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Wife and I are on year 5 with our R-Pod 179 Hood River Edition trailer. Overall it's been a very good trailer for us. It's our first "full featured" trailer (i.e the first one that has an inside bathroom!) and it's been a learning experience for us. We camp a LOT considering that I still...

On a camper/trailer Facebook group the question almost always comes up among newbie campers who own trailers with slide-outs: "What if I'm camped in the boonies with the slide out and my battery dies? How do I get the slide back in so I can leave?" Most commonly, the answer is "plug it into...

I bought one of those portable "jump starters" a few years back (Dec 2019.) The exact one I bought is this one: The exact one I bought is no longer available but of course these are almost all produced overseas (China) and there are similar products out there now. I never actually used...

After almost 16 years I finally decided to replace the old Magellan Meridian GPS I got in 2005. The old Magellan was getting a little long in the tooth, starting to kill batteries quickly and not being real reliable. I hesitated getting a new GPS because it's such a PITA trying to figure out...

My 2018 F-150 is a Canadian spec truck, and as I'm sure a lot of Canadian trucks are, it came from the factory with a block heater. Unfortunately I'm not able to park my truck in the garage (my half of the garage is filled with motorcycles) so it sits outside all the time. Since I work from...

Several years ago, when I still drove my Suburban, I posted up that I wished somebody made a "modular" truck cap. Then, along came RSI with their smartcap. Now, I didn't know about the Smartcap when I got my F-150, and I'm not even sure I'd have gotten one if I did, given that the cost of an...

This is a follow up to my Motorcycle carrier question. I have now come to the conclusion that the best way to carry my small DR200 motorcycle on camping trips (where we pull a trailer) will be to simply carry the bike diagonally in the bed. It should fit easily as my 5.5' bed is nearly 7'...

NOTE: It's in my signature but I'll also list it here: Truck is a 2018 F-150, CCSB 4x4, 3.5 EB, 10 speed, 3.31 gears with the 7000 GVWR package and the tow package. Currently at about 48k miles. Location is in Colorado. This is a spin-off from my thread regarding the front-mounted...

*I was going to post this in the Motorcycle section but it's really more of a "vehicle" than a "motorcycle" question.* I'm seeking in put and experience (mostly experience) from those of you who might have done what I'm thinking of. Wife and I camp a lot in Summer. We have a ~20' travel...

After going back and forth between big and small, and failing to find anything "in between" (DRZ-400 class) I finally came across a little DR200SE at a crazy low price I couldn't refuse. So it came home with me today: Runs and is titled but could use some TLC for sure. I'll look into...

Just last month I passed the milestone of 2 years with the new-to-me 2018 F-150 I brought home in August of 2019. Purchased with 18,000 miles on the clock, it has a little over 45,000 now, so I'm averaging 13,500 miles/year. Actually quite a lot of miles considering that I've been working from...

Wife and I have been kayaking on our camping trips since 2014. Our first kayaks were purchased at Bass Pro, 10' long sit-on-top kayaks. Very stable and easy to use but have one HUGE drawback: Weight. These kayaks weigh around 65lbs EACH. I sold mine in 2020 and bought a much lighter...

Been riding on the street for almost 40 years (started in 1982) but thinking of getting a small dirt bike. Don't want to do anything crazy on the dirt, just something small and easy to putt around on dirt roads and trails that are plentiful around here. I like the TW-200 but it seems they've...

I've never followed it before but for some reason now I'm mesmerized. Here's the Spotwalla track: https://new.spotwalla.com/lp/7202-57b49-8413/view One of these days, when I no longer have to work for a living, I'd love to do this. I'm an IBA member but with only 2 SS1000 rides (1000 miles...

Crossposted from F-150 forum because I know there are a lot of F-150 owners here. Truck is a 2018 CCSB XLT XTR (a Canadian package), 3.5 EB/10 speed/4x4 with the trailer towing package (brake controller and trailer backup control.) In the "old days" I could just put a multimeter lead into the...

Back a couple of months ago I tried to set my Indel-B fridge up with the small Anderson connectors rather than using the cig lighter connection or what I have currently which is a pair of ring connectors that go straight to the terminal posts on my battery pack. Could never get the Andersons to...

After 18 months with my F-150 I've finally decided I need to get with the program (see what I did there? ;) ) and figure out how to use FORSCAN to update the features on my truck. Is there anyone here who is pretty competent with FORSCAN? I know there are a lot of 2015+ Ford owners here so I...

We have an inexpensive 100W "solar kit" (HQST) that we've been using on our camper for the past 4 years or so. It works well, the panel folds and goes into a nice little carrying case and we connect it to the battery (2 x 6v FLA golf cart batteries) on our trailer when we are camping without...

I decided I wanted to hook the fridge up to my power box using the small Anderson connectors and a 12v cigarette-lighter sized socket. So I ordered this from Amazon and replaced one of the 12v power outlets on my power box with it...

For those of you with current-gen F-150's and stock suspension, what tire sizes are you running? Mine has the factory 275/65/18 Goodyear Kevlar tires on it now, but they'll need to be replaced within a few months or so. I'm really not crazy about the current size and wondering whether a taller...