Drew Callahan · February 7, 2026
It was mid-afternoon in Louisiana, well into October but still hot enough that the AC inside Big Bertha wasn’t negotiable—it was survival equipment masquerading as comfort. We’d been parked for two hours at what I thought was a campground when the GPS recalculated and sent us down a road that had “wrong turn” written all … Read more
Drew Callahan · February 6, 2026
Almost every RV owner assumes their water pump will work until it doesn’t—and then they’re blindsided when it dies. The truth is, most pumps fail quietly, giving you weeks of warning signs that you’re trained to ignore: a longer cycle time, a thin whine under the floorboards, water pressure dropping faster than it should. But … Read more
Drew Callahan · February 6, 2026
Fifth wheels sit lower to the ground than motorhomes, which means their undercarriage and hitch assembly absorb punishment that Class A and Class C rigs simply don’t encounter at the same angle. I’ve watched the connection point between frame and hitch pull loose on fifth wheels because the owner assumed “mud” meant the same thing … 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
