Basement RV Storage Door Upgrade – Metal Catches
In this video, I upgrade the three basement storage door catches on my 2011 Keystone Cougar fifth wheel trailer. I upgrade from the OEM plastic type catches to ones …
Category: RV Tips
Routine RV Roof Maintenance (Inspection and Leak Protection)
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 …
Quick and Clean RV Waste Tank Dumping Setup
In this video, I show myself dumping our Keystone Cougar’s 3 RV holding tanks at a rest stop dump station. I show how quick, clean and efficient the task …
10 Little Love Your RV Tips and Tricks
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 …
Cold Weather RVing in our Keystone Cougar Trailer
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 …
Cell Phone/Internet Plans We Use as Canadian RV Snowbirds
I get a lot of emails from fellow Canucks asking how we stay connected on the road while traveling in the USA. Things like cell phone plans, internet access, …
Allstays Pro for RV Trip Planning
In this video, I give you an overview of my favorite go-to piece of software for locating camping and finding RVing related services on the road. It’s a web-based …
Pack Rats (aka Wood Rats) RVing Tip
When I first started boondocking in the US southwest desert regions, I would sometimes see other campers with their vehicle hood left open. I didn’t pay much attention to …
RV TV Antenna Maintenance (Winegard Sensar Batwing)
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. …
Repairing Broken String on RV Day/Night Shade
In this video, I remove a valance and a set of RV day/night shades from one of my slide out rooms windows. Recently the blind stopped functioning correctly after …
Aquatank II Water Storage Bladder – Unpack and Demo
In this video, I unpack and test out my new Aquatank 2 water storage bladder. It has been on my boondocking wishlist for a while now. This Christmas Anne …
Why I Replaced My Old 30 LB Propane Cylinders
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 …
Rick’s RV Tips – Better Cell Service, Pin Box Connection and Insulation Tricks
Recently a reader and fellow RVer named Rick emailed me three smart little RV tips. He has kindly allowed me to reprint and share these handy tips on Love …
Replacing Expired RV LP Gas Detector (Atwood ProTECHtor)
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. …
RV City Water Check Valve Disassembly and Repair
In this video, I remove and disassemble the RV’s city water input connection. Inside is a plastic check valve plunger, a spring, retaining clip and small rubber O-ring. Our …