Everything on your roof – except for your air conditioner, which uses a thick foam gasket – is waterproofed with a butyl tape gasket underneath (where you can’t see) and a self-leveling cap sealant on
Unfortunately, RV roofs age less like fine wine, more like milk. Within 10-25 years, most RV roofs look like an abandoned petri dish experiment. But with full roof replacements commonly costing $150 to $400 per
I recently had the privilege of attending a free seminar by Sue “the Queen of Poo,” RV Tech and founder of Royal Flush RV. Sue Rasmussen is a delightful, well-spoken certified RV technician who specializes
There is a LOT of false advice going around about recharging your RV air conditioner. When I typed the search phrase “Can I recharge my RV air conditioner?” into Google, 8 of the first 10
Your tanks stink to high heaven. Gray or black, doesn’t matter. All wastewater RV tanks smell like an overflowing public latrine at a county fair on a hot summer day. Don’t take it personally; everyone
Tire dry rot is usually spotted in the spring and summer, but the problem begins in the fall and winter. Take care of your RV now, and it’ll treat you right later. Hibernate right, and
Are you having nightmares of mold and mildew getting in your RV? Mold and mildew aren’t the same things! Both are fungi. Mold tends to be the more health-hazardous of the two. It is darker
How often should you recaulk your RV? There are two answers to this question: the by-the-book answer, and the quick-and-dirty answer. Both answers require you to inspect your RV every 3 to 6 months. But
Dear God … not another article on winterizing! I swore to myself when I launched this blog that I would never stoop so low as to cover RV winterization. Every RVer on YouTube/Instagram/TikTok has their
Let’s take a break from our regularly scheduled programming about RVs and look at their close cousins, the utility trailer! Are you about to replace the wooden decking on your trailer? Most trailers with wooden
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