[DarMar]

Originally Posted by samroll

The number one rule of RV life that few people know before they dive in is; You better be handy and know or learn how to work on your RV. Even if you buy it brand new. It is said a boat is "a hole in the water you throw money in". An RV is; "a hole in your driveway (or campground) you throw money in" if you aren't willing and able to work on it yourself.

This is the basic reality of today's rv ownership. Can't imagine the number of trips to the rv repair we would have made over the last 2 decades if we didn't repair the small stuff ourselves or with the help of this forum and fellow RV'ers.