Drew Callahan Drew Callahan · February 5, 2026
Your owner’s manual won’t mention it, and the tire shop won’t warn you about it—but a blowout on a rig as large as Big Bertha is less a flat tire and more a violent, frame-rattling ambush that can shred wheel wells, rupture brake lines, and turn your hands into white-knuckled clamps on a steering wheel … Read more
Drew Callahan · February 5, 2026
It happened in the seconds right after the dust hit—a grinding noise that came from somewhere above the awning, metal-on-metal the way a motor sounds when it’s trying to work but something inside has seized. That grinding meant the motor was fighting against the wind pressure, and the next sound was silence: the motor had … Read more
Drew Callahan · February 4, 2026
Water Pump Replacement for WINNEBAGO MINNIE WINNIE Most RV owners assume their freshwater pump will announce itself before it fails — a sputter, a whine, some warning sign that gives you time to plan. It doesn’t work that way. I’ve watched the system go from dead silent and functional to completely inert between one morning’s … Read more
Drew Callahan · February 4, 2026
Slide-Out Motor Replacement for WINNEBAGO MINNIE WINNIE Let a slide-out motor fail and you’re not just inconvenienced—you’re stranded with half your living space either locked outside in the weather or jammed shut while you’re trying to move down the highway. I’ve pulled up to enough Minnie Winnies parked at rest stops with their slides halfway … Read more
Drew Callahan · February 3, 2026
Water Pump Replacement for THOR FOUR WINDS I’ve got the old pump sitting on my workbench right now—the housing is chalky with mineral deposits, the intake port is crusted white, and when I crack it open, the impeller barely moves. That’s what a Four Winds freshwater pump looks like after it’s done talking to you. … Read more
Drew Callahan · February 3, 2026
Roof Leak Repair and Resealing for WINNEBAGO MINNIE WINNIE “Drew, I’ve got a 2015 Minnie Winnie I’m thinking about buying, but there’s this water stain on the bedroom ceiling that the seller swears was from ‘one time a vent cap came loose.’ How bad could that actually be?” That question came through my inbox last … Read more
Drew Callahan · February 2, 2026
Slide-Out Motor and Mechanism Service for THOR FOUR WINDS I’ve got the trim panel off and I’m staring straight at the Schwintek mechanism now—gears, rails, the motor coupling still bolted to what used to be a working drive shaft. The slide is stuck three-quarters extended, and before I even test the motor with a multimeter, … Read more
Drew Callahan · February 2, 2026
Roof Seal and Skylight Leak Repair for THOR FOUR WINDS A Thor Four Winds with a weeping skylight will cost you $1,200 to $1,800 in labor alone if you take it to a service center — and that’s before they open up the ceiling to see what the water has already done to your framing. … Read more
Drew Callahan · February 1, 2026
Awning Fabric and Motor Repair for THOR CHATEAU Most Thor Chateau owners ignore awning problems until the motor burns out. A torn fabric or a reluctant roller doesn’t seem urgent—it’s just an awning, right? Wrong. A damaged fabric flaps under load, catches on the tube, and forces a motor to work harder until it seizes. … Read more
