How to Repack Trailer Wheel Bearings Before Towing Season
Two big trips on the calendar meant it was time to repack trailer wheel bearings on all four wheels — in our own driveway. One tool I bought for the job cost me a part.
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How We Sanitize Our RV Fresh Water Tank Without Bleach
We used bleach for years and finally quit. Here is how we sanitize our RV fresh water tank without bleach — the dosing, the 15-minute cycles, what it costs, and the one mistake that soaks you.
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Why Sleep Matters More on a Weekend Trip — and the Custom RV Mattress We Bought
You get two or three nights per trip, and you drove out after working all week. Here’s why a custom RV mattress ended up mattering more to us than a longer trip ever would.
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Our Old Hitch Didn’t Fail. We Replaced It Anyway.
Eleven years on a B&W Companion and nothing broke — we replaced it for looks, and that’s the point. The RVK3600 install in our 2023 RAM 3500, with honest notes and the one tip that saves you.
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We Walked the Catwalk Under the New River Gorge Bridge
851 feet above the river, harnessed to a cable, with a guide whose stories go back to Muhammad Ali’s first pro fight. What the Bridge Walk costs, how scary it really is, and whether it’s worth it.
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New River Gorge in a Weekend — Day One Packed More Than We Planned
Doing New River Gorge in a weekend meant two nights, one fifth wheel, and a road into the campground that was not built for big rigs. Day one gave us more than we planned for.
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The 55-MPH DEF Warning: Why We Carry a Bypass Cable in the RAM
One DEF warning can pin your RAM at 55 with a fifth wheel behind you. Here’s the cable under our dash, the app that reads it, and our clear-it-once rule.
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We Finally Stopped Buying Bottled Water for the RV
Two filters on the line and our campground water still smelled. We installed the Blu Tech AR3 — and we’ve been drinking our tap water ever since.
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The Pins on Our B&W Companion Looked Wrong — Here’s What B&W Said
Our seasonal B&W Companion hitch maintenance turned up jaw pins sitting out of the plate. B&W’s answer — and the document they sent — changed our plan that afternoon.
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I Used to Take Her Popup Camping. Now She Has Her Own.
Jackie towed her first popup camper solo to Hocking Hills — and her dad wasn’t sure she could pull it off. What happened at the campground surprised everyone.
