Sprong Steps

Our steps got very lose the other day.  We were told it happens more then most people think, especially if they weigh over 200 pounds which I do.  My wife has told me for years I need to be more gentle when walking up or down stairs.  I guess she is right (don't tell her I said that:)).

They still go in and out just fine, they just seem to bend down some when used.  So we now set a simple brace under the bottom step when we use the steps.  This brace not only stablizes the step but also the front of the RV when we enter.  I also bought a small RV step stablizer from amazon if I need a different height.

I checked into having new step's installed the steps and labor topped $1000.00 so we will continue to use our simple fix and I will try to walk softer:)

Tire Covers

I was not a tire cover believer but I am now!  A few years back we had a major blowout causing over $6,000.00 in damage.  Thanks insurance company you did a good job and so did Good Sam Road Side Assist.

From this we learned that you need to keep all your tires at correct pressure all the time.  So we added monitors on each tire and an alarm goes off if the pressure drops or rises above a set range.  Please note cold and hot temps can make big changes in tire pressure.

Second, age matters a lot.  If tires are over 5-7 years old they probably should be replaced, sooner if you see damage.  This is an item you need to budget for, tires are not cheep, nor is the damage they can cause if they blow do to age related causes.

Third, tire covers are a great low cost addition to reduce solar damage.  So if we park for more then one night we put our tire cover's on.  Reducing solar damage even if only 25% of the time can add life to your tires.

Just our opinions.  Feel free to add your comments.

Temp Stabilizers

In our Class C we tend to get sway when we walk around, if laying down one really notices.  Our RV does not have built in levelers so we tries these for about $80.00 for the two.  You can see the second one on the other side of the back of the home.

With these manually put in place (takes about 5 minutes) the sway is reduced by more then fifty percent in our opinion.  So we are happy with the result's. They each come in their own carry bag ready to go, so we store them in one of our basement lockers like the one you see above the stabilizers.  We plan only to put them in place when we stay two nights or longer.

Look these up online if you are interested.

Comparing two sizes of Digital Antennas for TV

Comparing two sizes of Digital Antennas for TV in our RV.  

I first bought the smaller one and it gave me from three up to 18 channels only 2 to 8 were watch able.  My old roof mounted predigital one gave me none.  In S/W Wyoming over the air channels can be hard to find.  The larger one seems to bring in more watchable channels.