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Old 03-28-2016, 08:42 AM   #1
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Picked up our Vibe 268RKS this weekend!

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Totally loving our new Vibe! Unfortunately, we picked it up on Thursday which was a horrible, windy day! Very scary traumatic drive that first day, never hauled a trailer before, learned a whole lot, including- do not haul a trailer in a windstorm!!!😖
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Old 03-28-2016, 08:53 AM   #2
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Wind can play havoc on a tow. Making certain your hitch is set correctly can make a big difference as can your tow vehicle. Your hitch can make a difference as well and you do have sway control, right?


Good looking inside and out. Congrats!
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Congrats on your great looking Vibe!
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Old 03-28-2016, 09:10 AM   #4
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Wind can play havoc on a tow. Making certain your hitch is set correctly can make a big difference as can your tow vehicle. Your hitch can make a difference as well and you do have sway control, right?


Good looking inside and out. Congrats!

Captn John- yes we did get the Equalizer sway control bars- it was just such a horribly windy day! Pretty scary when we were brand new- will never again travel in high winds. Learned fast! The trailer withstood the beating it took, nothing fell apart after we towed it through Hell- so we are really happy!
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Captn John- yes we did get the Equalizer sway control bars- it was just such a horribly windy day! Pretty scary when we were brand new- will never again travel in high winds. Learned fast! The trailer withstood the beating it took, nothing fell apart after we towed it through Hell- so we are really happy!
In 1984 on a trip west I had to pull over and put the corner jacks down. Found out later 2 semis had been laid on their side so I could not have gone another 75 miles as the road was blocked. When pulling TTs I always opened a window on each side as it seemed to help when being passed by a big truck flying by. Now with a 5er and F250 sway is almost nil.
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Opening the windows is a great idea! Thanks for the tip!!
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Old 03-28-2016, 01:22 PM   #7
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Nice rig. With the exception of the outside kitchen that bad boy is identical to my Salem 27RKSS. Happy camping.
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"Very scary traumatic drive that first day, never hauled a trailer before, learned a whole lot, including- do not haul a trailer in a windstorm!!!�� " What did you tow it with?
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Totally loving our new Vibe! Unfortunately, we picked it up on Thursday which was a horrible, windy day! Very scary traumatic drive that first day, never hauled a trailer before, learned a whole lot, including- do not haul a trailer in a windstorm!!!😖

Nice rig! Looks almost identical inside to my wildwood 27rkss. You will love it! Sorry about your first tow experience. What's your TV?


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Old 03-28-2016, 01:40 PM   #10
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Hi Cyndi. We just picked ours up Feb. 10th. Fulltiming as we gave up our leased condo end of Jan.
WE are really enjoying ours so far. Have been in 4 CG's since we got it, not pulled it a long distance yet. Think you're gonna love it!
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Hi Cyndia, glad to see you finally got it! Lookin' Good!
Now get ready for some Good "VIBE' brations! Happy camping.
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Hi Cyndia, glad to see you finally got it! Lookin' Good!
Now get ready for some Good "VIBE' brations! Happy camping.
Haha! Thank you!! That's exactly what we plan on doing!!
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"Very scary traumatic drive that first day, never hauled a trailer before, learned a whole lot, including- do not haul a trailer in a windstorm!!!�� " What did you tow it with?
F150 3.5 with Ecoboost- have the Equalizer sway control bars.
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Hi Cyndi. We just picked ours up Feb. 10th. Fulltiming as we gave up our leased condo end of Jan.
WE are really enjoying ours so far. Have been in 4 CG's since we got it, not pulled it a long distance yet. Think you're gonna love it!
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We plan on full timing also, when my husband retires in September. Plan on selling our house and taking off! We have daughters literally all over the place and a granddaughter just born on March 3rd. Plan on wintering in AZ, as that is where she is! Glad you are enjoying it so far, good to know!
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Pretty good size tt to be pulling with a 1/2 ton. I'd diffidently stay away from driving in high winds. Come join the BamaGanza FROG rally in AL October 5 to 9 2016. Of course your profile show two states AL and MI. Later RJD
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Old 03-28-2016, 02:30 PM   #16
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Nice rig! Looks almost identical inside to my wildwood 27rkss. You will love it! Sorry about your first tow experience. What's your TV?


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Haven't hooked a TV up yet- glad to know you have a similar layout and it works out well! Thank you for the kind words on our first haul- it got better the next day, thank God!
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That is really nice looking...enjoy! Oh....and TV is Tow Vehicle. Haven't gotten all the acronyms down yet myself!
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Pretty good size tt to be pulling with a 1/2 ton. I'd diffidently stay away from driving in high winds. Come join the BamaGanza FROG rally in AL October 5 to 9 2016. Of course your profile show two states AL and MI. Later RJD
Thank you for pointing out that my profile said Alabama- just fixed it! Will look into the BamaGanza !
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That is really nice looking...enjoy! Oh....and TV is Tow Vehicle. Haven't gotten all the acronyms down yet myself!
Hahaha!! I wondered why you were asking about the TV! THank you for the clarification!! The Tow vehicle is an F150 3.5 with EcoBoost.
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We pick up our Vibe 268RKS on 4/2!!! Please keep us posted on any issues or even recommendations since we will both have the same TT
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