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11-02-2015, 07:32 PM
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4 Rivet Member
2015 25' Flying Cloud
GILBERT
, Arizona
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 377
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My Wife has her check list and I have mine, after we do our list we check each other's.
So far we have left the TV cable, one wrench, for got to close the fridge door and found all of our food all over the floor at the next stop (113 out side).
We have found two TV cables, one water hose, one hammer, rod to pull out the sun shade and a cooler full of beer, not a bad trade off after 9000 miles.
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WBCCI # 9403 -- AIR # 95597
2015 FC 25' RB
2013 Chevy Tahoe LTZ
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11-02-2015, 08:05 PM
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Rivet Master
2006 23' Safari SE
Holly Lake Ranch
, Texas
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 1,794
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In defense of checklists
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Originally Posted by dames7
My Wife has her check list and I have mine, after we do our list we check each other's.
So far we have left the TV cable, one wrench, for got to close the fridge door and found all of our food all over the floor at the next stop (113 out side).
We have found two TV cables, one water hose, one hammer, rod to pull out the sun shade and a cooler full of beer, not a bad trade off after 9000 miles.
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Let me know if you find the bicycle lock cable I left locked around a picnic table. I've got the keys lol
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Dana and Olga
2006 Safari 23
2011 Tundra Double Cab
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11-02-2015, 09:18 PM
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#23
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2 Rivet Member
Currently Looking...
olympia
, Washington
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 49
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^^^ lol! what color cable?
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11-02-2015, 10:45 PM
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3 Rivet Member
2006 25' Safari FB SE
Livingston
, Texas
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 152
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I have a great written checklist but forget where it is when needed. So I put the checklist in the notes section of my phone. When I'm ready to use that, I usually find that I forgot to charge the phone. So I resort to a visual, I start at the same place on the interior and go around the perimeter until I'm back where I started. I focus on each thing as I do a hands on - hasn't failed me so far! same for the exterior! The hardest thing is to remember to put the steps up.
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11-03-2015, 06:00 AM
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#25
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4 Rivet Member
2000 30' Excella
2014 30' Classic
Princeton
, Iowa
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 302
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Nice to see that others have problems too. We can not get by with out check lists and the older we get the more we need them. Also it is easy to "rush" threw them an not really think. The cost is so great for a mistake. Thanks every one for making me not feel alone.
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11-03-2015, 04:28 PM
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2 Rivet Member
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 47
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We use checklists "religiously". Some we run together (one reads, the other acts), some are "reminder lists", some we use as back up to my actions taken (final walk around), some to make sure the once-a-year process is done in a specific order and without forgetting $omething (winterization). I envy you MrUKToad; but, your day will come. No matter how familiar, or what little white reminders you have, one day you will have an expensive oops. There are only two types: those that have and those that will. Checklists have already $aved my wallet (and perhaps, my marriage) a couple of times. I even bought Flight Checklist binders on Amazon to hold them. And to PKI, my friend, yes, it takes time to nail down the correct, efficient order in which to accomplish tasks, so keep on updating. Pilot checklists aren't made overnight, and still undergo updates and tweaks for years. Wonder how to get started? Google: "rv checklists", and prepare to be amazed.
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11-03-2015, 06:01 PM
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Rivet Master
2011 28' International
Chatham
, Ontario
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 1,401
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rokitman
We use checklists "religiously". Some we run together (one reads, the other acts), some are "reminder lists", some we use as back up to my actions taken (final walk around), some to make sure the once-a-year process is done in a specific order and without forgetting $omething (winterization). I envy you MrUKToad; but, your day will come. No matter how familiar, or what little white reminders you have, one day you will have an expensive oops. There are only two types: those that have and those that will. Checklists have already $aved my wallet (and perhaps, my marriage) a couple of times. I even bought Flight Checklist binders on Amazon to hold them. And to PKI, my friend, yes, it takes time to nail down the correct, efficient order in which to accomplish tasks, so keep on updating. Pilot checklists aren't made overnight, and still undergo updates and tweaks for years. Wonder how to get started? Google: "rv checklists", and prepare to be amazed.
