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    I just knew it...I'm overweight!

    How much fresh water, black water, Grey water. You can easily add 500 pounds there.
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    Questions about Niagra Falls

    If you don't mind dry camping for a couple of days.... Right across the road from the new casino in Niagara Falls they allow bus and rv parking in the Skylon Tower parking lot. Skylon Tower - Parking...
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    Wrangler aftermarket bumper

    There are a lot of bumpers that will accept a winch and still allow the base plate to be installed. Just did this on my TJ, sort of defeats the purpose of putting a high approach angle bumper to be hindered by the tow base plate restricting this. On the other hand installing the Blue Ox tow...
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    Thetford toilet ball seal.

    Can be done without removing the base but the kit comes with both base and bowl seals. Just completed ours, piece of cake.
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    Thetford toilet ball seal.

    Just ordered the kit, not here yet. I got from the instructions that you disconnect the water, remove the whole toilet from the floor, turn upside down, twist off the bowl replace the seal and reinstall. I know where all my tools would end up if I was trying to do the job (pun intended)with...
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    DIY Slide Topper

    Made mine after I saw the price for a  store bought one. We have a 24 foot full wall slide that the thread rotted and the topper started unravel on the Highway and had to be cut away. We have a Mill Store and they had lots of outdoor fabric, for 100 dollars found some really good fabric. Bought...
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    Shaw Satellite

    I am interested in a follow up and wondering if Shaw is still available. We will be heading to Apache Junction December 1st for the winter. I have the old Star Choice Oval Dish, LMBs and Receivers. The system worked 2 weeks ago in Rhode Island. The first thing I check when not getting a signal...
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    Side view cameras? I Don't get it.

    No matter how I adjusted the mirrors, or side view camera a compact car can still be in a blind spot by the passenger wheel until I bough a Fresnel stick on prism. I cut it in half and stuck it to the passenger side window. I use all three when lane changing. Friends of ours have a RV with a...
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    White powder under battery box

    That powder is nasty stuff, you need to remove the batteries and wash the trays, batteries, cables  and housing down with a baking soda and water mix. It is a result as others have mentioned and will allow the batteries to track to ground.
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    Workhorse parts

    Here is a good site for commonly used workhorse parts. Has some good diagrams. http://www.oemys-performance.com/whparts1.htm
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    HDMI cable end

    On our unit once the unit was built there would be no way to fish a new cable to the outside entertainment area. Poor setup..
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    HDMI cable end

    There are 19  very thin 20 gauge wires in this cable, 4 pair and several other conductors. To solder and insulate each conductor could be done with a good wire stripper, good soldering techniques, heat shrink and tinfoil. There is a screw connector that would make the task easier. This will...
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    Preventing a loop between inverter and converter/charger

    There are many inverters that also a have a 120 volt AC input that passes shore power via an internal transfer switch. http://www.campingworld.com/shopping/item/600w-inverter/57255
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    Slide Awning Tightening and Replacement Help Needed

    On the slide topper roller there will be a hole that you can insert a rod or Allen key that will hold the roller tension back. You can then remove the end cap and tighten the roller tension by turning the inside roller with respect to the outer tube. Be sure you put the rod back in the hole...
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    Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park campground

    We were at Gooseneck  this year in March. There were 3 others in the park and no Park Ranger. I am sure it gets busier other times of the year...
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