Avoid RV Repair Shops

Above, The Beast at a repair shop. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

So far, since I bought my Winnebago Minnie Winnie 22R new six years ago, I have been pretty lucky.

To date, the only repairs that needed to be done on it were a "glued" bathroom ceiling vent, a broken vent cover (weathering) that needed replacing, a side marker light and an in-dash air conditioner whose wiring were chewed by rodents. 

But I am not really a DIY (Do It Yourself) kind of person on more complicated repairs. There are those reading this who may be.

Do It Yourself RV has an article on five reasons to avoid RV repair shops.

They begin it with:

RVing is an amazing pastime and an even more amazing way of life. The ability to pack up and hit the road in search of adventure is incredible, and the fact that it saves you money and allows you to be comfortable no matter where you go is even more so. We love the things we get to see, the friends we make, and the awesome experiences we have when RVing.

That said, it isn’t all fun and games. Sometimes things in RVs break. In fact, things break in our RV a little more often than I care to discuss.

It seems living every day in an RV that was built for occasional use is hard on the unit, leaving us with issues of all sorts. We’ve had to repair or outright replace faucets, water lines, light fixtures, vent covers, wastewater tanks, leaky roofs and corners, and more.

While we do live in our rig full-time, I’m guessing even those who use their rigs part-time but still on a regular basis run into these issues themselves now and again, meaning all of us RV owners end up with the same issue: a rig that needs repairs.

Of course, you could head to the nearest RV repair shop and let the professionals take care of the problem. Some might think this seems like the most logical thing to do. After all, the professionals know what they’re doing, right?

Well, yes, they typically do, but that doesn’t mean you can’t know what you’re doing too. You see, for the most part, RVs are pretty simply made, meaning most things are easy enough to repair. Why not watch some YouTube videos, pull out your toolbox, and do those RV repairs yourself? 

Here are 5 reasons why this is a much better idea than hitting up the local RV repair shop.

To read more, go here.