5 COMMON RV SETUP MISTAKES TO AVOID! || RV LIVING

[@Jenn-RH]

Great post! One thing I would add as an essential check is to make sure no cabinets/drawers have moved while in transit BEFORE extending your slides. We learned this one the hard way because everything seemed latched when we left, yet a drawer slid out enough in transit to pull the trim off our slide when extending it. 😔

[@GetawayCouple]

Great point for sure! Thanks for sharing!

[@texasmamaw6555]

Love the bloopers

[@loriw2661]

I’d also suggest a good water pressure regulator with an adjustable gauge. Good video with excellent suggestions for newbies. ☺️

[@allanmen]

I was going to make that suggestion... This summer so far, there have been a few RV parks with warnings about water pressure!

[@GetawayCouple]

Great point! Thank you both!

[@barbaracallahan4095]

What should you set the psi on the water regulator?

[@allanmen]

Mine is set to 45 PSI. I have spoken to some who go as high as 60, but that is a lot of pressure for plastic fittings and piping. Where you will notice a reduction is in your shower. I almost always opt for the campground bathrooms for that anyways.@@barbaracallahan4095

[@loriw2661]

@@allanmen I also set mine at 45 psi. It’s plenty of pressure for me.

[@cele5177]

Great advice. My husband is the camp host at our park. He has dealt with so many people making mistakes or not having a clue how to even set up their RV. Filter screens in the hose are a great help where we live. The water is not great and when the park shuts the water off and turns it back on we always end up with long green grassy gunk in the screens. It goes right through the filters we have and plugs our hose. I'm sure theres not many places that have that problem. but we do.

[@GetawayCouple]

Thank you for watching and commenting. What a gunky problem to deal with there! You can never do enough to protect your water because you never know what you will run into at your next stop. Thanks for sharing!

[@squirrelsrus1]

I do solo so I have a checklist for my specific setup that I follow. It is too easy to forget to do/check something. So that's me... out there with his list going through it line by line. :)

[@GetawayCouple]

And there is nothing wrong with that!!

[@squirrelsrus1]

@@GetawayCouple I don't mind it one bit. I rather follow a list than forget to chock or something. :)

[@TheRVWingman]

Good stuff as always. Love those bloopers at the end!

[@GetawayCouple]

Glad you like them! Thanks for watching!

[@RoamingwiththeRamsays]

Good Stuff as always. We also carry a set of the Andersen Levelers to help with leveling the rig, they are easier than blocks but we have those also. Looks like she was about to come after you at the end.

[@GetawayCouple]

Thank you and thanks for the input! He survived 😉

[@markroth654]

Surprised you guys didn’t include making sure your tires are blocked before you unhook from your trailer.

[@GetawayCouple]

Good point - thanks for sharing!

[@LandElevated]

Great content! 😊

[@MrJulebryg]

I am newbie ! And we have everything you recommended so I guess I did my homework well !

[@GetawayCouple]

Congrats on being a newbie!

[@sherriweber7105]

Great video and great tips. These are great things to know and also have. Having a great water filter and seer hose like what you have I think would work great. Thank you again for these tips. Have a great week abs see you soon!

[@GetawayCouple]

Thank you Sherri! We appreciate the comments!

[@seabliss22]

We just got back from a long trip. Been RVing for many years and still make mistakes. Our first stop, yes we got all set up only to realize the sewer hose was too short because we parked too far up in a pull through site. Our last overnight was after an 8 hour drive. We get all unhooked and set up. Hubby plugs in the electric and nothing!! After checking all the breakers, ( and yes, we do use a surge protector) hubby finally figured out there was no power at the pole. Normally by now I've walked the whole site and am usually the one to first see the business side of the site. Not that day. It was a another pull through and the golf cart escort got us situated. The dog needed a potty break so I wasn't on my normal side of the camper. Hubby goes to the park office to complain. The electrician showed up and explains the power pole which was sticking about 2 feet out of the ground was old and out of service. The electrician then pointed out the beautiful brand new pole standing about 4 feet out of the ground and right beside my husband 🤦🤦🤣😂. Yep. That happened. So from now on no matter what, I'll will be sure to do my job by getting out of the truck and guiding the hubs. Even in pull throughs. 😁

[@GetawayCouple]

😂 Love the stories! Thanks for sharing!

[@kevinsmith1513]

Adding a Valterra twist on waste valve helps prevent embarrassing waste hose hookups. Always chock the trailer tires before disconnecting.

