sharing 5 Problem-solver tips for rv-travelers

I thought I might give you a list of 5 “problem solving” tips, items or techniques that we have learned in our years of RV camping.

Enjoy and please let us know what other “problem solvers” you have discovered! Please leave comments in the “leave a reply” field!

RUN AWAY PAPER TOWELS!

PROBLEM SOLVER #1: VIVA BRAND PAPER TOWELS

If you have had the problem of entering your RV after a trip and finding that as you “rolled down the road…so did your paper towels and they have literally unrolled themselves from one end of your RV kitchen to the other….VIVA brand solves your problem!

Viva brand do not unroll with road vibration and movement. In fact, they actually stick to the roll and require you to “peel” a towel off. They are admittedly a little more pricey but they have an excellent absorbency rate as well as they stay put! Worth it in our mind for sure!

MY CHAIR MAKES HOLES IN MY PATIO RUG!

PROBLEM SOLVER #2: FURNITURE GLIDES

Many of our RV park or boondock sites we have found have very soft or sandy surfaces where we put our patio carpet out on. We have a large 6 x 20 carpet we use, purchased from Camping World it is the plastic weave type which is great for durability (we still have a smaller one that is 6 yrs old and fine) and dries well without molding.

BUT, because of the “weave” we found that the leg ends of our camp chairs would penetrate through and cause a lot of stress on the plastic fibers.

We had some heavy furniture glide discs (hard plastic on one side, foam on other side) that can be bought at any hardware or big box store.

We store the discs in one of the side pockets in our chairs so they are always handy and have found they do the trick to prevent any potential ruining of our patio carpet. We have not found we need them on our little table simply because there is never enough weight on the table to cause the legs to poke through the carpet.

RUN AWAY MATTRESSES!

PROBLEM SOLVER # 3: ANTI-SKID RUG MAT

In our Class A motorhome and in our 1973 Avion we were constantly finding that our mattress would slide off the bed board and be askew when we were finished traveling for the day.

We purchased a package of the anti-skid area carpet pad at Lowes and cut it to fit just about 1 inch in from the perimeter of our mattress. There are different grades/qualities and we found this one did the best. Problem solved, the mattresses no longer move and this also provides a buffer zone of a waffle of air between your bed board foundation and your mattress which prolongs the life of the mattress and helps prevent mold and condensation on the bottom of the mattress.

REMOVING STICKERS, BUGS, TAR AND MARS ON THE ALUMINUM SKIN

PROBLEM SOLVER #4: THE BONE TOOL

We learned about this invaluable tool from fellow RV (Airstream) long time travelers. The bone tool is versatile, affordable and takes up no storage room. Especially on the aluminum skin, owners of Avions and Airstreams have to be very careful not to mar the skin by using anything that will scratch, discolor or eat away at the aluminum. We have found we use the bone tool to help get the rubber window glaze bead into place, scrape off old unwanted stickers from the aluminum and fend off extra stuck bugs and even tar from our rig. We have this tool linked to our shared Avion Amazon list on our blog under our LINKs page.

GOSH MY MESH FAN SCREENS ARE FILTHY!

PROBLEM SOLVER #5: PET HAIR ROLLER

We found on our 1973 Avion that a simple sticky tape pet hair/lint roller did a fabulous, quick (and no water necessary) job of cleaning off dust, grime, and dirt from our vent screens. No need to even take down the screen if in a pinch for time, or on a trip. BTW if your screen looks dingy we repainted ours with an ivory colored spray paint that said it was ok for fabrics. It worked great!

Well that is our 5 tips for this time! Hope you found one or more of them helpful!

Be well, Be Healthy…..Enjoy your travels!

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-Luisa