Hello to all of you, if you have landed on this blog hopefully you are getting ready for an adventure, or you’ve been adventuring! One thing that we always talk about is safety and I can tell you that doing a few key things, I think can really help.
Travel days are always stressful and honestly, I feel as though I am really organized and so it always throws me for a loop when I cannot seem to pull it together!! With 100% certainty though a few small habits to build into your days will help!
Slow Down- Make sure you are not rushing on travel day, wake up early and go to bed early the night before.
Pre Plan Meals- This is key, I cannot stress this enough, pre-plan meals for that morning and during the day, this will help especially if you have children.
Build in Time- Make sure you build in time for the “what if” moments, they will always happen on travel days. From little things like the weather to bigger things like a slide not sliding in!
Have a Check List- I really cannot stress this last step enough! No matter how long we RV, making sure that we both look at a check list every time we go to leave is important.
With that said I am sharing our check list; this is simply a guide and not in any way all the steps you may have for your set-up. We use this each time we go along with walking around the RV multiple times for a visual look.
Hitting the road
Clear slide areas
Secure glass items
Closet door secure
Bathroom door secure no
Shower secure
Bunk room door secure
Secure fridge
Turn off AC
Verify desired water pump settings
Slides in
Inverter on
Verify full close
Dump tanks (black then gray)
Flush (if necessary)
Hoses detached and stored
Power detached and stored
Latches locked
Wheels Chucked
Tailgate down
Bring rig up to hitch height
Unlock hitch
Line up and back into hitch
Verify lock and set safely pin
Attach emergency brake line
Attach lights
Tailgate up
Verify all lights
Lower rig onto truck
Retract ALL trailer lifts
Remove chucks
Set Tow/Haul setting in truck
Verify camera operation (screen in cab, Add-on camera in BACK of rig)
Mirrors out and set
Drive!
We hope this gives you an idea of all the steps before you get on the road! Happy and fun adventures friends!
With Love-
Gwendolyn
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