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replacing furniture
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Hi, when buying a travel trailer or fifth wheel, does regular furniture(non-rv) usually fit through the door pretty easily? Thanks
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Sherri
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Can a queen become a king?
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What kind of "surgery" would it take to modify the usual queen bedroom on most RV's to accommodate a king bed mattress? Has anyone done it? My husband is very handy and once rebuilt the whole interior of a sailboat we owned. We are thinking he might be able to modify if it doesn't interfere wit...
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Dcrum
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heavenly bed
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we got our new mattress today. out with the flat, already showing our body outlines after 6 weeks! we got a westin heavenly bed cant wait for tonight!
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Grams
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Replaced our RV recliners
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Well, since I can not upload photos of the chairs we got for the Trilogy, I can refer you the web/blog to check it out
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LibertyLinda
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68" Jack Knife Sofa from Camping World
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We live in a 1998 Jayco 3240 FL and the L-shaped sofa/bed is SO uncomfortable. We can remove it and replace it, but the only thing I can find is one that I have to order on the internet from a company in Indiana. The Camping World part number is #650334. Does anyone have this? Is it comfortable? Any sug...
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Missy
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Tearing Out Carpet; Opinions and Cost
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One thing that would brighten and freshen up my interior is get rid of the faded carpet, and replace it with a laminate or wood (or wood look) floor. I'm sitting here, thinking about it, and wondering, did they put the dinette over the carpet? If I tear it up, what's under there? And, how much might it cost...
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Hina
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I did it, can charge my battery bank in tow and run the fridge on the inverter
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Today I did the test; I just wanted to run the 5th wheel fridge on the inverter while towing (save on propane) the test went so good I turned on the 15000 btu roof air conditioner that pulls 16 amps and the fridge at 400 watts at the same time; the 2 alternators 125 amp each was putting out 193 dc amps off the di...
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Computer Desk chair
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So, we've now been living in our driveway or the neighbor's driveway for 3 weeks in our rig and we've already determined some of the RV furniture needs to be replaced. First on the list is a "real" desk chair for me. We installed a keyboard tray to allow the keyboard to be at a reasonable heig...
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NWescapee
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Day/night blinds vs. mini blinds
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We recently had the string break in one of our day/night blinds. While we had it down, Kev wanted to try a mini blind instead. So we bought a mini blind to try and some string to restring the blind. We got back and Kev installed the mini blind and really likes it. I did restring the day/night blind, but w...
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RVKevi
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Painting or ??? to Interior RV walls
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We recently purchased our first RV and have made our maiden voyage. We love it. That being said I would like to do some things to personalize it. Has anyone painted the walls of their RV or removed the ugly plain border? How successful were you and what type of paint or ? did you use. We are also con...
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Dinette chairs
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So, we just picked up our 5th wheel last week. The dinette chairs are a fabric. We have a 2yr old. Not a good combination. I had a brilliant idea, it worked and I just wanted to share with you guys. I purchased 2 pillow cases and slipped one over the top of the chair and luckily, our chairs have storage u...
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jbarrett72
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Washer/Dryer removel
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OK, so we are getting rid of the onboard Splendide washer/dryer combo. It is in a cupboard about 2ft off the ground, we took out the drawers underneath it to close off the water pipes etc, then we tried to remove the unit. It seems like the unit is wedged in there pretty tight, there is no room around it to mo...
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JayKim-no regrets
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Reupholstering--anyone ever have this done?
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In shopping for my new home, I have found numerous rigs whose major flaw is really worn and dated upholstery and floors. Flooring is easy but how about recovering (or replacing) attached furniture? Any comment or references to other posts will be appreciated!
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Workshop renovation
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We've started looking at Class A motorhomes with the idea that by early spring 2013 we'll have found the "right one". We've determined that a MH is probably best for us with a "toad" that will also be a vehicle we can use for art shows containing all our booth set up "junk&q...
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NWescapee
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Chair
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Ok, wanted nicer chair in my motorhome and so worked into my purchase a nice recliner to replace the chair that is next to the kitchen counter. Everyone loved the new chair, the only problem is that with both the slides in, the couch and chair touch. The RV is having other thing done to it right now and I hav...
