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How to Hook Up a Camper

A camper, unlike a car or van, provides a constant kitchen to cook in, bathroom to use, as well as ample seating area -- making it an efficient choice for adventurous families. Camp grounds suitable for use with trailer-style campers can also be found in virtually every state, making it easy to choose a destination. One of the most important things to know about a camper, besides how to drive it, is how to properly hook up your electric, water and sewer lines when you reach your camp site.

Instructions

    • 1

      Decide how to park your camper. It is smart to reduce the distance between your hook up lines and the site's hook ups as much as possible. This reduces the chances of anyone tripping over the lines.

    • 2

      Hook up the electric first. Hooking up the electric first ensures the ground, as well as your hands, are completely dry. Make sure the site's breaker box is at the "Off" position. Unroll your electric wire and plug it into the site's breaker box. Flip the switch to the on position. Make sure the wire is as flush to the ground as possible to avoid any trips and falls.

    • 3

      Get your water hose ready, but do not attach it to either the site water hook up or your camper. Attach a water pressure regulator to the site's water supply. Attach a water filter next, if desired. Turn on water to push out excess air in the hose. Attach hose to your camper.

    • 4

      Put on disposable gloves before touching the sewer hose. Check to see if the sewer line is securely attached to the camper. Hook up the other end of the line to the site's sewer inlet. Make sure it is securely attached. When dumping the sewer (black water), allow the gray water tank to build up for a day or two before hand. Dump the black water first. Close off the tank and release the grey water tank. Close off the gray water tank. Turn on the camper's kitchen faucet to allow a couple gallons of water to build up in the gray water tank. Make sure to also pour 2 to 3 gallons of water through the toilet and into the black water tank.

    • 5

      Disconnect in the same order. First the electric, then the water, and then the sewer.

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