Inside An RV Technician's Tool Bag

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    Certified Mobile RV Technician, Darren Koepp, explains what tools he uses for every day carry in his RV tech tool bag.
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Komentáře • 106

  • @JayHutchG
    @JayHutchG Před 3 lety +9

    Darren I just want to tell you how much I appreciate your vids. I’ve watched most of them and kinda knew how to do most of the stuff, but your personality and no nonsense approach to explaining the process is a breath of fresh air. Don’t care about others saying TMI, I can determine what to do so much more efficiently if I understand the underlying process. Sorry for long winded kudos, but I greatly appreciate what you do. I also know the added effort making the vids can surely be a pain in the arse. Thanks for taking the time.

  • @RVWeekendsRC1
    @RVWeekendsRC1 Před 2 lety +2

    Hey there. I just found your channel. I doing a RVTI level 2 hybrid class and I'll be certified in 2 months. Thanks for the links.

  • @peterleone2140
    @peterleone2140 Před 2 lety +2

    Darren, your awesome. one of the best techs ive seen so far. thank you (40 year master auto tech)

  • @jameshrabchak8350
    @jameshrabchak8350 Před 3 lety +3

    Yet another of your videos that I couldn't stop watching Darren. I guess I'm considered a tool nut also. I thought at my age I had pretty much everything I needed. Now I can't wait to see my wife's face when another $105 worth of tools shows up from Amazon! Great videos, keep it up.

  • @SkylinersYeti
    @SkylinersYeti Před 3 lety +4

    Well thought out tool bag. Experience shows what you often need. I will be looking at updating my RV tool bag. I am a do it your self RV owner. Life is good on the road

  • @justinandress9518
    @justinandress9518 Před 4 lety +3

    Just wanted to say how awesome Darren is. He helped us out last summer replacing the front legs in our 5th wheel. It was fun learning how he got into the career and is enjoying life as a full time RVer.

  • @augiemattheiss
    @augiemattheiss Před 4 lety +4

    Excellent, extremely practical, thank you. Note: that white PVC tape and a Sharpie can make great labels for all kinds of applications. PVC tape holds up better over time than many other types of tape.

  • @heroesandzeros7802
    @heroesandzeros7802 Před 2 lety +1

    Try the Thomas & Betts 2000.
    Wire and tie wrap cutters in the nose, strippers in the jaws, cuts off screws, and crimps.
    I have wired thousands of industrial control panels and repaired countless things and I have preferred these 100%.
    A little expensive but I have worn these out several times over.

  • @larrysmith3181
    @larrysmith3181 Před 2 lety +1

    Would be great to see a video just on trouble shooting AC problems

  • @haydensommers420
    @haydensommers420 Před 3 lety +2

    thanks for this great video. I just started a new job as a service tech at Camping World and your videos are very helpful...

  • @markiefufu
    @markiefufu Před 3 lety +4

    I love Wera screwdrivers and Kinipex pliers! I have a set of the Wera chiseldrivers that have a 1/4 square socket hole on top so you can add a rachet for extra torque.
    I also love the idea of using 12v tool batteries for a temp power source. I have 20v DeWalt tools, but my heated hoodie runs off Milwaukee 12v fuel.

  • @noelfouts2181
    @noelfouts2181 Před 4 lety +5

    I love tools - this is an awesome practical video. Hope to see your tool trailer video soon!

  • @zedhead2864
    @zedhead2864 Před 4 lety +4

    Great Video Darrin. Glad to see you on the mend. Feel better!

  • @JoshuaBence
    @JoshuaBence Před 4 lety +4

    Thanks for sharing! Perhaps you could show all the most common used parts to stock your trailer with? that would be fantastic!

  • @dar7771
    @dar7771 Před 3 lety +1

    Very nice. Thank you for taking the time to make this video. It helped me put together a bag to keep in trailer that will be useful and not loaded with things that are not practical.

  • @ronlapierre5977
    @ronlapierre5977 Před 4 lety +2

    Oh BTW, I have a Veto Pro Pack bag. Had it for over 10 years and I do beat it! Very rugged and has the PVC base that you talked about to weather any water or dampness. A bit pricey but definitely been worth it. They have lots of different configurations to choose from.

