by RV Mentor - Joe / RVing For Newbies Book Author | Feb 13, 2022 | Chapter 6
Chapter 6 excerpt Breakaway Switch The function of a breakaway switch is to automatically engage the brakes of the trailer should the trailer become separated from the towing vehicle while en-route. The breakaway switch is of two parts, one mounted to the vehicle...
by RV Mentor - Joe / RVing For Newbies Book Author | Feb 5, 2022 | Book, Books, Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Electricity, Emergency Exit Windows, EMS, FAQ, Fire, Furnace, Generator, Generator, GFCI, Gray/Grey/Galley Tank
Official Publication date will be Feb 15, 2022 Hello everyone, the book is up on Amazon(they are doing their review now), plain paperback edge. Now if you want a spiral edged binding so it can lay flat, Amazon does not do that but I found a place that will, so am...
by RV Mentor - Joe / RVing For Newbies Book Author | Jan 29, 2022 | All
Had a re-edit the Episode Zero video for what was the old youtube channel but now all are on vimeo.com instead. Happy...
by RV Mentor - Joe / RVing For Newbies Book Author | Jan 9, 2022 | 12 VDC, All, Furnace, Propane
Propane Furnace 101 – Debugging, not working tips There are the steps a furnace takes to work, which of these are failing(in chronological order): Steps of what happens for propane furnace to ignite, there are steps to be taken for each of these, if a step...
by RV Mentor - Joe / RVing For Newbies Book Author | Jan 2, 2022 | Fire
Tip for today on Safety and potentially dealing with fires. So every RV SHOULD have a fire extinguisher(if yours doesn’t, ask me I will let you know what kind it should have), that being said, I added a few fire extinguishing things to my RV(note these are...
by RV Mentor - Joe / RVing For Newbies Book Author | Dec 25, 2021 | All
Q: Can I sleep in a rest area? A: Check this out: https://www.boondockersbible.com/knowledgebase/which-states-allow-overnight-parking-in-rest-areas
by RV Mentor - Joe / RVing For Newbies Book Author | Dec 21, 2021 | All
I made a conscious choice to move my videos from my youtube channel and put on vimeo instead. I hate when ads show up in middle of a video, so don’t want you to have to deal with it either. Youtube new rules are they can place a video in anyone’s video at...
by RV Mentor - Joe / RVing For Newbies Book Author | Sep 28, 2021 | Appliances, Black Tank, Freshwater Tank, Gray/Grey/Galley Tank, Water, Water Heater, water heater, Water Systems, Winterization, Winterize
So it is getting cold, let’s talk about winterization of your RV’s water system. Q: When should I winterize? A: Here is my take: As a 14 yr RV owner, I will call it quits and winterize once wind chill gets to 28 degrees. Or ambient temp of 30 or less for...
by RV Mentor - Joe / RVing For Newbies Book Author | Aug 13, 2021 | Propane
First steps to debugging a propane device that will not light Do you have propane in the tank(s)? Is the propane valve turned on? If you have more than 1 tank, is the switchover device(if it is manual) switched to the tank with propane in it? Have you lit your stove...
by RV Mentor - Joe / RVing For Newbies Book Author | Jul 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
How to keep critters out of your RV. (1) First off plug up all the holes where propane lines, electrical lines, plumbing enter the RV from underneath using the spray foam to fill up the holes. Now something I have used in addition to the expanding foam (used this on...
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