Rv bootcamps?

Thanks to everyone who replied with your thought. Greatly appreciated.

TooManyTents wrote:
I'm not a newbie. I've owned three trailers in the past 17 years. I've never heard of an "rv boot camp". Please explain what that is. A seminar at a rally? or ???

One type of boot camp is where you learn about the rv and rving.

There is another type of bootcamp that teaches about the many different systems, how to maintain and fix many of the system breakdowns.

You may bring your own rv or if you dont have one you can still go. Most are hands on seminar type camps.

woody0331 wrote:
Are you mechanically inclined? Do you do your own home maintenance or do you have a handyman fix home problems? Can yo do basic car maintenance? If you feel comfortable with these, boot camp may be a waiste. Personally I have learned everything I know by hands on and reading this forum. My wife on the other hand would need multiple boot camps. (On the other hand she could answer this with proper gramer and organized thoughts unlike me). Again, everyone is wired differently.

I agree with cmcdar above. Make check lists and follow them. Always do one last walk around the camper before pulling away. Look up, at the sides, underneath and at the hitch.

that is funny...thanks for the reply

Escapees RV Club offers several "Boot Camps" each year. They are well done.

Ken

PawPaw_n_Gram wrote:


Ever watch the movie RV ?
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An RV Boot Camp is a great experience to learn many of the right way and wrong ways to do things. To learn to talk to other RVers, and how to recognize bad advice and good advice. ...

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TMT - Escapee's RV Boot Camp - One starts in Livingston Texas tomorrow.

Oh yes! Although "The Long Long Trailer" is also a great instructional movie!


Thanks!
I've never seen or heard of a weekend long instruction. Seems like a good idea if you're brand new, or overwhelmed by the amount of info on the net, etc. I just went camping with a friend who already had a trailer. I did lots of reading & asking at PopUpExplorer.

Ever watch the movie RV ?

Well, I have yet to find a problem in the movie that someone hasn't explained the same thing happening to them. I've even done a couple myself. I seriously doubt anyone could come up with a new mistake to make in an RV that someone on this forums hasn't done the same thing. I picked up things as a kid growing up, from my dad, from camping friends - and learned more when I got my own TT.

Before that I really didn't know what questions to ask.

My best RV training experience was getting with a Good Sam group, and attending a Good Sam Texas State Samboree.

An RV Boot Camp is a great experience to learn many of the right way and wrong ways to do things. To learn to talk to other RVers, and how to recognize bad advice and good advice.

As the old saying goes

A smart person learns from their mistakes.
A wise person learns from the mistakes of others.

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TMT - Escapee's RV Boot Camp - One starts in Livingston Texas tomorrow.

I'm not a newbie. I've owned three trailers in the past 17 years. I've never heard of an "rv boot camp". Please explain what that is. A seminar at a rally? or ???

Are you mechanically inclined? Do you do your own home maintenance or do you have a handyman fix home problems? Can yo do basic car maintenance? If you feel comfortable with these, boot camp may be a waiste. Personally I have learned everything I know by hands on and reading this forum. My wife on the other hand would need multiple boot camps. (On the other hand she could answer this with proper gramer and organized thoughts unlike me). Again, everyone is wired differently.

I agree with cmcdar above. Make check lists and follow them. Always do one last walk around the camper before pulling away. Look up, at the sides, underneath and at the hitch.

Sometimes learning by the seat of your pants can be expensive!

Novice next to me a couple of months ago lost an awning.

When you have been doing it a while, it is easy to forget that EVERYTHING is new and uncharted territory. Right hand turns, backing up, electrical and surge protectors, winterizing, emptying black and gray tanks (dos and don'ts).

The place I purchased my last camper at had a 2.3 hour seminar. If there is anything like that - TAKE IT.

Make lists of things to check before driving away!!! Have someone be the "double checker". You'd be surprised how often folks drive off with the water or electric still hooked up.

READ READ READ the forums. You will quite possibly save yourself some real money by learning from others mistakes or misfortunes.

Safety first!

Where is this RV Bootcamp you speak of???? Personally I would love to go to one after even after having had the RV for six months and putting 15000 miles on it already. I am not a mechanical person. I never do my own work on my vehicles. I would like to have instruction, in person on how everything runs. I did learn how to drive the RV from youtube videos and it was helpful but I would have been happier with a class. I am the type who learns best from a in person situation.