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Hello all, I just introduced myself (and my husband) over in the FMCA Lifestyle/All About You forum, but thought I should post separately here for this topic. We're taking our new Fleetwood Bounder 36H Motorhome for its maiden voyage at the end of next week, and we'd love to hear any tips or wisdom you have for beginners. Though we have backpacked and tent-camped for decades, we are brand new to RV-ing, so any advice you can offer would be welcome and very much appreciated. FYI, we're only going 120 miles away for our first trip, we're going with experienced RVers, we have pull-through/full-hookup/big rig sites reserved, and we're only going for a weekend to put our new RV through its paces. But I don't even know what we should really do to test our rig on our maiden voyage. Any thoughts? Is there anything we should look for, check, or test (that might not be obvious) while pushing through the paces? What is your favorite tip (practical/to-do-or-not-do-item) to offer a newbie? What is one piece of advice/wisdom you would offer about RVing in a Motorhome? Is there anything we should absolutely *not* do or avoid? Are there campground etiquette issues about which we should be aware that are different for RVers (we *are* experienced tent campers)? If so, what are they? There is so much I could ask, but that will do for now, and any input is welcome. I'm am so excited about our new adventures (we both are), but I'm also quite aware that I don't even know what I don't know, and that feels a little intimidating. So I'm trying to learn as much as I can. Any help or insight you can offer would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so very much! Joan