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  1. johnmichael

    How Necessary is a Weapon?

    Okay, been feeling enough like a green newbie just in terms of Rv'ing, but now I'm being told by a couple folks that I should be taking along a weapon if I"m headed cross country. It's been about 40 years since I fired an M16, and I'm about as green to weapons as I am to rv'ing...frankly the...
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    Newbie Trying to Make Sense of "Grades"...

    I'm posting this here because I'm planning my first x-country route, and I am really wishing that I had paid more attention to the "Grade" signs all those years of driving without a trailer, because now that I'll be pulling one - I'm having a hard time picturing what a "6% grade" is like. I...
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    ATF: MPG - Retro Fit a Fantastic Fan

    I'd like to replace the existing fan in my 2011 MPG 183 with a more powerful Fantastic Fan. It requires a 14" x 14" opening, which the factory models appears to be as well. #1 - could you confirm that it is a 14" x 14" opening #2 - will I have any issues substituting this fan in regards to...
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    parts language - awning cable channel

    trying to find where to buy the sewn on strip with the bead as well as the channel it slides into - but don't know what to call them...any help?
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    Trip / Route Planning Input for Louisiana to Seattle Trek this summer

    Not sure if this is the place to post this; I'm pretty new here, and to towing. Planning to leave louisiana for the pacific northwest in late June, essentially going Louisiana -> Denver/colorado -> Salt Lake City - > Yellowstone ->Spokane -> Seattle This will be nearly my first camping...
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    ATF: MPG - hitch capacity

    I'm interested in what the hitch capacity is on the back of my 2011 MPG183. I'd like to mount a cargo carrier and bike rack there ans wonder if additional support or modifications would be necessary Thanks
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    1st Rv / Travel Trailer - Generator Basics

    Just bought an MPG183 and plan to go cross country this summer, just my dogs and I. I have a small Champion generator that the seller threw in with the sale - my question is about how to transport it and extra gas, and also the best way to use it when parked. My TV is a suburban, and the genny...
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    Attaching things / hardware - MPG construction & structure?

    Just got a 2011 MPG-183 - its my first RV. I have extensive renovation experience with homes, but am not familiar with how this trailer is built. Before I start screwing things like towel bars, clothes hooks, rod holders. etc into the walls, roof etc - I'd like to know how its made and what...
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    De-Winterizing Help / Instructions

    Just bought a gently used 2011 183 MPG, and the seller was kind enough to do a complete walk through on all systems so that we could video it for future reference. Of course, that video has disappeared into a black hole of technology somehow. The MPG is currently winterized, this is also my...
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