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10-03-2019, 09:25 AM
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Rivet Master 
2019 27' Globetrotter
Driftless Area
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Join Date: Aug 2018
Posts: 783
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Originally Posted by gypsydad
Nice looking rig, but your TV front end looks a bit high? Is it?  |
Hard to say, this was on an incline on a surface that wasn’t level. But yeah for a long time the back of my truck squatted a bit.
Throughout the trip up to Alaska I was experimenting with hitch settings but decided to leave it this way because everything was driving really well and I was coming up on the Alaskan Highway and didn’t want to be experimenting while on that. I hit truck scales every time I changed something and all the weighs (even ones where visually things were not ideal) were all totally OK. So at some point I decided the amount of front end raise was mostly an aesthetic concern. I made it there and back and after the first few adjustments, really enjoyed the driving experience.
Post-Alaska, on the way back from Seattle, I started experimenting again, but variables had changed (no longer traveling with the kids, less stuff in both the AS and truck, etc). I’ve raised the front of the Airstream a bit and am reasonably pleased with the result but am still trying to find WD settings that result in a ride comparable to the one we had for most of the journey.
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Airstream adventures and enhancements thread: Traveling with Tatay
Personal blog (photography, travel, woodworking, flyfishing, food): nryn.com
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10-03-2019, 11:40 PM
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3 Rivet Member 
2006 25' Safari FB SE
Phoenix
, Arizona
Join Date: Oct 2018
Posts: 155
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2019 Ram 1500 Bighorn and our 2006 25’ Safari SE FB in Northern Arizona
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10-04-2019, 07:19 AM
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4 Rivet Member 
1978 Argosy Minuet 6.0 Metre
Hillbilly Hollywood (Nashville)
, Tennessee
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 371
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Same guy 2 different trucks
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Remember "Drive Fast, Turn Heads, Break Hearts"
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10-04-2019, 12:18 PM
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#364
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Rivet Master
2016 27' International
Sherwood Park
, Alberta
Join Date: Jul 2017
Posts: 1,031
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2018 GMC Denali 3500, 2016 27 FB Serenity
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10-05-2019, 12:40 PM
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#365
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Rivet Master
2017 28' Flying Cloud
2014 25' FB Flying Cloud
2008 25' Safari FB SE
Georgetown (winter)Thayne (summer)
, Texas & Wyoming
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 6,672
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Originally Posted by nryn
Hard to say, this was on an incline on a surface that wasn’t level. But yeah for a long time the back of my truck squatted a bit.
Throughout the trip up to Alaska I was experimenting with hitch settings but decided to leave it this way because everything was driving really well and I was coming up on the Alaskan Highway and didn’t want to be experimenting while on that. I hit truck scales every time I changed something and all the weighs (even ones where visually things were not ideal) were all totally OK. So at some point I decided the amount of front end raise was mostly an aesthetic concern. I made it there and back and after the first few adjustments, really enjoyed the driving experience.
Post-Alaska, on the way back from Seattle, I started experimenting again, but variables had changed (no longer traveling with the kids, less stuff in both the AS and truck, etc). I’ve raised the front of the Airstream a bit and am reasonably pleased with the result but am still trying to find WD settings that result in a ride comparable to the one we had for most of the journey.
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I remember you were experimenting when you first got your rig last year...I am still running "stock" with the BO hitch...I did move up a link recently on our way back to Austin, so I am showing 3.5 links now instead of 4.5 and it seems a better overall ride now. Heading to Jackson next week then to NC Balloon Fest and on to Alumalina...should be good few weeks to monitor the ride!
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Empty Nesters; Gypsies on the road! 2017 28' Twin Flying Cloud
2017 F250 King Ranch, 4X4, 6.7L, Blue-Ox WDH
Summer-Star Valley Ranch RV Resort (Thayne, WY); Winter-Sun City (Georgetown,TX)
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10-07-2019, 07:54 AM
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#366
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Rivet Master
2015 25' FB Eddie Bauer
2013 25' FB Eddie Bauer
2012 20' Flying Cloud
Small Town
, *** Big Sky Country ***Western Montana
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 2,860
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Same guy 2 different trucks
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LOL ...must catch a lot of air with that camper in the "up" position ... 
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2015 25' Eddie Bauer Int'l FBQ / 2023 Ford Lightning ER
2022 Ford F350 6.2 V-8; equalizer hitch + Shocker air hitch
Honda Eu3200; AIR# 44105; formerly WBCCI 2015.1
Terminal Aluminitis; 2-people w/ 3+ dogs
 
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10-16-2019, 05:01 AM
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#367
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Rivet Master Commercial Member
2019 27' Tommy Bahama
London
, Ontario
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 1,347
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mefly2
LOL ...must catch a lot of air with that camper in the "up" position ... |
He just needed a ratchet strap from the front of the camper to the bumper.
