I've been making a spreadsheet of upgrades instead of impulse buying everything.

A lot of RV gear seems ridiculously expensive until someone who's actually used it says, "Nope, worth every dollar."

I'm more interested in things that improved day-to-day life than flashy gadgets.

What's one purchase you thought was overpriced but would immediately buy again?

And what purchase turned out to be a complete waste?

just spent my entire saturday scraping old sealant and recaulking the main slide on my 2022 fifth wheel because it decided to spring a leak during a totally normal rainstorm

Im honestly just so fed up with the rv industry right now. They charge us nearly six figures for what is basically a fragile tin can held together by hopes and dreams. The sheer lack of quality control from these massive manufacturers is just insulting at this point.

We were dry camping near a big festival last month and I ended up watching them set up these crazy commercial event rigs. like those massive custom trailers companies like craftsmen build out for touring brand stuff. They literally have triple slide-outs made of solid steel and heavy duty hydraulics that actually seal perfectly against the weather

and meanwhile if I lean slightly too hard against my bathroom wall I can hear the paneling separating from the studs

Just feeling super defeated today tbh. gonna go buy more dicor and pretend my roof isnt secretly rotting from the inside out

Apparently it does both heating and cooling, what's your thoughts on this?

New pump. At first it wasn't constantly running besides the short water bursts but now it's constantly running and doing short water bursts. I don't know what i dragged myself into but this is my first time doing this 😭💀 theres 2 hoes just free hanging thats not connected to anything i don't know if its that either. Please help.

2026 trail boss EV & 2027 Jayco happy as can be. Watcha think?

Husband (me) didn't see the branch. Looks like it bent the motor "axle" where it enters the awening spool.

My thought is to take off the motor and bend it back, probably with a little heat from a torch.

I know that I must be the only idiot that has ever done this, but in the off-chance that anyone has also slept on a couch, for a week, and having the dog be the only one who looks at you with the, "I feel you" eyes, after they just tore the sofa apart because they were not fed on time, and still have the ability to sleep with Mom, perhaps you can lead me in the right direction.

Divorce lawers need not respond.

This just popped in my head when starting my gas grill, that Magic Chef stove ignitor is so loud, clanky, and awkward to turn.

Quick Amazon search rewarded me this for around $10 next day delivery. Universal AA power sparker. I did have to modify the stove by drilling a bigger hole slightly above the hole where the knob was but cheap unibit made short work of it. They use the unibit to scratch the paint off the inside for it to make good contact.

Took about 10 minutes all and all

Tools used was 1/4 impact driver (because that's what i had), unibit from Amazon or Harbor Freight, and pliers to squeeze the round connector into a flat connector

Hello. Does anyone know if the 20lb tanks are regulated enough for a flat top griddle? I want to use my LP quick connects instead of taking 1lb bottles of propane.

I need a decent placement for my Everchill fridge. Not looking to spend a lot though. Any suggestions? 10.7 cu ft.

Sometimes (often lol) we change our minds and completely book or plan a new route just to change it again. What if I could compare those trips on the same map so we can compare first hand the travel time, distance, weather of each stop along our trip.

So I built a "Compare to" feature to do just that.

This is also great to compare to your rv friends trips and easily coordinate hanging out again. Because we all know how hard that is.

Thanks again to everyone who provided feedback before. It’s noted and I will continue to make the best Roam Planner for us all (FOR FREE) 😊

PS

I am a software engineer
I created the design and interface
I use ai to speed development
I am a full time RVer just like you
I am not selling anything just trying to build a useful tool that I and others can use

My Coachmen 2025 Northern Spirit 2565FK’s Fogatti tankless water heater has no bypass valve. Bleach and copper does not mix. Any ideas for cleaning my system? Reading the manual states to run bleach at designated levels. Anyone run into a situation like this? (Apologies to the English teachers for ending the sentence with a preposition.)

Last pic shows how dull it was when I picked it up last month.

Also, any suggestions for what color to paint the gold?

To anyone who owns this camper, What is your opinion on it? Im looking to possibly get one in the next 6 months or so.

The layout looks perfect for what im looking for, and the weight seems great for my silverado 1500.

Im new to campers too. Is this thing okay to use in the heat and the cold? Some of the videos I saw on it made me think so.

Highly considering this and I’ll tell you why;

Comfortable seats, as the driver I can sit high enough without feeling too high or too low. Can see the entire road ahead, seemingly few blind spots.

