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A RV Setup Checklist Will Ensure that Your Camping Experience Is a Great One!

RV Setup ChecklistProperly setting up your RV when you arrive at your campsite is not necessarily a difficult thing to do, but doing ensuring that you don’t miss a step will make your camping experience a much more enjoyable one. Maintaining and using a checklist is one of the best ways to make sure that your setup goes smoothly. Here are a few suggestions for what you can include in yours.

Chock your wheels. Used even on level lots, this helps to eliminate the slight rocking motion that your RV can experience as people move about in its interior, particularly if you are traveling with children.

Set and adjust your leveling jacks. Proper leveling helps to ensure that all the RV systems will work properly. Propane powered appliances like refrigerators require proper leveling for efficient operation.

Deploy your steps and handrail.

Deploy your slide-outs.

Hook up your electric line, water hose, sewer hoses, and cable line to the provided connections.

Open black water valve to empty the black water holding tank. Close the valve.

Open gray water valve to empty gray water holding tank. Leave the valve open.

Turn on your main propane supply valve.

Turn on your water heater. There’s nothing worse than a cold shower on a cool night!

Light the pilot on your stove.

Turn on your air conditioners, set thermostat.

Raise your television antennae or adjust your satellite dish.

This checklist is suitable for most RVs. If you have additional steps for setting up your RV, be sure to include them. Taking care of all of these steps right after you park your RV will enable you to spend the rest of your vacation focused on the most important step of them all… having fun!


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We welcome our RV guests to come trick or treating in the office between 1-5 this afternoon and to join us in the activity room to bake Halloween cookies from 2-4. ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿชโฃ
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We are looking forward to seeing everyone's costumes. ๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿค–๐ŸงŸโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿง๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿง›โ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿงœ๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿงš๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธโฃ
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If trick or treating isn't your bag, then bring your fishing poles and join us at the river from 5-6 today for fishing. ๐ŸŸ๐ŸŸโฃ
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We are relaxing today to gear up for a fun Halloweekend in San Marcos. ๐Ÿš We hope our Pecan Park guests can join in on some of the fun. ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿค–๐Ÿญโฃ
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๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿช Thu. 2-4 Baking Halloween cookies in activity roomโฃ
๐ŸŽฃ๐ŸŽฃ Thu. 5-6 Fishing at river (BYO poles)โฃ
๐Ÿบ๐ŸŒญ Fri. 6-9 Wurstfest New Braunfelsโฃ
๐Ÿ‘œ๐Ÿ‘ขSat. 7-11 am Wimberley Market Daysโฃ
๐Ÿ“ฝ๐ŸŽž Sat. (Dusk) Movies on the hillโฃ
๐Ÿณ๐ŸŒฎ Sun. 9 am Breakfast tacos at food trailerโฃ
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Cute, mythical, Hollywood, or spookyโ€”what will your costume be this year? ๐Ÿงš๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿง™๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿง›โ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿง๐Ÿฝโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿงœ๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ We'd love to see our guests trick or treating in the office on Halloween between 1:00 and 5:00! ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿซ Happy Halloween! ๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿปโ€๐ŸŽค๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿฝโ€๐Ÿš’๐Ÿฆธ๐Ÿพโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ธ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿฆนโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿผโ€๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿš€ #pecanparkrv #rvpark #texasrv #rvfamilies #rvfun #sanmarcostx #smtx #fulltimerv #rvlife #halloweensanmarcostexas

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Thanks to everyone who came out for our mini fall fest last weekend. ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‘ฝ We had a blast!
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Pecan Park Riverside RV Park
50 Squirrel Run
San Marcos, TX 78666

P: 512.396.0070
F: 512.396.5076
E: camping@pecanpark.com

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