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Almost ready for TN6

Posted by on May 13, 2020

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.

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