RV Maintenance

14 posts in Youtube Videos

Maintenance on video, done by two people who mostly learned it by needing to.

The macerator that would not run and the drill that finally fixed it. Sanitizing a fresh water tank after going eighteen months without. Undercarriage and suspension work most owners never touch. A leak in Florida, a fan we repaired with an embarrassingly simple trick, and the full warranty story from the Brinkley factory.

Where a fix took three attempts, all three are in the video.

RV Maintenance

We Fixed the RV Macerator, and the Answer Was a Drill

Published on Aug 7, 2026

The replacement power cord showed up and the macerator still would not run. Here is what finally got it spinning, what the dump at the Marquette tourist park cost us, and the news we have been sitting on for weeks.

RV Maintenance

Our RV Macerator Died Mid-Dump While Moochdocking (The Truth About RV Life)

Published on Jul 31, 2026

No sewer hookup, a full black tank, and a macerator pump that would not turn on. What actually fixed it, the second problem that showed up right after, and a $41 laundromat bill.

RV Maintenance

How to Sanitize an RV Fresh Water Tank (Bleach-Free, After 18 Months)

Published on Jul 25, 2026

We went eighteen months without sanitizing our fresh water tank. Here is the bleach-free method we finally used, step by step, and how little time it actually took.

RV Gear

There Was LEAD in Our Campground Water | Installing the Blu Tech AR3 RV Water Filter

Published on Jun 19, 2026

After a year and a half of full-timing with no real water filtration (and one campground with a lead warning taped to our door), we finally installed the Blu Tech AR3 three-stage filter on our Brinkley. Plus a midnight toilet flood we didn't plan on.

RV Maintenance

Brinkley Service Day: Boondocking at Brinkley, Big Repairs & One More Problem

Published on Mar 27, 2026

We boondocked in Brinkley's lot the night before a big service appointment, broke something new while parking, and picked up a rig with fresh wall panels and a brand-new fridge. Mostly a win.

RV Maintenance

RV Undercarriage Maintenance Mistakes Every Owner Makes!

Published on Jan 22, 2026

Tire pressure, wet bolts, propane, and the maintenance jobs under the rig that are easy to skip until something expensive reminds you. We work through our list and show what we got wrong first.

RV Maintenance

MOUSE INFESTATION in Our RV | Testing Every Trap and Bait We Could Find

Published on Jan 13, 2026

We came back from six weeks in Brazil to droppings, chewed mats, and at least one uninvited tenant. Four days of traps, baits, ultrasonic repellers, and sealing later, here's what actually worked.

RV Maintenance

RV Tank Dumping Hacks That Actually Work (After Our Failures)

Published on Oct 17, 2025

Two weeks of full tanks, a 36-gallon tote, a macerator pump, one leaky starter hose, and a mess we now call the Poopsie. Here's the tote-and-macerator workflow that finally worked for us.

RV Maintenance

We Fixed Our RV Fan With This Easy Trick!

Published on Oct 10, 2025

Last day of boondocking, so naturally we cleaned every AC filter and ceiling fan in the rig, then skipped our Harvest Hosts plan for a casino parking lot. The slots were bad. The sleep was great.

Travel Days

Why Roadside Assistance Can FAIL You When You Need It Most

Published on Oct 1, 2025

Fifteen minutes into a three-hour travel day, our trailer lights and brakes started cutting out. What roadside assistance actually did for us, what it couldn't, and how we limped to Wisconsin before dark.

RV Maintenance

Brinkley RV Factory Service: The Good, The Bad, The Missed Fixes

Published on Sep 17, 2025

We hauled our warranty list across several states to the Brinkley factory, toured where our Model Z was built, sat out a tornado watch in a house on wheels, and left with most (not all) of the list fixed.

RV Maintenance

Unexpected RV Leak During Our Florida Camping Trip

Published on Aug 5, 2025

A week at East Bank Campground on Lake Seminole: remote work with a lake view, a door that wasn't actually locked, a surprise leak in the passthrough, and a cave tour to finish it off.

RV Maintenance

Brinkley Model Z 3515 Issues: Is Our New RV Already Falling Apart?

Published on Jun 17, 2025

Three months into our brand-new Brinkley and we have a hydraulic fluid leak, a jack that needs full replacement, and a growing fix-it list. Here's how the warranty process is actually going.

RV Life

15 Days Boondocking: How Much Water is Actually Left?

Published on Mar 21, 2025

Our fresh tank said empty, so we grabbed buckets and measured what was really in there. Plus a finicky tire pressure gadget, a siphon experiment, and packing up for a travel day at Dupuis.