are retired, living in Seminole FL (near Tampa, by the gulf coast). We...

I was out getting my 2015 roo 23ss already to take to the storage place and in the process of trying to get the pump to prime for antifreeze to pump through the system which I couldn’t get to do the alarm started going off I pulled the only one I could find off the roof and pulled the battery...

Hello, I just bought a new 2022 hw296, our first RV. My questions is; if I need to work on something like the AC unit or want to inspect things or clean the roof is it safe to walk in it or crawl? I assume it will need to lowered if it is safe but I do not want to make a big mistake. Thanks...

A new Force 37TS is due at the dealership next month. We are moving up from a Winnebago Navion that we have had for 3.5 years. A few trips in Florida, North Carolina, Maine, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts. We were "full time" for 7 weeks at a campground when COVID started in March 2020, and...

I'm winterizing for the first time and have the water heater bypass figured out, but what does this valve do?

We have recently retired and plan to tow a 2011 Prime Time Tracer to Florida from Indiana (700+ miles) in February. I’ve towed boats and pop-ups for many years. I’ve only towed this camper locally 2x. Am I biting off more than I can chew on this trip? Any tips, suggestions, or comments are...

2017 FR Blue Ridge 5th wheel Two Dometic 15k A/C’s with Digital Thermostats One Suburban Propane Furnace with floor ducts. Just bought this, no manual, never owned an RV Both T-Stats have furnace mode yet only overhead units come on in that mode Heat strip? No T-Stat for furnace only, that I can...

Previous Fleetwood/Winnebago history. Just picked up a Dynamax 2017 REV 24TB……..very much upscale and glad of it…… QUESTION? When “coach” is hooked to shore power … interior ceiling lights do not turn on from their wall switches UNTIL the Battery Control switch is engaged. However the TV...

I have an older Storm Cat (harbor freight) 700 watt generator that I inherited from my father. I want to experiment with it to recharge my battery. the gen has a grounding lug which is meant to be attached to a driven rod. I have read about the need with some generators for a ground/neutral...

Hello from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan! A couple of Old Newbies here. Many years ago my wife and I enjoyed camping but our conflicting work schedules kept getting in the way. Now, years later and having recently retired, we decided to resume the camping lifestyle with the purchase of a...

We bought our first travel trailer this summer - a 2021 Coachmen Clipper 17FQ. Have been out for several 4-6 days trips but all were at full hookup sites. Last weekend was the first time at a no hookup site and I stressed about battery charge level most of the time. Unfortunately I didn't bring...

Hi, with the help of Duckogram ("Certified Curmudgeon") in a different thread, I was able to get a PDF listing all of the standard features on my new-to-me 2018 Sunseeker 2290S which uses a Chevy truck. Just bought it from a private seller last month. Can anyone here help me out with these...

So we just got back from our first trip with a 2014 MiniLite 2109s. Were hooked up to shore power and city water. LP gas supply was on. We had hot water, but I never switched the control panel Water Heater switch to "on", or did anything else to the water heater. How did we have hot water...

Hello everyone, Just purchased a used 2020 Forest River Wildwood FSX 177BH. My wife and I are newbies to the RV scene. Would like to hear from everyone that has 177BH with some tips and tricks and have done some upgrades. One of the first things I'm going to do is upgrade the kitchen sink to a...

We are from Easton Pa. We own a 2015 Rpod 179. I do have an issue. We recently were at Cape May, and the converted went out. We had to disconnect the slide out motors and push in the slide out. Now that we are home, I can push the slide out back out. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks...

Hello all, New to this forum, have previously owned a FR Cruise Lite TT and now have a FR Forester 2851 Class C. Love all the info available here on the forum, looking forward to learning a bunch more and meeting new folks.

Hello All, My name is Jorge and happy to join this forum from Ontario, Canada. I am a new and proud owner of a 2010 Rockwood Freedom 1910. Looking forward to learning all the tricks you might have

Hello all , My name is Haylie and I am New to group as well as a owner to a new to us 2000 Georgetown class a motorhome. Looking to learn tips and tricks as well as remodeling ideas.

Hi my name is Carol and I just recently purchased an 2021E Pro 19fd… looking forward to getting help and ideas for traveling and towing with my 2021 Expedition.. new to all of this!

Good Morning....I'm a new member that will be looking for advice. My wife and I are retiring next year. We plan on doing trips around the country. I'm in the process of purchasing a 2007 Georgetown SE 32 footer. Is there anything special I should know about this model? Thank you for your time

Just bought a nice 2010 Windjammer 2609W. It's in excellent condition. The Concertone ZX700 remote doesn't communicate with the receiver, so I've ordered a replacement remote from redi-remote off of ebay. Here are 2 problems I'm having that may be fixed by the new remote??? ...but I'd like to...

Just joined this site and already getting some useful info! Have a 96 Rockwood 1640.

Hi from Louisville KY! We are total newbies looking forward to this next chapter in our life. We are working on our retirement plan. Bought a 2022 Della Terra 230RB a few days ago and then we needed sonething to pull it so yesterday we purchased a 2018 Ram 2500. Next week we go through our...

Hello everyone, My name is Mark. I just bought a 2021 Aloha wolf!