  • @ljellison1950
    @ljellison1950 Před 4 lety +2

    Enjoyed your video, not wanting to be a RV tech but the info is really great for the RV owner. thx Hope you are feeling better now. Stay healthy.

  • @coderedfit
    @coderedfit Před 4 lety +1

    Thanks for sharing. It's those tools used daily and how they are carried that make life easier for a tech.

  • @DownsizingMakesCents
    @DownsizingMakesCents Před 2 lety +1

    I can’t believe I watched this entire one hour video, i’m not an RV technician I’m an RV owner that does all my own repair and this video it was very helpful, I have a lot of the same tools but you really showed me some interesting things I need to add to my bag. Does that fluke 325 do inrush amps? I wish I had that cap when I fixed my toilet.

  • @goforit5844
    @goforit5844 Před 4 lety +2

    Awesome, Helpful, and Very Much appreciated...! Keep the video’s coming...

  • @jockthompson5902
    @jockthompson5902 Před 3 lety +1

    I Enjoy your videos, one more special tool for your bag, cut an old 3 prong ext. cord leave about 3" on the male side cut the hot and neutral solder an alligator on the ground and you will always have a panel ground for your meter at any receptacle. If you need more length you can plug it into an ext cord to get where your working.

  • @chetusher444
    @chetusher444 Před 4 lety

    Thanks Darren, I see a couple of tools I'll pick up soon. Hope you feel better soon.

  • @waynecummings1480
    @waynecummings1480 Před 3 lety +1

    Thanks for your video. I have about the same tools in my motor home. Your advice is right-on.

  • @jbrosam
    @jbrosam Před 3 lety +1

    You are the man. You have helped me learn and save so much. This tool video is so helpful...way to video while sick👍

  • @ronlapierre5977
    @ronlapierre5977 Před 4 lety +2

    Great video Darrin. My tool bags are like yours. Looks like a mess but I always know where they are. Some good ideas on tools to bring on the road. I have all 20 volt Dewalt cause yes I am a remodeler so now I’m gonna have to at least get a 12 volt drill just to have the batteries. Thanks again. Love your style. Keep up the great videos.

  • @charlesrose7212
    @charlesrose7212 Před 2 lety +1

    Very helpful. Thanks! 😀

  • @jeffchapman8992
    @jeffchapman8992 Před rokem +1

    Good stuff! Thank you for making this video.

  • @phillipmorris1334
    @phillipmorris1334 Před 4 lety +1

    hello from the Ozarks Darren!! excellent review!! cheers!

  • @edwardvan00
    @edwardvan00 Před 3 lety

    Another awesome video! Thanks Darren.

  • @curiousgeorge2193
    @curiousgeorge2193 Před 3 lety +2

    love the logical selection of tools. I am surprised that you do not carry vice grip pliers

  • @nathanjohnston2185
    @nathanjohnston2185 Před 4 lety +7

    I really enjoy your videos, thanks for making them. I’m a want to be RV technician.

    • @triciamyrvworks8263
      @triciamyrvworks8263 Před 3 lety +2

      Hi Nathan, sorry for the late reply. Hope you are able to get into the RV tech field you desire! Feel free to email info@myrvworks.com if you have any questions and I'll do my best to answer.

  • @ronilsonfreitas3907
    @ronilsonfreitas3907 Před 2 lety

    Last channel I really like these types of tools

  • @texasproud3332
    @texasproud3332 Před 4 lety +1

    First of all not everyone that feels under the weather has caught the virus so please get past that , good video and that’s what I do is approximately every month I dump the veto bag clean it out and reorganize great idea

  • @leonardfay7073
    @leonardfay7073 Před 2 lety +1

    Awesome post!

  • @darbyallie69
    @darbyallie69 Před 3 lety

    Ready for that trailer video. Love this vid.

  • @survivethat2012
    @survivethat2012 Před 4 lety

    I enjoyed your video. Keep them coming.

  • @daviscrt
    @daviscrt Před 4 lety

    GREAT VIDEO thanks Don

  • @clwbob
    @clwbob Před 3 lety +2

    Sending some love your way Darren. Going to RV repair school in January and have been following your videos. Very informative and I get a lot out of them. One thing you didn't provide a link for was the Wago connectors. Are there different sizes? Which is most common?

