RV Sewer Hose Setup & Dump Station Guide for Beginners Most of the service calls I get aren’t emergencies — they’re deferred maintenance that finally gave up. The owner noticed something off weeks ago, ignored it, and now they’re calling me from a campground two states from home. Nine times out of ten, this repair … Read more
RV Shore Power Setup: Surge Protectors, 30 vs 50 Amp & Electrical Safety Guide The first thing I do when I buy a used rig at auction is skip the cosmetics entirely and go straight to the mechanical systems. How a previous owner maintained the furnace, the AC, the water heater — that tells me … Read more
RV TPMS Installation & Tire Blowout Prevention Guide I taught myself to handle most RV repairs through a combination of YouTube videos, forum threads, and expensive mistakes. The expensive mistakes were the best teachers. This guide covers what I eventually figured out — without the part where you strip a bolt, order the wrong component, … Read more
RV Slide-Out Seal & Wiper Replacement Guide I keep the most common failure components stocked in my van because certain repairs come up so predictably I’d lose time driving to a supplier. When I show up to a rig and already know what’s wrong before I open the access panel — that’s not experience, that’s … Read more
RV Freshwater System Sanitization & Complete Winterization Guide Every RV brand has a price point where the build quality starts compromising. I’ve bought rigs at every level, from entry-level travel trailers to high-end Class A coaches, and the failure patterns are consistent: manufacturers save money in the same places every time, and those are the … Read more
RV Propane System Inspection & Regulator Replacement Guide When you boondock regularly — no hookups, no campground services, no one nearby to help — you develop a different relationship with your rig’s systems than a weekend camper does. Everything has to work. You learn the failure modes, the warning signs, and the repairs before you … Read more
RV Toilet Repair & Replacement Guide (Thetford / Dometic) The calls I get on holiday weekends are always the same energy: a family parked at a campground, kids in the background, and a very stressed adult trying to describe a sound or a symptom over the phone. I always ask the same first question: when … Read more
RV Black & Gray Water Tank Cleaning, Sensor Repair & Odor Control Here’s what most RV owners don’t realize until they’re trying to sell: neglected mechanical systems tank resale value faster than almost anything else. A rig with clean cosmetics and a history of deferred maintenance sells for thousands less than one that’s a little … Read more
RV Refrigerator Troubleshooting & Repair Guide (Dometic / Norcold) Living full-time in an RV changes your math on repairs fast. You start calculating the cost of parts versus the cost of a mobile tech, and you realize that most of these jobs — once you understand the system — are absolutely within reach for someone … Read more
RV Air Conditioner Service & Replacement Guide (Dometic / Coleman-Mach) The most expensive mistake RV owners make is replacing parts before they’ve diagnosed the actual problem. I’ve walked up to rigs where the owner has already swapped three components and the real issue is something a five-dollar fuse or a loose connector would have fixed. … Read more
