RVing with no mechanical capability
I have seen a lot of people suggest that one should not purchase an RV if one is not at least somewhat handy mechanically. Well, I am not handy mechanically at all and I'm also an old guy who cannot b...
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2oldman, that is quite a list.
I did replace the refrigerator in my RV. That was actually pretty simple, but rebuilding the cabinets above was a bigger task. I don't steam clean carpeting. Instead I have a vinyl floor and covered it with indoor/outdoor carpeting from Home Depot. I pull the whole carpet out and wash it on the driveway. Eventually I will just replace it with new. The cost was very reasonable.
Wash/wax is a whole other issue. Five years ago I switched to ZEP. That was the end of the work for both washing and waxing. The RV washes clean with just a hose. There aren't even any black streaks. I use a rag dampened in ZEP to refresh the surface every year or two. Most of the work is just moving the ladder or I guess I could get a long handle for the rag.
I did replace the refrigerator in my RV. That was actually pretty simple, but rebuilding the cabinets above was a bigger task. I don't steam clean carpeting. Instead I have a vinyl floor and covered it with indoor/outdoor carpeting from Home Depot. I pull the whole carpet out and wash it on the driveway. Eventually I will just replace it with new. The cost was very reasonable.
Wash/wax is a whole other issue. Five years ago I switched to ZEP. That was the end of the work for both washing and waxing. The RV washes clean with just a hose. There aren't even any black streaks. I use a rag dampened in ZEP to refresh the surface every year or two. Most of the work is just moving the ladder or I guess I could get a long handle for the rag.
