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RV Setup Checklist
These are the roughly ordered tasks for setting up the RV upon arrival at a new campsite. This list will change over time as omitted activities are added or a better process is identified. Some of these tasks continue the day after (e.g., setting up personal and hobby stuff). Some of these tasks happen in…
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Periodic Maintenance Activities
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RV Best Practices 20240930
Pineview Campground, WI, September 2024 Today’s best practice tips are: This happened Monday morning while packing up to leave for the next site. We left 3.5 hours late due to repairing the damage. Nothing additional appears to have been damaged. It looks like our trailer should be rocking in the waves. The seas are too…
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If It Is Not One Thing, It Is Another.
Say, maybe a fridge? Sunday afternoon, Kate mentioned that the fridge light was out. I was thinking the bulb probably needs to be replaced. Later, Kate mentioned that she was not sure the fridge was running. Doh! Modern 12V DC RV fridges use LEDs for light. LEDs do not tend to burn out like light…
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RV Teardown Checklist
These lists are the (roughly) ordered activities for tearing down in preparation for moving to a new site. This list will change over time as omitted activities are added or a better process is identified. Some of these tasks start the night before (e.g., stowing personal and hobby stuff). Some of these tasks happen in…
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And This Time We Lost Water…
Stonelick State Park, IN, July 2024 A very brief thunderstorm came through Sunday with 50 mph winds and heavy rains. We never lost power, but … the local water plant did. Whoever is to blame, it is just a fact of RV life. In (nearly) a year of RVing full-time, we have lost power three…