A water pressure regulator is one of the top three items I command recommend to all RV owners (the other two are a surge protector and a valid driver’s license). This simple $20 device is
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
RV baggage doors – also known as storage doors or cargo doors – are a common point of water leaks. Typical signs are dark water stains and spongy floors around the baggage door, sometimes as
Engineers don’t have a Hippocratic Oath, per say, but the National Society of Professional Engineers does publish a Code of Ethics for Engineers. Among other mandates, it states: I may not have raised my right
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
Silicone is the caulk everyone loves to hate. Visit any RV forum, and you’ll see silicone lynched and hung in effigy. Is silicone really so awful for sealing your RV? Does it ever come off?
We’ve all been tempted. Why shell out the $1,000 for a pre-fitted cover? Or the $3,500 for an RV carport and parking pad? What’s wrong with the $100 tarp at Walmart? Why should you spend
A long time ago (40 years or so), in a place far, far away (Elkhart, Indiana), there lived a bunch of businesses who relied on a simple product: lauan plywood. That’s where our story begins.
Every RV owner knows a water leak sounds the death knell. But did you know water can ruin your camper without ever leaking inside?? Meet condensation. Condensation sucks. Condensation can: Stain your wallpaper Grow mildew
Nothing strikes more fear into the heart of an RVer than the sentence, “RV fiberglass wall delamination.” You’re probably reading this article because someone glanced at a bubble on your sidewall, shook their heads, and
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