Trailer weights vs tow vehicle capacity
Or how to take the worry out of being close!
Critical Issue
Critical issue that most newbies ignore. Including Motorhome
newbies. Many rigs are overweight empty and dry! Average full
timer needs 1500-2000 lbs. of load capacity after filling up
all the tanks and the propane.
Seasonal routing
Had we followed our original itinerary we would have ended up
in Florida just in time for hurricane season. Yuma in July
was no picnic either.
Traveling in high winds
In one state I asked a trooper when they decided to limit traffic
during wind and storms. Answer? "When they start to get blown
off the road" . . . .sheesh!
Location affects price
Why buying in another state can cost thousands less! Where
the prices are high and why.
The morning gathering
RV park etiquette and how to fit in. (More important how not
to get tagged as the one to avoid!)
Checking out a used RV
Some of the lessons I learned and my own RV checklist I used
to compare and avoid a bad decision.
Club affiliations
These are really not optional. Some are not as good as they
are cracked up to be.
Cheap campgrounds
Some of the things we learned about how to stay for 3-5 bucks
a day. And when not to!
Boondocking ain't for us (now)
Some reasons why it's OK to want to watch TV and take long
hot showers, and what the tradeoffs are. And how to do it.
RV Types
Not the rigs! The stereotypes you'll meet on the road!
The big goofs common to RVrs
Hooking up (you thought) and driving off 5 inches when you
hear the sickening sound of the trailer dropping on, and
crushing your truck bed! How I have so far managed to avoid
that one, and the ones I didn't.
RV entertainment
When backing into a space, some folks provide hours of
amusement for the rest of us! And how we provide it in return!
Can the neighbors hear us arguing
Or our TV? What about the generator or our Sat dish?
More RV etiquette and how we learned the hard way
Trailer tires
Lot o recalls out there and load problems.
Living in close quarters
No not the neighbors, the two or more in the rig, trying
to figure out how to get the spouse to go back to . . .
something for 8 hours a day.
The awning
OK so I didn't know what that lever on the bottom was for a
few months!
Factory repair visit
Who what when where how. Really fun if you are in the right
frame of mind!
Daily driving
Getting out of the gotta get there today mode.
Saving money on the road length of stays
How to save hundreds a month
Carrying leveling and stabilizing lumber
No you don't need twenty one bys to level up
Service on the road
Covered a lot in the past but this is the insurance and
dependability inside track
Is there really a showstopper? New feeling.
When you get a showstopper, ya can't quit and go home.
Traveling with another rig.
Just did this once and was a real eye opener!
Tow mirrors
Real issues here, and how to make the cheapies work
Traffic
My solutions to downtown traffic on the road.
Turning
How to keep the tree branches on the tree instead of in your rig
Backing
An ex trucker told me this stuff and I look like a pro.
Propane systems
Almost had a fire and expolsion. How not to
Water pressure regulation
How to keep your water under control
110 cautions and batteries Testing outlets voltage etc.
Think the park electric has got to be OK? Not necessarily so.
Seen a few melt down a control panel. How I avoided it.
Fulltimer mail
And some residency tips
Fulltimer communications
What I've found works in regular language (Thanks Chuck)
Lynn will edit this so I avoid the tech jargon.
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