Tips for reducing set-up time?

HydroGeo wrote:
Both DH and I would like to reduce set-up time so we can travel further in a day. He isn't really happy with the amount of time but doesn't want to skip any steps either. As some of you have mentioned, OCD or perfectionism or whatever you call it does enter in. Also, he is a former military aviator, so he has checklists for a lot of things! Granted, if we skip a step RVing probably no one is going to die, as they might in flying, but on the other hand, we spent more for our coach then we did for our house , so we won't want to screw anything up. We take it out 5-6 times fee year and the longer between times, the slower things go. Don't tell me nobody out there has never left a water pressure regulator on a spigot or pulled out without stowing the microwave tray!

nope, I won't tell you that. I'm a general aviation pilot and am also used to check lists. I don't need one for hooking up but before we exit the campground or park we do execute a departure checklist that covers both inside and outside tasks. I don't use it while I'm doing the outside jobs but all of those jobs are on the departure checklist.

if you're new to RV'ing once your husband has set up camp a few times he will get into a rythym. the key is not to be interrupted while doing those chores. sometimes while I'm setting up or getting ready to leave a neighbor will stop by to chat, say hello/goodbye and so forth. when that happens I stop what I'm doing until the neighbor leaves and then I start from the beginning of the interrupted task. ALL of the mistakes I've made were due to interruptions.