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Old Sep 7, 2015 | 03:34 PM
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well i did change the gear oil in the mustangs rear end on saturday... but wouldnt call that work compaired to what i had been doing..
 
Old Sep 7, 2015 | 10:17 PM
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Good evening guys, how's it going in NC?
 
Old Sep 7, 2015 | 10:18 PM
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nice trailer david... does the 39 mean its 39'?
 
Old Sep 7, 2015 | 10:28 PM
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Thanks! That's what they call it, 39' but it is actually 45'.
 
Old Sep 7, 2015 | 10:30 PM
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always nice to have the extra footage... it costs ya more at the tolls... whether its by length or by axle count..
 
Old Sep 7, 2015 | 10:31 PM
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Yeah, the toll booths are not my friend! lol
 
Old Sep 7, 2015 | 10:38 PM
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theyre never anyones friend especially when ya got a dually... tends to cost more... im usually nailed by the weight or the extra 2 tires...
 
Old Sep 7, 2015 | 10:43 PM
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Yeah, they are always gonna get you one way or the other.
 
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Old Sep 7, 2015 | 10:49 PM
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how do you like that trailer?? ive been looking at forest rivers for awhile.. but havent decided yet.. partly due to lack of funds.. definately would like a 5th wheel.. dunno if id get a toy haulter or not...
 
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Love it! We went FR for a few reasons. Mainly construction and using marine grade treated plywood instead of particle board.

I like the toy hauler because it's so versatile for many things. But you give up other things too. We'll be living in it when we move down there, so we needed something that works for that.
 
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what do you mean by you give up things??

Forest River, Coachman, Laredo and Blue Ridge had been the ones id been looking at..
 
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Well, you are losing space that would be normal living area in the camper. Ours is 45', but 16' of that is garage. So essentially it is a 29' camper with a garage.

Our garage is equipped with two queen size beds, carpet, TV, secondary fridge, and a patio. So it's a whole separate living area. This model has a sliding patio door so it's really not to cut off from the kitchen/living area though. Depends on your needs/wants in a camper.

Of those 4, 3 are Forest River. Laredo is Keystone. I'd do some research into Keystone quality before you bought one of those. They used to be pretty good, but recently have had major quality issues.
 
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Well, you are losing space that would be normal living area in the camper. Ours is 45', but 16' of that is garage. So essentially it is a 29' camper with a garage.
had thought about that but thought maybe you were meaning other things...

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Our garage is equipped with two queen size beds, carpet, TV, secondary fridge, and a patio. So it's a whole separate living area. This model has a sliding patio door so it's really not to cut off from the kitchen/living area though. Depends on your needs/wants in a camper.
I just want leg space... dont really need a toy hauler.. i just liked that if i could id be able to take our golf cart in it.. but most grounds dont seem to want you using personal gas driven ones for some reason... rather you have an electric one.

other reason i liked the 5th wheels was they put a bed over the hitch for that extra footage.. there was one i liked they had a queen in front and queen in back which would have been nice for if the parents went.. and came with 2 bathrooms, full kitchen, couch, 2 lounge chairs, gas/electric fireplace, 36" LCD tv.. also had a smaller out door kitchen, w/ mini fridge a sink flip out grill.

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Of those 4, 3 are Forest River. Laredo is Keystone. I'd do some research into Keystone quality before you bought one of those. They used to be pretty good, but recently have had major quality issues.
didnt know they were the same.. with the way they were advertizing them i thought coachman was a seperate company... same with blue ridge..

i just mainly looked at the Laredo cuz it was cheaper... didnt know they were keystones too.. i know i dont want a newer keystone.. heard alot of bad things with them leaking when it rained.. but had heard alot of good things when it came to FR trailers..
 
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After having that UPS issue and loosing my front tire I ordered another tire because we have a ride on the outer banks planned next weekend and Saturday is my only chance to get it swapped out. That tire came in today so I broke the bike down to run it to the shop tomorrow to be swapped. Also I received a refund for the first one that was lost that was nice.








 
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nice bike.. where in the outie banks will ya be?
 



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