RV Problems Archives - J. Dawg Journeys https://jdawgjourneys.com/category/blog/about-rvs/rv-problems/ A Journal of Travel Adventures Mon, 26 Dec 2022 17:24:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/jdawgjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cropped-J-Dawg-4.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 RV Problems Archives - J. Dawg Journeys https://jdawgjourneys.com/category/blog/about-rvs/rv-problems/ 32 32 78012608 Saved By My Surge Guard https://jdawgjourneys.com/2018/12/surge-guard/ https://jdawgjourneys.com/2018/12/surge-guard/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2018 11:31:43 +0000 https://jdawgjourneys.com/?p=7727 When I’m at home, I don’t think twice about plugging an appliance into an electrical outlet.  The power at my house is reliable.  I know it’s all sized, installed, and wired correctly. It’s a totally different story when plug my RV into a campground outlet.  Campground electrical pedestals get exposed to a lot of abuse […]

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]]> https://jdawgjourneys.com/2018/12/surge-guard/feed/ 5 7727 RV Service at The Winnebago Factory https://jdawgjourneys.com/2018/10/winnebago-factory-service/ https://jdawgjourneys.com/2018/10/winnebago-factory-service/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2018 10:30:43 +0000 https://jdawgjourneys.com/?p=7573 This post is about my experience taking my 2014 Winnebago View motor home to the factory in Forest City, IA to have some work done. My View was “born” in Forest City, where Winnebago manufactures most of its motor homes. The manufacturing facility is huge, encompassing over 60 acres. At the factory, the company has […]

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]]> https://jdawgjourneys.com/2018/10/winnebago-factory-service/feed/ 12 7573 My Oregon Trail Journal – Part 1 https://jdawgjourneys.com/2017/05/oregon-trail-journal-part-1/ Fri, 26 May 2017 10:30:36 +0000 http://jdawgjourneys.com/?p=6271 Many of the pioneers who traveled the Oregon Trail in the 1800’s kept journals of their journey. For some it was a handwritten diary. For others it was a collection of letters to family.  Most wrote about what they were seeing or experiencing.  Yes, there were landmarks that marked the way and their progress.  But […]

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]]> 6271 My Winnebago View – A 50,000 Mile Repair Record https://jdawgjourneys.com/2016/12/winnebago-view-repair-record/ https://jdawgjourneys.com/2016/12/winnebago-view-repair-record/#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2016 11:30:16 +0000 http://jdawgjourneys.com/?p=5722 I’ve written a couple of posts about my Winnebago View.  When I first acquired it in 2014, I wrote about the motorhome in this post – Living Large in a Small Motorhome.  Then I wrote a Two Year Summary about my experience over the first two years. I’ve now owned my View for three years. […]

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]]> https://jdawgjourneys.com/2016/12/winnebago-view-repair-record/feed/ 13 5722 My Snowbird Journey South https://jdawgjourneys.com/2014/12/snowbird-journey-south/ https://jdawgjourneys.com/2014/12/snowbird-journey-south/#comments Wed, 24 Dec 2014 19:07:22 +0000 http://jdawgjourneys.com/?p=1191 This is the first time I’ve left for Florida in December. In prior years, I’ve always waited until after Christmas. But, last year the waiting around really got to us so we decided to bolt early this year. I’m so glad we did. Prior to leaving, we had only one major snow storm. Before we […]

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]]> https://jdawgjourneys.com/2014/12/snowbird-journey-south/feed/ 2 1191 The RV Breakdown Blues – Paralyzed by the Dashboard Lights https://jdawgjourneys.com/2014/09/the-rv-breakdown-blues-paralyzed-by-the-dashboard-lights/ https://jdawgjourneys.com/2014/09/the-rv-breakdown-blues-paralyzed-by-the-dashboard-lights/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2014 01:12:00 +0000 http://jdawgjourneys.com/the-rv-breakdown-blues-paralyzed-by-the-dashboard-lights/ Breakdowns are the part of RVing that most of us would just soon forget.  These marvelous wonders of modern engineering provide such joy when they take us on journeys to outstanding places.  But, these mechanical beasts can bring us frustration, delays, and budget busting expenses when a problem occurs miles from home. For most of […]

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