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04-25-2021, 09:46 PM #1
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Technical questions about overnight camping
We have a 2017 Reflection 26rls 5th wheel. We are relatively new to RVing and are not ready to dry camp yet. We've been staying at parks where we have full hookups and stay for a few day, so we unhook from our truck and use our stabilizers. If we wanted to spend just one night somewhere and don't want to go through the whole process to unhitch, is it safe to open slides overnight while hitched to the truck? Also, while hitched to the truck should we put down the stabilizers? For a quick overnight we wouldn't be bothered by wobbling.
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04-25-2021, 10:51 PM #2
Last edited by livinthelife; 04-25-2021 at 11:10 PM.
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04-26-2021, 05:30 AM #3
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The critical thing is to make sure that the coach is level. You do not want your fridge to be running if you are out of level and not moving for an extended period of time.
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04-26-2021, 07:28 AM #4
My personal opinion is to make the rv as level as possible, if I cant get it close to level without unhitching, i will disconnect and then put the slides out. Maybe it's ok to put slides out while not being level, I'm not 100% sure so I dont do it. I did it one time on my Momentum and after that, the slide gears made a chatter sound that was never present any other time before.
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04-26-2021, 11:55 AM #5
2017 Reflection 26RL "Mili"
2016 Ford F250 Extended Cab Gas Engine "Buck" (the truck)
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04-26-2021, 12:31 PM #6
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04-26-2021, 12:40 PM #7
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04-26-2021, 12:52 PM #8
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When we do a quick overnight at Walmart Inn, I'll lower the jack and sometimes but not always the stabilizers.
Steph & Lise
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04-26-2021, 12:59 PM #9
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livinthelife x2, make the coach as level as possible.
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04-26-2021, 01:07 PM #10
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