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Jul 21, 2013

Rig turn around time

Howdy all

Since we took the dive for a new 5iver it seems easier to get going.
I type this because seemingly less time is spent making preparations to hitch and roll.

Maybe the type of outing has a bit to do with the shorter "turn around"
We really don't haul a lot or set-up a lot at the destination.

The old trailer always needed something coming and going.
Our former fiver was harder to clean, always had a leak somewhere etc...
Prepping the old-timer seemed to take 3 days for some reason.
The newbie is ready in one day somehow.

This last trip from the campsite we were packed and on the road in 2 1/2 hours (insert huge grin)

I was curious as to how much time you good folks of RV.NET take to get and go.

Any tips from the community for speeding up take-off time?

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  • The only items to pack for us are clothes, food and bikes. 1 to 2 hours night before and in the morning back under the fiver, test pull and off we go. Setting up and breaking down camp is 30 to 45 minutes. This morning we were packed up and heading home before our neighboring camper had even hooked up his TT. In our trailer everything has a home so when breaking camp everyone knows what goes where, much easier. Now, if everyone would quit parking their trucks in the road we can get out even quicke. Travel on.
  • Our RV is also setup like a house. Even most of the clothes, wash after a camping trip and they go right back in. Usually just a quick trip to the store and hook up and go. Usually sitting in my chair with a cold one within 30-40 minutes of backing in. When leaving we try to pack as much up the night before we leave and usually about a half hour and we are ready to leave. I have seen other groups so unorganized that some are "still" setting up while others are "already" packing up to go.
  • We set up the 5r as a 2nd house meaning everything is there except some cloths and perishable food items. When I take off I just want to grab a couple of items and be gone. As for set up time; my goal is to be in my favorite chair within 30 minutes of backing in. We have watch some people show up on Thursday to set the camper on site and then come back Friday with a truck full of bikes, kids and grills. They seem to spend the whole weekend packing and unpacking. I get tired just watching. Over the 4th we watched a family show up with a U-Haul and set up a tent city. Took them a few hours to set it all up.