RV How to are a great way to learn quickly and effortlessly about RV’s. This is a great idea even before you’ve even purchased your RV. There is a lot to know about owning an RV. Probably not much more than owning a house, but they are NOT care-free. You have to know something. I thought it would be really helpful to assemble a set of how-to videos on different subjects related to RV’s. Sometimes, the video galleries might have something in them which don’t apply to the How To subject, but I wanted to build these from dynamic searches of videos on the Internet so that the content stayed fresh and if something new and cool was developed it would show up on this gallery.
I know I have used this library many times. Sometimes, you just aren’t sure whether or not something should work one way or the other – a great example is the automatic switchover valve on the propane tanks. I found the pages for propane tanks and within one or two minutes, I had a pretty good idea on how things worked. These pages are just such a great resource.
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Find replacement entertainment centers
Find out how to connect things up
What do different entertainment centers looks like in your RV
Find out how TV is wired throughout your RV
Find out how the RV antennas are wired
Find 100s and 100s of videos on how to work with your RV entertainment center
RV Window Treatments – How to buy, repair and replace videos and more Find out how to replace you RV window treatments. Find 100s of videos showing you how to modify and improve your RV window treatments.
Find out how we replaced our yukky miniblinds with a cool day night shade.
Find tons of replacement shades for your RV.
How to Sell your RV RV52 sees three main techniques you can use to sell your RV.
Discover the three easy techniques.
Find out what RV52 has done to buy and sell without losing tons of money.
Videos galore on selling RVs. Just sit back and watch and learn.
Anecdotal story on avoiding high pressure sales tactics.
RV Fire Extinguisher Information Page This is as much about fire safety as about RV fire extinguishers.
However, once the smoke clears (pun intended) the correct fire safety for an RV always ends up with the advice to have a fire extinguisher.
RV Engine How-to Information and Video Find RV engine how to videos and RV engine parts on this page.
RV LED Light Selection Guide LED lights for your RV are a dizzying proposition and Amazon is pure chaos.
I've taken the time to try to simplify this job for you.
Just click on the item that is the closest to what you need and I'll try to park you as close to "fact" as I can.
Good luck!
RV Sales Contract Generator This simple form allows you to make a sales contract if you are buying or selling an RV.
No. I'm not an attorney and this isn't legal advice, but rather a convenience to help you do what you wanted or needed to do anyway.
You can cut and paste the result into an editing program and shazzam - I've saved you a bunch of time.
Or you can use some of my links to get legal forms (which cost money) from more legally organizations.
RV floor repair how to Videos Find information on repairing your RV floor.
Why do RV floors have to be repaired?
How can you prevent RV floors from damage?
What are the steps to replace an RV floor?
Find 100s and 100s of RV floor repair videos to help.
Find floor repair products and replacement products.
RV Range – How To Videos RV Range information page which is really full of great RV cooktop and oven information:
Find replacement RV ranges
Find replacement parts for your RV range
Find users manuals for your range
Find 100s and 100s of great how-to videos for your RV range.
How to light instructions for your Atwood or Suburban ranges.
Helpful pictures with pointers and annotations - like a pictorial users guide!
RV Antenna – How to Videos Most RVs have a very good TV antenna. You can get the local channels with very good HD reception usually. Maybe not when you are far out at a national park though.
Find a great pictorial guide on how to use the regular antenna.
Find replacement antennas and rv antenna parts.
Find videos to help you learn more.
Find related articles to dig in deeper.
RV Thermostat – How To The RV Thermostat is used to control your RV furnace and RV air conditioner. An RV Thermostat is not perfectly the same as a residential thermostat targeted for sticks and bricks houses. The rv thermostat is something that could save you money and is really very under-appreciated. Improvements that could make a big difference are […]
RV Roof Maintenance – How To Video Series Maintaining your RV Roof is important to do.
Find information here on maintaining your roof.
Find 100s and 100s of easy to understand videos
Find roof maintenance products.
