You bought a trailer, camper, or RV because you want to cultivate peace of mind. The last thing you need is improper maintenance threatening your ability to do so. Consider the following maintenance tips and to ensure that your RV season goes without a hitch this year in Ottawa and beyond.
Check Your Tires for Pressure and Dry Rot, Including Your Spare!
You’re on the highway, headed out of Ottawa and en-route to the destination you’ve been dreaming of reaching for months, filled with the excitement and the peace that comes from finally getting to life on the road. Suddenly, BOOM, a tire blows and you pull to the side of the road. What you wanted was the blissful serenity you’ve been craving all year, and what you’ve got is yet another problem between you and it, a problem that never had to happen in the first place.
To avoid a situation like this one, when getting your trailer back on the road this season, make sure you check all your tires in the course of regular maintenance for proper inflation, dry rot, and any other signs of damage or wear. The integrity of your mental state rests on these tires, so protect it by protecting them.
Lubricate Hinges, Locks, Anything That Moves.
Every time you have trouble closing a door, opening a cupboard, or un-jamming a latch, you’ve got to invest a little more mental energy into the offending object, energy that you could be putting into things that are rewarding. The time that you put into emptying a bottle of spray lubricant onto the various mechanical surfaces of your trailer, camper, or RV is time that you get back in droves when you get around to living in it. Maintaining your trailer in Ottawa is no fun, but fixing it on the road between here and your destination is a whole lot less fun.
Check Your Fire Extinguisher!
This is one of the most neglected and most important tasks to complete in the course of regular trailer maintenance. The last thing you need is a fire running out of control because you have a dead fire extinguisher. The threat to your trailer and its contents aside, this could have a severe and lasting impact on the health of you and your family, so it simply makes sense to make it your first priority.
Never Skip Trailer Maintenance!
Never Skip Trailer Maintenance!Regular maintenance is a hassle, just another thing to add to the never-ending to-do list that you bought a trailer, camper, or RV to get away from. Skipping maintenance seems like the easier route, but comes at the cost of having to deal with future problems. You bought your chosen vehicle of escape to free you from stress and anxiety, skipping maintenance can change it into something that instead immerses you in it at the worst possible time, the time you’ve dedicated to peace. Because of this, the price paid for maintenance returns itself several times over by rewarding you with a consistent, reliable escape from stress. Don’t worry about anything during your journey, maintain your trailer while it’s in Ottawa so you don’t have to fix it on the road.
