You just might be a "modder" if . . . .

[profdant139]

-- you love the smell of Three in One Oil.

-- you love the smell of WD-40.

-- you can’t decide which one you like better.

-- your day job is behind a desk but your hands are rough, and black crud is always caught under your fingernails.

-- you’d rather be in your workshop than watching TV.

-- when something in your RV needs fixing, you are secretly glad because now you have another project to work on.

-- your stick house is looking a little neglected and out of date but your RV isn’t.

-- you have a torque wrench and you know how to use it.

-- you get excited when you go to the hardware store and discover that the folks at Gorilla have come out with yet another overpriced adhesive product.

-- the only thing better than an RV-related project is an RV-related project that uses scrap materials that you have squirreled away for years, "just in case."

OK, your turn!!

[Tin_Pusher]

You pull the stove so that you can "improve" the wiring routing to the panel 🙂

[DiskDoctr]

Here's another one.

- You visit RV shows and lots to look at their 'Top of the Line' models with all the options and consider them a 'baseline' or starting point.

- You disparage NADA for not having 'Other' with a box to fill in the value in the Options section

- When selling your RV, you include a separate, bound manual with all the mods and 'Real Instructions'

- You keep aerial shots, maps, and leveling settings for your previous campsites. Bonus points if you arrive at a new CG with these already in hand and estimated!

- You carry SMILEY ( 🙂 ) stickers with you and mark CG pedestal receptacles after you test and find them up to NASA's standards. You *may* qualify if you know to look for these stickers when choosing a campsite 😉

- Your household budget has a line item entitled "RV Improvements"

...if you are reading these posts AND TAKING NOTES on all the good ideas you picked up from this thread...Yep, you are a modder 😛 :B

[GoinThisAway]

... you're excited to meet a new TC owner because you have someone new to exchanging notes with on mods you've each made.

[Fiesta]

Guilty of every one of the posts especially writing them all down. Over 300 mods on the last Motor Home and only 140 on this one, owned just 3 months... Hey it's my hobby to keep me out trouble, until she finds out I changed it...

[AllegroD]

Oh! That's 50 amps!

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[Bit_Bucket]

profdant139 wrote:
And "modder" is a word I made up to describe myself -- it means "someone who compulsively modifies his or her RV."

:W Ummmmmmmm pretty sure you didn't just "make up" that word.

Also pretty sure it isn't specific to RV's.

That phrase has been around for at least over 30 years, pertaining to everything from people who modify their cars/trucks, computers, RV's, etc. etc.

but anyway..............

[RVUSA]

You check the DIY section just on chance theres something there you havent done already.

[DiskDoctr]

You might be a modder if---

- You order parts and stash them in the camper for the next trip
- You take power tools camping
- You keep a putty knife and square drive bit in the camper
- You keep a notebook in the camper with sections labeled:
- Wiring updates
- Plumbing improvements
- Cargo loading diagram
- Scale weights, broken down by axle and individual wheels
- mAh by device

- You keep a spreadsheet with Ah usage, listed by camping destination and date

- You come back from RV dealers with a "parts" catalog. *Super Modders* have the 2-inch version!

- You've memorized the position and amperage of each breaker and fuse in your convertor/charger

- You have a "best time" for setup and take downs. Bonus points if you also have a "tandem" rating 😉

[McZippie]

You swap out cheap RV parts with Marine parts.

Never ending quest for the perfect shock absorbers

Know by heart how many amps each accessory draws from the battery bank.

[tplife]

You know what the "Mystery" is about Marvel Mystery Oil. 🙂

[ctpres]

You buy things on ebay from china thinking "I might find a place to use this."
Actually happy when DW complains about something that can be fixed with a MOD!
Start counting your mods.
Can't wait to show em off at the next campground.
Mod your own mods
Come up with more than one new idea a week.
Google RV mods.

[JimBollman]

You sit in your camper in the driveway contemplating what you should change next or make better.

[Tin_Pusher]

You look at your RV and all you see is what it "needs".

[Heisenberg]

You hang Christmas lights in the basement on your crossover plumbing for freeze protection on your Christmas trip.