Living in an RV – How To Videos RV Checklists for Different RV Situations Living in an RV – Checklist for equipping your RV These are things that you’ll want to have in your recreational vehicle (RV) but won’t carry back and forth. Think of this as equipping your second home. Some of these are household items, and some will be technical manly […] RV Buying Guide and How To Pages It would be REALLY, REALLY easy to get “upside down” when buying an RV, especially if you buy used. RV52 has bought and sold RVs, turned in plenty of 1040s on RVs and feels pretty confident in the subject of buying and selling RVs. No, RV52 is not a dealer. I don’t sell them for […]
RV Vent – The BIG Information Page The lowly RV vent! Useful and Inexpensive The lowly RV vent is something that can make a big difference in your RVing joy. Or, by ignoring the vents, it could cause RVing nightmares. I don’t know if you have noticed, but you will get a little bit hotter than you think you ought to be […]
Lego Camper – How to and other Videos And now for something fun and different – how about the Lego Camper! RV’ing isn’t just for us old folks! Now the kids can get into it too. Using Lego, I can probably finally have my Prevost Pusher for less than $50. The BIGGEST problem will be deciding on who will get to play with […]
How To – Homemade RV Really Neat Teardrop Project Bunch of pretty nice homemade camper projects from Pinterest Cute Teardrop with classy mural painted onto it RV52 pics from a homemade RV seen on the road Article on a neat homemade 5th Wheel Homemade RV Video Galleries: Homemade RV Amazon items:
RV Electrical System How To Videos RV Electrical System Overview For a person new to RV’s, the RV is a perplexing beast. I haven’t found lots of beginner materials, so I thought I would write up a little information that can help newbies. Types of Electrical Systems in an RV – AC and DC There are two types of electricity in […]
RV Plumbing – How to Videos and RV Plumbing RV plumbing is a huge topic. I have several pages dedicated to the subject, but this is your “start here” page for the topic. RV plumbing repairs are the number one repair that my local repair guy performs. The number of rv plumbing repairs are probably due to many factors. I’ll list my theories here […]
RV Converters 4 Power – How To Vids RV52.com Power Converter Comparison Articles: RV52.com wrote several articles on RV converters and I’ve even done a nice video or two: Replacing your RV Power Convertor on your 5th Wheel RV Power Converter Basics An article I wrote about some converter pricing RV Power system overview AC versus DC power for beginners, newbies, and non-techies Converters […]
RV Batteries – How to Videos Checking your RV Battery and how to tell if you have an RV battery problem? It was a dark and stormy night. Really, it was. It was the coldest night of the year so far in Texas. The clouds were gone and the Canadian air mass was swallowing our warm weather like a great blue […]
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How To Hitch a Travel Trailer Many new RVers have questions like “how to hitch a travel trailer” as some of their first questions. There are a number of firsts that are really sort of nerve wracking if you’ve never gone through them before. For some, like farm people or folks from the construction industry managing a towable trailer is no […]
RV Tires – How to Videos Here are some more thoughts about the rv tires that you might want to consider… RVs are meant to be moving. If you don’t have your RV moving, it is bad for your tires and they will actually wear out even though you are not using them. I know first hand as I’ve had a blowout […]
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RV Towing – How To Videos RV Towing Information RV 7 Pin Connector between Tow Vehicle and Towable RV While looking at the hitch of the fifth wheel, you might notice a really thick rubbery connector that goes between your tow vehicle and the fifth wheel. Most of the time these modern days, this connector is a 7 pin connector ( […]
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How To – Maintain Your RV Furnace All but the smallest RVs will have an RV Furnace. Also known as a RV propane heater. If you spend any time at all in your RV you’ll definitely be turning on the heat. Even for the people that migrate to the deep South of the US every year will want to use their furnace. […]
How To – Level your RV Before the electricity. Before the water. Before anything. You must level your RV. If it is not level the refrigerator won’t work. That is very true. In fact, your refrigerator might permanently damage itself and cost you an easy $1000. If you are not level, it will affect your sleep, your balance, the toilets, showering, […]
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How to save money (gas) operating an RV hot water heater?
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RV Dictionary and RV Terms A list of helpful definitions so that RV’s don’t seem so mysterious! If you don’t find a term in this RV Dictionary –> ASK HERE PLEASE – I want to help you! <—— This is my page (updated occasionally) that contains lots of good terminology for RV’s. Have fun! I tried to keep the list […]
Irma Morawietz says
Hi,
I would like to know, why my wedding ceremony was on your website.
Please remove it~
(Irma & Scott’s wedding)
Marlan "Living Small" RV Guy says
Hi Irma,
I take the name of the RV park (my site is rv52.com) and do a Youtube search for videos related to that name to try to help people find out more about the area and the park.
In your case, your wedding shows up on the youtube search “rose bay marina” .
I did a search for “Rose Bay Marina” directly into youtube.com and your video shows up as a FEATURED VIDEO on youtube!
In fact, your video is accessible via youtube to anyone in the entire world and it will show up on all sorts of searches.
If you are truly concerned about privacy, you might consider changing the settings of your youtube video to private.
Good luck and congratulations,
Marlan
george schuster says
hi! i am looking for help with repairing/replacing a section of fthe flooring, subfloor in me jayco travel trailer. i’d like to find a video that would walk me through the process. i downloaded the shematic for the walls and flooring from jayco, but i would like more detail and step instruction. if you know of a video that fits my need, i’d appreciate hearing about it. at some point, there wasa small water leak that evidently found its way through a screw or staple hole in the vinyl [by the toilet], got under the vinyl, and soaked the subfloor, and caused dryrot. so, i need to cut it out and replace/repair it. as a 68 year old disabled vet, i would appreciate any assistance you can render. thanks in advance– g.
Marlan at Rv52 says
George,
Let me look and see if I can come up with some ideas/vids.
Marlan
Marlan at Rv52 says
I tried one dealer and they said that you ought to get quotes for such a repair.
But I do see lots of people do these repairs.
I went ahead and made a video gallery here: http://rv52.wpengine.com/how-to-video/rv-floor-repair-how-to-videos/
charles crossley says
info on incenderator toilets
Marlan at Rv52 says
Nice idea.
Ralph Hennie says
Hi. Looking for a wiring diagram. To or install 50 amp services to driveway from the house panel to plug in RV when we ar3 home. Have pole, box just need wiring diagram and wire size recommendation Thanks
Marlan at Rv52 says
Hello Ralph. I’ve not done that personally and don’t have that info. On the 50 Amp, definitely you are bringing out the 2 hots and a neutral – but electricians just know this stuff off of the top of their head and I think are worth the money for something like this. It sounds like a great idea and much better than having extra unused rooms in the house. Good luck!
Charles says
I have a 2015 keystone Bullet the the dometic refrigerator quit working. How do I find out what has gone wrong . I heard over a period of 1 week 2 different loud noises come from the fridge on the out side! The fridge eventually after that 2 week period finally gave up the ghost !
I want to sale the trailer. But need to fix the refrigerator first,
The battery 12 volt is up to par, and I have good power to the domestic fridge!!! HELP what can I do!
Charles.