Checklists, Revisited

jgram2
jgram2 Member Posts: 1,522
in Tips & Tricks
Is it time to remind us of all of the wonderful checklists you created? I was thinking how helpful they were as we contemplated getting ready to go, and how they gave us a hint of the things we needed to be familiar with before we left! So I searched on "checklists" and didn't come up with much. Michigan Mike updated a DM T@B checklist called Ready, Set, Go and Rick and Sandy Stevens created a manual for their 2014 S Maxx T@B, the breakaway, which incorporated some lists, but I know there are others. I found "The Mother of all Checklists" site online. As Verna did, I saved the Breakaway manual on iBooks. If you have created your own, do you want to share them? (Caveat: personal preferences vary but checklists provide such a great jump off point)
John, Judi, Guinness & OD in PDX
T@Bit@t 2015 S Max Outback, ‘18 V6 4Runner 


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  • Homebodyatheart
    Homebodyatheart Member Posts: 2,516
    Great post! When we left the dealer last week I remembered to do a once around check and found  a cap open on one side, and the door unlocked on the other. Glad I remembered!
    2017 T@B 320 Max S silver and cherry red, L@dybug ("Bug" aka my esc@pe pod), TV 2015 Toyota Highlander aka Big Red
  • jgram2
    jgram2 Member Posts: 1,522
    I just found another one by Photomom under the T@B Task Lists thread. Nice!


    John, Judi, Guinness & OD in PDX
    T@Bit@t 2015 S Max Outback, ‘18 V6 4Runner 


  • atlasb
    atlasb Member Posts: 584
    I remember when we left the dealer with our current T@B they waved good by!  A couple hundred miles down the road we stopped for a break.  A walk around revealed the door steps fully extended!  Always a good thing for a good walk around every time before you start off.
    2018 T@B 400, 2017 Nissan Titan Crew cab
  • ScottG
    ScottG Administrator Posts: 5,674
    No real harm in leaving the step out, but I suspect it's the RV equivalent of boating with your dock bumpers still hanging over the rail.  :-)
    2015 T@B Max S (320)
    2015 Nissan Frontier SV V6 4x4
  • drpprmt
    drpprmt Member Posts: 117
    This is a great topic and helpful!  
  • Rhombi
    Rhombi Member Posts: 1
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  • Marceline
    Marceline Member Posts: 1,756
    ScottG said:
    No real harm in leaving the step out, but I suspect it's the RV equivalent of boating with your dock bumpers still hanging over the rail.  :-)
    I know at least one person who wrecked the extended steps on a boulder next to a parking space. 
    San Francisco Bay Area
    2013 CS-S us@gi
    2015 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner Double Cab
  • Bayliss
    Bayliss Member Posts: 1,517
    https://tab-rv.vanillacommunity.com/discussion/10585/simple-check-list-for-leaving-on-a-trip#latest
    2019 T@B 320 S Boondock Lite; 2025 Toyota Tundra CrewMax 4x4
    (Alde: 3020; Refrig: Isotherm Cruise 65 Eleg; Battery: BB 100Ah LiFePO4; Solar: Renogy 220W Portable Suitcase w/ Victron SmartSolar MPPT 75/15 Controller; Victron BMV-712 Battery Monitor w/ Shunt; Pwr Cntr: PD-4135KW2B; EMS: PI-HW30C)
    Greg & Marlene (Tucson, AZ)


  • falcon1970
    falcon1970 Member Posts: 758
    As an Air Force pilot we had checklists for everything.  I built myself a checklist for the TAB as soon as I got it.  Even though by now I know all the steps I still walk around with the checklist in my hand when I am arriving, departing, hooking up, etc.  However, I also have a rule that when I lock the door I stow the steps.  That way I can see that the door is locked when I move away from my campsite.  If the steps are out the door is unlocked.  If the steps are stowed the door is locked.
  • Marceline
    Marceline Member Posts: 1,756
    Here's my checklist. 
    San Francisco Bay Area
    2013 CS-S us@gi
    2015 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner Double Cab
  • dragonsdofly
    dragonsdofly Member Posts: 1,927
    @Rhombi, welcome to the forum! Congrats on that first post.
    2017 t@b sofitel(Dr@gonsFly)TV 2015 Silverado 2500hd(Behemoth). Wyandotte, Michigan.
    Draco dormiens numquam titilandus.

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