Whenever preparing for an RV journey, there are always a surprisingly large number of small tasks that need to be completed before we are ready to go. This year because we were trying to complete work on the shed,.there were a number of shed tasks:
- Assemble the portable closet for the shed and fill with clothes to leave behind.
- Clear the shed A/C filter (filthy with construction dust) and set A/C for remote control.
- Get pavers for back of shed (to prevent a nasty, muddy splash problem in a heavy rain).
- Decide which stuff that was in the shed should be moved to the RV and vice versa,
- Store yard stuff (solar lights, hose, rain buckets) in the shed.
- Build a shelf for the WiFi router in the shed.
- Complete the final electrical, plumbing and construction inspections.
There was a lot of the usual vehicle preparation work too. This year it was complicated by our initial decision to sell the Toyota, later reversed when the offers were appallingly low:
- Clean out the car and get it washed.
- Print new insurance cards for both the car and the truck.
- Clean out the back seat of the truck and prepare it for Rusty.
- Pack the bed of the truck (but no golf clubs this time).
- Test and adjust tire pressures on the truck and the RV.
- Test the truck/RV umbilical connection.
- Test the slides.
- Update the GPS map,
- Update the “low clearances” map.
Finally the general “get up and go” tasks:
- Update the Escapees mail forwarding instructions.
- Leave mail forwarding instructions with the resort office, for those few pieces of mail that arrive directly.
- Tether the fiberglass steps to the shed (required by the resort).
- Gas up both the car and the truck.
- Leave car keys with the resort office (in case the car needs to be started or moved while we are away).
I spent some time finding and reserving a storage space for the car after we decided that (1) we wouldn’t sell it and (2) we wouldn’t transport it north. That was before I realized that the resort rules would let me keep it on our site. That was great news as it saves about $100/month and eliminates the job of getting it to a storage location.
All tasks except for the “get up and go” tasks have been completed.