what are the most common things that break?

dave54 wrote:
More importantly -- what breaks when you are out in the boondocks miles from the nearest hardware store?

I have repaired the bicycles, the grill, tinkered with the gennies, and loaned tools and gave parts to neighbors more often than repairing my RV out in the woods. It seems I am always fixing, tightening, or adjusting something on it while at home, so I don't have many problems out in the sticks.

This is the one that is hard to predict. In 80,000 miles I have been broken down about 4 times. In Alaska my Autopark failed and had to remove the reservoir and clean out filter and drive tow car 50 miles to nearest Chevy dealer to buy a pressure switch. Emergency brakes were left partially on in the tow car, had to change rear brakes and springs in a Walmart parking lot in the Yukon. Muffler bracket rusted and dropped muffler in Banff NP, made new bracket on side of the road from metal strips. Picked up a large screw in tire when crossing railroad tracks coming from Ontario back to US. Used a cheap HF plug kit to repair along with pump to fill tire to get on the road again. Repair lasted about 4 years before new tires. Burned relays and corroded cables prevented engine starts in Fla. but were quickly fixed along with a corroded battery disconnect switch. So far I have been lucky not to have to call road service to get me moving again. Pnickels put together a very good list. In addition to his list I carry the plug kit for tires and electrical connectors, and several HF multi meters. I made many other repairs for the refer,WH,HWH jacks etc but not along side of the road in an emergency situation.