Tracking all of the items that need to be maintained on your RV can be a challenge and having some sort of RV maintenance checklist is imperative. We’ve used an RV maintenance spreadsheet in the past, but now RV Life offers a service that makes maintenance tracking simple. In this post, we’re covering the RV …
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What is a borescope and how can it make an RVer’s life easier? In today’s post, we’ll answer those questions. We’ll show you what a borescope is and how we’ve found one helpful for certain projects on our RV. We’ll also show you several other ways to see into hidden spaces using items you may …
If you’ve got a diesel pusher motorhome, knowing when to change the diesel engine air filter is important. And if your rig offers easy access to your air filter, knowing how to do it yourself can save you some cash. We found the RV diesel air filter change to be one of the easiest routine …
RV house batteries are important because they allow us to power so much equipment on our RVs, even when we’re not connected to shore power. The flooded lead-acid battery has long been a popular choice as an RV house battery, thanks to its affordability, dependability, and ability to provide consistent power. However, knowing how to …
How much does it cost to maintain an RV? The answer to this question has lots of variables, of course. But in this post, we’ll cover things you’ll want to consider when buying an RV as you factor in the cost of maintaining that RV. Is it all worth it? Having lived and traveled the …
Whether you’re a weekend warrior or a full-time RVer, proper maintenance of your RV refrigerator will help ensure that it continues to operate efficiently and keeps your food fresh as you travel. In today’s post, we’re providing a guide to the most important RV refrigerator maintenance tips. RV Refrigerator Maintenance Tips Keeping in mind that …
If you’ve noticed that the water in your RV kitchen sink is draining slowly (or not at all), you’ve likely got a clogged RV kitchen sink drain. A clogged RV sink can be a major inconvenience, but with a few common items and a little bit of elbow grease, clearing a clog in an RV …
As an RVer owner, having a collapsible ladder is pretty much a necessity. First, most homeowners have a step ladder, and when you’re on the road, your RV is your home. And for anyone serious about being a DIY’er, you really couldn’t be without one. Our ladder assists us frequently with all of the regular …
Hot air and high humidity are a terrible combination. It’s the job of your air conditioner to cool the air and control humidity to some degree. But if your AC unit can’t get the job done, it may be because your RV AC is freezing up. What horrible timing! An RV AC freeze-up is never …
When the weather starts turning warmer and thoughts turn to planning epic RV road trips, there are lots of RV maintenance tasks to accomplish, including RV spring cleaning. After 20 years on the road full-time, we’ve got some good tips to share to help get your RV ready for the new camping season! Sanitize Your …
One thing most everyone knows about us is that we appreciate the ability to do much of our own RV maintenance and repairs, DIY-style. We know when to call on the pros – and we do! But, there are lots of maintenance items that we regularly tend to ourselves. Among them is regular attention to …
We see a lot of articles about what an RV tool kit should contain, and they always seem to include a whole lot of tools and other items that most folks will rarely (if ever) use. As every RVer knows, space and weight are always considerations when we’re driving a little house on wheels, and …
If you know The RVgeeks at all, you know that DIY RV maintenance is important to us. Why? Well, for one thing, it can save a LOT of money. Labor costs alone for a good RV tech are expensive, never mind potential markups on parts prices. But even more important than the money-saving piece is …
Buying an RV involves a multitude of important considerations. We’re all quick to consider things like the floorplan, fuel mileage, sleeping capacity, the size of holding tanks, and whether we want to buy new or used. But one item that’s easy to overlook is an extended RV warranty. Is it worth the cost? Do you …
We all appreciate a good RV mechanic, especially when something within our home-on-wheels is broken or malfunctioning and we’re not familiar with the components involved. In essence, though, this is how we became RVgeeks in the first place — we wanted to know how to fix things ourselves. When we were new RVers and something …