Recommended Equipment
One tool I’ll never hit the road without is my bottle jack. If you travel in an RV long enough, you know the reality: flat tires and roadside fixes don’t always happen in convenient places. Sometimes you’re miles from a shop or stuck in a remote campsite. That’s when a bottle jack goes from “nice to have” to “lifesaver.” And for me it is so much better than the alternative of driving onto a block to raise one tire enough to change.
I got mine from Harbor Freight. If you purchase using my link, it helps support this site and my travels.
Another tool that comes in handy if you are in a situation where you need a bottle jack is an impact wrench. Be sure to get one with enough torque for the lugs on both your trailer and your two vehicle. I learned that the hard way by trying to save a buck and get a cheaper one. I now use Dewalt.
I got mine from Home Depot. If you purchase using my link, it helps support this site and my travels.
One of the best purchases I have made, hands down. The tires on RV Trailers, Motorhomes, and tow vehicles require higher PSI. Filling a flat with a normal car/truck air compressor can take a while. And, in my case, after I unhitch my fifth wheel, I often take my truck out on rugged desert roads and two-tracks. These frequently require that I air down my tires for better traction and a smoother ride. That means I have to air back up when I hit the highway again. This thing does the job!
There is even a model with attachments for flushing out RV water lines for winterizing. I didn’t need that one because I am full-time.
I got mine from Amazon. If you purchase using my link, it helps support this site and my travels.
Just a couple of weeks in to my full-time RV Life I had water pump issues. Fortunately it turned out to be nothing more than a loose connector, that was easily fixed. But, that made me think of what I might do if I had “real” pump issues while camped off-grid, which I planned to do a lot of. I didn’t want to find myself without running water, so a spare pump was added to my kit.
This pump is quiet and efficient, with a four chamber design that keeps waterflow smooth and consistent.
I got mine from Amazon. If you purchase using my link, it helps support this site and my travels.