{"id":1584,"date":"2016-04-21T16:03:50","date_gmt":"2016-04-22T00:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/?p=1584"},"modified":"2016-05-05T16:18:34","modified_gmt":"2016-05-06T00:18:34","slug":"rv-prep-for-the-first-trip-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/?p=1584","title":{"rendered":"RV prep for the first trip out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today I replaced the battery power cables, added the missing ground and then installed a new battery that is more appropriate for running the vehicle and will use the deep cycle battery that came with the RV for the coach power requirements. I also cleaned and greased the metal drawers slides and now even with two batteries the whole drawer slides so much more easily.<br \/>\nI also changed out my two lines that come out from the propane regulator and attached them to the brand new 20lb bottles I picked up yesterday. I even used the teflon tape on the fittings!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1624\" style=\"width: 666px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1624\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1624 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160421_115241.jpg\" alt=\"20160421_115241\" width=\"656\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160421_115241.jpg 656w, https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160421_115241-246x300.jpg 246w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1624\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New battery cables and new RV battery.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1626\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1626\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1626 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160421_121326-2.jpg\" alt=\"20160421_121326-2\" width=\"758\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160421_121326-2.jpg 758w, https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160421_121326-2-284x300.jpg 284w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 758px) 100vw, 758px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1626\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scary old battery cables.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1627\" style=\"width: 699px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160421_132235-2.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1627\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1627 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160421_132235-2.jpg\" alt=\"20160421_132235-2\" width=\"689\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160421_132235-2.jpg 689w, https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160421_132235-2-258x300.jpg 258w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 689px) 100vw, 689px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1627\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Old cables are trash now.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1628\" style=\"width: 785px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1628\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1628 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160421_132258-2.jpg\" alt=\"20160421_132258-2\" width=\"775\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160421_132258-2.jpg 775w, https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160421_132258-2-291x300.jpg 291w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1628\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New batteries and cables, still need to secure the batteries to the tray.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1625\" style=\"width: 781px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1625\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1625 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160421_121158-2.jpg\" alt=\"20160421_121158-2\" width=\"771\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160421_121158-2.jpg 771w, https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160421_121158-2-289x300.jpg 289w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1625\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New propane regulator and hoses, plus propane.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I replaced the battery power cables, added the missing ground and then installed a new battery that is more appropriate for running the vehicle and will use the deep cycle battery that came with the RV for the coach &hellip; 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