Summer s coming to a close
New Fifth Wheel Manufacturer Means Jobs for Former Fleetwooders
The demise of Fleetwood Manufacturing’s Canadian production facility in Lindsay, Ontario spelled bad news for hundreds of line workers. But the breach has been filled, a new upstart RV builder called Great Lakes Recreational Products says they’ll reopen the former Fleetwood plant, hire back 300 of the former employees, and start churning out a new line of fifth wheels and travel trailers as
Fifth Wheel with Full Wall Slideout
Slideouts in RVs are better than sliced bread, or so we’ve heard. We’re still limping along with a no-slidem and wish we had the extra space. Our pocketbook probably won’t allow it, but here’s a new wrinkle: A fifth-wheel with a slideout the runs from the living room up and into the bedroom. Read that a 37′ fifth wheel with a 30′ slideout.Sound crazy? These are hard times for RV builders,
Winter Camping isn t just for snowbirds
You Know You’re A Red Neck RVer When You Do This
I was in Little Rock, Arkansas this week enjoying some delicious weather. Arkansas is the only state I know with a city as a National Park. I’m not criticizing just pointing out they do things differently down here. As I was walking the dog through the “trailer park” the other day I came across this example of how things are done differently in Arkansas. I’m not sure how well this works at
Easily check the road lights on your 5er with this new product
Checking the lights on your 5th wheel is a hassle and takes two people to do the job. Now you can check your lights easily by plugging in Lightcheck by Coil n Wrap. It uses the standard 7 pin trailer plug. This tool is about the size of a tennis ball can and is packed with trouble shooting information should you have a short or some of your lights are burned out. Besides checking the lights
RVers display the colors with this fiver flag pole holder
I don t know the RVers who own this rig, because they were never home when I went by to meet them, but this innovative flag pole holder clearly deserves a story. This project requires some welding, but the end result is worth it. The flag pole holder fits neatly under the king pin held in place with a tripod 5th wheel stabilizer. The holder allows the flagpole to extend well beyond the nose of
It’s a Fifth Wheel! It’s a Yacht! It’s Domani!
With all the noise about declines in sales and layoffs in the RV manufacturing industry, one player says they’re bucking the trend and increasing staff for the spring production of its high-roller fifth wheel.Carriage Inc., says they’ll be putting more folks to work as they bring their high-end “Domani” line into higher production. With prices starting in the 70,000s, and factoring in the
Rear Kitchen “Scramble” on Fifth Wheels?
One RVer described the problem as, ‘Like flipping pancakes with your dishes.’ Others have had similar complaints. What is it? It’s a reported problem where the kitchen (galley) is located in the rear of a fifth wheel trailer.The theory is with the kitchen cabinets located aft of the trailer axles, a ‘whol lot of shakin’ goin’ on’ for anything not “nailed down” in the rear of the rig. Hence,
