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  • Tech Tip: Preventing Power Cord Wear

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  • Tech Tips: June 2020

    Campground Departure Date Holder At many campgrounds, your reservation departure date is printed on a sheet of paper that is supposed to be placed in the windshield of your motorhome…

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  • Tech Tip: January 2020

    Basement Organizer Small items often got lost in my RV’s basement storage compartment. So, I built a platform/storage tray to keep things organized. The tray was made using 1×4 lumber…

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    December 2019 Damage Prevention A little prevention can go a long way. DampRid is a moisture absorber that many RVers use to remove excess moisture and eliminate musty odors. It…

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    September 2019 A Silent Shade My 2016 Winnebago Vista motorhome has MCD Innovations shades. I love the darkness they provide, but with the windows open, the shades flapped back and…

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    Hose Hanger When I kept my city water hose on the floor of my RV’s storage bay, I would place items on top of the hose, which meant I had…

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  • Tech Tip: June 2019

    Flip-Up Storage Space Many RV dinette chairs have at least a 4-inch-deep space under the cushions. If that’s the case, the seats can be modified to make a storage compartment.…

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  • Tech Tips: April 2019

    Water Saver We don’t want our RV’s gray-water tank to fill quickly when we are camping without a sewer connection. So, when we are doing dishes, washing hands, or the…

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  • Tech Tip: February 2019

    Monitoring All Tires This is a reminder about the need for a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) that alerts a motorhome driver to problems on a towed vehicle. While touring…

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  • Tech Talk: January 2019

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    September 2018 Fuel Bib To prevent fuel stains down the side of my motorhome, I made a bib from Dicor rubber roof material (other material also could be used). I…

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    Fire Extinguisher Recall The recall of millions of Kidde fire extinguishers has been widely reported, including in this magazine, but it bears repeating. The recall involves 134 models of Kidde…

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    Sealed Tight Make sure you have all sealants checked once a year and that the correct sealant is used. We learned the hard way when we had a leak where…

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    Storage Solution Our 2005 Fleetwood Excursion motorhome came with a washer/dryer combination, which we never used. What we needed was more space to store things, such as paper plates, cups,…

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    Finding “ACC” In Escalade I outfitted my 2016 Cadillac Escalade with Blue Ox equipment to make it flat towable. One of the steps in the flat-towing procedure calls for the…

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