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10-18-2019, 09:01 PM
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#368
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4 Rivet Member
2019 22' Sport
Join Date: Oct 2018
Posts: 303
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2019 Chevrolet 3500 HD, with 22 sport.
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10-18-2019, 10:52 PM
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#369
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Rivet Master
2006 25' Safari FB SE
Dalton
, Ohio
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 842
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2011 MDX with 2006 25’FB Safari 
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11-10-2019, 07:17 PM
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#370
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1 Rivet Member 
2021 16' Bambi
Currently Looking...
New Hill
, Arizona
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 7
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Show us your tow combo
Moonshine 2020 28 FC Twin and 2019 SLC 43 AMG. Reese Dual cam WD.
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11-10-2019, 07:23 PM
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#371
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Rivet Master
2016 27' Flying Cloud
Georgetown
, Texas
Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 796
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F-250 with Flying Cloud  
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11-11-2019, 10:41 AM
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#372
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Rivet Master Commercial Member
2019 27' Tommy Bahama
London
, Ontario
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 1,347
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Originally Posted by naknc
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Here is a 2012 C Class that really does tow. It's only the 350 though. Available for test drives if you would like to try it sometime. 
Andy
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11-11-2019, 11:54 AM
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#373
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Rivet Master
1956 22' Safari
2015 27' Flying Cloud
Vintage Kin Owner
Conifer/Evergreen
, Colorado
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 12,702
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1963 Chevy Suburban & 2013 Porsche Diesel Cayenne w/1956 Safari
Shari 
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11-11-2019, 12:56 PM
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#374
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New Member
2021 30' Flying Cloud
Currently Looking...
King City
, California
Join Date: Nov 2019
Posts: 2
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2018 Ford Expedition Max and 2019 16’ Sport
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11-12-2019, 09:50 AM
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#375
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Rivet Master Commercial Member
2019 27' Tommy Bahama
London
, Ontario
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 1,347
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Quote:
Originally Posted by InsideOut
1963 Chevy Suburban & 2013 Porsche Diesel Cayenne w/1956 Safari
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Two really cool tow vehicles, I had forgotten that Suburban's were once 2 doors.
Andy
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11-12-2019, 10:43 AM
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#376
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Rivet Master
2017 28' Flying Cloud
2014 25' FB Flying Cloud
2008 25' Safari FB SE
Georgetown (winter)Thayne (summer)
, Texas & Wyoming
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 6,672
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gypsydad
I remember you were experimenting when you first got your rig last year...I am still running "stock" with the BO hitch...I did move up a link recently on our way back to Austin, so I am showing 3.5 links now instead of 4.5 and it seems a better overall ride now. Heading to Jackson next week then to NC Balloon Fest and on to Alumalina...should be good few weeks to monitor the ride! |
Update on our trip...the F250 now has 75K miles and the AS has 34K miles...this trip was 4800miles- Austin to from Jackson to Balloon fest, to Alumalina, to St. Augustine, to Port Charlotte, back to Henderson Beach, FL, and home to Austin...3.5 links showing worked out fine this trip. Several instances on 10 where the drivers swerving around us while we were going 65; they were sometimes going 90+! The freeways were a mess in Lousiana due to bad maintenance and construction...hwy10 especially bad between Lafayette and Baton Rouge! We both aged a bit on the trip back to Texas...hate using freeways! 
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Empty Nesters; Gypsies on the road! 2017 28' Twin Flying Cloud
2017 F250 King Ranch, 4X4, 6.7L, Blue-Ox WDH
Summer-Star Valley Ranch RV Resort (Thayne, WY); Winter-Sun City (Georgetown,TX)
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11-12-2019, 03:08 PM
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#377
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2 Rivet Member 
2015 27' Flying Cloud
Santa Fe
, New Mexico
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 40
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2017 F350 and 2015 FC 27
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"The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way." Bertrand Russell
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11-13-2019, 06:50 AM
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#378
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3 Rivet Member
2016 22' Sport
Swedesboro
, New Jersey
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 102
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2020 Jeep GC / 22 Bambi
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11-17-2019, 07:57 AM
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#379
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30' 1999 Excella
Kingwood
, Texas
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 295
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At a rest stop in the TX Panhandle...
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11-17-2019, 08:39 AM
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#380
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Rivet Master
2015 28' International
Ofallon
, Missouri
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 661
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Quote:
Originally Posted by InsideOut
1963 Chevy Suburban & 2013 Porsche Diesel Cayenne w/1956 Safari
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Sweet ride(s)! Looks like you need a vintage Porsche TV! Ha!
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