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I am looking to buy and install an awning topper for my 2016 KZ Spree travel trailer.  The slide dimensions are 12.5 ft X 3 ft.  They have them on Amazon but I am not sure how to find the right one for my particular RV.  Any advice?  Thanks!

I ended up using auto vinyl repair that is meant for seats to fix my floor.  It worked well.   I would post pics but every one I try to up load is too big.  

I am going to check out the youtube videos.  Unfortunately, I dont have a seamless Roller. 

** Im having a hard time uploading the photos because its saying my images are too large**

I put my slide in and it ripped my floor.  I am able to open and close the slide by putting a cutting board (pic attached) down from the dollar tree.  But I want to fix it.  I have several places I can cut out a small piece of matching linoleum to replace it.  I got this glue (pic attached) at The Home Depot to glue a piece down.  I would of course like to cut a piece similar to the piece that I am cutting out so it isn’t an eye sore.   

I have a 2015 32ft KZ Spree travel trailer.   If you have any advice, it would be greatly appreciated.   Thank you in advance for your help.  

Ok,  this is some great info.  I really appreciate it!

I am in San Antonio TX and I will be heading towards the FL Keys.  I am pulling a 32 ft travel trailer with a GMC 2500 diesel.  I would like to take the straightest line possible from San Antonio TX.  When I say desolate, I mean a place where there are no RV's next to me.   For example, my favorite spot in the country is in Green Ridge State Forest in Md.  It is 10.00 per day and it is dry camping.   When you are outside your RV, you see nothing but trees and woods.  Each camp site is secluded and far from each other.  Something like BLM Land maybe but there is no BLM land on this trip.    I can dry camp or run off power. I am willing to get off the interstate.  I also am a member of Passport America and Escapees if that helps.   TX, Louisiana, Alabama are all fine.  However, I rather not be by alligators.  They scare the heck outa me. 

I am traveling from San Antonio to the Florida Keys soon and I am looking to stop somewhere along the way that is desolate and that I will be left alone so I can concentrate on a big work project.  I have Verizon and Sprint and hoping one of them would work so I can get work done.  Does anyone know of a place along the way where I can be by myself to get my project done?  Then I can go to the keys with no work on my plate.  Thanks!

I really appreciate the advice.  I will definitely weigh myself but I need to set PSI before I do that because once I leave the top of the mountain that I am at, I wont come back until spring. .  Im thinking from what I have read, 70 (80 max psi) on the front truck tires and 73 on the back. The trailer I am thinking 60 all around (65 max PSI).  Would I be ok with that?

Art,  I have never heard of axle weights.  Ive done a 2 year trip around the country with a 5th wheel and have never heard of them.  Although my new trailer is a pull behind. I know my RV wont be overloaded based on the sticker on the door and the truck is a diesel made to haul so that can pretty much haul anything. 

I have a 2016 Sierra short bed Diesel and my tires are Michelin Defender LTX M/S LT265/60R20 Load Range E Max PSI 80.  I am about to do an 8 month trip around the country pulling an 8,000 lb tow behind RV.  I will be going through the dessert often.  What PSI would you put your front an back tires at?

Also, the tires on my travel trailer are load range D max 65 psi.  What PSI would you put on the tires in the RV?

OK great.  I will check these links out thank you!  I dont mind paying.  Alot of BLM land you have to buy a pass.  My problem is I can never find the prices on state parks until I get there and then alot of times they are very expensive.  My main goal is dispersed camping in nature like BLM land offers.  

5 minutes ago, trailertraveler said:

Many National Forests and National Grasslands allow camping away from developed areas. You have to consult the Travel or Motor Vehicle Use Maps (MVUM) or contact the individual Forest to find out where you can vehicle camp and how far off the designated roadway you are permitted to park your RV.  Some states have state forests where you can camp in other than designated sites. Some states allow camping on wildlife management areas and/or state fishing lakes. You may or may not have to purchase a fishing or hunting license so check the rules carefully.  Free campsites is a good place to start.

Thanks, I looked at state lands but the problem is they rarely post their prices.  In PA for example, they charge 55.00 per nite in some places.  I wish they posted prices but it just seems that its alot of work to find out what kind of camping is available and pricing when trying to plan to go to state land ahead of time. 

I am traveling from Eastern PA to Eastern Texas soon and was hoping to stay in places that are like BLM land along the way.  Unfortunately,  there doesn't appear to be any BLM land on this trip.  Im looking for places that is dispersed and I can be somewhat isolated and make my own power.  Places with very little fee's like BLM land.  Any advice would be greatly appreciated!  Thanks! 

On 7/7/2019 at 8:07 AM, chirakawa said:

I think you mean you don't want to use up your internet bandwidth.  You can have cameras connected wirelessly to a router totally independent of your internet service.  Wifi is simply the wireless distribution of your local network, doesn't have to have anything to do with the internet for which you are paying some provider.

There are lot's of IP cameras on the market which will connect to a router.  Your computer simply has to be connected to the same router in order to view those cameras without involving the internet.  In fact, you could have two routers, one for the internet and one for the cameras.  With a second wifi adapter on your computer, you  could connect to both of those routers at the same time.

Here's the problem.  If you're "off the grid", all of this wifi equipment needs power.  I know Amazon has their own brand of wireless security cameras call Blink.  I have no experience with them and don't know if they produce a quality enough picture to study wildlife or not.  At least some of those Blink cameras run off of a battery which they claim lasts a couple of years.  Here is an example Blink outdoor cameras

I'm not recommending those Blink cameras as I have no experience with them.  Also, they may be the type which has to go through their own website before you can view them.  You'll need to study them before buying.  They do offer a method of recording, but it will use your internet connection, which you didn't want.

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Alot of great responses and thank you for that.   I have a spare laptop that I would like to view the cams on and save the recordings somehow on the laptop but still be able to watch live.  I do have a spare router that I can connect that laptop and the cam to.  The ring looks interesting.  I was hoping to get something small and Im also concerned about wiring.  The Amcres and the Wyze Cams definitely look interesting.  I do have a 4 cam Samsung wired set of cams with a big dvr.  They are amazing cams.  But the cams are too big and Im concerned about running the wires outside.

Im about to go on the road solo and staying in alot of places off the grid.  Im looking for some wireless outdoor security cams that I can watch live on my computer from inside of my RV.  I will have wifi in the RV but prefer not to take the WIFI bandwidth up if there is an alternative way.    Im hoping to watch the outdoor wildlife  and of course for safety reasons.  Anyone have any advice?  Looking to order something from Amazon.   

WOW, thank you so much for all of this great info!  I am going to go through it tonight as I am currently unloading everything I own from my home  to go on the road full time.   The reason that I want a CB is that growing up, I have always had one and I know how to talk on it and it will keep me entertained during my travels.  I have also been in some dangerous situations on my last RV trip when I wished that I had one. 

Im going to be doing an 8 month solo trip in my 2003  Dodge Ram 2500 4 door long bed pulling a 33 ft 2015 KZ Spree.  I was hoping to buy a CB radio tomorrow night off of Amazon and install this weekend.  Ive been looking and cannot figure out what to get.   I assume an antenna comes with it?  How do I run the antenna wire to the outside of the truck?  I would like to get something regardless of price  that would provide me with weather and the most entertainment and emergency help as possible. 

Any advice on what to get would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!