how long is your tear down/setup time?
Looking for ways to improve our setup and take down time. It is roughly an hour for each. I feel like it could be cut down. The most time consuming is getting the inside in working order once we ar...
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We have it down to 2 steps.
Step 1, trailer unhooked and ready to sit outside. 15 minutes or so at most if we have to level the trailer.
Step 2, Final details.
Since I always go with water in the fresh tank and can go for several days on batteries, Step one consists of leveling the trailer, unhooking the truck, putting out the slides, DW putting the one bin of stuff on the countertop, hitting the awning switch, pull a few chairs from inside maybe putting out the mat, and grab a favorite adult beverage and begin relaxing.
Step 2, get's done later, running down the stabilizing jacks, hooking up power if needed, hooking up water if needed, likewise on sewer, etc. If it's less than a 4 day trip, I usually don't bother with water, If it's 2-3 days, often don't mess with power unless we need AC. Can run everything but AC off the batteries for several days. Unless we are going to say more than a week, even if the site has full hookups I don't bother I have a home dumpstation, so why bother at the campsite. Just more stuff to mess with.
To help, I built a new rear extendable bumper/rack on the back of the trailer for all the stuff normally needed for setup or teardown. The big cooler, a rubbermaid bin with all the solar lights, etc. DW likes, A rubbermaid bin with blocks for the jacks, x-chocks etc. another box with all the stuff for dumping, and the 3 stacking 2x12's for leveling and the roll out matt. Really saves time.
On teardown, time is longer. IMHO this NOT something to rush. DW has her list, I have mine, we follow it in order, don't bother each other, don't let others interupt us. That way we know everything is done and done correctly.
We can to it in about 30 minutes. Then each of us does a final check of each others work, we pull out of the site, then DW gets out and makes a final walk around to make sure we didn't leave anything undone or at the site.
And we rarely plan on dumping at the campground. Usually I dump at my own dumpsite at the house, or we either know of another dumpsite that won't likely be as busy, or don't leave until after most people have departed so we avoid dump site lines.
Step 1, trailer unhooked and ready to sit outside. 15 minutes or so at most if we have to level the trailer.
Step 2, Final details.
Since I always go with water in the fresh tank and can go for several days on batteries, Step one consists of leveling the trailer, unhooking the truck, putting out the slides, DW putting the one bin of stuff on the countertop, hitting the awning switch, pull a few chairs from inside maybe putting out the mat, and grab a favorite adult beverage and begin relaxing.
Step 2, get's done later, running down the stabilizing jacks, hooking up power if needed, hooking up water if needed, likewise on sewer, etc. If it's less than a 4 day trip, I usually don't bother with water, If it's 2-3 days, often don't mess with power unless we need AC. Can run everything but AC off the batteries for several days. Unless we are going to say more than a week, even if the site has full hookups I don't bother I have a home dumpstation, so why bother at the campsite. Just more stuff to mess with.
To help, I built a new rear extendable bumper/rack on the back of the trailer for all the stuff normally needed for setup or teardown. The big cooler, a rubbermaid bin with all the solar lights, etc. DW likes, A rubbermaid bin with blocks for the jacks, x-chocks etc. another box with all the stuff for dumping, and the 3 stacking 2x12's for leveling and the roll out matt. Really saves time.
On teardown, time is longer. IMHO this NOT something to rush. DW has her list, I have mine, we follow it in order, don't bother each other, don't let others interupt us. That way we know everything is done and done correctly.
We can to it in about 30 minutes. Then each of us does a final check of each others work, we pull out of the site, then DW gets out and makes a final walk around to make sure we didn't leave anything undone or at the site.
And we rarely plan on dumping at the campground. Usually I dump at my own dumpsite at the house, or we either know of another dumpsite that won't likely be as busy, or don't leave until after most people have departed so we avoid dump site lines.
