So, you’re ready to climb up into the driver’s seat and hit the road. You’ve picked the ideal campground, made the reservation, stocked the RV, and locked the house up tight. Now if you only felt more comfortable mastering that “monster” on the road! Take heart. According to the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA), driving ...
I read somewhere not long ago that 80 percent of all RV fires start at the fridge. I don’t know for sure the 80% number is accurate but I do know that most parked RV fires that I have heard about in the last 10 years were all fridge related. In fact, our very good ...
Every industry has it’s own special language. Words and terms that mean something different in one industry then they might to people in other vocations. Here in the RV world we have a bunch that we understand but others may not. Fortunately our good friends at Jayco RV put a list together so we can ...
No, delamination is not the title of a hit song. It is something you need to know all about if you are in the market for an RV. Most RVs are either built out of “stick and ...
We weighed our coach yesterday just to make sure that based on the axles weights, I had the tire pressure set properly to get the maximun efficency out of our tires. My tires are Goodyear 295 80R 22.5 and from the first number on the weigh tab we can see the front axle weighs 13,740 pounds. ...
So, you’re rolling down the highway, enjoying the day and all of a sudden one of your front tires blows out. Now what do you do? ...
I hear that comment all the time in the RV parks, especially this time of year. The part that most weekend RV’ers (and some not so weekenders) forget is that on warm days it takes at least twenty four hours for your fridge to properly cool. Why not turn your fridge on a couple of ...
How often do your exterior compartment doors whack you in the head? Are you getting a little tired of it all? Here’s a great idea that should help. ...
I was talking to our insurance broker today and she asked me if we had Full Timer’s Insurance. My question in return was “What is Full Timer’s Insurance and why do I need it.” She tells me that my Motor Home policy does not cover things like cameras, computers, things like that. Because these things ...
We, like every other owner of about 2006 and older RV’s have TV’s to replace if we want to stay at all current. So before we head out for the winter, we spend the money and replace the TV’s. First we remove the living room TV. That leaves this hole. Lots of room in there, ...
This summer we added Digital TV’s to our coach. First of all, it freed up a lot of formerly wasted storage space and the new Digital Flat Screens certainly produce an amazingly better picture. We use both Star Choice Satellite and now with digital tvs, our Winegard TV antenna is back in fashion. Today the ...
OK, So you bought yourself a shiny new motorhome. It’s 3 or 4 times the size of your car. You know you can drive this monster, you see others doing it, but a few tips would sure be helpful. Here comes Lazy Days RV in Seffner Florida (the worlds largest single store RV Dealer) to ...
I’ve been trying for months to get that fuzzy, foggy look off the 7 or 8 year old skylight on top of our motorhome. I’ve tried everything. I’ve washed it with car wash soap, Simple Green and Awsome. Windex did nothing either. Sometimes our brains do wonderful things: I’ve used Headlight Lens Restorer on my headlights ...
Get a load of this new pin box coupler from Reese. It’s called the Sidewinder from Reese. It pretty much eliminates the need for the always more expensive slider the wheel hitches you’ve needed to pull a 5th wheel with your short box truck. In case you missed it, here’s the video. ...
Bad taste? Is your drinking water kinda messing up your drinks.Their problem is their water hose. Instead of using that one you don’t need in the garden anymore, do yourself and your family a favor. Head off down to your local RV supply store and invest a few bucks in a new hose suitable ...
So you are out having a great time in your RV and it’s time to do laundry. Some head off to the Laundromat and don’t come home til it’s all washed and dried. Others like my better half love the washer in our coach but is not very happy with the dryer part of ...
As we were packing up to leave our campsire today we had a problem with ur levellors. Three legs came up no problem, but the 4th one the left front would not retract. Fortuanately Ron, our next door neighbor, is an “hydraulic expert” and a millwright and works with hydraulics every day. Ron says I ...
I have some customers who love to boondock. About a year and ago, after a their first winter of bonndocking in the Arizona desert they added solar. I could find lots of info on solar but I was looking for an actual “user”. I asked them about it and with their permission here is their ...
I’m thinking it’s time we had a good checklist for leaving camp, setting up, that kind of stuff. You know how it is, the brain farts once in a while, always without warning. Here’s an idea that I think might work for me. Would it be helpful for you too? ...