Drew Callahan · April 25, 2026
I’ve got my hands on a rolled-up awning frame right now, and I can feel exactly where the last owner gave up. The fabric’s split down the seam, UV has turned what was once white into a chalky tan, and when I tug on it, whole sections of vinyl just crumble. This is the moment … Read more
Drew Callahan · April 25, 2026
I watched a shop bill rack up to $1,240 last month for a slide-out motor swap on a fifth wheel, and $340 of that was just the part—the rest went to labor and diagnostics. But what really stuck with me was this: the owner had already replaced that motor twice in four years, and neither … Read more
Drew Callahan · April 24, 2026
Your diesel heater won’t fire up on a January morning, the glow plug cycles but nothing ignites, and you’re staring at a fault code that your owner’s manual doesn’t explain—so what now? If you’re running a Webasto or Espar unit, you’re not alone in this breakdown, and the good news is that most of what … Read more
Drew Callahan · April 23, 2026
Walk into an RV dealer service department and ask about a dead air conditioner, and you’ll hear talk of compressor replacement, control board failures, and refrigerant issues—the expensive stuff. Log onto an RV forum the same afternoon and someone will tell you it’s probably just a capacitor or fan motor, maybe a thermostat that’s gone … Read more
Drew Callahan · April 22, 2026
It was mid-January, and I was parked outside of Flagstaff when the furnace stopped throwing heat. Not gradually—it just quit. I remember the exact moment: standing in the galley, hand on the thermostat dial, and instead of the familiar whoosh of ignition, I got clicking. A rapid, mechanical clicking, like a tiny relay working overtime … Read more