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Ha ha, you may be right, Rokitman. I'm not so proud that I can't go back to the check lists if I have to, but for now, my "little grey cells" are holding up quite well.
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11-03-2015, 06:35 PM
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The Sign Lady
1969 23' Safari
1974 Argosy 22
1964 24' Tradewind
Victoria
, British Columbia
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 677
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Pretty please, with sugar on top...
Could a few of you check list folks share your lists and the era of your trailers with all of us please? I figure with a few different ones I could compile a pretty complete list for posting inside my vintage fleet
I'll post a vintage looking PDF after for anyone that wants to print one off in the future
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11-04-2015, 06:30 PM
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Living Riveted since 2013
2016 Interstate Lounge Ext
Green Cove Springs
, Florida
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 8,210
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Quote:
Originally Posted by thesignlady
Could a few of you check list folks share your lists and the era of your trailers with all of us please? I figure with a few different ones I could compile a pretty complete list for posting inside my vintage fleet
I'll post a vintage looking PDF after for anyone that wants to print one off in the future
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Sure! We'll gladly publish our checklists, which we use for our 2014 International Signature 27FB.
* Packing Checklist for camping - Casa Rocinante
* Trailer Departure Checklist - Casa Rocinante
* Trailer Departure Checklist - Casa Rocinante
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11-04-2015, 06:43 PM
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#30
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2 Rivet Member
Currently Looking...
olympia
, Washington
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 49
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rokitman
We use checklists "religiously". Some we run together (one reads, the other acts), some are "reminder lists", some we use as back up to my actions taken (final walk around), some to make sure the once-a-year process is done in a specific order and without forgetting $omething (winterization). I envy you MrUKToad; but, your day will come. No matter how familiar, or what little white reminders you have, one day you will have an expensive oops. There are only two types: those that have and those that will. Checklists have already $aved my wallet (and perhaps, my marriage) a couple of times. I even bought Flight Checklist binders on Amazon to hold them. And to PKI, my friend, yes, it takes time to nail down the correct, efficient order in which to accomplish tasks, so keep on updating. Pilot checklists aren't made overnight, and still undergo updates and tweaks for years. Wonder how to get started? Google: "rv checklists", and prepare to be amazed.
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This is exactly how I was going to start setting up my checklists that I've started "collecting." I got quite a few of these binders from my service days with aviation units.
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11-05-2015, 08:23 AM
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Living Riveted since 2013
2016 Interstate Lounge Ext
Green Cove Springs
, Florida
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 8,210
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Whoops! one of those three links above was supposed to be an arrival checklist.
Here you go: http://www.casarocinante.com/Blog/Sp...ival-Checklist
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11-05-2015, 08:56 AM
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2 Rivet Member
1966 22' Safari
Englewood
, Colorado
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 30
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Thanks for that comprehensive checklist. This will save many of us time in the creation of our own.
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1966 Safari
2001 Silverado 2500HD
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11-05-2015, 10:44 AM
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Rivet Master
2006 25' Safari FB SE
Spokane
, Washington
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 1,859
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I find these checklists confusing at times. You might have many things to do when getting ready to depart. Some of the lists say things like, connect trailer to tow vehicle, disconnect water hose, close door, and on and on.
Really? Wow, I never thought about disconnecting the water hose. Of course these lists can be quite long and there are some small things that we could forget. Stowing the sewer hose and raising the stabilizers wouldn't fall into that category for me though. I do think these lists are really good ideas for newbies but after you do this for a few years, not so much.
That said, the wife and I work as a team. She deals with most of the interior stuff while I do the outside. It works well for us until.....I go out by myself. I have avoided disaster by stopping and concentrating on these things. So far, after many years we have only had a very few mishaps. I have lost two locks by putting them on the battery cover and forgetting to lock them on the hitch. We also use a wireless thermometer with the outside sending unit placed on top of one of the tires. That way it is out of the sun and out of the rain. It is also out of sight and my wife has never forgotten to bring it in. I, on the other hand, forgot once and I would not advise rolling over one of these things with your trailer. It wasn't a pretty sight.
