Do you unhook for the night?

[Mondooker]

I’m curious, When you stop for the night at Walmart, Park etc do you unhook? With my fifth wheel I have to open a small bedroom slide with the dresser and a large slide with the kitchen table and theater seating. Both on the park side of the Coach.

What do you guys do? Do you stay hitched and deploy the jacks?

[LMHS]

Unhook, refuel. Rehook depends on location and weather forecast. I refuel every stop and I don't drive at night. I prefer to stay at Sam's Clubs and they have yet to have a problem with whatever I do.

[RKW]

Jacks up, trailer hooked up, slides in, and ready to roll.

[Mondooker]

I guess I understand the emergency aspect if someone with you is ailing and may require attention. Other then that I can’t see the advantage? To me it’s like the RVer I met who never put out his awning because the wind could blow.

[JUSTWORK]

LadyRVer wrote:
Always unhooked when staying a campground. I stayed one night only (ever!) in a WalMart. I still unhooked and left truck about 6" forward from trailer hitch. Just felt if I needed the truck for an emergency or to get away, I could go.

Same here, like the idea of the truck ready to roll in a hurry in the middle of the night if needed.

[Carlos___Ranae]

We travel with pets and make a effort not to use those overnight spots but when we do so we stay hitched with the jacks down for support and stability.

[Reisender]

If we are just staying overnight we’ll stay hooked up. But we’ll crank up the tongue jack if necessary to take a little jiggle out of the trailer when walking around.

[Cummins12V98]

MFL wrote:

Mondooker wrote:
I have a new Ford F-350.

Great...leave it plugged in if you want. Not to mention, you have the best IBC out there, best mirrors, and best looking truck too!:C Only question now do you have the B&W for Ford OEM puck system?

Jerry

Dang you are on a roll. Sound like me!

[Mondooker]

Again winner-winner-chicken-dinner! I did have the Ford puck hitch system installed.

[MFL]

Mondooker wrote:
I have a new Ford F-350.

Great...leave it plugged in if you want. Not to mention, you have the best IBC out there, best mirrors, and best looking truck too!:C Only question now do you have the B&W for Ford OEM puck system?

Jerry

[Mondooker]

I have a new Ford F-350.

[joebedford]

I leave the truck hooked up at a Walmart. Slides out unless it's really cold or snowing - then they're in.

[yellow_dog]

We do not unhook for overnight stops when traveling long distance. One of the other reasons we went with a dually. We too unplug from the truck.

[MFL]

^ Yes, Ford has built in protection. Just another reason to get the blue oval for towing RVs. 🙂 Does the OP have a Ford?? Hard to say on the Rams, if you call to ask, you will need to speak Spanish.

Jerry

[Michelle_S]

Again, It Depends. If hooked to shore power and have a GM the RV's converter will actually be putting a charge into the TV Batteries while also charging the RV's. If not on shore power you would be draining the TV's batteries also. I believe with Fords there is a battery isolater on the charge line between the TV & RV, so no issues hooked up or not. Rams I know nothing about.