Roof Seal and Skylight Maintenance for STORYTELLER OVERLAND BEAST MODE The most expensive mistake RV owners make is replacing parts before they’ve diagnosed the actual problem. I’ve walked up to rigs where the owner has already swapped three components and the real issue is something a five-dollar fuse or a loose connector would have fixed. … Read more
Roof Seal and Skylight Maintenance for GRECH STRADA Different brands fail in different ways — and once you’ve serviced enough of them, you start building a mental map of which rig is going to have which problem. That brand-specific pattern recognition is what separates a tech who’s been doing this for years from someone who’s … Read more
Roof Seal and Skylight Maintenance for OUTSIDE VAN ATERRA Some repairs on an RV are DIY-friendly. Others involve propane, 120-volt shore power, or structural load-bearing components where a mistake has real consequences. Part of my job is knowing which category a job falls into — and being honest with owners about the line between a … Read more
Roof Seal and Skylight Maintenance for WINNEBAGO EKKO I pull up to broken rigs for a living, and I can tell you without hesitation which repairs show up on my schedule over and over — not because RVs are poorly built across the board, but because a handful of systems get neglected in exactly the … Read more
Roof Seal and Skylight Maintenance for COACHMEN GALLERIA Most of the service calls I get aren’t emergencies — they’re deferred maintenance that finally gave up. The owner noticed something off weeks ago, ignored it, and now they’re calling me from a campground two states from home. Nine times out of ten, this repair could have … Read more
Roof Seal and Skylight Maintenance for THOR DAZZLE I keep the most common failure components stocked in my van because certain repairs come up so predictably I’d lose time driving to a supplier. When I show up to a rig and already know what’s wrong before I open the access panel — that’s not experience, … Read more
Roof Seal and Skylight Maintenance for JAYCO MELBOURNE The calls I get on holiday weekends are always the same energy: a family parked at a campground, kids in the background, and a very stressed adult trying to describe a sound or a symptom over the phone. I always ask the same first question: when did … Read more
Roof Seal and Skylight Maintenance for CHINOOK BAYSIDE The most expensive mistake RV owners make is replacing parts before they’ve diagnosed the actual problem. I’ve walked up to rigs where the owner has already swapped three components and the real issue is something a five-dollar fuse or a loose connector would have fixed. Diagnosis first. … Read more
Lithium Battery Bank Service and Solar System Maintenance Parts Needed: 100Ah 12V Lithium-Ion (LiFePO4) RV, Marine, Solar, & Off Grid Battery – Inter… (Part Number: GC2 100Ah 12V LiFePO4 Deep Cycle Battery) ($777.21) – Quantity: 2 Victron Energy smallBMS Battery Management System with pre-alarm (Part Number: Victron VE) ($49.30) Victron Energy Color Control GX for … Read more
Fresh Water System Service and Cassette Toilet Maintenance Parts Needed: SHURFLO 4008-101-A65 New 3.0 GPM RV Water Pump Revolution, 12V (Part Number: Shurflo 4008-101-E65 or Flojet 04406-143A) ($69.95) Shurflo 255-213 RV Replacement Water Pump Strainer | 1/2 Twist-On Pipe Strainer (Part Number: Shurflo 255-215) ($7.85) SHURFLO 94-237-00 Series 2088 Check Valve Kit (Part Number: Shurflo … Read more
