Wondered who Squatch actually is — and what the catch is? No catch. Meet Joe, your no-pressure RV guy at A&L RV Sales just outside Murfreesboro. Here's how I really work: I help you find YOUR rig, not sell you A rig — and if we don't have your fit, I'll help you find it, even if it's not on our lot.

Your first RV trip is equal parts exciting and nerve-wracking — and here's the secret: it won't be perfect, and that's the whole point. Squatch walks through what to actually expect (the setup dance, the strange first night, the inevitable fumble) so nothing catches you off guard. Printable first-trip game plan included.

You've got the rig — now where do you go? Open a booking app and it's a wall of terms: full hookups, 30 amp, pull-through, FHU, primitive. Squatch translates the lingo so you can read a campground listing like a pro and book your first site with confidence. Printable checklist included.

Let Squatch be the guy who tells you the truth, even though he sells these things: the sticker price is only half of what an RV really costs. This honest breakdown covers the ongoing and hidden costs — insurance, maintenance, storage, campgrounds, fuel, and depreciation — plus how to keep them all down. Printable budget worksheet included.

Somewhere along the way, camping stops being something you do and becomes something you ARE — usually the day you catch yourself having genuine feelings about a sewer hose. Squatch's funny, painfully relatable list of signs you're an RV person, with a score-yourself tally at the end. How many are you guilty of?

Here's the sentence that saves lives: your RV is not a storm shelter. It's one of the most dangerous places to be in severe weather. Squatch covers watch vs. warning, when to leave, where to actually take cover, and the plan to build before the sky ever turns. Printable emergency card included.

You flip a switch and nothing — or you turn the key and get a click. Before you panic or call a tow, know this: most "no power" and "won't start" problems are something small and often free (a switch that's off, a two-dollar fuse). Squatch's calm checklist walks both problems, in order. Printable checklist included.

RV emergencies never happen when you're calm and ready. So save this now: Squatch's complete RV emergency guide, with every RV 911 plan gathered and sorted — on-the-road, at-the-campsite, and the life-safety ones — so when something goes sideways, you've got a calm voice and a clear plan one tap away.

An RV fire can become unsurvivable in about two minutes — and your factory extinguisher gives you 8 to 10 seconds. That makes it an escape tool, not a firefighting tool. Squatch on the honest fight-or-flee rule, the escape plan to build tonight, and why everyone should be outside in under a minute.

Propane at least warns you with a smell. Carbon monoxide gives you nothing — no smell, no color, no warning — and its early symptoms feel like a reason to lie down and nap. Squatch covers what to do when the alarm sounds, the symptom tell that saves lives, and how to prevent it. Then go check your detector.

If you smell rotten eggs in your RV, the next few minutes matter — and a few things people do on instinct are exactly wrong. Squatch walks through the correct response in order: what never to touch, when to get out, when to shut off the tank, and how to prevent it entirely. Please read this one twice.

The wind picks up and your awning becomes a giant sail — or you're packed up and it just won't come in. Squatch covers both: the wind rule that saves awnings, the manual override that gets you home, and the honest truth that nobody's covering that bill but you. Printable checklist included.

You pull the handle at the dump station and... nothing. It's the least glamorous emergency in RVing, and it gets almost everybody eventually. Squatch walks you through diagnosing which problem you actually have — pyramid, pipe clog, vent, valve, or lying sensor — and the fix that works for each. Printable checklist included.

A semi blows past, a gust hits, and suddenly your trailer starts wagging. Trailer sway escalates fast — and the right response is almost entirely the opposite of your instinct (don't brake, don't steer, don't accelerate). Squatch's calm, expert-backed game plan for stopping a fishtail and preventing the next one. Printable dash card included.

Got the RV bug? Welcome to the club. Squatch's RV beginners guide is your one friendly place to start — the foundational guides on choosing a rig, towing, understanding your systems, and camping smart, organized so you're not wading through a swamp of search results. No pressure, no pitch — just day-one help.

That "did I forget something?" feeling before you pull out? This is the cure. Squatch's pre-trip checklist for new RV owners walks you around the rig zone by zone — tires, hitch, lights, the all-important exterior walk-around, and more — with the why behind each. Includes a full printable checklist.

You hit the slide-out button and... nothing. On checkout morning. Before you panic, know this: a stuck slide is usually something simple (often just low power), and there's a manual override to get you home even in the worst case. Squatch's calm, in-order troubleshooting checklist walks you through it. Printable checklist included.

A tire blowout is one of the scariest things on the highway — and the correct response is the exact opposite of your instinct (don't brake — accelerate!). Squatch's calm, expert-backed game plan walks you through surviving a blowout step by step, plus the habits that prevent most of them. Printable dash card included.

Found water where water shouldn't be? Take a breath — catching it early is the best-case version of this problem. Squatch's calm "911 for water leaks" walks you through it step by step: stop the water, dry it fast, track down the source, and know when to DIY vs. call a pro. Printable emergency checklist included.

Let me start with a confession: when I got into camping, I bought a lot of dumb stuff. A whole garage of gadgets that promised to change my life and instead just changed the contents of my junk drawer. So consider this post my apology tour — a fun little rundown of the things new campers waste money on that they almost always regret, so you can spend your hard-earned cash on the good stuff instead (like, you know, actually going camping). I'm Joe — Squatch to most folks — and