Greetings funntheson:
Regurgitating the advice from Birchwood, the Good SamRoadside Assistance policy is comforting piece of mind should a problem occurthat necessitates that kind of assistance.
Regarding items we carry with us, I’m certain that are manyother forum members that have more experience that I, and a list could getlengthy, but some of the more important items we carry are a 3KW gen set, a135psi air compressor with appropriate hose and air chuck, a good assortment ofhand tools (making certain you have the hand drivers with appropriate bits forsome of the odd screws found on the RV), a cordless drill, a VOM meter, abottle jack, articulating rechargeable flashlights, RV and TV fuses and bulbs, andall the assorted paraphernalia that one would associate with RV’ing. This list could be endless. As was stated previously, if you suspicion you’llneed it, take it.
Something I do without fail, whether we are towing 100miles, 2,500 miles or across town, is after hitching the 5’er up to the TV, latchingthe hitch and testing it, is to put a padlock on the hitch so it can not beunlatched without taking off the padlock. Not that I would suspect some unscrupulous or devious individual tounlatch the 5’er while DW and I are away from the rig shopping or having lunchsomewhere, but it is something I’ve got in the habit of doing and gives mepiece of mind.
As we travel, we use whatever rest stops or parking areasnecessary to give us a break from riding. When stopping, I always check the tire sidewalls and wheel hubs for excessiveheat buildup. I check running and signal lights several times during long tripsto make certain something hasn’t failed during the trip. An excellent tool forRV tires is a TPMS set for monitoring RV tire pressure. The horror stories that I read on this forumof RV’ers who have blown tires while travelling scare me silly.
Items we find of good assistance is while driving longdistances, is Woodall’s RV Park guide and Trailer Life’s RV guide. Additionally, if you’re a smart phone user(i.e. and iphone or Droid) there is a Woodall’s app that will help locate ratedparks while you travel. Happy Trails andsafe travels, gebills.