We only give the door a relatively hard close when we are ready for travel. The rest of the time the door is closed lightly. This has worked for 7 years and 70k miles with no ill effects. We call the closes the “travel close” and the “camping close”.
A couple of years ago we were coming across Wyoming on 80. There was a late season storm with wind gusts up to 80 mph. We were so grateful to our Active Air sysrem. Luckily we had reservations at a rv park in Cheyenne. It was interesting to see all the trucks parked everywhere. We had to put in...
About a month ago, in the middle of a 2k mile trip, our jacks decided they did not want to go down using either manual or automatic mode. Fortunately the HWH FWS worked just fine (surprise). Called HWH and TWO WEEKS later they called back suggesting that it was most likely the 3000# pressure...
If you have to push the door inward to use the deadbolt then the door is not closed to its “second” position. Many of these doors have to be closed quite hard to get them to their fully sealed position. That’s certainly how mine works.
Carrying a breaker bar like @ARD recommends is a good idea. Make sure it has a swivel head as it helps in the tight areas where you will use it. Changing the belt(s) can be done by one person but is much easier with a helper. One can hold the breaker on the tensioner while the other positions...
There must be at least 25 Newmar’s, from Essex’s to Ventana’s here at Pacific Shores less than 10 miles north of the Port. Was not even aware there was a rally. We are leaving in the am or we would drive by.
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