John and Debbie

"Overall, I did notice a HUGE difference with driving over bridged and not-so-perpendicular railroad tracks. The camper did not rock back and forth nearly as much as with the 3500 pound, ten year old, springs." We noticed that also and had some movement of items in the trailer in the first few hundred miles. All has settled in now and we like how it rides. John

What kind of tapered levelers do you use. What's the advantage of the Snap pads? John

John, I looked at the specs and the cargo carrying capacity of the Awaken is only about 765 pounds! Two 3500 pound axles. Wood cabinets. No thanks. John

I paid about $400 for the dinette window frame and shade last year. John

Based on that video testing, I will return the Autosock from Les Schwab and get the K&K. Thanks for posting the videos. John

"The other thing is ALL Oliver Owurchase is the LevelMatePRO" I agree. It's a great item to have. We once used it to find the most level pull through in a nearly vacant state park. Why not? I think we drove through ten sites and just found the most level one. It makes set up so easy. John

GJ, I bought a ShopVac along with some microtools. Today I took a gardening water can with a narrow spout and put water into the inner track and then suctioned it out. After flushing it a few times and suctioning the water out of those 1/4 inch holes, I saw the white again under the black glide track. It emptied quickly too so I think the weep holes are cleaned out. Thanks for your comments. John

JD, do you have a picture of how the black looks on your trailer. I noticed that my white strips are getting mildew spots. I read that it's nearly impossible to clean that off so I am interested in the black. John

My thought now is to get a small wet/dry vacuum with small attachments and put a little water in the inner track and then use the suction to pull the water through. The washing machine technician who came out last month had one that he used to clean out the small drains in our front loading washing machine. John

Mike, we did the same thing with just the five leaf spring upgrade. We had breakfast, but walked around town. Lots of street art. Lew's team is great. John

Hi all, my apologies if this is answered somewhere, but in doing a search , I couldn't find it. I went to Les Schwab to get chains for our 2017 Ford Expedition and because our vehicle has 275/55R20, he recommended tire socks for the drive wheels instead of chains. They go on fast and were developed in Norway. He recommended the same for two tires of the four on an LE2. I don't think we will need them this Fall coming back from the rally, but I was warned that if you don't have some traction devices for the trailer, you can get fined. We will be coming back in November through Colorado and Wyoming. My question is what are you all using? Does anyone have experience with tire socks? Thanks. John

No, it looks fragile to me so I haven't done that. John

18" Heavy Duty Pipe Cleaners John, Do you use those to go under the black plastic glide strip? I take the white rubber seal off the outside track and can pour water into those holes that are about every inch until it comes out the external weep slots all clean looking. It's the inner track that concerns me the most. John

Bill, I can get the track area clean on that inside track, but I am concerned that there is water underneath the black glide strip where there are those quarter inch wide holes every inch or so. Enough water wicks up to keep the sides of the track wet enough to grow white fuzzy mold along the vertical edges of the track inside the trailer. I am running a dehumidifier and some heat in the trailer to minimize that. It's working a bit. The trailer is parked level by the house so I can check it often. Maybe in that area, it's always going to have some moisture during our wet Oregon winters. I just thought if I can clean out that area under the black glide strip, that it might dry more. John

Hi all, does anyone have a great tip on how to clean the weep hole track. Specifically, does anyone use a syringe or wet/dry vacuum to get all the debris cleaned out between the holes. I can pour water on the outside track and get a good flush, but the inside track has water in it, enough to cause furry looking mildew. John