This turned out to be one of our longest, silliest repairs so far. The customer complaint was water dripping from the underbelly, but it seemed only when he used the washing machine. The customer suspected a plumbing problem somewhere from his washing machine, which was located in the nose of his fifth wheel camper, but […]
Hello and welcome back (to us) from vacation! We decided to pop a quick note in the journal to refer back from other entries which we’re going to do retrospectively for the summer months of 2022. We didn’t write anything up because we were BUSY. Crazy busy. The kind of busy that leaves you absolutely […]
In yet another episode of Adventures with the Purple Monkey, we once again explore what happens when you expect an outcome, but you don’t get it. First, we’ll set the stage. We were called out to a private residence where a fifth wheel was “stuck” in the owner’s yard, they believed due to locked up […]
We did a lot of roof jobs this summer. We used many tubes of Dicor 501. But why? What is the Dicor supposed to be doing? Most people, even RV repair techs, think of Dicor 501 Self-Leveling LAP Sealant as a… wait for it… sealant. It says so right on the label, right? So, what […]
The picture attached to this post is what we found while servicing a rooftop air conditioner for someone who thought they were properly maintaining it. They stopped by to ask if the AC special we posted on our sign included “anything special” because every month during the summer, they washed the air return filters and […]
When we first saw the slide out room on this mid-sized travel trailer, it seemed like the slide needed adjustment. The owner mentioned the slide had become harder and harder to move during the last year, even requiring extra people to push on the slide to get it to move. This was the beginning of […]
So far, this has to be the most interesting job we’ve ever done. The story has so many angles, it’s hard to decide where to begin. Because it’s sure to be a “too long didn’t read”, I’ll break it down into sections. The Customer Concern A very nice fellow staying across the campground from us […]
After writing up our website, we read the whole thing and realized it was missing something: the flavor of who we are and how much we love what we do. Probably a reflection of happy childhood memories, we are absolutely passionate about camping, fellow campers, and the gear we all use to make it happen. […]
Today was a big day. For months we’ve wanted to break from the daily flood of work and recovery to lay down our little patch of Internet homestead by completing our website. Finally, after months with only a heartfelt letter to our visitors serving as more than a “Coming Soon” page but less than a […]
When the Grey Lady Cries (Leaky Grey Tank at the Outlet)January 29, 2023 - 5:38 pmThis turned out to be one of our longest, silliest repairs so far. The customer complaint was water dripping from the underbelly, but it seemed only when he used the washing machine. The customer suspected a plumbing problem somewhere from his washing machine, which was located in the nose of his fifth wheel camper, but […]