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joedekock
Explorer
Aug 04, 2020

Washing RV while traveling

Curious what others do when it comes time to washing their RV while on the road. (Motor home, fiver, TT). A lot of campgrounds do not allow washing your unit on the site, and a lot of campgrounds don't have the means to anyway. I know some folks who camp at campgrounds where it is allowed, but its not in all cases. Driving hundreds or thousands of miles on the road dirty's the RV and I would like to wash it before parking it on a campsite for a week.

Fire away with suggestions and experiences. Thanks!
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  • MarkTwain's avatar
    MarkTwain
    Explorer
    Aug 04, 2020
    joedekock wrote:
    Curious what others do when it comes time to washing their RV while on the road. (Motor home, fiver, TT). A lot of campgrounds do not allow washing your unit on the site, and a lot of campgrounds don't have the means to anyway. I know some folks who camp at campgrounds where it is allowed, but its not in all cases. Driving hundreds or thousands of miles on the road dirty's the RV and I would like to wash it before parking it on a campsite for a week.

    Fire away with suggestions and experiences. Thanks!


    Truck Stops can wash your RV. BUT I would ask them to hand wash/brush wash your rig and not to use the high pressure wash gun as it could peal off your decals.
  • valhalla360's avatar
    valhalla360
    Navigator
    Aug 04, 2020
    We've never had an issue finding a campground that doesn't mind. Not every campground but enough that it's not an issue.

    Also, it's common to see a large vehicle bay at car washes. I'm sure you could use that for under $10...that said, I'm not crazy about pressure washers on RVs. It's too easy to blast out caulk.
  • ford_truck_guy's avatar
    ford_truck_guy
    Nomad
    Aug 04, 2020
    camperdave wrote:
    It has never occurred to me to wash the rig when on a trip. But I know our city has a self serve coin operated car wash, I'm sure many others do too. Be a lot less than $40! google your destination city and car wash, see what's there.


    Can't see many RV's getting/fitting into one of those self serve car washes.... BUT if you find one, no reason not to use it...

    I have used Blue Beacon... Wash/Wax all, and washed at my site all depending on rules.
  • camperdave's avatar
    camperdave
    Explorer
    Aug 04, 2020
    It has never occurred to me to wash the rig when on a trip. But I know our city has a self serve coin operated car wash, I'm sure many others do too. Be a lot less than $40! google your destination city and car wash, see what's there.
  • rk911's avatar
    rk911
    Explorer
    Aug 04, 2020
    joedekock wrote:
    Curious what others do when it comes time to washing their RV while on the road. (Motor home, fiver, TT). A lot of campgrounds do not allow washing your unit on the site, and a lot of campgrounds don't have the means to anyway. I know some folks who camp at campgrounds where it is allowed, but its not in all cases. Driving hundreds or thousands of miles on the road dirty's the RV and I would like to wash it before parking it on a campsite for a week.

    Fire away with suggestions and experiences. Thanks!


    we usually hire a mobile wash crew.
  • TexasShadow's avatar
    TexasShadow
    Explorer II
    Aug 04, 2020
    we use a truck wash when we need one. they are typically near truck stops along the interstate highways. Blue Beacon is the name of a chain.
    For our rig, it costs around $40.00 (rate is according to footage of rig) and sometimes, we pay a little more and get our toad washed off at the same time.

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