RV Life Hacks & Tips - Simple, Cheap & Effective RV Camping Tricks 

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I LOVE THIS CHANNEL He always gets to the point and explains everything so well.

We’re new to this channel!! Bought our first camper 2wks ago. So glad that you are clear and direct! No fluff, moving around, taking a sip of water and other irritating things! Our FIRST camping trip is this weekend. You have helped us.

The blackstone hacks are genius!

I always keep the gray water valve closed just like the black water. After flushing the black water the grey water acts as a second flush that helps clean the line. Just be sure to watch your gauge because shower water fills it up really fast.

The trap with your slinky is a good one.

Niiiice short video with excellent tips/hacks!!! Something I do for the spare tire lug nuts is apply just a dab of never seize on the threads. This allows for an easier time to get it off if its been sitting there for a while.

Love these hacks videos Ross! Blew my mind with the lock on the X Chocks. 😂 Always wondered what the heck those holes were for!

The storage steps are AWESOME!😮

We had an older camper that we'd take on rough roads to get to remote areas. The drawers and even the fridge would open sometimes. I solved the problem by using toddler proof clips. They were always visible, yes, but the doors never opened again with the safety clips.

You have great tips Ross and love all of the tip, tricks and hacks you provided in both volumes. 👏

I also enjoy his videos. He’s clear and consise. He’s videos on winterizing my trailer was the most clear and understandable that I’ve come across. Thx.

Good tips. Thanks again

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I laughed when he said "The longer the stroke the less work required" yes im immature lol

Love it!

More Black tank advice is if your setup is long term (a month or more) and you use a massarator because you can't dump fast from your tank, I dump into a Blue Boy first to get the tanks to empty fast then run the Massarator off the blue boy tank, if you always use the Massarator on the RV outlet solids won't flush out properly and you will get a sludge buildup anyway. It's easier to flush a blue boy than the tanks in your RV . The RV tanks won't evacuate properly if it's emptied slowly.

I have always carried a battery charger in our rig. If your converter goes bad during your stay, you won't have any 12 volt lights because the batteries won't be charging from the shore power. Connect the battery charger to charge your batteries and you'll have lights again until you can replace the converter.

Great stuff, thank you!

Great tips Ross.

Leave your gray tank valves closed. Then you open them after you dumped your black tank for a flush of your hoses... happy camping...

Hey Ross, thanks for doing these videos and sharing your thoughts. We've been camping for 30 years and I have learned a few things and appreciated some of your hacks as well, like the command hooks in the sky-light. I also noticed the Knoebel's hoodie and the park in the background in a short video shot. That park is our families favorite and has been for nearly as long as we've been camping. Keep up the good work, my friend!

My hubby and I are complete novice when it comes to camping, but have both just retired and want to get a small RV to finally travel our own country side. We have been watching video after video and it's great to hear all the hacks and tips from the EXPERTS!!!! Thanks so much. . .we love your channel!

Great video, thanks. One hack we have…remove the cosmetic front panel on the bed support. This allows access to two small/medium dog kennels and a dirty clothes basket without lifting the mattress. The pups put themselves to bed every night! Thanks again! Ps…your AC hacks worked great and I’m working on that step/storage box.

I just nailed all my drawers shut. Lol!

Love this content. Very good for people like me just starting out

I just discovered your channel and I'm liking it. Thanks

Another great video thanks I appreciate it and yes Todd is pretty awesome

Love your video's..i think i've watched them all at least twice..you would make an excellent instructor

Great hacks and tips. Thx, you’ve given us some good ideas.

Thanks Ross for another useful and very informative video !

Thanks so much for the Boshield tip. My tt is brand new and, already, the stabilizers are so incredibly rusted that it’s a challenge to open/close them. I’ve been trying to figure out what the best approach might be and, while I’ve found reference to lubes, nothing was telling me how to remove that rust. THANK YOU!! And the griddle shim tip is brilliant! I’m cutting boxes right now!

Great information

In the process of doing my homework on campers so this channel was an instant subscribe. We’re about a year and a half away from probably being able to get one so this channel will come in handy to have everything we’ll need when our time comes.

