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This question was asked in a Facebook group recently and caught my eye. And if you are curious why a safe drinking water hose is important, keep reading; Researchers evaluated a total of 111 garden hoses and found they contained high levels of toxic chemicals, including those that have been banned in children’s products....
Almost every day there are questions on forums and Facebook about tire pressure, blow-outs, use of TPMS, and so on. This post is originally from 2016 but the RV TIRE SAFETY blog is still alive and very informative. Worth a good read and valuable information. Now also on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/rvtires/ This blog is all...
QUICK TIP: It can happen you come back to the RV and the door is locked for whatever reason, maybe the door is jammed or you lost your keys. Here are some simple things you can do. 1. Mount a key lock box on your RV and put a spare key in there, mount...
My mom was a terrible cook, I got used to eating potatoes with a dark brown side and green beans that were more black than green. One day she fried some eggs on the gas stove. The frying pan got overheated, burned a hole in it. The leaking butter caught fire and the stove...
Some people use their cell phone, others use handheld radio’s however can you explain enough while talking to the driver what he/she has to do? When you have a diesel it noisy at the back. We always use hand signals, they are easy and once you agree on them it will get you there...
RV Tow Check 2.0 is the only trailer towing calculator app of its kind that supports all manufacturers weight safety and warranty warnings. RV Tow Check 2.0 displays realistic towing capacity for fifth wheel and travel trailers (conventional trailers) simultaneously and provides instant results when selecting various kingpin or tongue weight percentages. This is...
A blowout is a rapid loss of inflation pressure of a pneumatic tire leading to an explosion. The primary cause for this is encountering an object that cuts or tears the structural components of the tire to the point where the structure is incapable of containing the pressurized air, with the escaping pressurized air...
As new RV owners, we were very concerned about tire pressure and failure on tires. After some research we found this to be the best deal and proven in the RV world to do what it says, reporting your tire pressure and temperature. The whole set came in an attractive box with the...
