Tips and Tricks for Fifth Wheel Trailer Owners
We’ve all seen those horrific photos and video footage of RV fires. The way they construct RVs and the materials used helps them burn quickly. If inside, you may only have seconds to escape. To hopefully keep that from happening to you, I decided to publish some common sense RV fire safety tips, essential advice for … Read more
Over the years I’ve been contacted by numerous people asking “What things should I check when buying a used RV?“. To help folks out, I decide to write up this checklist style blog post. Hopefully, it will give you a starting point on your road to a “new to you” RV. This list is based on my … Read more
We bought our Keystone Cougar fifth-wheel trailer almost 9 years ago and have been full time living in it pretty well ever since. Over those years I’ve done a ton of mods and upgrades to the rig to improve it, making it more suited to our needs and lifestyle. I thought, given my experience, in … Read more
In this video, I demo a new RVing repair and maintenance gadget a friend gave me to try out. It’s a digital manometer for testing the RVs LP gas system. It measures gas pressure by the Inches of Water Column (inH2O) allowing me to quickly check the correct reading and for a possibility of leaks. … Read more
With the end of our latest southern desert snowbird season coming to an end we will soon be making our way north and west along the Oregon and Washington coasts and into BC for the spring and summer. As we leave sunny California behind, the prospect for rain increases dramatically. I needed to check the … Read more
In this video, I share a collection of 10 little RVing tips and tricks I’ve gathered over the last couple of years. Each wasn’t enough for a video, but all together they may be helpful. 1) Hitch Hookup Height – measure and cut 1×2 lumber to use for indicating the correct height to hookup up … Read more
In this video, I update you on a problem I was having with disconnecting my new Ram M20 fifth wheel hitch. In my 2018 Ram 3500 Truck Review After 2000 Miles of Towing, I noted that the hitch was finicky to uncouple. Well, I listened to tips from several commenters and have tried a few … Read more
In this video, I go over some of the preparations and methods we use to deal with camping in below freezing weather. Being snowbirds, we aren’t hardcore cold weather RVers by any means, but once in a while, we encounter short term, chilly periods dipping into the low 20s Fahrenheit. ( -5 or below Celcius) … Read more
In this video, I demo how I maintain our Keystone Cougar trailers Winegard batwing style TV antenna. Our rig has the standard Winegard bat-wing style, hand crank TV antenna. The manual states to lubricate it twice a year with silicone spray. It is important to use silicone lubricant because the crankshaft has a rubber O-ring … Read more
In this video, I explain why I just went out and bought two brand new 30 lb LP gas cylinders to replace the 10-year-old OEM ones in my 2011 Keystone Cougar fifth wheel trailer. Most 30 lb DOT propane cylinders these days need to be recertified every ten or twelve years. (Note: 2 years ago … Read more
In this video, I replace my expiring Atwood 2001 ProTECHTor LP Gas Detector alarm with a new one. The old model wasn’t available so I install a newer version. I explain my installation and hookup and the perform a demo test. According to the manual, the RV LP gas detector should be replaced every 7 … Read more
In this video, I show you how I have the 8-foot bed of our new 2018 Ram 3500 truck organized for life on the road as full-time RVers. It took me a few tries, but I think I have everything sorted out the way I want it. My primary goal was to have easy access … Read more
Quick little safety mod. I add some white reflective strips to the RVs entrance steps for better visibility at night. With darkness coming earlier and earlier now I thought I’d do a small mod to the RV entrance steps. Our steps are black with brown anti-skid pads on them. Therefore they are difficult to see … Read more
In this video, I show you a neat little wireless thermostat for our RV electric space heater and my DIY mod to install a filter in the RV gas furnace’s cold air return grill. For the furnace filter, I used a sponge type I picked up a Home Depot here in Canada. It can be … Read more
In this video, I give you a look at the underbelly area of our 2011 Keystone Cougar 276RLS trailer. I show you two large square sections that I have cut out of the Coroplast plastic underbelly cover. To make working on my RV sewer and plumbing easier, I have cut out the two sections. I … Read more