Recent content by DouglasB12

Is it possible you have a kink in the garden hose connecting the city water to your camper? It seems unlikely that you would have a kink develop in the pex lines of a camper that is 12 years old.

I bought a cheap camera off Amazon that was furion compatible. Actually, it was the rear camera for my toy hauler, display monitor, and a license plate camera that I mounted on the front of my truck. Total cost was about $200.

There are two options for paying. You can either link a credit/debit card or an ACH with your checking account. Linking a credit card can be useful if you have a rewards/cashback card. However, they do charge a 2% markup for using a credit card. There is no additional charge for directly...

This coming summer I will be parking my trailer on land owned by my family. We will be using it primarily on weekends and no RV dumping stations will be close by. Can we simply dig a hole away from the camper and use a portable dump tank to empty into the hole? The soil is sandy. I was...

I use an app called Mudflap (both android and IOS). It is an app originally meant for independent truckers that allows them to get fuel discounts. Some things I really like about the app - *The discount - I don't think I've ever seen it less than 10 cents per gallon and as much as 65 cents per...

Could you run straight vinegar through the system and let it sit for a day or so? Seems that might help dissolve the built up minerals without hurting anything else. Kind of like cleaning a coffee maker.

Not sure how much centrifugal force has to do with my issue. No matter the cause, whether it's CF, or sloshing from accelerating/decelerating, or even just going up/down hills - Any time the water level is raised to the height of the over flow hose outlets, water is going to escape. Both...

UPDATE: It seems I have fixed the problem of the water disappearing. The water tank is under the floor, so is only about 8-10 inches high. Since it is a 100 gallon tank it must be fairly long/wide. The over flow hoses are connected to the side near the top. With such a low tank height, every...

Anyone with an angle grinder can cut through a chain or lock in moments. With that said, it would also likely attract unwanted attention. Anything you do will likely cause an opportunistic thief to look for easier pickings.

The splash that I saw looked like it came from the rear corner of the camper, which is the general area of the water tanks. One is at the rearmost axle, and the other is closer to the rear than that. The water inlet (filler port) is close to the front of the camper and has a cap on it. The cap...

I never thought about the siphon effect, but question if that would apply. If the over flow/air release is the culprit, that would be plumbed into the top of the tank and it seems unlikely it would have an intake tube that extends into the tank. Without an intake submerged into the water, there...

I have two fresh water tanks that combined hold 100 gallons. The camper is a 2020 Forest River XLR hyperlite 2815 Toy Hauler. Just bought this spring (used), so don't have much experience with it yet - only 2 trips. Both times, I filled the fresh water to full. By the time I got to destination 4...

As others have said, a leaking roof is a normal wear and tear thing. If they were going to cover that, then you would have people filing claims when the tire treads wear out. If you had not fixed the leak, that could have caused rotted floors, walls, mold, etc.... which potentially could have...

Consumer Reports rates the Generac units highly. Of the different brands and models, Generac took 3 of the top 4 spots in the 5000-6900 watt category. It did not rate reliability however.

I have a toyhauler that came with Generator prep, but no generator. The trailer also has a 20 gallon onboard gas tank. I recently purchased a 4500 watt inverter generator from Harbor Freight. Looking at it, I realized that if the gas tank was removed and the generator taken out of the tube...