RV 101® - Top 5 Tools to Keep in your RV

[@amesmusicstudioscom]

This is the best specific info I have been able to find online on this topic. As a newbie I thank you for the help!

[@Rockhound6165]

1 thing I like to keep on hand is a portable battery charger/jump starter. A heavy duty one for RV's of course but I've needed one at least 1. It might cost you a little bit of money($200-$300 or more for a good one). But they serve several purposes. On a recent trip, the park power went out and like most parks, running the generator at night is kind of a no-no(they relaxed it a bit because of the loss of electricity) but I didn't want it running all night so I shut it off for a while and used my portable jumping station to power my wife's C-Pap and it worked wonderfully.

[@ChrisElrodPastor]

Any chance you could provide links to the products you show in your video?

[@steveleonard1227]

Hooray! I have all 5 tools. (And of course a bunch more. After 35 years of RVing, I know shit happens at the worst time & location)

[@gailwind4168]

Love this explanation.

[@ToniB5758]

Thank you! Always good information in your videos!

[@rveducation101]

Glad you like them!

[@timf6916]

Good information

[@rveducation101]

Thanks

[@craigphillips7258]

Great information...thank you.

[@rveducation101]

You are welcome

[@Scrambler85]

Good information 👍

[@rveducation101]

Thanks

[@durango8882]

Thanks 👍🏻

[@winginitwithjohn8451]

If I only needed 5 tools for every trip. Sadly, I carry much more, but am getting better about thinning duplicates.

[@rveducation101]

I carry more too. An old friend told me if you have stuff in your RV, and haven't used it in last year, you don't need it. I think I'll go with the idea "it's better to have it just in case"

[@winginitwithjohn8451]

@@rveducation101Me too. I'd rather have it and not need it than get stuck without it.

[@fordfan3179]

Got it all Mark, thanks!

[@rveducation101]

Very welcome

[@kathysauceda2923]

I'm not able to find this model of BatteryMINDer. Can you tell me where you purchased it? Thanks!

[@arkansastraveler7698]

I had two of the tire minder gauges fail,

[@kelleycaptain73]

If your plugged into shore power most if the time should you disconnect your battery? Will being plugged in most of the time hurt your battery? thanks

[@rveducation101]

The converter in you RV also has a battery charger. Some converters have more sophisticated 3-stage chargers that keep your battery topped off without hurting the battery. Other converter chargers can provide too much of a charge for a fully charged battery, and can result in a loss of water in lead-acid batteries. It is common to keep the battery connected when the RV is plugged in, but I recommend checking the water levels in the battery cells periodically, and more frequently during periods of hot weather.

[@kelleycaptain73]

@@rveducation101 Thanks so much!

[@commanderstarbuck7859]

You know I'm kind of curious to know what happened to the old Yellowstone trailer that you restored

[@rveducation101]

We still have the old Yellowstone, and unfortunately rarely use it.

[@shadowphantom2567]

It looks like the line monitor was plugged into the 30 amp outlet at the pedestal? Do they come with 30 amp plugs, or was it plugged into a 110 outlet at the pedestal? If it is 110 only, would that still help even though it is not plugged into the outlet the RV (30 amp) will be plugged into?

[@rveducation101]

You can use a 20-amp to 30-amp adapter to plug it into the 30-amp receptacle.

[@janicepeck4828]

Thank you.

[@rveducation101]

You're welcome!