[@vaasnaad]

Love the bloopers!!

[@GetawayCouple]

Thank you!

[@jmburk55]

After unhooking at a campsite this summer with our new 5th wheel, I found sand in the screen on our pressure regulator that was connected to the water spigot. It made me wonder what was able to pass through. I always connect an inline water filter after the pressure regulator. I'm sure it saved my system the first time out.

[@GetawayCouple]

Great info - thanks for sharing!

[@bikemyride]

If towing a 5th wheel and parking in a pull thru and you do not plan to unhook for the nite make sure your truck and trailer are as straight as possible so you can open the tailgate and/or front storage compartment all the way. This just happened at the last campground (we dont go to rv parks much) resulted in extra time since we had already deployed slides, etc...

[@GetawayCouple]

Great suggestion - thanks for sharing!!

[@teresat3082]

Talking about your RV slides and how you should position your rig when parking in your assigned camping site. I noticed an RV had extended their slide into another site at Grand Haven State Park. I thought it was very selfish and potentially unsafe to extend your rigs slideout into another campers site. If that would have been my site I would have complained to the park rangers.

[@GetawayCouple]

Great point!

[@slickwilly4613]

Wow! I have never heard of these tips before.....

[@GetawayCouple]

😊

[@VetJim]

My first time setting up after purchasing a Grand Design Reflection 340RDS. I parked the unit right where my brother and I agreed as he guided my onto his driveway. When it was time for autoleveling the unit lifted the two right side tires in the air by 2". I contacted LCI tech and was given the reset for my leveling system. It is difficult to see all the wheels while leveling. Lesson learned.

[@GetawayCouple]

Thanks for sharing! Always a learning process!

[@thekellycorner]

Hey we really enjoyed the video. Good tips.

[@GetawayCouple]

Thank you! We appreciate it and thanks for watching!

[@michaelmeyers1827]

We had a blowout a couple of years ago pulling the camper from Branson miss.. I just got 4 brand new tires on the camper we weren't going very far but in about 6 weeks we will be going about 2 hrs north. I feel a lot better with new tires on it

[@GetawayCouple]

New tires are always a good thing. Enjoy your trip!

[@nonamegame9857]

Love the bloopers as usual 🤣🤣🤣. Thank you 👍. BTW. When dealing with those waste products you were talking about I commiserate with you because it is a dirty job but somebody's got to do it 😋😋😋

[@GetawayCouple]

Thanks Doug - we appreciate you being a part of our Getaway Gang!

[@daveanddianethrowingcautio5707]

All good points. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

[@GetawayCouple]

Thank you for watching!

[@timferguson1996]

Be careful in that last blooper she looked like she was about to beat you with that level 🤣

[@GetawayCouple]

😂😂😂😂

[@akonyavlog5998]

nice one!! thanks for all the tips

[@GetawayCouple]

Thank you!

[@georgevance399]

Miss you guys.

[@GetawayCouple]

Thank you! More to come!

[@MrsNewfiefan]

Thankfully no major mistakes yet. I’m still a newbie and very methodical about our setup process… maybe that’s a good thing!?

[@GetawayCouple]

That is definitely a good thing!

[@breemarch9477]

We were totally new to RVing. We had been in a spot for two weeks and then were hauling to the next spot. I had flushed the tanks and figured everything was clean, well... We left the tanks open but the cap on the pipe. We had quite the poopy surprise when we uncapped the pipe. So embarrassing and smelly!

[@GetawayCouple]

😏 and I bet you never did that again! We all learn as we go. Thanks for sharing your story!!

[@Mybeardog]

Didn't get my notification for this video.I went in search for you. I miss you guys. I hope and pray all is well with you two. 🙏

[@GetawayCouple]

Thanks so much, we are fine! Just staying really busy!

[@Mybeardog]

@@GetawayCouple Great news. Keep being you, your doing a great job at it ! Thanks. Much love 🙏

[@ScottMcLinden]

You guys still making videos? Miss you guys.

[@edwardrogner8707]

What do you set your water pressure at?

[@trulyblessed.]

No mistakes so far, thank goodness, BUT … I can say that a surge protector that diagnoses the electrical hookup has proven essential. My first trip out, the post was incorrectly wired and my surge protector diagnosed it before My rig was put at risk. My parents thought my investment in was unnecessary, but I met them at a park just last week and the post on their site was incorrectly wired. Thankfully, they’d taken my advice and purchased the same surge protector, which saved the day AND their rig!!

