Travel Check List
Before FT'ers turn the igination key to travel to the next location is there a Check-list of tasks and/or activities followed? Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Safe travel to all, 2cA...
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We have a motorhome, so some differences.
Day before:
1) Empty black & grey tanks and put away hoses. We don't add anything to them as routine use the rest of the day/night will add sufficient water. If we added ? to each, that would be an extra 500# we would be hauling around for no reason. If overnighting this doesn't apply as we only drain tanks when ? or more full.
2) Take off the window and tire covers. If only overnighting, then this doesn't apply.
3) If in a pull-through we hook up the car that evening before going to be.
4) Turn Driver & Navigator seats back around. Put all loose items away.
Day of departure:
1) Store computer and computer table.
2) Pull up blinds and secure with bunge cords (did away with day/night shades years ago.
3) Fill travel mugs and dump excess coffee (and grounds). Secure coffee pot (velcro).
4) Put all dish detergent, other items into dishpan in sink.
5) Move trash can to travel area.
6) Bring in front slide
7) Turn off TV & slide back into place.
8) Up turn ottoman and place in chair.
9) Close all vents
10) Put shower head into bucket with shampoo and other loose shower items.
11) Put bathroom items into holding places or bucket bathroom sink.
12) check all drawers are closed
13) Pull in bedroom slide
14) secure vents in bedroom & toilet room
15) Put satellite dish & tripod away
16) Unhook water and put hose away.
17) Unplug power & put cord away.
18) Start Engine & raise jacks
19) Pull jack landing pads from underneath coach
20) Put window awning up.
21) Check lights on car, check correct setting for key in car, transmission in neutral
22) pull forward to engage tow bar
23) Do walk around coach/car to check for any items
Do walk from bed to cockpit making sure all doors/cabinets/drawers are secure; check seat belts and slowly head out.
We don't use a crackup over-the-air antenna, so don't worry about that.
Barb
Day before:
1) Empty black & grey tanks and put away hoses. We don't add anything to them as routine use the rest of the day/night will add sufficient water. If we added ? to each, that would be an extra 500# we would be hauling around for no reason. If overnighting this doesn't apply as we only drain tanks when ? or more full.
2) Take off the window and tire covers. If only overnighting, then this doesn't apply.
3) If in a pull-through we hook up the car that evening before going to be.
4) Turn Driver & Navigator seats back around. Put all loose items away.
Day of departure:
1) Store computer and computer table.
2) Pull up blinds and secure with bunge cords (did away with day/night shades years ago.
3) Fill travel mugs and dump excess coffee (and grounds). Secure coffee pot (velcro).
4) Put all dish detergent, other items into dishpan in sink.
5) Move trash can to travel area.
6) Bring in front slide
7) Turn off TV & slide back into place.
8) Up turn ottoman and place in chair.
9) Close all vents
10) Put shower head into bucket with shampoo and other loose shower items.
11) Put bathroom items into holding places or bucket bathroom sink.
12) check all drawers are closed
13) Pull in bedroom slide
14) secure vents in bedroom & toilet room
15) Put satellite dish & tripod away
16) Unhook water and put hose away.
17) Unplug power & put cord away.
18) Start Engine & raise jacks
19) Pull jack landing pads from underneath coach
20) Put window awning up.
21) Check lights on car, check correct setting for key in car, transmission in neutral
22) pull forward to engage tow bar
23) Do walk around coach/car to check for any items
Do walk from bed to cockpit making sure all doors/cabinets/drawers are secure; check seat belts and slowly head out.
We don't use a crackup over-the-air antenna, so don't worry about that.
Barb
