Top 10 RV Accessories

[7.3diesel]

List your favorite top 10 RV accessories & addons and why.

 

[RodgerS]

#1 = wife.

 

[Jere and Laur]

Good call, me too on my #1 choice,  #2 would be backup camera,  #3 auto leveling, #4 dual pane windows

 

[8Muddypaws]

A zero balance credit card with a very high limit.

I have dual pane windows and they would not be on my list at all. 

In no particular order:
TPMS
Mobile hotspot
Satellite TV
Generator
Woodalls app on a smart phone or pad

 

[dverstra]

A zero balance credit card with a very high limit.

X2  Been there last year in Winnepeg at a Cummins facility. They had to fly in the part from Edmonton!

 

[bucks2]

#1 Hydro Hot for unlimited hot water
#2 Electric cord reel for power cord and water hose
#3 Self leveling. I wouldn't leave home without it
#4 Automatic satellite dish on roof, Wife wouldn't leave home without it, and the Hopper
#5 Washer & Dryer
#6 Tag axle for extra weight capacity
#7 Roll out trays in pass thru basement compartments
#8 Huge single piece front window (yes I've paid for a replacement out of pocket, I still love it)
#9 Air ride suspension
#10 Remote control locks for front door and all basement doors (except LPG, battery compts.)

Ken

 

[blw2]

#10 Remote control locks for front door and all basement doors (except LPG, battery compts.)

Man, i didn't know this was available...... now on my want list for my next coach!

 

[Rosebud3]

8muddypaws, why do you not like the double pane windows?

 

[Gary RV_Wizard]

What constitutes an "accessory" depends on what was standard on the RV to begin with. Mid-high end diesel-pusher motorhomes often have all those things anyway. And more recent models tend to have more of that stuff than older ones - the typical equipment has gone well upscale in the last 5-7 years.

 

[bucks2]

Gary is right. My coach came with everything I mentioned either as a standard item for that model or as a factory add on. For example the roll out trays are an option on my rig, but if I'd gone another model up they'd have been standard. But, many coaches which don't have those things I listed as standard, they have them available as add-ons.

Ken

 

[SeilerBird]

8muddypaws, why do you not like the double pane windows?

I had a DP with double pane windows and I hated them. They get fogged up on the inside and then you can't see out of them. Fixing it requires taking it to a dealer who knows how to fix the problem and it is not cheap. The RV wasn't any cooler or warmer than the one I am in now.

 

[8Muddypaws]

Same reason.

I got an estimate from an RV dual pane specialist to de-fog mine of over $2,000.  And I would have to drive to Oregon for him to do it.  It's on my list of projects to get the supplies & do it myself.

They do keep some of the noise out and they might keep it cooler or warmer as needed, but with an RV it's not a question of if they're going to fog up, just how soon.  Mine started fogging about 3 months after we bought it.

The thing I really hate is when the light is just right I can't see out my driver side window.  So that one is my first one to fix.  What were they thinking?  DP windows, even when new, give you a doubled reflection.

 

[ArdraF]

And others of us swear by our dual-pane windows.  They've never had fogging issues, they keep the inside cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter.  They also keep out a lot of noise which is important because campgrounds tend to be near noisy places like freeways, trains, airports and the like.  Anything that can muffle their noise is a plus in my book.

ArdraF

 

[Oscar Mike]

Reading those lists will give a guy coach envy. 

My list:
Auto-leveling
TPMS
GPS
MCD Shades

Added Items:
Volcano Grill
Craftsman 150 PSI Air Compressor

 

[Ned]

All our windows are dual pane and 18 years old and the only one that has any fogging is the upper pane of the passenger seat window.  No one looks out that one anyway.

 

[Arch Hoagland]

After market accessory I've used and like the most:

http://www.jefatech.com/product/RV-KIT-REPEATER/Long-Range-WiFi-Repeater-Kit-for-RVs.html 

Next useful add-on was this:

http://www.ultra-gauge.com/ultragauge/index.htm

Fumoto Oil drain adapter

 

[Dog Folks]

Not in any particular order:

1. Electric tongue jack

2. Sleep Number bed

3. Kuerig Coffee Maker

4. Nook

5. Residential Refrigerator

6. Dual Cam Hitch

7. Ram 3500 Dually Tow Vehicle

8. Big Screen TV

9. Reading Lamps above bed

10. EZ Lube axles

 

[7.3diesel]

Volcano Grill

Wow, this is almost as cool as my BioLite stove!

 

[Big Bad Allis]

1) BBQ Grill
2) Camp Chef dual burner stove with griddle
3) Large 12 cubic ft fridge
4) Sun screen for awning  http://www.campingworld.com/shopping/item/patty-oshade-coffee-15/6072
5) see through tote bins for easy stacking and access
6) Gel/Foam mattress topper

Don't have 10

 

[Gary RV_Wizard]

There has been a rash of dual pane glass quality problems (mostly fogging) in RVs made from around 2002 to 2010, particularly those from SEGI (whom I think went out of business as a result). But they weren't the only one with problems. I has dual pane in a 1996 or 2002 coach with no problems at all, but my 2004 started getting window fog in 2008 and now have 5 windows afflicted with them. I'll be repairing/replacing this winter if the budget permits.  Hard to say if newer Rvs will have the same problem now that the issue is known and suppliers changed, but ther movement & vibration of an RV is hard on the seals between the two panes of glass, so the risk is there all the time.

I'm not convinced that dual pane RV windows have much positive benefit anyway. Some, to be sure, but none of my RVs have been very resistance to noise and heat gain/loss despite having dual pane glass.  I think it's a rather small thing when considered among other selection criteria.