Category: How To Tips

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10 Campground Connections

From Coaxial Cable to water regulator to disposal gloves, every one of these items will lessen anxiety and can come in VERY handy!

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Replacing a Carbon Monoxide Detector

When a safety device chirps like that, a light also illuminates. And if you look in the instructions for the device, the color and number of times it illuminates will help troubleshoot the problem. Ours flashed two red lights every time it chirped. On our model, two red lights flashing indicates the detector reached the end of its life and needs to be replaced, so that’s what we’re going to do right now.

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Essential Tools and RV Supplies to Have on Hand During RV Trips

Storage space is extremely limited on some RVs, which means space for tools and RV supplies is limited too. When that’s the case, you need to scale back and only keep what you consider as absolutely essential. I’m fortunate to have an entire exterior storage compartment dedicated to what I consider are essential tools and RV supplies to have on hand during RV trips.

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RV Cooling Tips from RV Education 101

It’s fun to get outside and enjoy all the summer activities, but when your fun in the sun is over, you want your RV to be an oasis to keep you cool. Here is my list of five inexpensive products to help keep you cool when you are camping this summer.

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Finding your RV Pivot Point

Once you determine where your pivot point is in the mirror, you will know when it is safe to make a turn. Well, there you have it. Understanding where your pivot point is and how it applies to making turns with the vehicle can make maneuvering your RV less stressful.

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Downtime is a Good Time to Clean Up Your RV

A deep cleaning is a great project to tackle. For example, if your fiberglass skin is looking a bit peckish, a product like ProtectAll’s fiberglass oxidation remover and color restorer can help give it that sparkle again.

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Restoring a 1967 Yellowstone Trailer – Part 1

Several years ago, we restored a vintage 1967 Yellowstone travel trailer.
Our goal with the restoration was to keep the original vintage look, but update it with modern day amenities found in today’s RVs. This is how we did it.

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