RV Lessons Learned
Real-world experience from owning, upgrading, fixing, and traveling in a motorhome, 5th wheel and travel trailers. No panic, no sales pitch, just what actually mattered.
This page is a growing collection of articles based on real RV ownership — safety, upgrades, maintenance, storage, and travel — learned the hard way so others don’t have to.
Bella’s along for the ride, and everything here comes from lived experience.
Why I replaced my Motorhomes tires (even though they look good)
Tires are one of the most overlooked safety items on any RV. This article covers tire age, pressure mistakes, balancing issues, and what actually fixed a dangerous highway shack on my diesel pusher.
RV Tire Pressure: Why Sidewall PSI number is Important.
Most tire shop inflate to the side mall setting pressure. Here’s why that caused ride quality and handling issues in my Class A-and what i did to understand more about weights and balance.
Liquid balancer vs beads vs hub balancers vs dymanic
I have tried all of these methods of balancing. This article explains what didn’t work, did work, and how I finally eliminated the steering wheel shack.
RV storage, flat spots and tire vibration explained
If you store your RV on concrete or any hard flat surface, flat spotting might explain the vibration you fell when you hit the road. This article breaks down why it happens and how to reduce it.
Safe-T-Plus Steering Stabilizers help take the wander out.
This article explains why I added the Safe-t-Steer plus steering stabilizer and how it improved control, stability, and overall confidence behind thew wheel.
RV Chassis greasing and inspection: simple maintenance with big payoff
This article breaks down the basic of chassis lubrication and basic inspection, why it matters, and how routine attention can prevent bigger issues down the road.