Water and Plumbing
Camco Water Pressure Regulator Review: What Our RV Trips Taught Us
Three years, four states, roughly thirty campground spigots, and one small brass fitting that has never asked for anything.
The seller mentioned it in one sentence on the day we bought the rig. Three years and about eighteen trips later, it is still the first thing out of the bin at every hookup.
Three years, four states, roughly thirty campground spigots, and one small brass fitting that has never asked for anything.
One guards your plumbing. The other fixes how the water tastes. After three years of campground spigots, here is which one we actually bought, and which one is still on the list.
A retired couple's plain accounting of the smallest part in the water bin, and why it goes on before the hose every single time.
The seller mentioned it in one sentence on the day we bought the rig. Three years and about eighteen trips later, it is still the first thing out of the bin at every hookup.
Where the regulator goes, why the order of connections matters, and the ninety-second check that replaces a whole lot of worrying. From someone who has hooked up to a few dozen campground spigots.
A retired couple's plain-spoken look at the small preset fitting that has been on every campground spigot for three years, including the parts that annoyed me and the people who should buy something else.
A retired couple's plain-spoken look at the 30-amp surge protector that has been plugged in at every campsite since their first trip.
A practical comparison from a couple who has used the portable unit for three years and looked hard at the hardwired option.
A retired couple's plain-language list, learned one pedestal at a time over three years and about eighteen trips.
For two seasons I thought it was an upsell. Then a pedestal in Arkansas read wrong before we ever plugged in.
A retired couple's five-step hookup routine, built around a portable surge protector that has already caught one bad pedestal.
Three years, eighteen trips, and one pedestal in Arkansas that told us to move to another site. What this box does, what it does not do, and who should buy something else entirely.
Two and a half years, fifteen trips, and one bag of blocks that finally retired Dean's scrap lumber.
A retired couple with a 25-foot Class C compares a bag of interlocking blocks with a push-button jack system, and explains which one fits a weekend trip.
A retired couple's honest list, after two and a half years of pulling into sloped pads with a 25-foot Class C and a beagle who wants her walk.
A season of wet scrap lumber, one honest neighbor, and the eleven-piece set that now rides in our storage bay on every trip.
A retired couple's five-step routine for using the Lynx Levelers 11 Pack on a 25-foot Class C, including how many blocks per inch and what the kit will not do.
Two and a half years, about fifteen trips, and one retired set of wet 2x8 boards. What the Lynx Levelers actually do, where they fall short, and who should keep walking.
A retired couple's plain-spoken look at the 15 ft Camco RhinoFLEX kit, from a split hose on a second trip to three years in the storage bay.
A retired RV couple compares the Camco RhinoFLEX 15 Ft sewer hose kit with a portable tote tank, including the jobs each one actually does and which one to buy first.
What three years with the Camco RhinoFLEX 15 ft kit taught me about the one chore nobody at the campground wants to discuss.
The hose that came with our used motorhome split at a dump station in Oklahoma. Three years later, here is what I would tell a friend before she buys one.
Five steps, in the order that matters, from a retired couple who learned it the ordinary way: at the dump station, with gloves on, reading the panel twice.
A practical, three-year owner's report on the Camco RhinoFLEX 15 ft sewer hose kit, including the parts that work and the limits I would want to know before buying.
Two years, about a dozen trips, one calm beagle mix. What the FXW Rollick pen actually does at a campsite, and the parts that irritate me.
Two years with the pen beside our door, and an honest look at what a wireless fence does better. One calm dog, six trips a year, and the reasons we picked the panels.
A retired couple, a 25-foot Class C, and one beagle mix who used to spend every happy hour tangled around the picnic table. Here is what changed.
The tie-out cable kept wrapping around the picnic table. A 24-inch, 8-panel pen solved a smaller problem than I expected, and a more useful one.
Five steps we settled on after two years of setting this pen up beside the motorhome door, plus the mistakes that cost us a whole first season.
Two years, one calm beagle mix, and six camping trips a year with an eight panel FXW pen. What works, what annoyed me, and who should buy something else.
Three years, four states, roughly thirty campground spigots, and one small brass fitting that has never asked for anything.
A retired couple's plain-spoken look at the small preset fitting that has been on every campground spigot for three years, including the parts that annoyed me and the people who should buy something else.
A retired couple's plain-spoken look at the 30-amp surge protector that has been plugged in at every campsite since their first trip.
Three years, eighteen trips, and one pedestal in Arkansas that told us to move to another site. What this box does, what it does not do, and who should buy something else entirely.
Two and a half years, fifteen trips, and one bag of blocks that finally retired Dean's scrap lumber.
Two and a half years, about fifteen trips, and one retired set of wet 2x8 boards. What the Lynx Levelers actually do, where they fall short, and who should keep walking.
A retired couple's plain-spoken look at the 15 ft Camco RhinoFLEX kit, from a split hose on a second trip to three years in the storage bay.
A practical, three-year owner's report on the Camco RhinoFLEX 15 ft sewer hose kit, including the parts that work and the limits I would want to know before buying.
Two years, about a dozen trips, one calm beagle mix. What the FXW Rollick pen actually does at a campsite, and the parts that irritate me.
Two years, one calm beagle mix, and six camping trips a year with an eight panel FXW pen. What works, what annoyed me, and who should buy something else.