Number 1 Question new rvers have?

I think "can I tow this?" has to be the #1 question.

I would put "did I get a good deal/what is a fair price?" and "are extended warranties a good deal?" right up there as well.

Is my truck big enough to haul my new 15000lb fiver?
Should we buy the second A/C?
How do we carry kayaks in our RV?
Can I carry bikes on the POS rear bumper?
What's the best cell phone service to use for camping?

pasusan wrote:

korbe wrote:
Will I piss off my campin' neighbors if I run my generator to make coffee in the morning?

I don't believe anyone has ever asked this question... Just because it has been answered many times here doesn't mean anyone asked it. :W

How about, " when I post on RV.net will people post JUST to disagree with what is posted?" ;)

What kind of mileage do you get? They said I should be getting better than 7.

korbe wrote:
Will I piss off my campin' neighbors if I run my generator to make coffee in the morning?

I don't believe anyone has ever asked this question... Just because it has been answered many times here doesn't mean anyone asked it. :W

Wow, Great answers so far (some really funny). Yes there is a prize kind of, Whoever gets used in the infographic will have there name or user name featured in it. This will be shared with thousands RVers and be made into print to put in RV parks around the country, so basically a lot of recognition. Thanks so much for the answers so far everyone. Keep them coming!!

2oldman wrote:
Can I tow this?
How can I run my Cpap? (this one surprises me
Can I camp at Walmart?
Can I drive with the refer on gas?
What kind of (tires, batteries) do I need?


(I may have more later)

Reading these questions brings to mind another.

Someone who just brought home their RV and called the dealership

"When we where at the dealership, all the plug ins worked. Now it is in front of my house, and none of them are working, not the TV set or anything!" Why?

Interesting subject matter.

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).

What's this switch for?
How do I get my batteries to last longer?
How much tire pressure should I have in my tires (truck, trailer, rv)?
How do I back this thing into a camp site? Or why does my wife get mad at me when I yell at her during my backing up maneuvers?
Where should I camp?
Why does my fuse blow when I turn on the AC?
Which generator should I get? Should I get a generator?
What's that noise?

Can I leave BOTH grey and black tank dump valves open while camping?