Number 1 Question new rvers have?
Hi, I'm just curious what the Number 1 question most new rver's have is. If you can think of a list of up to 5 questions, please list them. I will be making an infographic on rving that answers the t...
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I know that at least one RV sales group was encouraging more RVing by having a campground host some RV's on site. So a prospective RV buyer could go out to the campground in their car and go camping for a weekend, with part of the cost refunded if the person made a decision to buy within a couple of months.
Experienced RV owners would bring their own RV within the group of rental RV's and talk about the RV's and offer advice such as how to use the systems, dump the tanks, tips about towing, parking, and so on.
Another group would encourage group camping. Where you would be sent out with another group of Rv's to a local park, and it made the transition to RV's very easy.
Many trailer owners take a lot of time before they discover the secret to backing up. Put your hand at the bottom of the steering wheel, and then turn the wheel the way you want the back of the trailer to go. Move your hand right while backing, and the back of the trailer will also go to the right.
I have been Rv'ing for so long, I have no idea what question I would have asked first. I think that one early tip that I got was when dumping the tanks, it is best to first open the grey tank valve first, and make sure that the dump hose is water tight, not leaking. Then close the grey valve, open and dump the black tank, then finish by draining the rest of the grey water to clean out the hose. So if you had a leaky hose, (or it pops out of the drain connection) it would only be sink water dripping on the ground.
Other questions are something like where do you want the dinette in the RV? Drivers side or passenger side? Or back of the RV with windows all around? My friend's answer is passenger side, so that the dinette is closest to "Your" RV site and it's picnic table. Then the couch across from the dinette, with those seated there will be looking out the dinette windows to your campsite too. Kitchen sink on the passenger side - so looking out the window is your campsite, not the neighbors.
Things for the drivers side would be the bathroom and closets, where no windows would be looking at the neighbors place.
Other important things while looking at new RV's would be can I get to the refrigerator while in a supermarket parking lot without opening the slides? Most rest areas do not have space to open the slides while stopped for a few minutes. I would like to be able to reach the refrigerator and bathroom without opening everything up.
Then there are the questions that only experienced RV'er would be asking while out RV shopping.
Then there are questions about campground quality, levelness, electrical capacity (low voltage can be a problem with many campgrounds in the summer when all the A/C's are on in every unit).
I know that at least one RV sales group was encouraging more RVing by having a campground host some RV's on site. So a prospective RV buyer could go out to the campground in their car and go camping for a weekend, with part of the cost refunded if the person made a decision to buy within a couple of months.
Experienced RV owners would bring their own RV within the group of rental RV's and talk about the RV's and offer advice such as how to use the systems, dump the tanks, tips about towing, parking, and so on.
Another group would encourage group camping. Where you would be sent out with another group of Rv's to a local park, and it made the transition to RV's very easy.
Many trailer owners take a lot of time before they discover the secret to backing up. Put your hand at the bottom of the steering wheel, and then turn the wheel the way you want the back of the trailer to go. Move your hand right while backing, and the back of the trailer will also go to the right.
I have been Rv'ing for so long, I have no idea what question I would have asked first. I think that one early tip that I got was when dumping the tanks, it is best to first open the grey tank valve first, and make sure that the dump hose is water tight, not leaking. Then close the grey valve, open and dump the black tank, then finish by draining the rest of the grey water to clean out the hose. So if you had a leaky hose, (or it pops out of the drain connection) it would only be sink water dripping on the ground.
Other questions are something like where do you want the dinette in the RV? Drivers side or passenger side? Or back of the RV with windows all around? My friend's answer is passenger side, so that the dinette is closest to "Your" RV site and it's picnic table. Then the couch across from the dinette, with those seated there will be looking out the dinette windows to your campsite too. Kitchen sink on the passenger side - so looking out the window is your campsite, not the neighbors.
Things for the drivers side would be the bathroom and closets, where no windows would be looking at the neighbors place.
Other important things while looking at new RV's would be can I get to the refrigerator while in a supermarket parking lot without opening the slides? Most rest areas do not have space to open the slides while stopped for a few minutes. I would like to be able to reach the refrigerator and bathroom without opening everything up.
Then there are the questions that only experienced RV'er would be asking while out RV shopping.
Then there are questions about campground quality, levelness, electrical capacity (low voltage can be a problem with many campgrounds in the summer when all the A/C's are on in every unit).
