RV Storage TIPS: HOW TO save $5,000 by properly storing your RV by El Monte RV & Extra Space Storage HD

RV Storage TIPS - Failing to properly store your RV can result in more than $5,000 in damage! Watch the Top 13 Tips brought to you by El Monte RV and Extra Space Storage. http://www.extraspace.com Failing to properly store your RV can result in more than $5,000 in damage! RV Storage Tips brought to you by El Monte RV and Extra Space Storage. Hi I’m Jon Lang with El Monte RV. We’re a nationwide motorhome rental company. We have more than 40 locations throughout the United States. We rent and sell thousands of RV’s. Our renters travel more than 30 Million miles every single year! We’ve teamed up with Extra Space Storage to bring our Top RV Storage Tips because they’re a large stable company, they’ve been in business for more than 35 years and have over 1,000 locations throughout the United States. Tip Number 1: Scrub the interior and vacuum the entire vehicle. Food attracts pests and if you leave it in there you’ll be surprised later to find out that parts of the interior were damaged. Number 2: Make sure you empty out all of the cabinets. It’s important that when you are going to store your RV, for long-term, that you go cabinet by cabinet through the entire vehicle and make sure that you’ve removed any and all food. Tip number 3. Defrost and clean both the refrigerator and freezer. Make sure all of the food is removed. It’s important that you make sure that the refrigerator is thoroughly clean from top to bottom and the freezer. Defrost the freezer. We also recommend that you insert a box of baking soda. And then finally, we recommend that you leave the door ajar. Tip Number 4: Close the windows, vents and blinds. Make sure all the windows and roof vents are closed. Sun exposure is rough on RV interiors, but if you close the blinds it helps. Tips Number 5: Reduce battery drain. We recommend that you disconnect the auxiliary battery before you store the vehicle. It’s better to just disconnect it, so the appliances don’t drain it over time while it’s in storage. Tip number 6: Winterize your water system. If you don’t winterize the water system and it freezes over it can cause damage to all the different water systems in the vehicle. You can take it to your RV dealer and they can winterize it for you. Or you can refer to your Owners Manual. Tip Number 7: Clean and completely dry the exterior of the RV. If your RV has an awning and you don’t completely dry it or let it dry before you store it and you roll it up or you slide it in, you’re going to find that it is possible that you can get mold in the awning. Tip Number 8: Wash the Undercarriage. As you are driving around with your RV, the tires are constantly throwing up dirt and grime from the road as well as salt and chemicals that are put on the road. It causes the undercarriage of the RV to corrode over time. It’s important that you get the undercarriage wash. We recommend that you take it to a professional RV wash where they can do a thorough job of washing the undercarriage.