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My slide room floor is rotten from water damage. How can I fix and waterproof it?

Dear Dave, I bought my RV new. The slide room floor has rotted under the fridge. I'm guessing the icemaker has been leaking. What wood...

Dealer says I can’t use my RV slide room unless fully extended?

Dear Dave,  I'm finally looking to purchase my forever camper! I was considering a Grand Design 22RBE. However, I saw the Imagine 2300MK at the...

Is it OK to walk on an RV’s slideout roof?

Dear Dave, Is my slideout roof rated for walking on like the RV roof is? Obviously, the slideout would be fully extended. —Doug, 2013 Jayco Flight...

Can we use RV slide room when retracted?

Dear Dave, We want to downsize from our current TT to something smaller. We've had issues with the slide and have started researching RV slide...

RV Daily Tips. Wednesday, October 15, 2025

From RVtravel.com: The common sense resource for RVers since 2001 • Issue 2753 Today's thought “Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of...

How to winterize an RV slide room

Dear Dave, I am familiar with the basics of winterizing, such as adding RV antifreeze and maintaining the batteries. However, are there any additional “secrets”...

There’s a water leak in my bedroom slide. The seals look good, so now what?

Dear Dave,  On the bedroom slide I noticed dampness at the headboard on the floor, but I can't see anywhere that there is a leak....

RV Daily Tips. Thursday, February 20, 2025

Issue 2584 If you are reading this newsletter on a mobile device, turn it sideways (horizontal) for a better reading experience. Today's thought "Time is like a...

Why does RV slide room ‘jump’ like the gears are stripped?

Dear Dave, When retracting the driver side slide room (which is rack and pinion), at the end of travel both in and out, the gears...

RV Daily Tips. Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Issue 2582 If you are reading this newsletter on a mobile device, turn it sideways (horizontal) for a better reading experience. Today's thought “People don’t take trips,...

RV Daily Tips. Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Happy New Year, readers and friends! We are so excited to share another year with you. Thank you so very much for continuing your journey...

My Schwintek slide-out doesn’t have rollers. Is that a problem?

Dear Dave, Are there rollers under a Schwintek bedroom slide-out? I don’t see any on mine. Where can I obtain them? —Mike, 2021 Jayco 29MV Dear Mike, From...