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wanttofly
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What to do with mattress?
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-- Edited by patoneill on Thursday 20th of September 2012 04:12:06 PM
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patoneill
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Installed Fireplace and Sub Woofer for Sound System
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Our Pinnacle 35LKTS that we bought off the dealer lot was quite loaded but did not have a Fireplace. DW wanted a Fireplace so I shopped the Internet and finally found one at a RV Surplus Company for a great deal. Also wanted to improve the sound quality of our Jensen Sound system. Contacted Jensen Custom...
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Rob_Fla
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RV Sofa
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Does anyone know of a store in Florida that sells sofa's for the RV, other than CW, that the back will come off, to get it in the door?
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leno
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Shorter sheets
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I've always been a backpacker, tentcamper and pop-up camper, however I am getting my first 5er, a weekender until I am ready to fulltime. My question is....where does one get sheets that fit a 4" shorter mattress? I toss and turn a bit and loose sheets will just not work for me. Thanks for your h...
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Cawino
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New Floors????
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So I have read a few things about people changing their floors. I was under the impression that with slide outs you needed the carpet. We have a beautiful Am. BullDog who SHEDS- I would LOVE to get rid of the carpet. Suggestions???? Thanks
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BenMary
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Selling Rocker/Recliners
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I have just recently purchased a fifth wheel but would like to sell the rocker/recliners as I already have a Lazy-Boy recliner that I prefer. How do I go about selling them? I am in Sacramento. I will be going through the PDI next Friday. I'm not exactly sure when they will deliver it to the RV park, pr...
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nessiekatt
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Lazy Boy Dealer
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Jan and I made a trip to Wheels Rv in Tontitown, Ark. to look at Mobile Suites, long story short we fell in love with unit ,but weren't impressed with pattern on sofa. We had noticed a Lazy Boy store down the road, after reveiw of our options, Dustin from Wheel called ahead and told them we were in route and t...
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Bob Janet
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securing RV furniture
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I've seen several posts about replacing RV furniture but not about whether it should be secured. Our original couch was secured with four screws on each corner. The recliner had all four corners of the base screwed down. We've replaced both of the old, nasty things with a new couch and recliner. Th...
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The Crumps
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Replacement Dining Set
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We are purchasing a new 5th Wheel and I detest the dining set. Any ideas where I can locate new RV furniture outside of my manufacturer?
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LargeEventPlanner
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Keeping the original RV furniture
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Hi everyone! This question has been nagging at me for a while - as you might know, I am stationary in an RV park in Half Moon Bay, CA. I don't have a truck and when I bought my 5er from the dealer, he towed it to my park and got it set up. I expect to be in the park for probably another couple of years. I save a lo...
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Spots on Privacy Curtains in Motorhome
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Our recently purchase motorhome has spots on privacy curtains on the windshield. Looks like water stains. Anyone have idea on how to remove or has anyone tried to dye them? Also a good place to order new ones would be helpful..Thanks inadvance!
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luvn2rv
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Changing flooring in rig.
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We wondered how many have taken the carpeting out of their rig and replaced it with either tile or wood/Pergo flooring (especially in the living/dining area)?? It seems to me that it would be much easier to keep clean.If you have done this - who did it for you? Are you happy with the result? And also ple...
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JackieandTony
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Do not do business with RV Discount Furniture.com
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Discount RV Furniture.com is not RV Customer Friendly. Here is why.. If you are thinking about buying replacement chairs for your motorhome or RV, before you consider purchasing from Discount RV Furniture.com on the west coast, you should read about our experience. In my first telephone contact...
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foxriverguy
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dinette tie down
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I just posted for an answer from Howard then i saw this forum and heres my question, we just removed the benches from the dinette and going with 4 chairs. Do we tie them down or not? any advice would be thankful. f250 towing new laredo 5iver
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mrsdbro
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Ordering new furniture . . .
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Has anyone heard of or done business with www.discountrvfurniture.com? They are located in AZ. We are contemplating replacing our two captain's chairs and sofas. I've called and got a quote and they ship anywhere. Just wondering about the quality. We have an older motorhome and I've never cared fo...
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