The Slide-Out Gear Replacement Kit That Fixed My Grinding Noise for $40
The Grinding Noise That Ruined My Morning Routine…
I Used HWH Hydraulic Oil in My Leveling Jacks for 2 Years: Still Perfect
Two summers ago, my HWH leveling system started acting strange. One jack would extend halfway, then just stop. Another would drift overnight, leaving my rig sitting crooked by morning. After some digging, I traced the problem back to the hydraulic…
I Tried a Camco RV Sewer Hose Kit and It Was Leagues Better Than My Old One
If you’ve been RVing for more than a season, you already know that dump day is nobody’s favorite. However, a bad sewer hose makes it so much worse. Last spring, I finally got fed up with my old bargain-bin hose…
The Gear That Has Lasted All 8 Years on the Road (And What I Replaced Repeatedly)
Eight years ago, my partner and I sold almost everything we owned, bought a 28-foot travel trailer, and pointed the truck toward a road we had never been down before. We had done our research — or so we thought….
Airstream Propane (LP) Detector Replacement: Complete Guide for All Models
Propane detectors aren’t a forever component — they have a finite lifespan, and when they reach the end of it, they’ll let you know. If you’ve been woken up at 3 a.m. by a chirping alarm with no apparent gas leak in sight, your detector has likely expired and is signaling that it’s time for … Read more
What Nobody Tells You About Full-Time RV Living in Summer Heat
Our first summer as full-time RVers, we parked in an Arizona Walmart lot in late June because we thought it would be a quick overnight stop on the way to Sedona. It was 114 degrees outside. Our rooftop AC unit…
Why I Completely Replaced My RV Water System in Year Three
It was a Tuesday morning somewhere outside of Albuquerque, New Mexico, when I turned on the kitchen faucet and watched what came out. I would not call it water. I would call it a warning. It was slightly yellow, carried…
The RV Campground Red Flags I Can Now Spot in the First 5 Minutes
We pulled into a campground in rural Tennessee about three years into full-timing and I knew within four minutes that we were leaving. The entrance road had two inches of standing water with no obvious drainage path, the host site…
8 Years Full-Timing: The RV Repairs That Humbled Me Most
Eight years ago, my partner Jen and I sold most of what we owned, bought a 28-foot travel trailer, and pointed the truck west. We were convinced we had done our homework. We had watched the YouTube videos. We had…
Cedar Creek Awning Adjustments: Tension, Pitch & Alignment Guide
Key Takeaways Cedar Creek fifth wheels are equipped with either Dometic or Lippert awning systems, and owners must identify which system is installed before attempting any cedar creek awning adjustments.Manual awning spring tension is adjusted at the roller tube end…