What to do within the week before 1st trip
Need tips on what we need to do within the week before our 1st trip. Husband just wants to get the trailer out of storage Friday, throw our bags in and leave--I know we'll need more time than that, an...
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Assuming it's a normal absorption fridge (as opposed to a residential compressor fridge), you need to allow about a day for it to cool down when turned on. It may not actually take quite that long, but they're definitely slower in initial cooling.
I find just the plain ordinary loading of stuff, filling the water tank, checking tire pressures, and so forth usually take me longer than I would like to imagine. If you're going to clean the camper before leaving (inside and out), allow sufficient time for that. Washing the outside of an RV takes a lot longer than washing a car, which should be obvious if you think about it and look at their relative sizes; none the less, it sure does seem like a labor of Hercules whenever I go to wash my motorhome.
As WNYBob said, for the true first night "camping," going all the way to your own driveway is a great idea.
I find just the plain ordinary loading of stuff, filling the water tank, checking tire pressures, and so forth usually take me longer than I would like to imagine. If you're going to clean the camper before leaving (inside and out), allow sufficient time for that. Washing the outside of an RV takes a lot longer than washing a car, which should be obvious if you think about it and look at their relative sizes; none the less, it sure does seem like a labor of Hercules whenever I go to wash my motorhome.
As WNYBob said, for the true first night "camping," going all the way to your own driveway is a great idea.
