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Having had our 550 for a bit over a year, it's time to do some deeper cleaning. I recall Cary mentioning some products work well for the windows but now don't remember what he recommended. What have folks found to work well? Thanks!

I use a Dewalt 20V cordless drill which will level the trailer in less than 5 seconds. It's amazingly fast. You just have to be careful holding the drill as it has so much torque you can wrench your wrist if you're not careful. I've mentioned before that using the same side bolt head as the...

I'm realizing that the fact that I am renting a garage for $150/month has the psychological effect of making me want to spend more weekends out in oder to get my "money's worth". Oddly, spending the $150 per month has me feeling like I should buy a house with a garage - logically I know...

I'm somewhat lucky in Maryland that our camping season can go all the way into December. If I can get a site with electric, I can stay toasty however I draw the line when it comes to the roads being salted. I just worry that it will get way up into the underbelly of the trailer and I don't...

It looks like you need to make a tour of the Southeast - One long trip and you could fill in a lot of what's left of the void in the map.

My wife and I bought Tipitina (#904, 550 Ultra) and took possession at the beginning of August 2017. In the first year we spent 37 nights in her. Resetting the clock for August 2018, we've got another 7 nights so far for the second year. I'm a little worried though as I only have a few trips...

Which LED bulbs did you select to replace the native halogen bulbs?

I was kind of hoping to be the lucky #1000 when I placed my order - turned out to be #904. Glad I didn't wait to hit that number. We're only up to the mid 950s a year later.

Sarmay, I think it's such a personal thing that it's hard to seek advice from others - I personally don't care for hardly any movies or TV programming. I once asked a bed and breakfast owner if she could remove the TV from our room. She offered to cover it with a towel. When I'm out in...

Nice tarp poles! I've used Kelty adjustable tarp poles for the past several years. They are nice but did rust at the button after a weekend of salt exposure camping at the beach. I may have to get a pair (or 2) of these. Thanks!

Rshep, Thanks for the trip description - sounds like it was a great trip. I've got folks just north of Jackson that I need to visit with. But I'm coming from Baltimore. It's a challenge covering that much ground and seeing the things you want in detail. Ideally, I'd go down the Blue Ridge...

I'm sorry to hear of your encounters with fire ants. I was happy to have them out of my life when I moved up to Maryland from New Orleans in 1998. Unfortunately I think they're slowly making their way up north. My advice would be to do everything possible to seal any food. We just had black...

Any ongoing issues that the collective wisdom of the campinnforum might help sort out?

I haven't ever seen anyone do this. I imagine you could rig something up to attach it with paracord and tarp attachment points but it would be pretty sloppy. I think it is kind of a square peg/round hole kind of thing. The CI side tent has buckles and straps to try cinch it up next to the...

The timing of this question is really good. Up till now I would have said that there isn't a decent solution to the problem you're trying to solve. I don't think you'll get an SUV tent to fit well onto the side of the 560 - these typically tie around an open hatch and snug up underneath. You...

Got it. Sometimes life will throw you a curve ball. Hopefully you'll be doing some fun things besides camping this fall.

Yikes! Too soon! September - November is my favorite time to camp in the mid-Atlantic. September is still warm without the crazy crowds, October is great for leaf peeping and November is nice late fall without "freezing" weather. We did our last camping trip of 2017 in your neck of the woods...

Sounds like quite an itinerary! I hope you'll start a new thread at the time and keep us posted on your progress during the trip.

How is the fit between the trailer door and the awning tent door? I would imagine that you'd have to leave the tent door unzipped all the time to be able to open the trailer door? Any pics inside would be great. I can't imagine retrofitting at this point but this could be a very attractive...

I'm pretty happy with the grab bars too. Although I'm 47 and still fairly limber, they're really nice to have. It just eases getting in and out and is a more stout attachment point to hang things (like my double walled Rtic water cup and the Luminoodle string lights). It's an option I'd...