Preparing for the eventual flat
Today, I studied the procedures and tools necessary to repair a flat tire. A particular instance, more importantly. If the RV ever gets back on the road, I want to be prepared for what is an eventuality, and I don’t want to rely on spotty web access when it occurs. So today I did the right thing, and I went back to (virtual) school.
The only real difference with the RV is size. It has six, rather than four tires, and the jack (included) is a real hydraulic tool. No cric-crac when you’re dealing with something that unwieldy. With the help of a video, I now have found the spare tire. With another video, I uncovered a secret cache containing tools and a smidgen of hope. May the eventuality occur when I’m in a paved parking lot, far from danger, on a mild but sunny afternoon.
I had already received a head’s up – those fancy wheel covers are purely cosmetic, but the fake lug covers can be difficult to remove. I went Amazoning, and there’s now a proper tool for removal/replacement of the “lug nut covers”. Why knew? It should arrive by the end of the week, and if it doesn’t work, well then back it goes. That’s the wonderful thing about the Amazon model. They’re so big that they don’t argue with the customer. Print out a return label, seal up the carton and let the postal system take care of the logistics. Sure beats going to town, over and over. We’ve been shopping this way for years, and I can see how it sends a bolt of fear into the bones of the normal retail crowd.
I have to keep notes, and this afternoon the important database moved on past the 106K mark.
