RV 101® - RV Safety Features, Tips & Tricks E-book Training Course
Understanding your RV safety equipment, and knowing how to use it gives you peace of mind when you head out on your next RV trip.
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RV 101® - RV Safety Features, Tips & Tricks E-book Training Course
This is an RV 101 online e-book training course that can be viewed from computers, tablets, and smartphones. When you enroll in our training course you have the option to simply download the e-book and read it at your leisure and/or you can participate in the online training course. I wanted to add more than just an e-book, so the course material includes the written text, short video segments, related articles written by your instructor, helpful tips & tricks, fun RV University play & learn crossword puzzles and quizzes to help you retain the information.
Owning and traveling in an RV is lots of fun. You can go where you want when you want on your own schedule. The only thing that can take the fun out of RV ownership is when you don’t understand how to protect yourself and your RV in the event something goes wrong, or if your personal safety is in jeopardy.
RVs are equipped with many safety features designed to protect you and your family, and it’s important that you understand what these safety features are and how they operate. That is my goal with this e-book course, to discuss how your RV is equipped to protect you, the RV owner, and to show you some things you can do to enhance safety when you are using your RV.
We’re going to discuss some very important safety topics like LP gas system safety, RV water system safety, RV electrical system safety, RV fire safety, carbon monoxide safety, and emergency escape plans. In addition to the safety features on the RV we are going to cover topics concerning your personal safety as well. Topics like: Getting there Safely, Travel Security, Emergency Weather Planning and more.
RV safety starts with the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association or RVIA seal. The oval shaped RVIA seal displayed on the exterior of the RV means that the RV manufacturer is in compliance with more than 500 safety requirements regarding electrical, plumbing, heating, and fire and life safety. These safety requirements are established under the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) A119.2 Standard for Recreation Vehicles.
Knowing that the RV was manufactured with safety in mind is a good start, now let’s take a look at some of the safety equipment and features you’ll find on your RV.
This RV Safety online e-book course includes:
RV Safety Features, Tips & Tricks downloadable PDF e-book
Chapter 1 - LP Gas System Safety
Chapter 2 - RV Water System Safety
Chapter 3 - RV Electrical System Safety
Chapter 4 - RV Fire Safety
Chapter 5 - Carbon Monoxide Safety
Chapter 6 - Emergency Escape Plan
Chapter 7 - Getting there Safely
Chapter 8 - RV Travel Security
Chapter 9 - Home Security
Your Instructor
Mark is an RVer and has a very extensive background in the RV industry. He began at age 15, washing RVs at a dealership in North Central Pennsylvania. It wasn't long before he was working as an apprentice RV technician under the guidance of the RV service manager. Mark then entered and served a full career as a Maintenance Warrant Officer in the United States Army. He managed large fleet maintenance operations, where he not only had to understand vehicle maintenance, he had to teach young soldiers how to maintain and operate expensive vehicles and equipment. These soldiers came to him from very different backgrounds, and their prior experience with heavy equipment and mechanical skills were similarly varied. Mark had to learn how to communicate with all of them clearly, concisely, and effectively, and he found that he had a talent for teaching. The Army agreed, and eventually he was asked to produce written instructional materials, including driver training manuals and operating procedures for motor pools.
When he retired from the Army in 1996, Mark went to work for an RV dealership in sales and service. He talked to customers about their needs and desires and helped them select the right RV for them. He inspected used RVs for trade-in, he serviced customer RVs, and he educated customers on how to operate and enjoy their vehicles. As an RV owner himself, throughout the years, he has owned and used all the classifications of RVs (travel trailer, motorhome, pop up, 5th wheel and truck camper). He even restored, from the ground up, a 67 Yellowstone travel trailer. It was clear to him there were limited resources available to RV owners who wanted to learn more about how to operate and maintain their RVs. Owners’ manuals provide limited information, and most consumers find them confusing.
Anecdotal information learned around campfires from other RV owners is incomplete and can be unreliable.
Mark realized he had the knowledge and teaching ability to fill that gap, and so in 1999, he began writing articles and books about how to choose, buy, maintain, repair, and operate a variety of RVs. To date, he has produced more than 500 educational videos, and authored 15 e-books, 3 paperback books, and more than 1,600 articles educating millions of RVers. His best-selling book, titled The RV Book, has sold over 52,000 copies to date.
Mark's first priority is the safety of his audience. To Mark, this means anticipating the risks and challenges RVers will encounter when following his instructions, ensuring that the information he provides is complete and accurate, and providing enough information so his audience can make informed decisions about when to tackle maintenance tasks themselves and when to take their vehicles to professionals.
His second priority is his audience’ empowerment. He sends his students out on the road with confidence that they are equipped, prepared, informed, and ready to enjoy themselves.Producing material that achieves those goals is a very difficult thing to do. RVs come in a bewildering variety of different types, makes, models, and vintages, and when Mark writes about tasks such as winterizing an RV plumbing system, (as we know there are many ways to winterize an RV), his instructions need to walk his readers through the process regardless of which RV the reader happens to own.
Like his soldiers, his RV students come to him with widely disparate levels of expertise, experience, talent, and motivation, and his instructions must speak to all of them. Mark’s writing and video presentations are accurate and comprehensive. It is also clear, concise, and easy to understand. He breaks complex, intimidating tasks down to easy steps.