Recent content by Jesse Brown

So the folks at etrailer advise against using a scissor type jack for lifting the trailer specifically while hitching.  If I think about it a minute, I think they are correct.  That scissor jack is designed only to take a vertical load; any significant side load and it might bend or collapse. ...

I have a relatively light (3500 #) RV with 4 stabilizer jacks and a tongue jack.  I want to remove the tongue jack because it interferes with my tailgate on my truck.  I don't have a whole lot of tongue real estate to add another jack, so I was wondering.....Could i replace the 4 wimpy...

I'm looking for recommendations for a cover to stop UV damage when my Starcraft 17SB is not in use.  I don't intend to use it much during the summer, and I know the UV will damage it in a few years.  Most of the things I've read say that the UV will kill the cover in 1 to 2 years.  I'm in...

Hi.  This is my first post.  I just bought my first camper and I'm trying to understand the subject of this thread. My intention is to buy the CTEK D250S to charge my house battery (100 amphour) on the camper from my 2005 tacoma while I'm towing.  Why can't I accomplish the same thing with a...