Lessons from the road...

DON'T leave containers with liquid in any position but straight up when driving in mountains. Good chance they will leak. Hand cream, soaps etc. can be a real mess to clean up.

Don't park a DP on a nice grassy site until you have checked it first. Even if it was fine last year.


Here is the whole story.

... you can't have too much stuff along ... only not enough weight carrying capacity and/or enough room for the stuff.

We bought a rig that had more of both weight and storage capacity than would usually be required for the two of us. We keep it constantly loaded with all kinds of spare parts and "Plan B" items. We can't see having an otherwise great trip ruined, or made unpleasant, or cut short because of "something" we could have easily had along with us. Life is becoming too short for there to always be a "tomorrow" or "another time" to try again.

It is actually amazing how many folks have had a Blackwater Bob moment. Those sewer flush things are great but you don't want to walk away with the water coming in and the flush valve closed. Yep folks, that stuff does flow uphill and will come out the roof vent is no one pushes the lever on the stool to see what that funny noise is.

Yep!!!!
Although, we have a friend called Blackwater Bob. Aptly earned. My experience is pale by comparison to the experience that earned him that name. Think Robin Williams in RV. :E

Mootpoint wrote:

Don't try putting 40gal. of blackwater in a 20gal. tote tank.
Yes, I speak from experience.

:B I'll bet that was some experience, too.

Keys.... yep, just after getting our current MH, we had it parked out front, and I closed the side door. I had been fiddling with the lock levers, and you guessed it - I locked us out, keys swinging in the ignition. Fortunately the bedroom windows were unlocked, so a short ladder from the garage helped me make my passage through after sliding both the window and screen wide open.

And lots of other things, but this is the one that first came to mind.

Pay attention to tank levels.
Don't try putting 40gal. of blackwater in a 20gal. tote tank.
Yes, I speak from experience.

Hide a door key someplace so you can get into the coach when the other half has the key.

Corollary:
Keep a full set of keys (house and everything) inside the coach, but someplace people would expect to find them.

Both of these have served us well over the years.

I've learned that Murphy loves to go camping too. :)