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inside |
notes |
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revised 5/9/05 |
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Empty trash (from toad too) |
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Wash glasses and sunglasses |
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Move computer to driving
position, display route map, plug
and start GPS |
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close windows, secure blinds (all up) |
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Close stove lid |
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fill coffee thermos,
secure coffee pot with bungee |
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stow loose
gear (itemize, with experience) |
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close all doors and cabinets - verify each latch |
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turn off electric and propand water heaters |
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close roof vents |
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Lower TV antenna |
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turn off furnace and A/C |
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load music CD in dash player |
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put maps near navigator if needed |
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after dumping, flush
black water tank, add water and chemical, relatch cabinet door. |
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turn inverter off |
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tension bars in refrigerator |
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Check battery charge level |
full > 0 amp hours
don't let get lower than -150 |
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Check battery voltage, house and chassis |
> 12.5 volts
(if less, worry) |
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retract slides (check obstructions first); |
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retract jacks (get out and verify that they all retracted); do it early - retraction takes a while |
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oxygen ready to use |
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cat litter clean |
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close and latch bathroom
door, toilet lid; secure bedroom door |
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outside |
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Lower and secure solar panels |
don't yet have |
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Dump black, then grey, water |
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close black and grey valves |
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Disconnect drain hose,
replace sewer cover, replace drain cover |
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Rinse drain hose, replace in holder |
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Fill water tank if next
site lacks water, otherwise partial fill |
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Disconnect water
line, connect hose ends together,
stow hose and regulator in BC |
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Disconnect electrical,
Phone, TV hookups, store cable
and adapters; Don't forget adapters! |
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close bottom holes in
power and sewer compartments |
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disconnect
extension hose for gas grill |
don't have yet |
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Stow chairs, tables, gas grill, etc. |
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Stow awning |
double check awning clips and knobs |
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arms
fully latched; clip on both arms, tension arm latch and clips, 3 black knobs
tight |
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Check tire pressure, inspect tires - toad and RV |
RV: 85 front 90 rear; toad 33 |
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Check engine oil, coolant, hydraulic fluid, washer fluid |
toad and motorhome |
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Clean mirrors, headlamps,
windshield, rear window |
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Verify that all jacks are retracted. (look underneath) |
it may take five minutes or so to fully retract |
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Stow rear ladder extension |
driver's side compartment in brackets |
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Verify CB operation with handheld |
choose ch. 14 or
30 |
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Walk around rig before
moving it! Everything
disconnected and stowed? |
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move motorhome to street |
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Hook up jeep |
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Remove cover from tow bar and extened |
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Position jeep behind motorhome properly |
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attach tow bar ends to jeep |
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Attach air hose, light cable, breakaway cable |
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connect safety cables |
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Back
up jeep to latch tow bar, verify latches |
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transmission in park;
transfer case in neutral |
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Shut
off jeep, ignition in unlocked off |
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Close
and lock jeep - windows up |
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If not towing, verify
that tow cables are securely stowed |
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Check: all
connectors, clips, pins, latches |
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Lock all external hatches |
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Check motorhome and jeep lights |
turn, brake, back, running |
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external compartments closed and locked |
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verify rear view
camera working |
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check & adjust rear view mirrors |
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Final |
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Wash hands |
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Stow sink cover and soap |
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Turn off water pump |
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Stow door mat |
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verify all lights are off (check ammeter) |
< .3 amps |
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Walk around entire rig
again; verify jacks are raised, cables detached, ladder stowed; |
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bring in step stool and door mat |
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turn on ignition; wait for "wait to start"
light to go out, start engine |
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Record odometer reading,
generator hours, date, location |
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check gauges; after oil pressure up, use fast idle to warm up quicker; push button on end of turn signal
lever to set fast idle |
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wait for air
pressure; buzzer goes off when
pressure is above 60. 120 psi
normal |
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To charge toad air tank
after air pressure is 120 psi: press RV brakes firmly for a few seconds; |
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check toad brake; monitor
light in toad grille comes on with brakes |
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Leaving Campground |
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At office: Turn in gate pass, pay bill, check for
mail and messages, leave mail, dump trash |
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Phone for reservations for tonight? |
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Check toad brake
operation |
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Monthly & before long drive |
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Check tire lugs (toad and RV) including spare |
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crawl under RV - inspect
inside tire walls and look around |
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