Campsite Security Tips
You’ll appreciate these common-sense tips for backing into a campground site to avoid damage to your coach: • Decide in advance where the motorhome is to go. • Take note of posts and hazards, the...
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Create Your Own Electrical Repair Kit
It was a typical hot, humid night in Florida. We had parked on one of those funny arms that runs along the coast, thinking it would be cooler and close to the beach for a nice stroll in the morning. It...
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Seal it Up: Replacing an RV Toilet
RV enthusiasts get great satisfaction in having all the creature comforts of home — until something pops up, like a toilet that’s no longer holding water and is creating unpleasant odors inside the...
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Motorhome Spring Cleaning
Spring is coming. Whether you have been traveling all winter, or just hibernating in the South with other snowbirds, road grime, dust, bird droppings and other acts of nature have no doubt accumulated...
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Upgrading An RV TV Mount
Whenever I walk into a motorhome, I immediately look for the TV. Perhaps it’s an instinctual, “man cave” response, but the older I get, the smaller the screen becomes, leaving a strong desire to...
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Priority Mail: Forwarding Mail on the Road
Motorhome travelers can easily arrange to have their mail forwarded to them while they are on the road by using the U.S. Postal Service’s Priority Mail. The first and most important step is to find a...
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End the Battery Drain Game
After many dead engine battery episodes on my motorhome, I installed a marine-style cutoff switch in the storage area adjacent to the battery compartment. Putting the cutoff switch in the storage...
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RV Screen Solution
When we traded in our 2001 Winnebago Suncruiser for a 2007 Winnebago Journey, we were thrilled. It has two slides instead of one, a washer and dryer, a double-door refrigerator and a diesel engine....
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Forwarding Mail on the Road
Motorhome travelers can easily arrange to have their mail forwarded to them while they are on the road by using the U.S. Postal Service’s Priority Mail. The first and most important step is to find a...
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Captain’s Chair Storage
We have a Class A on a Ford chassis with a sloped doghouse. We wanted a place to store things between the two captain’s chairs so we bought an inexpensive bed serving tray, and simply folded one leg up...
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Double-Duty Awning
We often camp in areas where the dirt is very hard to penetrate. Putting solar lights in the ground can be a trying experience. Recently, we started putting them in the bottom brackets of our awning...
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Intermittent RV Overheating
We purchased our 2008 Class A Itasca Sunrise 32H motorhome in 2007. It is on a 2007 Ford chassis using the V-10 engine and has been driven 47,800 miles. On five occasions during the past year the water...
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Replacing RV Wiper Blades
Last year it seemed as if every time I drove my motorhome it was raining, which led to the realization that I needed new and better wiper blades. All it takes is a few hours behind the windshield in a...
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The Cold Facts: RV Refrigerator Service and Maintenance
If you own an RV, chances are it’s equipped with a gas/electric refrigerator. With the summer travel season on the horizon, now is the time to give your refrigerator a little TLC. Absorption...
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JTB Power Solution: Meeting Electrical Needs
Motorhomes are becoming more power thirsty every year. Not long ago, 30-amp circuits were more than enough to power all the electrical needs of many motorhomes. But as coach manufactures add air...
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The Heat is ON
It seems like Murphy’s law applies just when we least expect it. For furnace operation, it’s usually when the temperature plummets and heat is needed to keep warm. Nearly every motorhome is equipped...
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Simplistic Sweeper: A lightweight and inexpensive sweeper makes interior...
One thing almost all motorhome owners can agree on is the need for interior cleanliness. Carpets and floors have a tendency to quickly accumulate dust, debris and allergy invaders of all kinds,...
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Another Set of Eyes
Backing a motorhome can be a precarious maneuver. While backup cameras immensely improve rearview vision, distracted drivers — or even ones paying attention — can miss obstacles, especially those on...
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Get Ready to Roll
Following prescribed maintenance procedures will improve chassis longevity and guard against unscheduled visits to repair shops Motorhomes provide years of enjoyment as long as the scheduled...
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Stop the movement
Equalizer Systems Inc. has introduced its Stabi-Lite automatic electric motorhome stabilizing system to the retail aftermarket. Designed for Class C and B motor-homes that experience noticeable...
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