Travel Forum / Travel Types / RV Travel / November 2006

I am looking to buy a travel trailer for the first time and I saw an
add in my local paper  for:    "UNIK Trailer, 1978, 20 ft. Tandem, AC,
heat, shower, toilet. rec. tires, $895/bo. Moving! "
I googled UNIK but can't even find this brand of trailer or pictures

so there i was, ready to move 'The Banana Boat' ('00 Suncruiser 35U)
from home to it's winter quarters yesterday afternoon.  i climbed into
the driver's seat and fired 'er up.  when i turned on the rear view
camera and turned up the speaker in preparation to back out of the

What is the best approach to improving safety with a heavy load on the
rear axle?
We bought a new horse trailer with living quarters (gooseneck). 9500#
dry.  The truck pulls it fine but I'm a hair over on the hitch weight.

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Some of you may know that my husband picked up our new (used) 5th wheel
yesterday, near our home in S.E. Pennsylvania -- as I am doing
granny-duty in Kansas City while our kids take a much-needed long
weekend away together.  The 'granny-duty' is really easy, because the

I recently called a road service company to jump start my RV.  No big
deal it ran fine, just the truck battery was discharged.  The guy went
and hooked his cables up backwards, and now I get no power to the
vehicle at all, even with a new battery installed.

This has been an interesting week.  I've been sitting McAllen, TX
right on the mexican border for the last couple of days waiting on my
delivery appointment (what a way to run a trucking company!)  Had time
to think and work on several personal projects.

What is the requirements of RV's stopping at weigh stations set up by state
DOT?
Do RV's he to stop and be weighed?
Also do RV's have to stop at agriculture inspection stations set up by the

To get away from the Americans finally waking up to what Bush and the Repubs
are all about, which should be in pols newsgroups anyway.
For advice from someone who has spent a lot of time camping around Vic
Australia. Pig shooting, fishing and just lazing around with the kids.

I am trying to find something for my husband for Christmas. What I would like
to do is get everything he would need to watch TV (football especially) while
tailgating or when we are out in the camper.  I have found a  portable TV to
purchase but I have not gotten the rest.  I ...

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Even if you read this before, you should read it again since I UPDATED it
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We are on our second Trek and have decided we want a bedroom in our motor
home.  So far, the only coach that has attracted us is the 31 foot Sea
Breeze by National.  The attraction is not only the floor plan but the fact
that the furnishings are Trek quality plus the fact that we ...

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Victorious Victoria, ws here I am, At least made it this far. Am staying
 in Dad's RV camp Grounds. It is nice, wore my hat in and got a
discount. Spent the last night at the Flying J at I-20/US-79, Not to
bad, course just in the parking lot, no power. Had the fan on the little

We're full timers and want to buy a 32" LCD HD TV.  We currently have
Dish network and have pretty well got the setup mastered (although very
difficult in the Northeast).
How hard is it to find the needed satellites and get the system up and