You Tube Great Source of RV "How To" Info
I am slowly getting our 2004 Tioga 26Q back to road-ready condition after a 7-year hiatus. I had the Onan RV generator and fuel system repaired and serviced and two new 6 volt deep cycle house batte...
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"Half the stuff on You Tube is questionable at best. I guess you need to find that out."
I have used YouTube for countless RV related issues and agree with the statement above. You really have to weed through the videos to finally "hit" the one that actually address the situation. But, if persistent, it can (usually) be found. The question is, how much digging does one have to go through to find the one video that actually hits-the-nail-right-on-the-head?
Case in point: My Montana 5er (purchased September 2018) has the Lippert 6 point leveling system. I've returned the camper back to my purchasing dealer to get it reset when an error occurs. I read Lippert's information on-line, tried every option they had and nothing worked to clear the error codes. I then turned to YouTube and spent countless hours watching and then attempting to fix my issue.
Then just about a week ago I stumbled onto that ONE video that actually addressed the error codes I was having and actually walked and demonstrated how to clear it. DUH! It was so simple (if you know the right sequence of buttons to push). But, it took 9 months to finally find it.
Yea, there's lots of information on YouTube that is...(well, to be nice) .... "really not THAT helpful", instead, detrimental to the cause. But for the actual ONE that has the solution ... well ... it's worth it if it save a repair bill.
PS: Personally, I really enjoy watching the videos from "Big Truck, Big RV" where the narrator does walk through on new campers. It's fun looking at new and different models without having to drive to a dealership or go to an RV show.
I have used YouTube for countless RV related issues and agree with the statement above. You really have to weed through the videos to finally "hit" the one that actually address the situation. But, if persistent, it can (usually) be found. The question is, how much digging does one have to go through to find the one video that actually hits-the-nail-right-on-the-head?
Case in point: My Montana 5er (purchased September 2018) has the Lippert 6 point leveling system. I've returned the camper back to my purchasing dealer to get it reset when an error occurs. I read Lippert's information on-line, tried every option they had and nothing worked to clear the error codes. I then turned to YouTube and spent countless hours watching and then attempting to fix my issue.
Then just about a week ago I stumbled onto that ONE video that actually addressed the error codes I was having and actually walked and demonstrated how to clear it. DUH! It was so simple (if you know the right sequence of buttons to push). But, it took 9 months to finally find it.
Yea, there's lots of information on YouTube that is...(well, to be nice) .... "really not THAT helpful", instead, detrimental to the cause. But for the actual ONE that has the solution ... well ... it's worth it if it save a repair bill.
PS: Personally, I really enjoy watching the videos from "Big Truck, Big RV" where the narrator does walk through on new campers. It's fun looking at new and different models without having to drive to a dealership or go to an RV show.
