De-winterizing checklist

Not that it matters, but the automotive antifreeze causes kidneyl failure, seizures and death.  Dead is dead whether it is due to liver or kidney failure.    I didn't realize that the colors where different though.  I thought automotive antifreeze was green?  Since it only takes a small amount to kill, it is proper to be cautious about it.  

It is more than one person can do for sure and such a tight space 2 people have a time doing it.

Getting under the mattress to hold it up and then lift the board support up it near impossible.

 

I have the 171. IS there any way to get it done that we have not found?

 

 

Mountain Mist, I'm of the same opinion.     I'm afraid Outbound had to calm me down with the same instructions (but I'm still not happy about it -- NOT about you, Outbound, because I APPRECIATE you -- just unhappy about the process, just the process.)

This time not hot. I was the one holding up the mattress and got better leverage on it by having both feet pushing on the opposite wall! I can understand that each time it is done, as with anything else, one gets more efficient. BUT there is no way in Hail that I can do this on my own. And I want to be able to do everything I can myself. Keeping the mattress in the air and unscrewing the odd screws, how many folks have that tool around. My husband has every tool know to man and sounds as if a healthy number of you do, but get out of there. Why not a plain phillips? Does this screw hold better?? I digress.

Left holding the mattress aloft, unscrewing AND lifting the panel out takes more strength than I will be able to muster.  I do think having some finger holes bored in would help too.

Now, in my readings somewhere in the forum, I think the question was raised about leaving the panel unscrewed. Would it shift? If not, if I can get those screws out and into a safe keeping place, and bypass the hubby's notice, one step would be taken out.

I am no engineer (and I wonder sometime if there are ANY engineers putting in 2 cents on all RV's), but have 6 in the family/extended family. If any of THIER minds were put to it they would come up with better (and easier) designs. I know the hot water heater is in ok place, but what kept FR from putting outside access to it?

AND maybe a man can do this task. BUT maybe not when you are 76 as my hubby is.  Thing is, if you can not perform the tasks on an RV then you do not need to be dealing with one. And this leaves out a lot of people that love to camp and could if more thought went into even this one function.

 

Off my soap box. Going to get out and polish Escape Pod starting this morning. A panel at a time now that it is clean! Sure looks good with a clean face.

Now that I am almost ready to roll someplace, the weather forcast looks pretty poor

I know I am staying on high ground and out of twister country.

To any of you that are in those areas, God bless and hope you are OK>