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Our "tricks" for staying happy while staying on the road.:
-If in doubt, check it out. It takes 30 seconds to check if the door is actually locked, the vent you don't remember closing is actually closed, the wierd noise is actually nothing, etc. And sometimes you find problems that would be a lot more than 30 seconds worth of trouble!
-Make a checklist (as suggested above) for setup and teardown. In a pretty short time you'll have things down and won't need to refer to it, but it's really helpful at first and whenever one person has to do someone else's routine for whatever reason.
-If backing in to a site isn't going well, pull out and drive around to get lined up again. Campgrounds are usually easy to loop and its hard (for me at least) to get reset from a bad position. We use walkie talkies and a "code" we developed over time, and the "pull-around" rule has saved a lot of yelling.
-Try not to rush things, and definitely take your time and doublecheck everything if you're tired or distracted. All of the worst incidents we've had with our RV have been due to either rushing something or driving when tired. (The 12' gate on the parking lot exit that scalped the rig, flooding from the shower, dropping the pin on the truck, etc.)
I hope you're starting what will be a wonderful adventure and that you'll enjoy your full-timing as much as we have (10 years and counting).
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