What do you carry TWO of when traveling?

[Kevin D Pem]

Two each? Wow that is heavy math.

thats as deep as it gets.

 

[Neal]

Sign. It's always something. My black tank sensor is showing 100% full although empty. It tends to do that on travel days and will usually go down as the gray tank goes up. Not usually a problem except lately since I've been staying at Harvest Hosts where I don't have access to city water, so I can't just take the fuse out and flush away. Today I'm at a KOA in Des Moines, IA and NOTE TO SELF => carry an EXTRA WATER PRESSURE REGULATOR. Lately, I've been staying at places with lower water pressure so I tightened my Watts Adjustable Regulator way down. Well now I'm at a CG that is blasting 80 psi and I can't loosen it to let up the flow. So now I have access to city water, but too powerful and I have the happy red light indicating that my empty black tank is full and yeah I'm just risking it. I pray I don't blow out my pipes.

So, I'll be buying a second adjustable regulator. I do carry extra fuel filters and belts, but today's little problem got me thinking...what ELSE should I be carrying TWO of? What extras do ya'll carry in your rig?

Do as I did, put a water pressure regulator inline after the water hose reel and forget about it.

Cut the water line and install this:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08741JGGD/?tag=rvf01-20



Install a regulator between/inline

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N7JZTYX/?tag=rvf01-20

 

[TJ&LadyDi]

To each their own. I want MY pressure regulator at the tap and before the hose. I know...I know...the hose is supposed to be rated at something like 150 PSI, but it is still a weak link in my mind. I'll stick with regulating the water pressure outside of the coach.

TJ

 

[Neal]

To each their own. I want MY pressure regulator at the tap and before the hose. I know...I know...the hose is supposed to be rated at something like 150 PSI, but it is still a weak link in my mind. I'll stick with regulating the water pressure outside of the coach.

TJ

I respect that but that hose is cheap and if it's going to blow then it's defective and would have blown already IMHO. This is not an electrical cord reel, it's cheap water hose. The 2nd regulator is more expensive than a replacement hose.

Amazon.com: Camco 50' 22793 Tastepure Freshwater Hose-5/8 x 50': Automotive

 

[flyboy013]

I installed an inline water pressure regulator, but also carry the portable Watts water pressure regulator as a backup, although I haven’t used it yet, and don’t expect I will. I recently installed a water valve before the water pressure regulator so that I can easily perform a black tank flush without having to pull out another hose, so I may use the spare regulator at the spigot if the pressure was really high and the new valve showed signs of leaking.

I also carry various belts, fuses, and extra air and electrical cables to connect to the toad. I had the air line pop off once and the cable was ruined due to being dragged on the roadway. I lost one of the linchpins connecting the car to the towbar, so now I carry extra linchpins.

I have extra headlight bulbs. I don’t typically drive when its dark out, but I do have my headlights on while driving.

While I don’t have spare TPMS sensors, I do have spare batteries for them.

I also carry a spare water hose, although I’d have to do some fancy footwork to connect it up in lieu of the one on the reel.

I carry a spare water pump (already mounted) such that if I have issues with the pump, I can move the electrical and water connections from one to the other. I’ve had to do this several times, but several times the issue was with the strainer on the input side of the pump.

 

[MapNerd]

I learned this weekend that it’s useful if you have an Air Force One braking system, to carry a spare air hose. I did not check my air connections well enough and the connection to the tow vehicle came loose. I realized it within less than a mile but it was too late. The female quick coupler had been severely damaged and could no longer be connected to the truck. We had to drive the truck and RV separately, for a 5 hour trip

The air hose itself was fine and I checked Autozone, O’Reilly and NAPA Autoparts for a replacement 3/8” female coupler with 1/4” FNPT threads and came up empty handed. Everyone only had 1/4” couplers.

No one carries the couplers or air hose. We had to drive the truck and RV separately, for a 5 hour trip. If I traveled solo, I would have been SOL.

I ordered 2x replacement female couplers, 1x replacement male coupler and a replacement air hose from etrailer.com that way if I ever drag the air hose again, we’ll be able to rectify the situation quickly.

