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The RV Handbook: Essential How-to Guide for the RV Owner

The RV Handbook: Essential How-to Guide for the RV Owner

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Author: Bill Estes
Creator: Miyaki Illustration
Publisher: Trailer Life Books
Category: Book

List Price: $29.95
Buy New: $14.98
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 8 reviews
Sales Rank: 68946

Media: Paperback
Edition: 3rd
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.2 x 0.8

ISBN: 0934798664
Dewey Decimal Number: 910
EAN: 9780934798662
ASIN: 0934798664

Publication Date: March 16, 2001
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Unused Large Softcover in shrink wrap one corner has a ding Fully Guaranteed & Ships With Delivery Confirmation Tracking

Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
This new edition of The RV Handbook is for all types of RV enthusiasts - from a first-time buyer or renter to the most seasoned RV traveler. Packed with valuable information, checklists, photos, and charts, the guide tells you how to: buy an RV; avoid the single most common mistake novice RVers make; select a towing vehicle; avoid RV repair scams; benefit from technical trends in RV manufacturing; correct the bad towing habit that plagues even experienced RVers; and prevent explosive propane situations. With hundreds of proven RV tips, tricks, and techniques, this expanded handbook tells how to buy, maintain, and optimize RVs, saving both money and time.



Customer Reviews:   Read 3 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars rebuild you camper   July 8, 2008
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This book is very detailed. I was enlightened on how well it describes the technical aspects for towing and travel trailer maintenance. This is not light reading, but if you are serious on being professional in you travels and trailer setup, this is the book for you. It describes safety in travel trailers and propane use. It gave me many good ideas for solar power enhancement for the travel trailer. I bought a solar cell. I think I will read more in the book and use this in my travels. Recommended book, thanks Amazon.
Damon



5 out of 5 stars Great companion for our first RV experience   October 1, 2007
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Had taken a local community college course in RV'ing and this book was one of the recommended readings/references. Our first RV experience was a rental on a trip to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks. Read much of this book before we went and carried it with us on the trip. Had several occasions to reference it and re-read many portions. Was a great companion and was a much better reference than the materials that the rental facility provided. Recommend it to anyone renting an RV for the first time. Can't speak to how good it is to those who are seasoned RV'ers.


3 out of 5 stars Its mostly about motors.   February 7, 2007
 9 out of 9 found this review helpful

This book is only about 1/3 about RVing. The other 2/3 is about RV motors, how to troubleshoot them, how to maintain them, etc. If you want to know how your RV (other than the motor) works, look elsewhere.


5 out of 5 stars Helpful Guide for RVers   April 10, 2006
 10 out of 10 found this review helpful

Experienced or a beginner, RVers must learn a lot to care for their investment in a motorhome, fifth-wheel or trailer. This book has some advice I haven't seen elsewhere.
It tells how to weigh the different RVs on a scale, tire care (aging and ozone cracking), selecting a tow vehicle, understanding propane, and troubleshooting electrical systems.
It includes some checklists which come in handy:
*Dinghy Towing Inspection checklist
*Ignition-System Checklist for Gasoline Engines
*Diesel Engine Prestart Checklist
*Short-Term Storage Checklist
*Return Trip Checklist
*Steps for Dumping a Holding Tank
The graphics are well-drawn, clearly labeled and helpful. A troubleshooting diesel engines flowchart and one for gasoline engines really lays out the options clearly.



4 out of 5 stars Not what I wanted!   September 2, 2005
 10 out of 12 found this review helpful

Probably a good book for a non mechanic. I was looking for some detail on the equipment on a towable camper.

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