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11-05-2015, 10:58 AM
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Figment of My Imagination
2012 Interstate Coach
From All Over
, More Than Anywhere Else
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 10,868
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For me, memory is a use-it-or-lose-it proposition. Both of my parents had dementia in later years, and I for one would prefer not to follow in their footsteps. I'm afraid that if I don't exercise my memory, it will disappear, having seen their memories disappear. So I don't use a written checklist at all. Having learned what I need to do through repetition, I just go ahead and do it. All those years of rote learning in school have finally paid off, by virtue of the fact that I learned how to learn by rote!
Which works very well so far— right up until someone comes up to me to talk at me while I'm hitching up my toad or performing some other moderately complex task. Then I find my attention split and I'm likely to either (a) forget something; and/or (b) be rude to the otherwise friendly person who has no idea that they're inconveniencing me.
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11-05-2015, 12:45 PM
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Living Riveted since 2013
2016 Interstate Lounge Ext
Green Cove Springs
, Florida
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 8,210
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Our posting of admittedly detailed checklists to our blog and sharing them here doesn't mean we insist you use one. We posted them in case they might be helpful to folks who are thinking about their own checklists.
If you like them, use them in good health (oh, and at your own risk - lawyers made us say that). If you don't like them, that's OK, too. We still wish you good health and happy camping trips, again at your own risk.
While we welcome feedback on our lists here or via our blog, please understand: they work for us.
With that, we'll retreat to our Safe Space. Butters will be monitoring our feeds.
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(Named for John Steinbeck's camper from "Travels With Charley")
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11-05-2015, 03:28 PM
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2 Rivet Member
2014 23' FB Flying Cloud
Mill Valley
, Left Coast
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 61
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Could someone please convert the attached checklists (in Works)
to Notepad or something I can use?
Thanks in advance.
J.B.
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11-05-2015, 04:13 PM
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Rivet Master
Currently Looking...
Sioux Falls
, South Dakota
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 1,183
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I clicked on one, saved it to the desktop, then clicked on it and OpenOffice immediately opened it. The .docx says it is a recent Microsoft Word format.
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AIR 54240
Heartland mpg 181 (sold)
1993 Foretravel U300 (sold)
2022 Grand Design Reflection 315RLTS
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11-05-2015, 05:40 PM
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Living Riveted since 2013
2016 Interstate Lounge Ext
Green Cove Springs
, Florida
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 8,210
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You could try this free web service. It seemed to work for the first one on your list above.
Convert documents to TXT
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(Named for John Steinbeck's camper from "Travels With Charley")
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11-05-2015, 11:05 PM
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3 Rivet Member
2006 25' Safari FB SE
Livingston
, Texas
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 152
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Re Aftermath's mention of teamwork - it has me thinking that while i have the interior mastered with or without a checklist - we both need to know each other's 'checklist' especially should there be an emergency. Guess I better check out the exterior list and vice-versa! I'm going to customize two lists, laminate them and hang them on the interior cabinet door - last instruction to put list back In place! Thanks for the many good suggestions here.
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11-08-2015, 07:12 AM
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Rivet Master
2002 19' Bambi
Northwestern Ontario
, - on the backside of the map and just above the big green spot
Join Date: Nov 2003
Posts: 819
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We don't use checklists any more but work hard at making the final hook-up quick and simple.
The night before:
- pack up as much as you can - for us this means all the outside gear (chairs, tables, stove, BBQ etc),
- put the awning up,
- roll-up and stow any outside mats,
- water hose rolled and packed away (use the on-board tank for the last morning),
- mirrors put on the truck
- truck backed up and ready to hook-up.
This leaves only a short set of tasks for the morning: raise your stabilizers, unhook your utility connections, do your actual hook-up of the hitch, check the lights, a final walk-around and then departure.
My wife goes through the same kind of procedures for the inside tasks.
Also - when we're doing "stuff" we use a repetitive routine - always in the same (logical) order each time.
Jay
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