Toxic fumes can be a scary and, gulp, invisible threat. I’m sitting here thinking about how many times I’ve walked into a furniture store and ended up feeling dizzy within the first 5 minutes. Without fail. Every. Single. Time. Anyone else experienced this from that overpowering ‘new furniture smell’? I did a bit of research […]
RV Control Panel
(excerpted from the book – Your 5th Wheel RV – The Interior) Almost every RV has an RV Control Panel. You might hear it called rv command center, rv control center or any one of 20 other names, but it is in ADDITION to the fusebox or RV electrical panel. The RV Control Panel is […]
RV Carbon Monoxide Detector and Propane Detector – DON’T GO WITHOUT!
RV Carbon Monoxide Detector and Propane Detector ( Check out RV52.com’s other propane oriented articles here, here, and here ) An RV Carbon Monoxide Detector and Propane Detector is a critical piece of safety equipment to have in an RV. For me (Marlan, the RV52.com guy) I could not live in an RV without such […]
RV Breakaway Brake Switch – Fifth Wheel Pictorial Guide
Recreational Vehicle Breakaway Switch : As you check out the exterior of the RV, you will eventually get to the defining characteristic of the fifth wheel RV and that is the hitch. When looking at the hitch, you’ll see there is more than just a mechanical connection – there is an electrical connection and then a […]
My redneck moment – Unsafe without excuses – leveling your fifth wheel RV
Just because your jacks can make it level doesn’t mean you should! I had the RV parked on an incline once before… and it never bothered me. But the FRONT of the RV was very close to the ground and the front jacks were only extended about 6-7 inches. In other words, the wheels and […]