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Old 12-17-2017, 05:16 PM   #1
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I will be venturing out on my first long trip in February from Seaside Oregon to Beaver Dam Arizona. Since I am somewhat anxious about taking a 20 year old class A on the road, I could easily over-gross my rig with spares of everything So for you high experienced RVers out there what do you normally take along that experience has taught you are MUST HAVE items for a gas rig.

I already have the following items ready to go:

1. New spare tire and wheel
2. A new spare alternator
3. New set of serpentine belts
4. A new spare disconnect solenoid (because it's there)
5. extra oil, atf, lubricants
6. Jumper cables
7. 6 ton bottle jack and two jack-stands
8. Good first aid kit
9. Fuses and bulbs
10. Volt/Ohm meter(s)
11. My wife (not a spare)

Thank you for sharing your suggestions with us.
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Do you have the tools to change a tire if needed? They take a pretty good sized lever to remove and put back on lug nuts at the specified torque. If you have leveling jacks, not sure why you need two jack stands. The mounted tires are heavy, are you up for changing one? I decided to use roadside assistance and pay to have someone else do the work.

I find most anything I might need on a trip can be purchased. (especially for a Ford) No matter how extensive your spare parts inventory, it inevitably happens that something else you don't have will need replacement. Murphy wasn't wrong.
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Old 12-17-2017, 06:38 PM   #3
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A good road side service plan: Coach Net, Good Sam or AAA

A current Road Atlas

A good cell phone

A CB Radio in case you find yourself in an area without cell phone coverage

At least 2 credit cards in case one gets compromised or stolen.
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Old 12-17-2017, 07:38 PM   #4
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Thanks, yes I am a member of Good Sam and also have AAA premier RV roadside assistance. My plan is to never try to change a tire. I could do it but I'll let ERA do that. I am just bringing along a new spare tire and wheel since I know that it is the same kind of tire as the other six and won't be offered a tire I do not want to buy. Just had all seven replaced with new Cooper Back Country touring tires. Correct on the cb license. I hold a license for ham radio operations at the high level i.e. all frequencies of the HF bands are available to me to transmit on. The next thing I am going to do is install a transceiver, antenna, and antenna tuner so I can Rag Chew with the ham and eggs folks and report emergencies and provide other assistance should the need arise. Got two cell phones and a nice tablet (Verizon). Just taking the jack stands along should I need to do some unscheduled maintenance at an RV park. My owners manual directs that the jacks I have are not to be used to lift the tires off of the ground, stabilization only. Its a Vintage motor home so probably will be taxing the jack system. However I was totally empty of all liquids and had about 10 gallons of gas in the motor home when I was at Les Schwab. They put two 4x4 under each jack pad and I lifted first the front tires about 1 inch off the ground for them to change the tires, retracted the fronts and lifted the back off of the ground for the same purpose. They did the job but sounded stressed??? Thanks all............
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Ummm...Sun tan lotion, a good hat for shade (You "might" see a ball of fire in the sky..DO NOT BE AFRAID! People in the south see it all the time)..... and a wind breaker..
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Yeah here on the Oregon Coast in the winter we stumble out to stare at that bright disk and then finally remember it is solar :-). A big yes on the suntan lotion. Spent most of my life in Alaska working in the airline industry. On my first trip to Hawaii, I got so badly burned that I began suffering from sun stroke and suffered for three days. Thanks for the reminder. Got the jackets and hats. I used to shovel snow at 15 or 20 below in shirtsleeves. After I left Alaska and part of my brain thawed I realized that I was just crazy. :-). Our mosquitoes in Alaska? You can only stun them with a sledgehammer :-) Thanks again
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Our mosquitoes in Alaska? You can only stun them with a sledgehammer :-) Thanks again
I always thought that those bugs & the sea gulls were Alaska's Air National Guard "stealth" fighter/bomber squadron ..
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They have been know to puncture fuel farm tanks and take on 500 gallons of aviation gasoline. Can't fly but make a hell of a mushroom cloud when shot :-)
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By the way to all truck drivers, please do not refer to us motorcyclists as Organ Donors. We are Oregon Donors. ha ha
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Emergency Supplies

One of the things I take keep is Schumacher Red Fuel battery booster.
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I always make sure to bring extra rations of adult beverages. And a spare flash light. And only the crotch rocket riders are organ donors us Harley riders are just unlucky sometimes.
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Every RV I've owned was at least 10 years old when I purchased, and used for 10-15 years more. I don't go overboard on parts but do carry a pretty decent toolbox. One bottle of all fluids (oil, trans fluid, brake fluid, steering fluid, anti freeze), a serpentine belt, upper and lower radiator hoses, fuel filter. I do carry a spare tire, along with the tools to change it if necessary. Other than that, just some basics, like duct tape, zip ties, electrical tape, wire...

BTW, in 29 years of RVing, never needed a tow or been stranded by something that those items above didn't solve. The key is to make sure that your rig, regardless of age, is roadworthy in the first place.
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Every RV I've owned was at least 10 years old when I purchased, and used for 10-15 years more. I don't go overboard on parts but do carry a pretty decent toolbox. One bottle of all fluids (oil, trans fluid, brake fluid, steering fluid, anti freeze), a serpentine belt, upper and lower radiator hoses, fuel filter. I do carry a spare tire, along with the tools to change it if necessary. Other than that, just some basics, like duct tape, zip ties, electrical tape, wire...

BTW, in 29 years of RVing, never needed a tow or been stranded by something that those items above didn't solve. The key is to make sure that your rig, regardless of age, is roadworthy in the first place.
I think you have summed this up well. Leave with a coach in which all needed systems work normally. I just installed a new fuel filter but you have reminded me to get another on for the spares box. Thanks much....
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