Recent content by Yonder

Thanks John. Good to hear from you again. Don't know the brand but I'll check it out.

My DP (2015 Itasca Ellipse 42qd) has the small awning windows under a fixed window. There is no lock. They open and close by turning a small hand crank. If you crank them closed too tightly, the gears in the box (maybe they're nylon or plastic) seem to strip out. Then the window just flops. I...

For a long time I searched for answers to the problem of scraping the tow bar and pinching the rock guard on my DP while backing down the driveway into my storage barn at home. Iread of various solutions and casters but none that seemed adequate for a 43' DP. A month ago I decided to bite the...

I had a rip in the fiberglass rear end repaired at CDI a couple years ago. I also had them reseal the clear coat around the perimeter of the fiberglass roof and buff the body out. Their work was impeccable and the price very surprisingly low compared to other locations. No hesitation to...

It has taken 2 months but the dust has finally settled and the insurance company was more than fair with us in the settlement. Picking up a new (to us) 2015 Itasca Ellipse on Wednesday. Woo hoo ... going tag axle  baby!

Here's the update ... frame bent, bell housing cracked open about 1" ... yep. it's a total.  She has been towed to a salvage yard but I don't have the official, paper declaration of "total" yet.  So .. we are shopping for a new DP!  :D

... and thanks to those who have provided relevant information and opinions.

Updates for those who have responded: We are still working out fault so other driver insurance may not apply. Have called several big truck shops but no one wants to touch it. They refer me to RV repair shops and one has said liability to take coach apart to get to frame is just too great. I...

Hey gang ... over Labor Day weekend we were hit by an 18 wheeler. Nobody in either vehicle was injured, praise God. The rear end was pretty ripped off, radiator and engine damage and probably more that we don't yet know. Now the truck center that has had it for nearly two weeks has determined...

I appreciate the feedback. At the least it's good to know I am not the only one. Just ordered a pair of night vision lasses and hope that will help. Thanks for the tip. I've done the flashlight in the barn thing and it doesn't help a lot during the day time. I don't think there's any reflective...

I've searched and find nothing on this topic. Can't imagine I'm the only one with this challenge. The reflection of light and mirrored images on the driver's side window is so bad that sometimes I cannot see a thing in my mirror. It's the worst when  pointing west and backing east into  darker...

I appreciate the comments. I wonder what the actual anticipated mileage on one of these tires for a DP is?  I may wear the tread out since we drive a lot more than most.  We did 15k last year and that is pretty normal for us when we had the 5er considering we have family all over the country and...

Let me begin by saying this is not intended to be a complaint or snivel session about Michelin, FMCA, WIT or any other avenue to the  Michelin Advantage program. My motivation to write this story is to help others who have never used the program but had high hopes for it.  BTW,  did find a...

FWIW  ... for 4 years I towed a 36' heavy, Arctic Fox all over the country with 2012 F250 diesel. Some here will call me careless and I may have been ignorant but we went coast to coast several times and put 70,000 miles on both doing so. I bought the truck because a neighbor pulls his 5er with...

Hmmm ... okay so it sounds like I just need to let it go.