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RV Camping Tips:
RV Water Heater Rods
Extend the life of your RV’s water heater with Camco’s anode rods for water heaters. These preserve the life of your water heater by corroding, so your water heater tank doesn’t. Simply replace your drain plug with a water heater rod to protect your tank.
Jack Pads
Jack pads are one of the most important accessories to have for your RV. They keep your RV
stable and level and prevents your jacks from sinking into the ground.
These recreational vehicle jack pads are already a pack of four pads which makes them perfect
and handy to use whenever you need them. You will also like the fact that they’re convenient to
store, just interlock them using the handy strap included.
Wheel Chocks
When you unhitch your trailer you want it to stay put. RV Wheel Chocks keeps your RV in one place and stabilizes your unit. To use the RV Wheel Chocks place them on flat ground and push firmly under each tire both in front and behind. If there’s one thing you want to have secure on your RV when parked or camped somewhere, it’s a pair of decent RV wheel chocks. Be sure to chock your Motorhome or RV so no damage is done and nobody gets hurt.
RV Awning Repair Tape:
This heavy duty adhesive tape repairs, rips and punctures on your RV awnings, sails, canvas, tents, pool covers, canoes, pool liners, and much more. No need to match color when using our Super Clear RV Awning Repair Tape. 3in x 15ft.
RV Levelers:
Leveling a travel trailer is one of those things you don’t really think about until you find
yourself trying to enjoy a meal or get a good night’s rest in a slanted, uneven camper. To make
matters worse, you may find the next morning that everything in your refrigerator feels warm. It
won’t take long before you will want to fix the problem! Levelling for comfort isn’t the only
issue, it’s important to keep different systems working properly, including your RV
refrigerator. Why? Because gas refrigerators need to be level in order to function properly.
The cheapest way to get your RV level would be to use a stack of 2x10s to place under your RV or
Motorhome. While wood planks can be used to level your RV, keep in mind that they can slide
apart if the RVs weight distribution is not evenly distributed, and of course there’s also the
questions of storing those pieces of wood that are difficult to pack away.
The second option to leveling your RV would be to purchase a set of RV Leveling Blocks. These
are plastic blocks that are designed to handle the weight of your trailer. You just snap them
together and form a ramp that will stay stable while you drive or pull your RV onto them. When
you’re ready to leave, they unsnap and can be easily stored in a handy carrying case.
If you plan to camp in modern RV parks, most of those spaces have been pre-leveled and you won’t
have to do as much to get comfortable. On the other hand, State & National parks will often be
uneven and you will want to make sure you have RV leveling blocks with you.
Awning Care:
It’s important to keep your RV awning clean to maintain your camper’s condition as long as
possible. While retracted, mold and mildew can fester in the awning fabric, especially if it was
rolled up wet. We recommend cleaning your RV awning once a year, just before going into storage,
or if it becomes green, grungy, or bug splattered during your season of camping. Making sure
your awning is dry before leaving your campsite will help to prevent mold as well.
You can either purchase an awning cleaner, or mix a solution together with warm water and dish
soap. Preferably, apply in a shaded area and do not apply on hot surfaces. Rinse both sides of
awning to remove any loose dirt and then apply your spray on product and use a soft brush to
scrub the surface. Remember to allow your awning to air dry completely before packing it away
Toilet Paper:
There are many factors that can keep your RV remaining in the best suitable state, one which
being the selection of toilet paper you use. Some people use regular toilet paper when it comes
to their RV, saving themselves on a cheaper toilet paper. While this is the cheaper option it
may not be best for your tank. Before going along with this decision we advise you to decide
whether you want to save money on cheaper toilet paper now, or perhaps spend repairs on problems
caused by using regular toilet paper later on?
RV toilet paper is specifically designed for RVs and its septic system, breaking down the
materials to make them easily dissolvable in RV sewer chemicals or RV holding tanks. This RV
toilet paper does not let your RVs septic system get blocked or damaged in any way.
Carbon monoxide alarms:
Carbon monoxide, or CO, is a colourless, odorless, toxic gas that is produced by devices that
burn fuels. Many RVs were not required to have a CO alarms until January of 2005, so if your
camper was built before 2005, it may not have a CO alarm. If a CO detector needs to be installed
keep in mind it should be in sleeping portions of your RV, but outside individual bedrooms, so
all occupants who are sleeping can be alerted.
To protect your family, replace all CO alarms that are 5 years old or older and test your
detector every week. Alarms that do not work are not able to alert you to hazardous levels of
CO.
Safe-T-Alert offers your family double the protection with their Dual Carbon Monoxide and
Propane Gas Alarm. This single unit will alert you to both unsafe levels of both CO and LP
gases. Now you can defend against two threats instead of just one.