Beth & Sal’s Pre-roll RV Checklist

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• Exterior compartments latched/locked
• Windows shut/locked
• Awning in/power off
• Starlink stowed
• Power/water lines disconnected/stowed
• Truma Aquago off at exterior switch
• Propane valves shut
• Stairs in
• Exterior & awning lights off
• Check rear tires for rocks, etc.
• Check tire pressure
• Coach cabinets/drawers closed/latched
• Secure dishes, glassware
• Shower door secure
• Stow open containers
• Fridge settings OK
• Inverter off at interior control panel
• Lagun table stable
• Maxxair fan closed
• Office equipment stowed
• Paper towel roll battened down
• Toilet empty
• Tank/cassette levels OK
• Truma devices off at thermostat
• Water pump off
• Gulper pump off
• Coach battery on
• Interior lights off
• Cab mirrors correct
• Check overhead clearance/trees etc.
• Engine in ECO mode
• EZPass

Item details below

• Exterior compartments latched/locked

                  Those doors flapping around won’t make your Ekko fly.

• Windows shut/locked

            Because Ekko windows are most definitely not highway rated.

• Awning in

            Unless you -really- want to entertain passersby.

• Starlink stowed

                  In tree v. Dishy, I’m betting on the tree.

• Power/water lines disconnected/stowed

            Tearing the fixtures out from the building you were connected to is considered bad etiquette.

• Propane valves shut

            Be considerate. An exploding RV will cause a traffic jam.

• Truma off at exterior switch

            See above.

• Stairs in

            Yeah, it’s automatic. Until it isn’t.

• Exterior & awning lights off

            Unless you’re going for that rolling disco look.

• Check rear tires for rocks, etc.

            It’s called windshield Karma.

• Check tire pressure

            Air is free. Gasoline is not.

• Coach cabinets/drawers closed/latched

                  It’s messy when the contents of a cabinet avalanches onto the floor. Don’t ask how we know this.

• Secure dishes, glassware

                  It was funny when Lucille Ball smashed them. She didn’t have to clean up the mess.

• Shower door secure

                  That thing just loves to swing.

• Stow open containers

                  Your bedding décor is not enhanced by a big wet soda spot.

• Fridge settings

                  Cold beer is happy beer.

• Inverter off at interior control panel

                  Unless you’re one of those devil-may-care-run-the-AC-all-the-time peeps.

• Lagun table stowed

                  You don’t want to be the object that stops that thing flying at 70 mph.

• Maxxair fan closed

                  Unless you like Extraneous Wind Noise. (There’s a good name for a rock band.)

• Office equipment stowed

                  You’re gonna need that big monitor to watch Netflix later.

• Paper towel roll battened down

                  Unless you’re amused by a paper towel roll that resembles a CVS receipt.

• Toilet empty

                  If it’s water, it’s a mess. If it’s something else, it’s a disaster.

• Truma off at thermostat

                  It’s German. It’s unhappy when its little world is uneven.

• Water pump off

                  The little Dutch boy riding in the back has 10 fingers. What happens on the 11^th leak?

• Coach battery on

                  Did we mention cold beer is happy beer?

• Interior lights off

                  Until you need light to clean up the avalanche of crap that’s fallen out of the cabinets.

• Cab mirrors correct

                  Unless you’re going down the highway in reverse so you can use the rear-view camera.

• Check overhead clearance/trees etc.

                  In Ekko v. railroad bridge, I’m betting on the railroad bridge.

• Engine in ECO mode

                  Because gasoline is a gazillion dollars a gallon.

• EZPass

                  Unless there’s cash in the avalanche of crap that’s fallen out of the cabinets.

Before leaving RV unattended

• Exterior compartments latched/locked
• House windows locked
• Transit windows shut
• Transit doors locked
• Awning in
• Power/water hookup lines correct
• Truma off at exterior switch
• Propane valves closed
• Stairs in
• Exterior & awning lights off
• Fridge settings correct
• Inverter power correct
• Office equipment stowed and hidden if necessary
• Truma off at thermostat
• Water pump off
• Gulper pump off
• Coach battery on
• Interior lights correct
• Maxxair correct