- Joined
- Jul 27, 2019
- Messages
- 11,480
- Location
- Midlothian, VA
- RV Year
- 2017
- RV Make
- Newmar
- RV Model
- Ventana 4037
- RV Length
- 40' 10"
- Chassis
- Freightliner XCR
- Engine
- Cummins 400 HP
- TOW/TOAD
- 2017 Chevy Colorado
- Fulltimer
- No
It's been nearly 4 years to the day, June 5th was my factory pickup at Newmar, 2017. I almost did it, for the first time....leaving my connections CONNECTED. I can't blame anything such as habit patterns or sequence, it just happened. Campgrounds are always different, hookups are different (this was water and electric only), I had just walked the dog and moved the car out of the way so I could back out of my nose in site in Big Timber, MT. My RV has a checklist in the dash that guides you through checking tire pressure, basements locked, frig door locked, shower door locked, electric....WAIT...electric? [Input explitive] - I almost did it! Close call but I got out and stowed electric and water and avoided another Neal story!
I share this as all of my other stories for those that know me so others can learn as learning from each other is very important in the RV community. Not all RV's have checklists but it doesn't mean you can't create your own just like we have in airplanes that we stow in a side pocket. Pull it out, run the checklist, stow, proceed on your journey. Thankfully my RV has a checklist and I use it every time I startup. This time it saved me.
Create your checklists and use them!
I share this as all of my other stories for those that know me so others can learn as learning from each other is very important in the RV community. Not all RV's have checklists but it doesn't mean you can't create your own just like we have in airplanes that we stow in a side pocket. Pull it out, run the checklist, stow, proceed on your journey. Thankfully my RV has a checklist and I use it every time I startup. This time it saved me.
Create your checklists and use them!