How to Avoid an RV Breakdown Before It Happens

RV Podcast - Stories From The Road

Mike Wendland

Leisure, Personal Journals, Society & Culture, Automotive, Places & Travel

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🗓️ 10 December 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we talk with a seasoned RV technician about how to avoid an RV breakdown before it happens. You will learn the most common failure points, the simple checks that catch problems early, and the habits that keep your rig running smoothly and safely. If you want fewer surprises and more confidence on the road, this breakdown prevention conversation is a must-listen. PLUS the News of the Week, Social Media Buzz, and Question of the Week.

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0:00.0	This week on the RV podcast.
0:23.2	Travel Day, I think that's one where I feel like all the accidents are, if they're going to happen, they're going to happen when you're especially trying to get out of a campsite because it's like 1055 and you're ready to roll and then something happens. Hello, everybody. I'm Mike Welland. This is my lifelong traveling companion, Emma Bride, Jennifer, Merry Christmas. Happy New Year. Yeah, it's coming, isn't it? It sure is.
0:21.0	Hey, in this Merry Christmas. Happy New Year.
0:26.5	Yeah, it's coming, isn't it? It sure is. Hey, in this episode 576 of the RV podcast, we're going to talk to a seasoned RV technician about how to avoid an RV breakdown before it
0:33.6	happens. And you're going to learn the most common failure points, the simple checks that
0:38.3	catch problems early, and the habits that keep your rig running smooth and safe. If you want
0:44.8	fewer surprises and more confidence on the road than this breakdown prevention conversation is a
0:50.6	must listen. Are're cold enough.
0:56.0	I am cold enough.
1:00.7	But the sun's out today and I've got high hopes that maybe some of the ice on our driveway will melt.
1:09.1	We got about 14 inches on the ground and we're okay with that because in the less than a month's time, we're getting in the RV hauling it out.
1:12.8	I had to talk to the snowplow guy this week about making sure that there's no snow powed in front of the RV because we got to pull it out.
1:18.2	Oh, where's your spirit of adventure? What a way to start out. We did that. We did that.
1:22.4	We did that two years ago and we got stuck in the snow in our own yard and had
1:28.0	a collar wrecker. And it was a very pricey wrecker. It was. We're anxious to get out of Dodge,
1:33.1	as they say, and head down to Florida, where our first big event of the year is the annual Florida
1:38.4	RV Super Show. And we'll be talking about that and how to actually see and what to know about shopping for an RV at a RV show because RV season starts.
1:49.2	RV show season starts in January.
1:51.0	So that's coming up a little bit later on.
1:54.1	But right now, let's get into our conversation of the week.
1:57.3	If you've ever been rolling down the highway and wondering, what could go wrong with my
2:01.7	RV today? This episode is for you. Breakdowns are not random. They follow patterns and warning
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