RV Repairs: Our Experience With a Motorhome Air Compressor Clutch Failure
Part of full-time RVing is dealing with RV repairs, like the time our a motorhome air compressor clutch failed! Here’s what happened.
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Avoid RV Mishaps with RVminders
We could write a book on things we’ve forgotten or nearly forgot to check before driving our motorhome and tow vehicle out of a campsite and back on the road. For instance, we’ve left windows and vents ajar, cabinets open, our antenna up, and basement compartments unlatched. We’ve left campsites, forgetting to pack away a … Read more
Replacing RV Awning Fabric
Hello, this is Levi with Henley’s Happy Trails! Natalie and I recently replaced our RV awning, which was getting pretty weathered and worn out. We decided to replace it ourselves. The whole process went really well. We stayed at my parent’s place for a few weeks in December, and it was one of the projects … Read more
DIY Nautical Inspired RV Makeover
A little over a year ago, we decided that our RV was too dark, and we needed a new look. We needed an RV makeover. Our motorhome came with the typical RV color palette that is supposed to make you feel like you are in a cabin in the woods but ends up just managing … Read more
A Must-Have for All Motorhome RVs: Propane Bypass Kit
Our workamping jobs have taken us all around the nation, from coast to coast. Depending on the job, we’ve stayed in a spot anywhere from a couple of weeks to six months. Once we get to a new location, the first thing we do is set up our motorhome, inside and out. We make our RV spot … Read more
Levi Patches A Fresh Water Tank and Gets Burned
Our fresh water tank developed a crack in an easily accessible location. While searching for a fix, I learned that many fresh water tanks are made out of a plastic called polyethylene. This plastic is not easy to patch because nothing adheres to it. A sure-fire way to fix a polyethylene fresh water tank is … Read more
Allstays: Avoiding Low Clearance Bridges
We have talked alot about Allstays in the past. Over the years, this online program continues to be our #1 trip planning resource to find RV parks and overnight stops along our route. On our recent trip southbound to Tennessee, we were reminded of a very useful feature of Allstays, noting low clearance dangers. We … Read more
Dry Camping And Travel Tips With Levi: Episode 12
We’re closing up our fifth year as full time RVers with just a few more episodes of Dry Camping and Travel Tips with Levi! Our aim has been to provide helpful tips to RV newbies and hopefully share a bit more with veteran full timers on all things urban and primitive dry camping (a.k.a. boondocking). … Read more
Dry Camping and Travel Tips with Levi: Episode 11
We’re closing up our fifth year as full time RVers with just a few more episodes of Dry Camping and Travel Tips with Levi! Our aim has been to provide helpful tips to RV newbies and hopefully share a bit more with veteran full timers on all things urban and primitive dry camping (a.k.a. boondocking). … Read more
Updating our RV with a Paint Job
A standard look in RVs is brown…brown cupboards, brown drawers, brown wallpaper, and brown doors. It’s creates a neutral look, but can make the space seem cramped and often outdated. We have been full time RVing in the same 26 foot motorhome for five years and felt like it was time to make a change. … Read more
