Drew Callahan · May 9, 2026
As someone who’s traveled over 80,000 miles across North America in three different rigs, I’ve learned a thing or two about RV maintenance. Most RV owners, including myself at times, often walk away from their AC unit thinking it’s either going to work or it’s going to die—there’s no in-between. What I’ve discovered is that … 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 · November 7, 2025
RV Slide-Out Motor and Gear Replacement Riverstone slide-outs bind up or move at a crawl because the OEM motor assembly was never built for sustained duty—it’s undersized for the load, the gear mesh heats up under pressure, and somewhere between your second and third season, the windings cook themselves dead. What makes this worse is … Read more
Drew Callahan · November 7, 2025
RV Awning Fabric and Motor Replacement I walked up to a 2019 Riverstone last spring with what looked like a pristine rig on paper — low miles, one owner, service records in hand. The awning told a completely different story: fabric shredded into confetti, motor grinding like it had gravel in its gears, support arms … Read more
Drew Callahan · November 6, 2025
Forest River Riverstone – RV Water Heater Thermostat and Heating Element Replacement My van’s got a dedicated compartment along the driver’s side where I keep spares for the jobs that repeat themselves — heating elements wrapped in bubble wrap, thermostats in their boxes, gaskets sorted by size. I learned years ago that stocking these parts … Read more
