Hello, my fellow Super C owners. I've been on this forum and owned my 2022 Accolade 37L since Dec 2021. I learned a lot from you folks and just wanted to thank the regulars here that have helped me, even if they didn't know they're were.
We went full-time on 1 March 2023 and love the lifestyle. We spent last winter boondocking at Sigsbee in Key West and are returning there in a couple weeks, with a 10 day road trip from Athens TX.
On Saturday I will complete the last available course at the NRVTA. We've been here 10 weeks. I'm now a Certified RV Technician, Certified RV Inspector, a Generator Service Technician, and a Solar Installer. I've owned motorhomes since 2003 and was holding my own in knowing how to keep these things running, but wanted the certifications to make sure I was being as safe as possible and to avoid costly mistakes.
These courses confirmed I've been doing it mostly right and changed/enlightened my mind on a couple things I was doing wrong. There isn't a single instructor here that isn't a complete subject matter expert and, most importantly, they have the patience to make sure you understand and can execute the given repair or install. The days are long and there will be a couple Saturday certification sessions. You take a written quiz daily and a long test every Friday, with various hands-on gates sprinkled throughout to prove you know what you're doing. You'll also have homework most days.
I'm retired 3x and live comfortably on my income, so I'm not jumping into the RV repair business like 99% of the students here, but I will help a fellow RVer in need and of course keep my rig on the road. In 21 years of RV travel I've never used andealership shop and only used a mobile tech once (to confirm my Norcold 1210 was DOA). Hopefully I can continue to roll around the country with problems I can handle.
If you have questions about any course at the NRVTA, please feel free to ask.
Thanks,
Jim
We went full-time on 1 March 2023 and love the lifestyle. We spent last winter boondocking at Sigsbee in Key West and are returning there in a couple weeks, with a 10 day road trip from Athens TX.
On Saturday I will complete the last available course at the NRVTA. We've been here 10 weeks. I'm now a Certified RV Technician, Certified RV Inspector, a Generator Service Technician, and a Solar Installer. I've owned motorhomes since 2003 and was holding my own in knowing how to keep these things running, but wanted the certifications to make sure I was being as safe as possible and to avoid costly mistakes.
These courses confirmed I've been doing it mostly right and changed/enlightened my mind on a couple things I was doing wrong. There isn't a single instructor here that isn't a complete subject matter expert and, most importantly, they have the patience to make sure you understand and can execute the given repair or install. The days are long and there will be a couple Saturday certification sessions. You take a written quiz daily and a long test every Friday, with various hands-on gates sprinkled throughout to prove you know what you're doing. You'll also have homework most days.
I'm retired 3x and live comfortably on my income, so I'm not jumping into the RV repair business like 99% of the students here, but I will help a fellow RVer in need and of course keep my rig on the road. In 21 years of RV travel I've never used andealership shop and only used a mobile tech once (to confirm my Norcold 1210 was DOA). Hopefully I can continue to roll around the country with problems I can handle.
If you have questions about any course at the NRVTA, please feel free to ask.
Thanks,
Jim