[@GetawayCouple]

Thanks for sharing this. Alot of people go without one until they have the first mishap that costs them dearly. Good for you for being ahead of the game!

[@Nancy-pl4lh]

Where have you guys been? Hope everything is alright for you two.

[@BrazenBrits]

#1 got us real good. We arrived in Key West in an absolute downpour. The site was tight....REAL TIGHT! we eventually got in. Unhitched. moved the truck out of the road. Setup the sewer, water, power, awesome! went to open the slides.......too close to a tree. We sat there drenched trying to figure out a quick solution. No options....we had to disconnect everything, re-hitch up and move the rig 8" over. Lesson learned....never again. We check every time now.

[@GetawayCouple]

It's funny how things like that help us to always remember! Thanks for sharing!

[@dondartt684]

Block your tires, first move after you level side to side. I have rolled more than once when detaching the trailer. So far I have been lucky, let’s not push this anymore. Same thing when you reattach remove after.

[@GetawayCouple]

Great points - thanks for sharing!

[@randallcaraway1944]

I am missing you both.

[@RVacationer]

Well since you asked....... we did measure our slide distance before putting our slide out, AND, all was well until we let air out of the airbags ... the slide out sat on top of the water spigot that was 3 foot out of the ground. Needless to say, our slide tilted inward and we bent the water pipe. Oops !!!

[@GetawayCouple]

Oh no! Lesson learned! Thanks for sharing your story!

[@jerrymcbroom8560]

#6 after setting up, make sure your toilet seat is closed before opening the cabinet over the toilet after a move.

[@GetawayCouple]

😂 Yep, and once you make that mistake you don't forget again!

[@gregsmith1741]

Jason we have to know if Raye actually whacked you with that level after telling you to “turn it off” multiple times. Bahaha. Hope we cross paths along the journey.

[@GetawayCouple]

😂 He was spared

[@darbowma]

We miss your videos.

[@Wagonman5900]

If I can walk between the side of my trailer and whatever I park next to, the slide is coming out no questions asked. The only thing in the slide is the couch.

[@GetawayCouple]

Nice!

[@nonamegame9857]

I just wanted to let you know that there is an added benefit to subscribing to your channel. I am now getting online offers to buy my non-existent RV 😂😂

[@GetawayCouple]

😂😂😂

[@nonamegame9857]

@@GetawayCouple don't you just love algorithms 🤣🤣🤣

[@estarr2243]

Make sure you are at the correct site number. Effed that up once. What a pain.

[@GetawayCouple]

Great point!

[@theresatom4807]

#6. Chocks don't forget to chock your wheels. Maybe that should be #1 don't you agree 😜

[@GetawayCouple]

That's important for sure!!

[@reberhardt]

Manufacturers suggest not having wheels off the ground due to liability issues. If a system fails and your tires were off the ground then you could sue the them.

[@GetawayCouple]

Thanks for sharing!

[@LisaMcLeroy]

Please add closed captions for the Deaf.

[@pebblecreekranch]

Last video 3 Weeks ago? You on vacation or something?

[@GetawayCouple]

Yep, taking a brief break! Thanks for asking! We did do a live to prove we are still here!

[@richlp]

How about chocking the wheels so your RV doesn't try to roll down a cliff..? ; ) lol

[@GetawayCouple]

Got it! Necessary for sure!

[@robmcneill2967]

Great tips , thanks for sharing....my tip would be to listen to the actress during videoing....this will help Reduce brusing...😂😂😂‼️‼️..thanks Folks‼️

[@GetawayCouple]

😂😂😂😂

[@raylaux8295]

Top issue with Travel Trailer/5th Wheels are 60% of all of them are over one weight or another, GVWR of tow vehicle, GCWR of tow vehicle, Payload capacity of tow Vehicle or trailer. People LISTEN! STOP towing over weight.....

[@konnelywittkamper4033]

Great video, just try to not be as “scripted.”

[@GetawayCouple]

Thank you!

[@dreameryoung38]

Wow I hope that people watch these kind of videos before buying a RV .I almost bought one and glad I didn't, so much to learn

[@GetawayCouple]

There is alot to learn and that's why we love to share!

[@RVChurch777]

The jumpy zooming every couple minutes is tough to endure. I am older, so I am not into the jumpy video. Great conduct though.

[@GetawayCouple]

Noted! Glad you enjoyed the content!