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Cequent Performance Products Moves into Larger Facility

Plymouth, MI - Cequent Performance Products, makers of such name brands as Reese, Draw-Tite, Bulldog, Fulton, ROLA and Tekonsha, has relocated their headquarters into a larger facility.

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Solar Panels on Your RV: Why or Why Not?

Solar panels. Have you seen them installed on the roofs of other RV's and wondered whether or not they truly perform; or whether or not they're worth the price? As with most energy saving technology, there is a significant initial cost involved in adding solar power to your RV. Determining whether or not the benefits fit the price is going to be up to the individual to decide.

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Portable Washers and Dryers: Pros and Cons for RV Travel

RV's today come fully equipped with everything to make your home on wheels just as comfortable and convenient as most stationary homes. However there is one set of appliances that seldom come as standard equipment in RV's. Those appliances are clothes washers and dryers.

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Getting Creative with Televisions and TV Mounts

My Aunt Ruth and her husband Sheldon are "full-timers." They no longer own a conventional home and live full time in their RV. You'll often find them volunteering at Habitat for Humanity work sites around the U.S. or parked not too far from one of their daughter's homes as they visit with grandchildren.

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RV Towing: Dependable products for the long haul.

RV travel frequently involves towing, because a travel trailer becomes a virtual mobile garage for anyone accustomed to a home life that is totally transportable. But for those tired of dealing with trailers that wiggle from side to side and threaten to create a dangerous situation where the tail wags the dog and sends it flying into a ditch, Blue Ox created the Tiger Trak.

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Nitrogen-Filled RV Tires: Gimmicky or Golden at the Gas Pump?

You probably have much better things to do than pay attention to the color of other RVer's tire valve caps. (Then again, there are the new blinking LED valve caps that monitor tire air pressure!) But maybe you've inadvertently noticed that some RVs are sporting green tire valve caps. Not green as in made-from-eco-friendly-recyclable materials, but green in color. The green tire valve caps indicate that the tires are filled with nitrogen, rather than compressed air.

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The Sun as a Supplemental Power Source

With the summer upon us, there are times you're looking for an escape from the sun and heat. But before you head for the shadiest spot, consider what that sunshine could do for you. Companies now manufacture solar panels that are compact, lightweight, and easy to set up. They can power your television, lights, a laptop computer, even the microwave! The solar panels convert sunlight to electricity, which is stored in batteries and then used to power your appliances.

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