I also forgot to mention I also carry a spare surge module for my Huges Autoformer 50amp Power Watchdog.

it’s always the thing you don’t have that fails or you break. I know none of these things I carry will ever be needed, since I have them now.

 

[Neal]

I wouldn’t stress the air hose or anything beyond the safety cables. It will tow and stop fine without a braking system. We have them more for legal reasons than need. I towed my toad without the coach side of AF1 installed yet and didn’t notice any difference.

 

[MapNerd]

Wasn’t concerned about the coach stopping the truck. More concerned about breakaway. The AFO system needs to be charged before each trip by pressing and holding the coach brake for 3-5 seconds to build up enough reserve pressure for it to activate the vehicles brakes in the event of a breakaway event. We had only just started our trip and I didn’t feel confident so I didn’t do it. I’d never forgive myself for killing someone because I couldn’t be bothered to do my due diligence on my own equipment.

Everything is an unlikely event until it happens to you and people drive like asses around RVs.

 

[TJ&LadyDi]

I learned this weekend that it’s useful if you have an Air Force One braking system, to carry a spare air hose. I did not check my air connections well enough and the connection to the tow vehicle came loose. I realized it within less than a mile but it was too late. The female quick coupler had been severely damaged and could no longer be connected to the truck. We had to drive the truck and RV separately, for a 5 hour trip

The air hose itself was fine and I checked Autozone, O’Reilly and NAPA Autoparts for a replacement 3/8” female coupler with 1/4” FNPT threads and came up empty handed. Everyone only had 1/4” couplers.

No one carries the couplers or air hose. We had to drive the truck and RV separately, for a 5 hour trip. If I traveled solo, I would have been SOL.

I ordered 2x replacement female couplers, 1x replacement male coupler and a replacement air hose from etrailer.com that way if I ever drag the air hose again, we’ll be able to rectify the situation quickly.

I also forgot to mention I also carry a spare surge module for my Huges Autoformer 50amp Power Watchdog.

it’s always the thing you don’t have that fails or you break. I know none of these things I carry will ever be needed, since I have them now.

To prevent that from happening if a connection should come loose, I have installed short lanyards with clips on the free ends that attach to small screw eyes I installed on the coach and towed.

TJ

 

[MapNerd]

To prevent that from happening if a connection should come loose, I have installed short lanyards with clips on the free end that attach to small eyes I installed on the coach and towed.

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TJ

Well done. Wish I were that smart but I’ll get there one day. That should be in the dirt cheap easy mods thread.

 

[TJ&LadyDi]

Oh, and I do carry a spare hose similarly outfitted...just in case.

TJ

 

[MapNerd]

The 2nd regulator is more expensive than a replacement hose.

Not if you want include the cost of repairing the damage to your wetbay cause by a blown hose. You probably won’t notice a failure immediately until you see water draining from your wetbay door at which point you can only hope that it’s all contained to the the little 1.5” tray and hasn’t been hosing down your entire bay for the last 4 hours.

 

[GeoKat]

I read this post before I get into my rig and thought 2 packs of beer (help soften the frustrations that were sure to come. Today, 3 months in it have a short list of spare parts in carry.
Bag of gaskets for the hoses, extra waterpressure regulator, extra 10' of drain hose and water hose (some parks are set up weird and I have a long rig), extra breakers, an extra phone for when in need a full 5gb stream, and I have confirmed that an extra case of beer is appreciated (especially when I find a good craft beer that's hard to come by).

My black and grey tanks seldom read accurately unless I hose them out from the top then drain. I don't really worry about it though. I've learned that if I drain the blacks weekly or before moving and the grey twice weekly or every 3 showers and 4 sinks of dishes Im golden.

 

[Don Baker]

Oh goodness, this is so simple. Put your mouth around the city water spigot and turn the water on full. If it puffs both cheeks out that's 80psi. Turn down until only one cheek puffs out, that's 40psi. Best if verified on video, posted for verification.

That’s hilarious and I WANT to see the video!

 

[Voyageurs]

Water pump. (Spare). Setec fittings for capping off a line.