Drew Callahan · February 28, 2026
Most owners of the Winnebago Micro Minnie 1700BH never replace their LP gas detector until it fails catastrophically—and by then, you’ve already been breathing air that the sensor didn’t catch. These units have a finite lifespan printed right on them, but I’ve pulled detectors out of rigs that were five, six, even seven years past … Read more
Drew Callahan · February 28, 2026
Your furnace won’t spark, the thermostat’s calling for heat, and you’re staring at a dealer quote that reads like a down payment on a used car. So what’s actually dead—the whole furnace, or just the igniter module? On a Winnebago Micro Minnie 1700BH, I can tell you it’s almost always the igniter, and you don’t … Read more
Drew Callahan · February 27, 2026
I was parked at a BLM spot outside Moab, Utah—mid-October, temps dropping fast at night—when I turned on the kitchen faucet and got nothing but a dry click from the pump. Not even a sputter. I’d been on the road for eight weeks straight, and the 1700BH’s water system had been running flawlessly until that … Read more
Drew Callahan · February 27, 2026
Walk into a dealer service department and you’ll hear that roof membrane leaks on travel trailers are best handled by professionals—liability, structural integrity, the whole speech. Log into an RV forum and someone will tell you it’s a weekend job with caulk and a utility knife. One of those voices is steering you wrong, and … Read more
Drew Callahan · February 26, 2026
Living full-time in a trailer means you can’t phone a service department and wait weeks for an opening. You either tackle it yourself, you do it today, and you do it correctly — because your home doesn’t have the luxury of sitting idle in some shop bay. On the Coachmen Catalina 253RKS, a malfunctioning electric … Read more
Drew Callahan · February 26, 2026
Your owner’s manual doesn’t mention it, and the dealer service department certainly won’t volunteer this information when they’re quoting you labor rates: awning fabric on the Forest River Rockwood Mini Lite 2506S fails in a predictable sequence that nobody catches until it’s already expensive. You extend it, weather moves in, you forget to roll it … Read more
Drew Callahan · February 26, 2026
I was parked at a campground outside Sedona when I noticed it—that faint hiss from the water heater compartment, the one that happens when a thermostat’s lost its mind and the heating element keeps cycling, pushing heat into a tank that can’t hold temperature anymore. The water would climb to maybe 110 degrees, then drop … Read more
Drew Callahan · February 25, 2026
Most RV owners assume the gray tank valve is basically bulletproof — it’s buried under the rig, out of sight, and they figure it’ll last as long as the trailer does. That assumption costs people money. I’ve watched owners ignore a slow leak or a valve that won’t fully close until the problem migrates from … Read more
Drew Callahan · February 25, 2026
I had my socket set and a handful of stainless fasteners laid out on the concrete pad behind the Rockwood one Saturday morning—the kind of job that doesn’t seem urgent until you’re parked somewhere sketchy and realize the entry door latch is hanging loose. The Forest River Rockwood Mini Lite 2506S entry door takes real … Read more
Drew Callahan · February 24, 2026
Skip this seal replacement and water won’t just drip inside your Bullet—it’ll migrate behind the walls where you can’t see it until the damage is already done. On the Keystone Bullet 287QBS, a deteriorating slide-out seal is one repair that compounds fast: what starts as a small leak becomes soft framing, mold, and structural rot … Read more
