Drew Callahan · February 15, 2026
RV Sewer Hose Setup & Dump Station Guide for Beginners I was somewhere outside Barstow on a scorching July afternoon—three weeks into a desert loop—when I finally paid attention to the stain spreading across the gravel pad every time I dumped tanks. That’s when it hit me: I’d been ignoring a cracked fitting on my … Read more
Drew Callahan · February 15, 2026
RV Shore Power Setup: Surge Protectors, 30 vs 50 Amp & Electrical Safety Guide You’ll hear two completely different stories depending on who you ask. Walk into a dealer service department and they’ll tell you a surge protector is optional — nice to have, but not critical. Then you’ll read forum threads where full-timers swear … Read more
Drew Callahan · February 14, 2026
RV Slide-Out Seal & Wiper Replacement Guide Slide-out seals fail quietly. You won’t hear it happen—just one morning you catch a whiff of that wet-wood smell near the bedroom, or your hand sinks slightly into the floor trim where it shouldn’t. By then the wiper seal has been tearing and peeling for months, funneling water … Read more
Drew Callahan · February 14, 2026
RV TPMS Installation & Tire Blowout Prevention Guide Your RV’s owner’s manual doesn’t mention TPMS sensors because the factory assumes you’ll never need one—and your tire shop won’t push you to install them because the labor doesn’t move the needle on their bottom line. I learned this the hard way watching a fellow traveler nurse … Read more
Drew Callahan · February 13, 2026
RV Freshwater System Sanitization & Complete Winterization Guide I was three days into a boondocking trip outside Moab, Utah, when I noticed it—that faint metallic smell rising off the water as it came out of the kitchen tap, just enough to catch your attention if you weren’t half-asleep. By the next morning, the taste was … Read more
Drew Callahan · February 13, 2026
RV Toilet Repair & Replacement Guide (Thetford / Dometic) Most RV owners assume their toilet will work the same way it did on day one—that assumption is wrong. What actually happens is quieter and slower: a seal starts to weep, the foot pedal gets stiffer month by month, mineral deposits build up invisibly inside the … Read more
Drew Callahan · February 13, 2026
RV Propane System Inspection & Regulator Replacement Guide I’ve got my toolbench set up next to the wet bay of my current van, and that’s where I found myself last winter when the propane regulator started hissing—not the sharp sound of a leak, but a tired, inconsistent whisper that meant the internal seal was finally … Read more
Drew Callahan · February 12, 2026
RV Refrigerator Troubleshooting & Repair Guide (Dometic / Norcold) Let a dead fridge sit for three days and you’re not just throwing out groceries—you’re eating gas station sandwiches and reconsidering this whole full-time thing. An absorption refrigerator feels like black magic when it quits: no compressor to listen for, no obvious moving parts, just a … Read more
Drew Callahan · February 12, 2026
RV Black & Gray Water Tank Cleaning, Sensor Repair & Odor Control I’ve got a corroded sensor probe sitting on my bench right now—pulled it from a 2015 Jayco last month—and the crystallized mineral and biofilm coating it is thick enough that you could barely see the electrode underneath. That one part explains everything wrong … Read more
Drew Callahan · February 11, 2026
RV Air Conditioner Service & Replacement Guide (Dometic / Coleman-Mach) “Drew, my AC just died completely—it was cooling fine yesterday, and now it won’t even turn on. I’m not hearing the compressor hum or anything. Is the whole unit shot?” That’s the call I got from a friend boondocking near Sedona last month, and it’s … Read more