Great tips as always

The griddle hacks, gonna use 👍. Thanks for sharing.

Good tips. I added a turn button to a drawer that I couldn't keep shut with magnetic catches. No place to easily mount roller catches either.

Another excellent video full of info🎉

For drawers and cabinets you could also install the kid proof latches

No nonsense and great info.

Thanks, Ross!

Also... Make sure the lug nuts on your spare are the same size as your camper wheels or you have that size socket or lug nut wrench. Yup, Jayco put mine on with a different size and I didn't have that size when I needed it!!! Thank you for getting straight to your tips without a bunch of unnecessary rhetoric!

Love your content, so clearly spoken and the editing is so well done.. Few of our tips come to mind,. if you have an awning with support right where the door wants to open into it, when it not in the tent vertical position but still clipped to latch, take piece of pool foam noodle 6inch, slit it lengthwise and place it on the awning bar where the door would hit it as buffer. Anothet one is the battery box. The vents on top. Water always got in thru ours , just minute but it was enough to sit and fill the wells in plastic housing where the screws in bottom are. Rusting them perpetually. Put some Rtv silicone on the vent holes in box lid and problem solved. It is not air tight lid by any means so any gas from battery could not accumulate under there even if you begged it to.

P.s Enjoy your channel..straight and to the point...good. Thank you.

Bed step was a game changer with the storage. Nice.

Love the info! Newbie RV’r here so all the help I can get.

Thank you for some awesome ideas!

I really like your videos and tips. we're new to rv lifestyle and your tips are giving me really good ideas to not make rookie mistakes or make the less possible

One thing I have done before we dump the grey tank is to pour about 4 to 5 ounces of Simple Green down each drain. This not only makes the drain smell fresh but more importantly it breaks down any oil/grease that may have washed into the drain and tank. I run hot water down the drain then dump the grey tank. We always travel with about a gallon or so of water in the grey tank and a couple of gallons in the black tank. With over 20 years of RVing and we have never had any issues with our grey or black tanks.

Great tips

Made wife happier and more storage just put orientation block that I flip up cover ,got 2ft×2ft carpet ends cheap from Menards .Storage a plus plus bed storage mod perfect .No more lifting bed ,much easier to access under bed. Height on mirror excellent idea. 👌

Yes! Foil!

Good information.

Good hacks… I don’t secure my cabinets but I did add a couple locks to two of my drawers that I’ve crunched behind a slide twice lol

Anti seize copper paste works great on all metals and threads.

Supper awesome

Child proof catches work well on drawers

Thanks again for another great video! I have a couple tips you can share. For the slide out rubber seals in and out I clean them and use tire foam on rags to keep the rubber softer and protected from weather so it doesn’t give me any problems. I also keep my knife valves closed because a camper I met left his open at a site and a rat climbed up through the sewer - he heard noises under his toilet in the black tank his wife freaked out. I saw a roof vent open lid blow off a camper on the highway it hit a motorcycle the guy wiped out.

Love the hacks. Thanks. I think a mirror reversed trailer hight decayed on the front of the trailer, so it can be read in the rear view mirror is a good way to keep it handy.

Excellent Ross!! Enjoyed your suggestions! speaking of which looks like your rig has a TV. any suggestions for securing the TV that is mounted to a swing arm ie up and down vibrations from rough roads?

I like the roller catch idea better than the child safety latches I have all over mine.

I have one of your hacks already,the pry bar.I don’t like leaving my hitch on my car when all set up at a campsite.I bought a receiver and bolted it on the trailer frame just behind the blue ox swivel on the frame. I remove my ball hitch and slide it on to the receiver,nice no more bruised shins.

some anti seize on threads of spare and trailer wheel studs too

Good tips. My tip for cabinet doors that keep opening is to install some child proof cabinet locks. Your tip is good too.

Hack: for drawers and cabinets opening, another hack is to use baby/infant catches for bathrooms or kitchen. They work great and are easy to use.

Great tips Ross how about a spare tire cover with your logo on it it will protect your tire and lugs

Add folded paper towels in blackstone drip pan in addition to foil.

