Departure Check List

Raise stabilizers before hitching to truck.

Inside

  • Sliding doors secured with straps
  • Bathroom counter cleared
  • Shower head resting on shower floor
  • Bathroom mirror door checked
  • Turned off:
  • Plumbing depressurized
  • Fan vents closed:
    • Bedroom
    • Bathroom
    • Living room
  • Refrigerator checked:
    • Glass secured inside
    • Door shut and locked
    • Gas light on
    • Auto light off
    • Check light off
  • Pantry secured with 3 bungees
  • Stove turned off and covered
  • Knife bar checked:
  • Oven turntable wrapped
  • Turned off:
    • Furnace/air conditioner
    • Inverter
  • Wine glasses secured
  • Windows closed and locked
  • Blinds closed
  • Loose items stowed
  • Trash removed
  • Floor swept
  • Cabinets shut
  • Lights turned off:
    • Interior
    • Porch
  • Placed on bed:
  • Secured:

Outside

  • Awnings secured for travel
  • Sewage dumped
  • Stowed:
  • Electrical plug cover closed
  • Storage doors locked
  • Tire pressure checked
  • Hitch setup:
    • Power jack up
    • Chains crossed and connected
    • Breakaway brake switch attached
    • Trunnion bars attached and pinned
    • 7-way plug connected
    • Cotter pin locked with 7-way cable and emergency brake threaded through
    • Emergency brake cable Velcroed to shank
  • LP tanks secured and cover locked
  • Back storage shelf pins locked

Final Walkaround

  • Steps stowed
  • Main door locked
  • Windows verified locked
  • Checked under trailer, truck, and campsite
  • Wheel wells checked for creatures
  • Trailer lights checked with truck

Pulling Out

  • Move rig — wheels turning
  • Campsite checked for trash
  • Trailer brakes verified