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How to Sanitize Holding Tanks on Campers

Properly maintaining and sanitizing your camper holding tanks will not only extend the life of the tanks, it will help eliminate the buildup of solid wastes in the tanks and smells associated with waste. You need to clean both the holding tanks and the lines running to and from the tanks. By cleanin

How to Set Up a Tropical Roof on a Camper Trailer

A camper trailer is a sectional towed device which is part rigid trailer and part collapsible tent, the parts usually connected by marine sailing tack. A tropical roof is a secondary roof deployed above the tent section, designed to provide an insulating air gap between its underside and the top of

3 Things You Should Do Before Every RV Trip

Going on vacation is supposed to be fun. No one wants to get out on the road and have problems. Nothing ruins a trip faster than unexpected problems with the car or RV. Therefore, it is important to do these three things before each and every road trip.

How to Wire a Trailer

When wiring a trailer to a tow vehicle, be sure the main wire bundle is secure and unable to bump, chafe or tear.

Making Sales While Traveling

Being a salesman is no easy task. You need to be punctual, polite, motivated, tactful, impressive etc and you need to travel a lot. It is easy to be all of the above, except for ...

Life on the Road: Making the Most of RV Living

With the miserable winters that so many places experience, it's no wonder that so many retirees flock down south to warmer climates rather than stay for the sleet and frost in the north. As with ...

How to Troubleshoot Trailer Parking Lights

Trailer parking lights, or marker lights, comprise of four lights on a trailer -- two red taillights and two amber sidelights. When the towing vehicle's headlights turn on, a signal is sent to illuminate these four parking lights, regardless of brake or turn signal position. When one or more do not

Box Trailers & Car Trailers Sydney few essential tips!

Box trailers typify as an open cubic construction from various materials mounted on wheels, hooked up to a vehicle and used to provide space for performance such as loading a cargo and carrying. Box t

RV Travel Fun In Kansas

Kansas, the Sunflower State, has 23 national parks, prairies, geological formations and lots of wide open spaces. What better way to see all of this than with an RV? Traveling by RV allows you to explore up close, has no time restrictions and no schedules that need to be followed. Unlike people who

How to Move a PWC From the Stand to a Trailer

Personal watercraft (PWC) have become popular since the early 1990s. They are small watercraft designed to carry one to three passengers sitting in a similar position to a motorcycle. They are typically powered by an internal jet pump that forces water out the rear end. PWC stands are the ideal way

Warning Signs to Look for when Buying Wheelchair Vans

Purchasing a new wheelchair van is a major investment into your daily convenience, quality of life and overall safety, so it is important to avoid making a bad decision and choosing a vehicle that is ...

How to Wire Dual Batteries in a RV

RVs often need to use multiple batteries to provide power for the many devices that provide the comforts of home while being on the road and away from an electrical plug. A single battery would not have sufficient capacity to power these devices for long. By wiring batteries together in parallel, yo

How to Change the Leaf Springs on a Dual-Axle Boat Trailer

Medium-size to large boats must be towed with a dual-axle trailer. The suspension system on a boat trailer is fairly simple, but like a truck or car's suspension system, boat trailers are equipped with leaf springs. These are elliptical-shaped pieces of steel that support weight and keep the axles a

How to Make a Travel Trailer Gaucho Bed

A travel trailer gaucho bed is a sleeping platform with a very large drawer that pulls outward from beneath a sofa seat. The drawer is prevented from over-extending by stops and folding legs are extended to support the front of the drawer, then the sofa seat cushion is moved into the drawer and the

Eliminating RV Odors

Odors in our RV's come in many different forms, caused by many different sources. There are holding tank odors, pet odors, cooking, smoke, must and mildew odors, just to name a few. Some odors are caused when the RV is put in storage for long periods of time and other odors are caused through n

Extra Large Outdoor Mats For Recreational Vehicles!

The open road offers you so much in the way of scenery, freedom, no stress, no deadlines it's just you and where the road takes you. It's a great way to spend your free time explorin

Getting Cut Off by Your RV Batteries

Ever wonder why you take your RV out of storage after a few weeks and find that the batteries are deader than a door nail? You went through your pre-storage checklist and made sure all breakers and lights were off but your batteries are still DOA. You even plugged in the RV and charged the battery f

How to Back a Fifth Wheel Trailer

Fifth wheel trailers can sometimes present problems for drivers who must back the popular camping and recreational vehicles into position. Because the trailers can veer in unexpected directions, many drivers unfamiliar with trailer operation believe fifth wheels maneuver erratically when backing. Wi

The Specifications of a Fleetwood Discovery Motor Home

Fleetwood RVs got their start in Orange County, California. Fleetwood later moved its manufacturing to the city of Riverside, east of Los Angeles, in 1963. The parent company, Fleetwood Enterprises, which also manufactured homes, came to a sad end, filing for bankruptcy in 2009, selling...