Not unhooking for a night

Like most have stated, We never unhook for one night if possible. I normally try to find a pull through site, and just level slightly, plug in(unhook trailer plug), roll out slides and start relaxing.

GWolfe wrote:

jerryjay11 wrote:

GWolfe wrote:
For overnights I won't unhitch but will unplug the electric from the truck. My truck leaves the 12V charge line on all the time and I'm paranoid about draining my truck battery. Usually our quick overnight stops are at a WalMart or something similar where hook ups are not available.

I have a 2015 Silverado and the manual says the computer won't let the truck battery voltage drop below starting power. I would think your truck would be the same.

Interesting, I'll have to check my manual. Thanks for the heads up.

My 2015 chev 3/4 's truck battery went right down to nil when I left the fridge on 12v and forgot to switch to propane one night and did not un plug trailer plug from bumper .No such thing on my truck that would stop this from happening unless manually un plugging.

Most any modern vehicle should have battery rundown protection. So many folks with gizmos today, leaving them plugged in there'd be dead batteries left and right.

jerryjay11 wrote:

GWolfe wrote:
For overnights I won't unhitch but will unplug the electric from the truck. My truck leaves the 12V charge line on all the time and I'm paranoid about draining my truck battery. Usually our quick overnight stops are at a WalMart or something similar where hook ups are not available.

I have a 2015 Silverado and the manual says the computer won't let the truck battery voltage drop below starting power. I would think your truck would be the same.

Interesting, I'll have to check my manual. Thanks for the heads up.

Passin Thru wrote:
I landed in Lexington once, 7004 feet of flat ground.

They did that with a bulldozer...

I landed in Lexington once, 7004 feet of flat ground.

falconbrother wrote:
We used to do this all the time (no shore power) and never unplugged or unhooked and never had an issue. Honestly it never occurred to me that I ought to unplug the TT from the TV.

I always carry a Powerall Deluxe emergency jump starter in the truck so in the unlikely event I forget to unplug the trailer from the truck I'd always have a means to start the truck anyway. :B

I don't unhitch for overnight. As long as I'm level enough, I just unplug from the truck, give the dogs a good walk, and call it a night.

This trip we remained hooked up for 14 days as we wandered from Myrtle Beach SC to San Antonio Tx. At night I always unplugged from the TV. Most nights the stabilizers were down. Many nights the tongue jack was down as well at times lifting the front on a sloped site.
In the mornings it is the same circle check for everything away and all lights working as would be done if unhitched.

GordonThree wrote:
This forum is neat. Sometime one group responds en masse, other times it's a different group.

This question came up roughly a month ago and the stay hooked up crowd was in the minority. Page after page of folks swearing they would surely kill their truck and trailer if they didn't unhook for an overnight stop. Many claiming to do it "just for safety" or "extra insurance"

Just emphasizes the point there is no wrong answer to this particular topic. :@

Everyone has their own method of preparing their trailer for an overnight stop. To each their own and everyone is happy. ;)