My wife & I are planning on retiring in a couple of years.  We plan on
traveling in the 48 states & Alaska with our 5th wheel RV.  We would
also like to travel through Canada.  We've heard Canada is a beautiful
country with many sights and attractions to see & enjoy.

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Many states now require you to have a CDL (commercial driver's license) to
legally operate an RV on that state's highways.
Are you operating legally?  Check it out here:
http://changingears.com/rv-sec-state-rv-license.shtml

I'm interested in installing two smaller photoelectric solar panels on my
camper.  I'm concerned about drilling and such in the roof.  Can I "glue"
the panels to the roof?  Will they hold under "most" conditions while
travelling?

Now that the CDC has confirmed high (toxic) levels of formaldehyde in
the travel trailers FEMA supplied to Katrina victims, especially in warm
weather, I did a google search on Formaldehyde in campers.  It turns out
that:

I have a 1998 Mazda B2500 (4 Cyl. model).  Could that tow a 20 foot
camper?  What would be the weight limit you folks would suggest?

I got an e-mail from Dave in Lake Villa and he gave me all the scoop on
Sharron (the halonfires wankerette). Turns our she's a fundy who got
disillusioned and turned to witchcraft because she lacked the wit to
comprehend the intricacies of the only true religion - Fundamental ...

There's a company in Texas, PopUp Gizmos, that makes bunk end covers out of
what appears to me to be those aluminized "space blankets," which ostensibly
reflect hard sunshine off your bunk end roofs and help lower the inside
temperature in your camper when you're compelled to set ...

I have a 2004 Colman Taos and last winter (06-07) apparently I didn't
remove enough of the water out of the water pump and it cracked the
plastic housing so that it leaks.
This is the SHURflo hand pump and they no longer make that model.

Hi i have a 1975ish popup viscount camper.
The floor was a bit "spongey" in places so we lifted the lino up and found
several fasteners that hold the flooring onto the steel beams under the
flooring. They have a flat flush head on them and a hole in the centre of

Newbie question: Why on earth does the manual say that you should
never lower the roof with the jacks down? Seems like the stabilizers,
um... stabilize the entire triailer so it doesn't wobble as the roof
is going down. We had an old Jayco and the jacks were the first thing

Was runnig fine. Now it wont start. I think the problem is the coil or
coil wires. Looks like only 1 plug is firing. (1 Inside plug is wet)
Anyone else run into this? How did you fix it?

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eBay Auction page: http://snipr.com/1970Ultravan
The product of aeronautical engineer Dave Petersen’s vision of a
recreational vehicle, the Ultravan was a forward-looking product

Well, it's time for me to get serious about a battery monitor.
Yes, I've searched but looking for advice from folks who
have used systems.
Our unit is on our property in the Adirondacks, in the