Sunday April 3rd 2016

It was a beautiful spring day in central Florida. The sun shined all day with a moderate breeze allowing the temperature to reach the high 70s. I spent the bulk of the day readying the RV for travel.

Outside of the RV picked up and almost ready to travel

When you spend  4 months in one place, things get taken out and used. It doesn’t make sense to put them back in their travel homes every time they’re used. Consequently, it takes longer and involves more work to get ready for travel. Some of the things I needed to do included

• Removing the covers on the tires. The tires on the sunny side of the RV were covered to protect them from the Ultraviolet light.
• I needed to check and add air to the RV tires. Low air pressure is one of the biggest causes of tire failure on Motorhomes. I carry a compressor to keep them at 90 psi. I need to get the RV weighted so I can adjust that pressure. Ninety pounds is probably more than I need, but better safe than sorry.
• My gas grill has been out on the picnic table since I got here in December. It got returned to the basement storage area.
• The chairs and side table got wiped down and stored in the basement storage area.
• I checked and wiped off any sand from the hydraulic leveling jacks.
• The bicycle rack got put back on the SUV and the bike was loaded on it.
• In general, I re-arranged and secured the various  basement storage bins.

Tomorrow, I still have a number of tasks to complete:

• I need to dump the tanks and take in the sewer hose.
• Take in the water hose and disconnect the power cord.
• Inside the rig I need to stow everything away into travel positions. I have removed the clutter and stored a lot of stuff already. That has been the focus of the days leading up to today.
• The final steps are bringing in the slide outs, raising the jacks and hook up the car for towing.

These are really only the high points. There is a lot to do to get ready to move my RV home.
Today wasn’t all work, I had the TV on to various sporting events. I managed to see some of the Pittsburgh vs. St Louis baseball game, the NASCAR race at Martinsville and the UCONN ladies basketball game.
I’m only going about 80 miles tomorrow. I’ll stop at Daytona Beach for a couple of nights. The short distance will be a good test to make sure everything is stowed away for the longer driving days ahead.