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Ok...so we finally made a decision and on the 25th of April we will take possession of our "new" 1999 Rexhall Aerbus. Not at all what we thought we'd end up with but she's a beauty and very well-maintained.
My question is this....we will have to put her in storage for about one month until we get totally out of our rental. We have the space (outdoors) but do we need to do anything to her while she sits there waiting for us to take her on the road?
We really are totally new to this and appreciate any and all help/suggestions that this community can provide.
Thanks!
-- Edited by LandL on Friday 15th of April 2016 07:16:24 AM
We put out our tire UV covers/protectors whenever parked more than overnight.
Do not know if you are still in an area where freezing is possible but would winterize if so.
Would buy and install a lp sensor by your tank. Install a new carbon monoxide sensor. We also use an OXYGEN DEPRIVATION SENSOR (O2) for our safety. And you can never have enough good working smoke alarms or new fire extinguishers.
And unless maintenance records show recent oil, transmission, coolant changes I would have those taken care before hitting the road.
Make sure tires are at proper pressure. Check the wiper blades.
I'm assuming you've turned on the refrigerator, Air Conditioner, heater, water pump and let them run for awhile to make sure all work and run for more than a few minutes. Run the generator if equipped. Get comfortable with how everything works.
Take it to a big empty lot and get familiar with how it acts, panic stops, quick lane or avoidance maneuvers, backing, parallel parking, backing into tight spaces....etc.
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THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH! This lovely rig has been maintained to an inch of her life by her current owner. The day we pick her up he will be giving us an in-depth tutorial. I will be sure to include in my queries all that you have so generously offered here. Can't wait to get on the road and meet all you other adventurers! Again....THANK YOU!
What about maintaining humidity? We live in Las Vegas and it's starting to warm up. When we were looking...before we bought....a few of the units we saw the owner's had large buckets of water out. Is this necessary and normal?
