How to Hook Up An Rv While RVing Full Time, Part One   by Ralph

in Travel    (submitted 2011-07-27)

One of the things that we really required when RVing full time is some sort of check-list which detailed all of the simple steps you should do when you setup your Recreational vehicle at the Motorhome campground.

We all went online and we weren't able to find a very good Motorhome set up checklist anywhere. So we created a thirteen step check-list to assist you to setup your Mobile home when you get to a camping area. We're going to cover steps 1-7 in this post.

1. Park the Motorhome

* This might appear sort of obvious, nevertheless, you will need to park the Recreational vehicle so the electric, water and sewer hookups are on the same side as their specific hookups.

2. Level the Motorhome

* Walk inside the Rv and pull out your level and consequently gauge how level the Recreational vehicle is actually. In case the Motorhome is level proceed to step 3.

* If it's not level, then get some 2x10 lumber cut to around 12 inches long and place them right behind the tires along the side of the Motorhome this is below the other.

* Then back up the Rv so that it sits upon the boards. It helps to have a spotter near the wheels sporting a radio.

* If required, add and adjust the 2x10s till the Mobile home is level.

3. Chock the Recreational vehicle Tires

* Put a little something ahead of as well as at the rear of the Motorhome tires that will keep the 5th wheel from moving. We recommend the plastic chocks because they perform so nicely.

* Chunks of fire wood and stones do the job as well, however , you really don't want to be concerned about the Recreational vehicle shifting so find some really good chocks because they do not cost much.

4. Put Down the Front Stabilizers

* First, loosen the stabilizer supports on the stabilizers.

* Then put additional 2x10 pieces right beneath the stabilizers and lengthen the stabilizers halfway.

* After that pull and lower the Rv stabilizer feet above the 2x10 blocks, replace the pins and then press the extend switch so that the Rv starts to raise off of the back of the pickup hitch just a bit.

* Watch for a sliver of light between your Mobile home hitch and the Recreational vehicle itself. Then simply firm up the stabilizer supports and ensure everything is steady and secure.

5. Place Down the Rear Stabilizers

* Like the front stabilizers, place down the rear stabilizers right until they almost get to the ground. Place extra 2x10s beneath the feet and then wholly extend the stabilizers.

* The more 2x10s you have underneath the back stabilizers, the more firm and less wobbly the Rv will likely be. Generally I set 7 or 8 of these beneath the feet to really make it extremely tight. If you do this in combination with the stabilizer supports, your Motor home is going to be as rock solid as home.

* After the feet are completely down, tighten up your stabilizer supports so that the whole stabilizer structure remains safe and secure.

6. Detach the truck from the Mobile home

* You need to see daylight between your hitch on the pickup truck as well as the hitch plate on your 5th wheel Recreational vehicle, and then take out hitch pin.

* If the pin gets jammed, switch the truck into Neutral. This method cuts down the pressure on the hitch pin so you're able to release it much more easily.

* After the pin is discharged, unhook your electrical power line as well as the emergency brake stop.

In our next blog post, we'll finish the step-by-step checklist, so look out for that next.

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