RV Emergency Repair Kit

How likely is it that your RV will have a breakdown on the road? Most people assume a vehicle breakdown will never to happen to them. When it does happen, they have no plan and no equipment.

Regularly scheduled maintenance and a thorough pre-trip inspection improves the chance that your RV will perform up to par, but even with rigorous maintenance and care, the possibility remains that your RV might stall or that the unexpected will happen. Don’t be caught unprepared.

RV Emergency Preparedness Checklist
• Good Sam RV Emergency Roadside Service
• Spare tire – properly inflated
• High-quality, heavy-duty, long jumper cables
• Emergency contact information (medical, vehicle insurance, etc…)
• First-Aid Kit
• RV owners’ manual / a shop manual
• Flashlight with spare batteries
• Pocket knife
• Roll of duct tape

Basic toolkit:
• Hammer
• Combination wrenches
• Screwdriver set (various sizes Phillips and flat-head)
• Ratchet and Socket sets
• Torx bits
• Pliers

Additional supplies that you should carrry with you:
• Spark-plug socket
• Electrical test light (multimeter)
• Spare electrical wire, wire crimper and splicers, butt connector
• Roll of insulated 12-guage wire
• Spare engine drive belts
• Spare fuel filter
• Radiator hoses and hose clamps
• Spare fuses
• Extra motor oil, transmission fluid, brake fluid

Stay with Your Vehicle
If your RV experiences a roadside breakdown, have someone stay with the vehicle if possible and wait for a law enforcement officer or towing company to arrive. If you are unable to stay with the vehicle, leave a note on the dash with your name, date, time you left and direction you’re walking.

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