You can also get the baby latches for a few bucks. I used them to keep my cat out of his food cabinet. 😉

For those drawers that keep popping open you can use child safety locks. You can by one's that you can turn on and off so they're not such a pain in the ass when you're set up (non travel days)

It was very nice to have met you yesterday at the Hershey show! Will you be going to The Tampa show?

Command Velcro strips for drawers, cupboards, medicine cabinets that open on the road...

Hi Ross , yours Canadian fans ,Randy this spring built my version of steps made 1 on my side of bed and 2 on wife's side made 1×6 " ,then 1x10"

Child lock also work to prevent drawers and cabinets from opening on their own

You mention in many videos about stabilizer jacks, when should they be used? I store mine for winter but go in often to hang lol should I still not use them? And how about if it’s being parked for the summer?

Baby latches would work on those cabinets also im just thinking.. to help keep them closed in transit. Humm

we bought ours used, and the owner before us put child lock on the cabinet doors. nice hack

Very helpful. Do you recommend an app that calculates height restrictions during a route? Thanks.

We just purchased our new Grand Design 310GK-R yesterday. Would like your opinion on whether you think a third party inspection is necessary on a new RV.

Regarding the gray valves being open and leaving a trap in the hose... Not a bad idea, but completely unnecessary in the vast majority of cases. Every sink, shower, and tub drain will, itself, have a trap itself. This is what keeps the gray tank stink from backing up into the camper. Any sewer stink that might back up as a result of leaving the valve open will vent out the roof. That stink *may* find it's way back into an open window or roof vent, but it's not coming thru the drains. Leaving a trap in the stinky slinky will help prevent that from occurring.

Question, stack blocks under your stabilizers. So Jack pads are useless, they don’t add one bit more stability because the connection between the foot on both are are the same. You push Jack pads. What am l missing?

I’m wondering if leaving the gray water open would allow the various bits of whatever and greasy stuff to flow out immediately, rather than settle to the bottom of the tank. Also, seems like the P traps in the sink and shower would keep any gasses from coming back into the living space, thus eliminating the need to create a belly in the hose. Anyway, that’s my two cents, but you’re way more experienced than I, so, it’s only one cent 😊…thanks for your tips.

You don't need a P trap in your hose! Every drain has a vapor lock already. The toilet has a seal and the black tank has a vent. If you have odors one of these isn't working properly.

Can you do a video on permanent RV's in camp grounds? I am a new owner of a permanent RV in a campground resort. Many of your tips can be used on this type of RV I know, but would like to know what is different in maintenance of my type of RV & the travel RV's you talk about. Thanks!

some good hacks, i've kept some wood (1/4 " by 1 by 4) with my grill to level it . the grease hack i've also been doing. i didn't want to leave any grease/food with the grill to attract bugs or ants or animals. guess we think alike

In the beginning your teased something about the AC shroud, but then didn’t cover it. Bamboozled! ;)

Couldn’t find the link to the training video

what about some velcro on those doors and drawers that won't stay closed

Ross, Love your Videos, and yes I did subscribe. I am a Newbie, and your tips and Videos have help me out a lot. I have a camper which I bought, brand new in 2022, but I don't like it. It's a Great camper, but the layout is not for me. I want to upgrade to the one I want, but my Bad, I dealt with camping world, so I am screwed with getting anything for my trade, to upgrade to the unit I want. I do Love your Input with everything related to travel trailers. You have taught me A lot, and I Thank You. I have noticed that you are a Steelers Fan, I have always like them, but I like my Patriots a little more. I would like to hang out with you one day and just shoot the shit. Who knows, maybe a campsite here or there.

Where is the tip about the AC cover on the roof ?

If you leave your shower gray tank open all the time, in some campgrounds after your shower you will get a very bad smell come back through the drain into your bathroom.

Need to put a lock on that spare

So... I stuck around and nothing was mentioned about the ac shroud

Don't look at your owner's manual not every RV is the same measure it That's the only way you can be 100% sure how tall it is

Stick around and I'll tell you what it is.. stuck around and he didnt tell me what it was..