https://youtu.be/wfehGKD86iI?rel=0&showinfo=0&autohide=1 Of course this video isn’t just for RVers. While there are lots of inexpensive quick-oil-change places around, performing this task ourselves is right in line with our general preference for maintaining all of...
https://youtu.be/2UFdOssw69Q?rel=0&showinfo=0&autohide=1 One downside to moving your house to so many different locations can be the varied and unknown quality of the water available. Many RVs have a rust, scale and sediment filter for all incoming...
https://youtu.be/CxqkHAAH818?rel=0&showinfo=0&autohide=1 One of the greatest freedoms we get from RVing is the ability go anywhere, any time, completely self-contained. Our Onan 7.5 kW QuietDiesel RV generator is a key part of that freedom. Proper...
https://youtu.be/wVYBei5BZmw?rel=0&showinfo=0&autohide=1 A new RVer recently asked us how to plug their RV into a regular household electric outlet, so we thought we’d cover the basics of connecting different types of RVs into 20-, 30- and...
https://youtu.be/M_YWiEQ–pw?rel=0&showinfo=0&autohide=1 RVs often have many small or obscure parts that you won’t find on the average Home Depot or Auto Parts store shelves, or even in stock at an RV dealer. This situation sometimes...
https://youtu.be/OOw08HzLHo8?rel=0&showinfo=0&autohide=1 Since April 11, 2012 was our 9-year anniversary of full-timing, we though that a video about something really integral to RVing (like towing) was a fitting way to kick off our 10th year...
https://youtu.be/nId0VqfG_oI?rel=0&showinfo=0&autohide=1 April 11, 2012 is our 9-year anniversary on the road! To celebrate, here’s a non-RV-specific video. lol OK…. so this video isn’t just for RVers, but it is a truly egg-cellent tip (sorry)....
https://youtu.be/qjL-MU0dalE?rel=0&showinfo=0&autohide=1 Although we only have personal experience with two RVs, it seems that we’re not the only ones who’ve found that “King” and “Queen” beds aren’t always exactly the same size we were used to...
https://youtu.be/X701hbSO_ko?rel=0&showinfo=0&autohide=1 RV slide-out rooms have both inner and outer seals (I also refer to them as gaskets, but seals is probably the more accurate word). They keep the slides sealed against the elements whether they...
https://youtu.be/x5TiD5p4Ky0?rel=0&showinfo=0&autohide=1 WARNING: IF YOU’RE UNSURE ABOUT WORKING WITH ELECTRICITY, CALL A PROFESSIONAL. Although this video is about replacing an RV park circuit breaker, the concept is the same as the breakers inside an RV. Replacing...
https://youtu.be/DvVGBFdJ_vo?rel=0&showinfo=0&autohide=1 Since we’re sometimes pretty serious boondockers (that’s camping without hook-ups for you RV newbies), we want to know the exact levels in all of our holding tanks – fresh water, gray water and...
https://youtu.be/BxOXapeYTMQ?rel=0&showinfo=0&autohide=1 As a follow-up to our videos about RVing in the winter and connecting to an external propane tank, we thought we’d share what our winter is like. The Lower Mainland of British Columbia, where...
https://youtu.be/Rqjknzdzb88?rel=0&showinfo=0&autohide=1 When parked in one place for a long period of time, it’s important to exercise your RV to keep the engine and other equipment in good working order. When we’re not on the...
https://youtu.be/n5RGlcLSrM4?rel=0&showinfo=0&autohide=1 We’ve been RV snowbirds for 8 winters in a row, mostly in the Desert Southwest. This year, for the very first time, we’ll be spending the winter in the RV in a northern location....
https://youtu.be/BKc4oO8zLLA?rel=0&showinfo=0&autohide=1 We returned from a 5-week trip away from the RV to find the drain pipe from the kitchen sinks leaking. Since we’ve already completed the repair, this is just an overview of how the...
https://youtu.be/a2LQc2Z_aDc?rel=0&showinfo=0&autohide=1 We demonstrate how to properly service, maintain and equalize the 6-volt deep-cycle golf cart batteries in an RV. The “house” batteries are one of the most misunderstood systems on any RV. The proper...
https://youtu.be/QDOqCk6dTuo?rel=0&showinfo=0&autohide=1 We demonstrate a clever and easy way to add air to high pressure tires on a diesel pusher motorhome using the on-board air system. With lots of modern equipment, full-wall slide-out mechanisms, tile floors,...
https://youtu.be/IKg0R9oiMP0?rel=0&showinfo=0&autohide=1 We demonstrate how to thoroughly flush and clean an RV water heater. UPDATE – April 3, 2012: Regarding our use of an after-market anode rod. There are questions about which metal to use...
https://youtu.be/I6sv4d3PsTo?rel=0&showinfo=0&autohide=1 We demonstrate how to dump RV waste water holding tanks and thoroughly clean the black tank. Keeping your sewage tank super clean requires following a few simple procedures which will make it stay odor-free....
https://youtu.be/D05vX-G9iV4?rel=0&showinfo=0&autohide=1 UPDATE: Check out our new updated “express” version of this video: “HOW TO SUPER CLEAN YOUR WINDSHIELD… SUPER FAST!” We demonstrate how to make the windshield of your RV or car cleaner and clearer....
https://youtu.be/kOlPwmwlaMo?rel=0&showinfo=0&autohide=1 It’s perfectly safe to drink the water from an RV’s fresh water tank (we’ve been doing it for over 8 years) as long as you keep the tank clean. In this video, we show...
https://youtu.be/-4JWUJvy_0s?rel=0 We demonstrate how to remove, clean and reinstall a Fantastic vent fan in your RV. The fans are used so often and move so much air, that they get really dirty. Once a year...
