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    Utility trailer and old tires?

    with a spare, jack..yeah..i'd risk it.
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    Going into Canada this summer?

    just watched a video of a couple coming back across the border, they caught a ton of crap over an open bag of rice !. its ok for the bad folks to come across our southern borders, but yet its against the law for a bag of rice to come back into usa ?. wow..just wow !.
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    Tow vehicle - total confusion

    yep, by the time you toss in fuel, water, battery, propane, food, clothes, and everything else that you may need ?, that 390 lbs will go very fast !..lol. deff think about a larger truck..or smaller camper..either way, be safe out there !.
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    Tow vehicle - total confusion

    My $ .02's worth. with a payload that close to 5k ? is pushing the limits on the ridgeline. as others has said, NEVER GO BY DRY WEIGHT !. You won't be camping pulling an empty camper ...right ?, so you must think ahead of what all you are going to bring along, even down to small tools...IT ALL...
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    Water Pump.....which is best?

    just replaced brand new pump ( it was not broken ) a maxflo ( made in china as most are today ) , installed a shur-flo. why did i replace it, when it was not broken ?, answer : i seen a few video's on water pumps in tt, 5th wheels made today, i read the words on this maxflo..5 min's on, 10 min's...
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    New to Boondocking. When traveling where do you keep your generators?

    so far, mine has never filled inside with fumes. maybe its because its a honda ? ( shrug ).
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    New to Boondocking. When traveling where do you keep your generators?

    i store mine inside my tt when going down the road, i tie it to my table legs with a rachet strap. yes it has tank filled, shut off valve is off, so far, no fumes what so ever when i get to where i am going. its a honda 2200 watt, about 80 lbs i think ?. easy to lift, move around. genny was not...
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    How can I reduce truck squat?

    i read most of this thread, and correct me if i missed it ?, but not one post said anything about worn out . bad shocks on the OP's problem ?. i say this, because i just replaced a set of shocks on my '00 chevy silverado 1500 a few months ago, and now the back end sits a tad higher ( load...
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    Looking for Battery tie down straps

    instead of relying on a battery strap ?, why not just lock it in place ?. my new camper came with a cheap tie down strap, did not like it at all. then i thought..what is keeping someone from stealing my battery ?..NOTHING !. so, i came up with my own tie down. not only does it keep it tied down...
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    Camping World

    only problem i ran into with CW , was when i looked up a price for an item i needed, wrote it all down, went to the local CW, the price for the item in store did not match the online price by a long ways !. they claimed it was because the online price was for good sam folks ?..what kinda crap is...
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    Advice

    With a tt that long ?, i'd be weary of pulling it up step mountain grades for sure !. flat land , well equipped 1/2 ton ?, sure..it can be done, i would advise against it though. that is a lot of tt to pull behind a 1/2 ton for sure. word of caution : rumor going around, ford is recalling their...
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    Questionable?

    oh man...for a min there..i thought this post and pic's was my leg from MY motorcycle wreck back in '08 ??!!..lol. i had the very same thing done to my left leg. i broke both the fib and tib on my leg a few inches below my knee. hope you get to feeling better !. good deal on that shop making it...
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    Questionable?

    yes, go straight to the source !. i highly doubt brand new dexter axles are already dead so to speak ?. with all this lock down b.s. , i'd be willing to bet, this shop is trying to pocket some extra cash.
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    Towing Capacity

    You deff want a good WDH. just make sure which ever brand wdh you purchase ?, it will match your trailer tongue weight, and carrying weight to the truck. the sticker on my hitch above my plug say's one number '' as is '', then it also goes way up when using a wdh, in my case, i can pull up to...
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    Furrion Camera fogged up

    I can't speak for furrion system ?, but i know when i was checking into back up camera's for my trailer, i priced this brand, and i could not see it !. after a ton of research, i went with a brand called haloview, and love it so far !. i mounted one camera at the back of my trailer, and the...
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