How do I drain my water heater?
Before draining it, make sure the propane and/or electric is turned off. #1, if you have an atwood water heater, there is not normally an anode rod in it, so remove the plastic plug #2 if you have a suburban water heater, at least once a yr, pull out the anode rod and...
How can I have TV on while driving my motorhome?
Q: It appears I cannot have the TV on for my kids to play video games or watch TV while I am driving my motorhome, why is that? A: Yes it is a "safety" feature, like you I wanted my kids to be able to play video games while driving down the road. Our TV is in the...
What do you do first when pulling into a campground site?
There are so many things, but what I do BEFORE I even bother to level or anything else, is I check electrical pedestal for safety. 1. Using a non-contact voltage tester, i check the outside of the metal box before touching it. 2. Once I know it is safe, I open up the...
Vent/Air Covers Do you need them?
On the group I help moderate, the question gets asked quite often What are air or vent covers and do I need them? I run them on all of my vents on my RV and here is why: Rain or Shine! Stale Musty Air, Smoke, and Cooking Odors Escape While Rain Stays Out Prevents Heat...
New RV Owner – List of things to have
So you're a new RV owner, what do you need before your first trip out? This blog post will be updated as new things come along and recommendation of others, mostly for RVing for Newbies Facebook group. Not part of it, click here ->...
How do I de-winterize my RV?
This question comes up quite often, so let's start: Assuming it was winterized by putting the "pink" stuff, aka RV Anti-freeze through the pump into all of your water lines. First, add water to the freshwater tank, don't need alot, just enough to run all of the...
What I consider some of the most important things to ask during the walkthrough of your new RV
Besides all of the normal stuff Where is my converter? Where are all of the GFCI outlets, test and show me the reset for every one of them (as some are hidden in cabinets, etc) Where are all of the dump valves? What else are you thinking?
Is it ok to use household toilet chemicals in/on my RV toilet?
The easy answer is NO, Now for the complex answer: Is your toilet a porcelain one? If yes, then maybe, if not porcelian then for sure NO. Household cleaning supplies to clean toilets contain harsh chemicals which can ruin seals in the toilet and your black tank, ...
What kind of toilet paper should I use?
This is a never ending question with many facets to it from: Anything will work to never put toilet paper down into your black tank and put it in the trash(yes even with poop on it). So you will hear from all ends of the spectrum....
Do I really need to level my RV?
Yes, you do for the refrigerator purpose if nothing else. You will hear people say the use anything from a can of beer(or soda) laying on the floor testing it front to back and side to side, if it doesn't roll, I'm good to using a cell phone app to use an advanced...