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We have towed a Chevrolet Equinox for 2 years. Newer years are still towable. With the automatic transmission you simply pull one fuse or install a switch, put the transmission in neutral, and turn the ignition to Accessory. Chevrolet states you should run the engine for 5 minutes each morning for 5 minutes and when you refuel. I don't think they mean 400 to 500 miles before you refuel the motor home. I run the engine again at lunch. We carry a 3/4 size golf cart, Cricket, in the rear of the Equinox. When we are at our destination, we unload the Cricket and the rear seat slides back giving as much leg room for the rear seat as there is in front. very good seating for five.

You probably have vacuum controls for your heating and cooling. When climbing a hill the vacuum decreases enough for the controls to change position vs. where you had them set.

We use Delorme's Street Atlas, too. We have traveled the about the same route between Indiana and Arizona so many times that we have fuel stops, overnight stops, and even restaurants for our evening meals. But we still use Street Atlas because there have been times we have had to deviate our route due to weather, etc. When you know that you do not have to make a turn for 120 miles, you don't even look at the screen for about 2 hours.

I thought that all USPS postal office would handle general delivery. It is best to select a small town that has only one post office/zip code. Larger cities that have multiple offices which can be a problem locating which one has your mail.

These two comments related to the Traverse are from the FMCA Towable Guide that appeared in the January issue of Family Motor Coaching. 5. To prevent the battery from draining while the vehicle is being towed, remove the 15-amp EC M fuse and the 15-amp OnStar fuse in the battery compartment behind the passenger seat on the floor. Also remove the 50-amp BATT1 fuse from the under the hood fuse block. 6. The vehicle should be run at the beginning of each day and at each RV fuel stop for about five minutes. Reinstall the fuses to start the vehicle.

I don't know where you are located, but I had problems with my 458. It was not the fuse. Called Xantrex and got a RMA number. They wanted me to ship it to Washington state. Elkhart has a Xantrex repair center, but will only accept walk in repairs if you get the RMA number from the Washington site which I believe is really a British Columbia location.

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We have a Samsung residential refrigerator and run it while we are traveling, but I do turn off the ice maker and use economy mode. Turning off the ice maker prevents water splashing out which will cause the cubes in the bin being all frozen together. Economy mode turns off the door heaters that reduces condensing moisture. When we are at a camp site, I then turn on the ice maker and turn off the economy mode.

You may get as many different opinions for as many responses that you receive, but I have had Brake Buddy and would not get it again. I prefer the Air Force 1. Simple and easy hook up. Made in Evansville, Indiana. Very responsive to your needs.

We have a Cricket which is not a golf cart or a mobility cart. It is in between. We added it to our home owners policy for about $36 a year.

It has been a long time since we had a P-32 chassis. It is from the bottom and also I think there is a cross member that has to be removed first. Surly, there is someone that has done it recently.

Having had both unvented and vented, we will not go back to a unvented. You can wash twice as much as you can dry in a load. We wash a load, take out half, dry, and then dry second half. Yes, they do take longer to complete full cycles, but a load or two a day for a couple of days will take care of your needs.

Our Norcold 1200 failed leaking ammonia. We now have a Samsung RF197ACRS, 18 cu ft residential refrigerator installed. We have only made one trip, but the daytime temp was 95 to 99 degrees. The frig was set on 36 and held 34 to 36. The freezer section set on -2 and held -2 to +1. We had power at our site and as near as I can tell max load was 5 amps on 120 volts. I did turn off the ice maker and place it in economy mode while traveling and had the inverter on to power the frig. I did not perceive any problems. I have 4 friends that have installed this same unit and they are happy with their units, too.

I just went through FMCA.com Join FMCA tab, and looked at all the Member Benefits. Verizon is not listed.

When I purchased the unit with one remote at Radio Shack, the clerk looked up the remote on line. He could not verify that it was the correct remote, but it was the only one available. I ordered two and had them sent to a store in my home town. No shipping charge. All three remotes work well. Once in a while when a semi-truck passes by, one remote will not be received for a period of time. Time varies, but usually less than 10 minutes. Don't know if the truck had too much power output on their CB radio to cause interference or what that causes it.

Not sure where you are located, but we have a mattress factory outlet in our town. The factory is 20 miles away. They will make any size we want without any extra charges and remove the old mattress.

Radio Shack has a temperature receiver with inside temp and one outside temp remote. You add 2 more remotes by ordering. I have a remote just behind the front bumper, one in the water bay, and one in the refrigerator. I do not remember the price.

We added the Wingman and have an increased signal of 3 to 5 db, but aiming is more sensitive. You may have to re-aim between channels in metropolitan areas.

As you travel along I-80 there are several small rest parks that are really campgrounds. We really like Windmill at exit 285 in Nebraska.

We started in a tent, then a pop up camper, then a hard side trailer, and we are on our third motorhome. The pop up was the best for being in the outdoors camping; but as we got older, the motorhome is the way we enjoy our travels now. Try Arizona, too. We have a home in Indiana, but winter in Surprise, AZ.

Yes, we do it all the time when we only have 30 amp outlet available. Ours is permanently mounted in the motorhome.

Is the ding ding alarm sounding? If it is, you are low on fluid. If not, I would look for a plug that has been disconnected or is loose at the pump.

Many RV outlets do not have a wiring box. The wire is laid in the outlet and a back is snapped on to force pins in the outlet to make connection. If you have the room to install an outlet box, I would do it. You will be able to use a better quality duplex outlet from one of the big box stores. I like to use the ones that have screw-down clamps to attach the wires vs. the push the wire in type.

There is an onboard tank to apply the brakes if there is a breakaway.

For 12 years I have not pulled the pin when I use a car wash.