The seating booth! Love to have a proper little table. Again, comfortable seats and can convert into a bed.

Above cab bed! With a window, privacy curtain, and roof vent/fan. All great.

Kitchen is just big enough. Tiny oven. Really decent sized fridge. 3 burners and a microwave. What more could you need?

Back bedroom, really comfortable mattress. Privacy curtain. Nice windows with blinds. About a full sized bed which is perfect. Queen/King is luxurious but we’re used to 2-person tents so this is an upgrade.

Bathroom!! Honestly my favorite part. *diagonal toilet* and shower with a dome overhead for taller folks PLUS product shelving. So many RV’s get the bathroom wrong. I can usually fit, but at 5’5, if I feel cramped, my 6ft partner will definitely be cramped.

Singular solar panel. And only about 22 ft long, no slide. She’s small but incredibly spacious imo. And tbh, I don’t know if I’d be confident driving anything much larger.

I know there are some heavily mixed reviews on Thor. My partner is a contractor/handyman so I’m not terribly concerned about replacing cabinet pulls and such. We probably won’t use it all that often. Perhaps a cross country trip in the future, but mostly sticking to the east coast. 4-13 hour drives a few times a year. I’m hoping to hear some positives from folks who have gone with Thor (or Eddie Bauers by Thor!) as well as some good-to-knows and check-this-first from those who have negative feedback (productive comments!).

For the record, I did also fall in love with a 2015 Mercedes but it’s bigger and the entire floor has water damage/needs to be replaced, and the fridge was teeny tiny and moldy. No center cup holders either! I toured about 10 different RV’s recently and the EB Thor seems to tick my most important boxes (comfortable in driver seat/good visibility, booth seating with table, over cab bed, comfortable bathroom.)

Let’s hear it! Thanks everyone!!

🤣🤣🤣 I’m starting with a single 110w Ecoflow Portable Panel that I found on marketplace. Listed for $120 but negotiated down to $80 bucks! It came with six 10’ MC4 extender cables, one 10’ MC4 to XT60i cable and a couple of Y connectors so that’ll be plenty for my main cable run.

The Plan: I’m gonna get 5 more of these at $60 each and use that as my temporary/test set up. Once I know for sure if I need more or less power and how much the shadows affects my solar power production I’ll go for some rigid panels. My initial tests confirmed that I definitely need something that’s shadow “resistant.” The way the sun runs throughout the day is that at any given time at 1-2 panels are gonna have some shadows hitting them :/ That shadow in the picture completely killed this panel. So yeah, more tests to come but glad I’m getting in for cheap. First setup is gonna be $380 total for 660w. I have an Ecoflow Delta Pro so I just have to plug it in and that’s it.

Does anyone here have any experience with the 200w Shadowflux panels from Renogy? They’re bit pricey but looks like they perform really well with partial shadows.

Thank you in advance!

Hi all you happy campers out there! I have a group of friends with campers and some tents that want to book a group site! we found one in the Poconos at Peaceful Woodlands and we loved the camper circle! so much fun to have everyone on the same site! If you know of a place you can suggest, please let me know! our only Must-have is electricity! Thanks! Happy camping!

This is just day 1: 🙄

✔️ Learned to tow on the drive home.
✔️ Had no tow mirrors, so we zigzagged down the highway to see behind us.
✔️ Had no clue how to hitch and unhitch a fifth wheel.
✔️ Rainbow jimmies exploded all over the RV. (The cupboard wasn’t locked)
✔️ Flooded the kitchen because we forgot to turn off the water pump and the ice maker line came apart.

I took the magnet off and when I pulled it away, the step goes open, so I think the magnet's okay and working correctly, but when I closed the door and retracted the step, the light just stays on. I believe this is going to wear the battery down any ideas.

Hello campers! I bought a used camper and this mount is on the back of it, at first thought I was hoping it was a bracket that would some how hold a tv or a grill, or maybe even a device that could do both. But the way it’s mounted I’m not sure what it’s used for or even if it could be of use to me.

For context I have a 2017 Forest River Wildcat and I’m a first time owner.

I’m trying to drain my freshwater tank as it had backfilled and overflowed. I did the whole run the pump and hot water to reset the check valve and that seemed to work, however now I’ve been draining my freshwater tank for the last couple days constantly and nothings changed.

I left my camper this morning and turned my water off but left the drain open for the entire time I was away (about 12hrs) yet it was still draining when I got back.

I feel like I’m going crazy and it shouldn’t take that long to drain.

Please help!!