Overnight at campground do you unhook?

[UncleFudd]

You are stopping overnight at a campground with fairly level pull-through sites, will not leave campground & want to get back on road next morning. Assume utility will be hooked up, my question is do you un-hook and level,extend slides or stayed hooked up to TV and lower jacks then extend slides, or do nothing but extend slides?
Trying to learn based on your experience what works best without doing more than necessary. In a motor home we would just extend slides and relax with a beer. With the fiver not sure that is enough as the frame is not as rigid.
As always thanks,
Jim

[jbmoo]

we are new to this too. the idea of going to fuel so you don't have to stop for fuel the next day is a great idea. I will use it. I never thought about that. we usually stop in rest areas though. I use the generator then. thanks for the insight.

[UncleFudd]

Very interesting - thanks to all for your response. I believe the NAYs win but will need to make a spread sheet for final results.
Jim

[ol_Bombero-JC]

UncleFudd wrote:
You are stopping overnight at a campground with fairly level pull-through sites, will not leave campground & want to get back on road next morning.
Jim

Extend slides.
Yes on the stabilizer jacks.

Caveat: If "overnighting" at a Wally (or), I only only put out the bedroom slide just enough to use bed. No stabilizer (jacks).

In either case, I prefer to disconnect the 7 pin from the TV.

Although I always do a walk around before leaving - I like to leave a note on the steering wheel as a "CRS" reminder..:W

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[colliehauler]

mr. ed wrote:

waybo418 wrote:
Here's a stupid question. If you are not going to unhook or use the facilities of a campground, why stop there? Isn't that what Walmart is for?

Some WM parking lots aren't that quiet. They often like to run a vacuum/sedper machine in the wee hours of the morning. I've experiencecd that at times.

Wallyworld does not have electric hookups to run the A/C.

[mr__ed]

waybo418 wrote:
Here's a stupid question. If you are not going to unhook or use the facilities of a campground, why stop there? Isn't that what Walmart is for?

Some WM parking lots aren't that quiet. They often like to run a vacuum/sedper machine in the wee hours of the morning. I've experiencecd that at times.

[orlandimal]

We disconnect as well since our stock truck is so high that the trailer travels nose high. If I tried to level the trailer for traveling I would have no bed rail clearance

[colliehauler]

If it's a quick overnight stop (6 to 8 hrs) I do not unhook. I only plug in and run the slides out.

[SandSOrrell]

I always unhook to fuel and eat out. I don't have a problem hooking up again. We only travel 5-6 hrs each day because we are retired and hurry up is not in our routine.

X2 (or however many have said this). We don't always eat out but I like to get set up using my normal routine, just to keep in practice. The only thing I don't always do is connect to the sewer, but that depends on where we were the night before and where we are going the next day. And there have been numerous times that we decided to stay an extra day or two. Hooking back up is no problem for me.

As you can see, there is no one way to do this. You will establish your own routine after you've had a few stops. Good luck and happy travels.

[Yosemitebobr]

I will always unhook, for me it's a process I do every time we are out. If I do it just now and then, I might forget something I should have done. Yes, you can leave it hooked up, but for me it's better if I drop it and re-hook in the morning. Sorta of, keeps me in the game.

[rtazz17]

justme wrote:
I always unhook to fuel and eat out. I don't have a problem hooking up again. We only travel 5-6 hrs each day because we are retired and hurry up is not in our routine.

Nice,cant wait to not be in a hurry.

[justme]

I always unhook to fuel and eat out. I don't have a problem hooking up again. We only travel 5-6 hrs each day because we are retired and hurry up is not in our routine.

[rtazz17]

waybo418 wrote:
Here's a stupid question. If you are not going to unhook or use the facilities of a campground, why stop there? Isn't that what Walmart is for?

very true but when its still 92 degrees with 100 percent humidity like it is in the middle of summer in north carolina its nice to have airconditioning.But if its cool out ,yes walmart all the way.We usually find a 30 dollar a night cg for a quick over nite stop.Well worth it if its blazing hot out and you want to sleep.

[rtazz17]

We dont unhook cause we are usually in a hurry to get to where we are going.We only have a certain number of vaca days so we are always bee lining to destination ...But------ when we retire in omg 15 yrs we would prolly unhook and take our time.But for now we just hook up electric ,water and sewer and done,reverse order and hit the road.

[GaryUT]

waybo418 wrote:
Here's a stupid question. If you are not going to unhook or use the facilities of a campground, why stop there? Isn't that what Walmart is for?

Because Walmart wont let me build a campfire in the parking lot.

We usualy stop for the night early enough to have dinner and relax around the campfire for a few hours. We generally get up at 6:00 and depart after breakfast.

Gary