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Through the mistakes of people that came before us, we can avoid making some of them ourselves. The goal of this article is to share experiences so that bad adventures don?t get repeated. Here are 7 things showing you what not to do in RV. You will find below some RV newbie mistakes to avoid.
1. Not Enough Organisation of Your Trip
Make sure you have all the required items so your trip can be safe and successful.
Some of the must-have that RV newbies don?t always think about are:
2. Not Checking Your Tires Before Every Trip
Invest in good quality tires. Driving on difficult roads (with stones for example) or not balancing the overall weight on all your tires can arm them. Mostly, it?s important that you check their current state before every trip, no matter how in shape you think they might be.
3. Not Pay Attention to the Type of Surface You are Parking On
Soft surfaces (like sand) are not the best places to park. You have chances of your RV sinking in the ground and getting stuck. Always think of leveling the vehicle by sliding strong blocks under your tires.
4. Leaving the awning down
No matter how sunny it is, don?t forget that the weather can change in a matter of minutes. Leaving the awning of your RV down, especially unattended can cause it to be destroyed, even with a light breeze. Remember to put it back up when you need to leave the RV, or when the weather gets windy.
5. Forgetting to change the Generator Oil
This one is simple. The oil of a generator needs to be changed every 100 hours. If you fail this rule, you will destroy it. To avoid this mistake, just remember to change the oil at every new camping season.
6. Neglecting to check, and check again
Walk around your RV each time you take the road. Check the lights, make sure the windows are closed, check that you did not leave anything unplugged? There is also some checking to do inside the RV, like the refrigerator being closed all the way for example. The best to do is to build a checking list, that you will refer to each time you will drive anywhere.
7. Trusting the driving skills too much
You may be a phenomenal car driver, but this alone doesn?t make you ready to drive an RV. These are long, heavy vehicles that require knowing some techniques to stay safe.
Practice before the trip: slowing down and breaking on time when turning, backing-up into an RV spot? Make sure you are stress-free before driving.
Final Words
With this list, you now have 7 mistakes most RV newbie makes. By avoiding them, you will save time, money and embarrassi Check out the Following websiteg moments.
1. Not Enough Organisation of Your Trip
Make sure you have all the required items so your trip can be safe and successful.
Some of the must-have that RV newbies don?t always think about are:
- A first-aid kit
- A basic toolkit
- A water pressure regulator - to be sure you don?t break the whole water system in your RV
- Hoses ? you will need two garden hoses for your vehicle. Make sure you get two different colors, so you don?t make the mistake of using the same hose to get clean water and to dump the dirty one
- An air compressor for your tires
2. Not Checking Your Tires Before Every Trip
Invest in good quality tires. Driving on difficult roads (with stones for example) or not balancing the overall weight on all your tires can arm them. Mostly, it?s important that you check their current state before every trip, no matter how in shape you think they might be.
3. Not Pay Attention to the Type of Surface You are Parking On
Soft surfaces (like sand) are not the best places to park. You have chances of your RV sinking in the ground and getting stuck. Always think of leveling the vehicle by sliding strong blocks under your tires.
4. Leaving the awning down
No matter how sunny it is, don?t forget that the weather can change in a matter of minutes. Leaving the awning of your RV down, especially unattended can cause it to be destroyed, even with a light breeze. Remember to put it back up when you need to leave the RV, or when the weather gets windy.
5. Forgetting to change the Generator Oil
This one is simple. The oil of a generator needs to be changed every 100 hours. If you fail this rule, you will destroy it. To avoid this mistake, just remember to change the oil at every new camping season.
6. Neglecting to check, and check again
Walk around your RV each time you take the road. Check the lights, make sure the windows are closed, check that you did not leave anything unplugged? There is also some checking to do inside the RV, like the refrigerator being closed all the way for example. The best to do is to build a checking list, that you will refer to each time you will drive anywhere.
7. Trusting the driving skills too much
You may be a phenomenal car driver, but this alone doesn?t make you ready to drive an RV. These are long, heavy vehicles that require knowing some techniques to stay safe.
Practice before the trip: slowing down and breaking on time when turning, backing-up into an RV spot? Make sure you are stress-free before driving.
Final Words
With this list, you now have 7 mistakes most RV newbie makes. By avoiding them, you will save time, money and embarrassi Check out the Following websiteg moments.
