Drew Callahan · May 5, 2026
As Drew Callahan, I’ve spent countless nights in my RV, and after traveling over 80,000 miles across North America in three different rigs, I can tell you that furnace issues are among the most common problems I hear about. It’s usually a Friday evening at some elevation campground, and it’s the family two sites over … Read more
Drew Callahan · May 4, 2026
Hey there, I’m Drew Callahan, and after logging over 80,000 miles across North America in three different rigs, I’ve learned a thing or two about RV maintenance—especially when it comes to those stubborn furnace issues. If you own a Keystone Alpine furnace, you might have noticed that the owner’s manual doesn’t exactly spell out what … Read more
Drew Callahan · May 4, 2026
I was standing outside my Durango one November morning, waiting to hear that familiar *whoosh* of the igniter catching—and instead got nothing but a soft *click*, then silence. The furnace fan would spin up, the blower would push cold air through the vents, but no flame. I’d already ordered a new igniter electrode based on … Read more
Drew Callahan · May 3, 2026
Most RV owners assume their furnace will either work or it won’t — that it’s a binary thing, like a light switch. That assumption is dangerously wrong. A Highland Ridge Open Range furnace can fail in ways that look identical on the surface but demand completely different fixes: a dead igniter, a fried control board, … Read more
Drew Callahan · May 3, 2026
I’ve got my Crossroads Redwood sitting in a pull-through right now, and I’m looking at the furnace access panel I pulled off the sidewall about an hour ago. Inside that compartment lives two components that almost nobody thinks about until they fail: an igniter and a control board. Those two parts work in tandem, and … Read more
Drew Callahan · May 2, 2026
Skip AC maintenance now and you’ll be running that compressor on fumes come July—or not running it at all. When your rooftop unit fails during peak heat, you’re not just uncomfortable; you’re looking at a genuine health risk, especially for kids and older travelers. The cruel part: most summer AC breakdowns aren’t mechanical catastrophes. They’re … Read more
Drew Callahan · May 2, 2026
I’ve got a Riverstone control board sitting on my workbench right now — scorched at one corner, the solder joints cracked and discolored where the heating relay used to fire. That blackening tells you everything: a furnace that kept trying to ignite, kept failing, and left the board to absorb the electrical punishment until it … Read more
Drew Callahan · May 2, 2026
“Drew, my Cougar’s furnace won’t light at all. I’ve got heat in the morning or it shuts off mid-cycle. Dealer wants $1,400 to even look at it. Am I looking at a full furnace swap, or is this something I can actually fix?” That message came through on a Tuesday afternoon from a guy in … Read more
Drew Callahan · May 1, 2026
I’m crouched beside my rig right now with my hands on a hydraulic jack cylinder, feeling the weight of the entire coach bearing down on a piece of equipment that could catastrophically fail if something goes wrong. That’s the moment leveling systems stop being abstract and become very, very real. I’ve seen a powered jack … Read more
Drew Callahan · May 1, 2026
I watched a 2019 travel trailer get towed into a shop with $4,800 in suspension damage after a single tire went from 68 PSI to a shredded sidewall somewhere outside Flagstaff. The owner had no way to monitor pressure on a dual-axle setup—by the time they felt the vibration, the wheel well was already compromised, … Read more
