RVers can haul more stuff with this fold-up tote box

You invite some friends to ride along to the beach in your towed vehicle. Oops, you don't have enough room for all the stuff you need to take along plus the extra passengers. Does your towed vehicle have a receiver hitch? If so, you may be interested in this fold away tote box. It opens up into a full fledged storage box that rides behind your rear bumper. The box is actually a canvas bag with waterproof lining. The bag is held up by a skeleton of aluminum pipes with copper fittings. Fill it up with goodies then zip it shut. Strap the cover in place and away you go. When you're finished it folds away into a small package that will easily fit in the trunk. I saw this unit at Costco for $199.99. This portabale storage solution is meant for temporary use but might work well with your RV lifestyle. Jim Twamley, Professor of RVing

Diesel Fuel Tank a Great Addition for Fivers

Pull a fifth wheel with your diesel pickup? Here's a great addition to your package: An accessory "fuel and tool box" that stashes in your pickup bed and adds 40 gallons of additional diesel tankage. Check out our sister blog, Fifth Wheelin' for details.

Ramble Super Flex Sewer Hose

My least favorite RV activity is emptying the holding tanks. In fact, I loathed it. If I could have, I would have paid someone to dump for me. Until today.

I bought a 10' Ramble Super Flex Sewer Hose. It collapses to under three feet and flexes completely. It saved me at least five minutes at the dump.

First, I attached the connections to each end with a clamp. It required screwing on the hose but that didn't take long. Then I stretched out the hose between my RV and the dump. I attached the connection to my RV and then placed the other end into the hole. When the black water valve was opened, the hose never moved or flopped off the curb like the old hose did. There was no need to "feed" the waste through the hose to be sure it was empty. The hose remained at the correct angle to drain completely. I closed the black tank, opened the gray and again, even with greater pressure from the tank, the hose never moved.

When I was finished and closed the gray tank valve, I disconnected the hose, held it perpendicular to the ground and rinsed it. Then I slowly collapsed the hose into a straight, 2.5' piece of pipe and stowed it in the storage compartment. No hose carrier is needed.

The Ramble hose is about $20 at Camping World.
If you just want to use it for dumping, it's ideal.