  • @larryclark6212
    @larryclark6212 Před 3 lety +1

    Great Video!!

  • @KrisVworksforMe
    @KrisVworksforMe Před rokem +1

    Great info and happy to buy through you. Thanks for sharing

    • @MyRVWorks
      @MyRVWorks  Před rokem

      Thank you for your support. It really does help.

  • @georgefenrich4119
    @georgefenrich4119 Před 4 lety

    WOW, Great video...LONG, but needed to see all this! You have it down. I TOOO would have ALL that and not much more.

  • @rvansteen1
    @rvansteen1 Před rokem +1

    Thanks!

  • @charlesyoungblood7561
    @charlesyoungblood7561 Před 3 lety +1

    All I would say is Awesome!

  • @420bunny6
    @420bunny6 Před 3 lety

    Very helpful!

  • @Rvidaloco
    @Rvidaloco Před 3 lety

    Good stuff!

  • @hyper-1
    @hyper-1 Před 4 lety

    Awesome, can you do an in depth video on a schwintec slide system. Keep up the great videos, you are my go to RV doctor. Cheerz

  • @johnr5545
    @johnr5545 Před rokem

    Hope you fell better soon god bless

  • @johnboy8397
    @johnboy8397 Před 3 lety

    Great Video I'm subscribing now. I'm not an RV tech but I do have plenty of the tools you have. No Chisels LOL. I do like the electrical Plugs you have. I'll have to make some up.
    Thanks!!

  • @rixrig6193
    @rixrig6193 Před 3 lety

    You could use the ‘plastic dip’ made to coat tool handles and ‘paint’ the bottom of your tool bag to make the bottom solid plastic.

  • @qa7177
    @qa7177 Před 4 lety

    Thanks, going to pick up some tools, will use you list.
    As a side note, hope you didn't pick up the coronavirus.

  • @bsoutdooradventures9541

    Sir..great video! Do you have a opinion on best battery for Winnebago Navion house battery. Thanks !

  • @michaelmelanson6113
    @michaelmelanson6113 Před 3 lety +1

    Darren, do you keep extra RV screws on hand? If so, what type & sizes?

  • @joerush2441
    @joerush2441 Před 2 lety

    Those putty scrapers are awesome compared to a blue putty bone!

  • @kennyshane3262
    @kennyshane3262 Před 3 lety +1

    Thanks a lot Darren! You know how much you just cost me? lol

  • @signguy7079
    @signguy7079 Před 3 lety

    Nice job! I want to be an awesome RV technician just like you! Where do you suggest I start?

  • @phillipmorris1334
    @phillipmorris1334 Před 4 lety +1

    hello Darren I didn't find your link to the electrical connectors in this video. replaces the butt connectors. the ones with 1 or2 or3 or4 holes with snap lids that can be removed. thanks!! you said amazon has their own brand

  • @darlenebuchanan2075
    @darlenebuchanan2075 Před 3 lety

    For water proofing the bottom of your toolbag could you use the spray bedliner?

  • @johnmayfield7068
    @johnmayfield7068 Před 3 lety

    Grade video on tape super 33 yes have you ever used the silicone tape good for moisture i used it a lot in industrial work

  • @susans3411
    @susans3411 Před 4 lety

    Excellent information! Detailed and specific. 🎖

  • @veryinterested2382
    @veryinterested2382 Před 4 lety

    Are you using the Wago connectors for AC and DC wires

  • @ribster2010
    @ribster2010 Před 3 lety

    Any chance of going through your trailer with other tools you would use in your trade?

  • @jameskevintaylor1655
    @jameskevintaylor1655 Před 4 lety

    Have a ? I stay at a place for 4 months at a time thinking about getting a 110 2o gal or a little bigger water heater I have hot and cold drain lines under my rv could I just tie in to the those lines too add to my hot water and to amount of hot water.

  • @DennisWintjes2
    @DennisWintjes2 Před 4 lety

    Thanks for sharing! Like #37

  • @jeffreyengle2762
    @jeffreyengle2762 Před 2 lety

    My wife and I live in an RV full-time and my question to you is what is the torque value of the screws inside my electrical box on the 12 V side as well as the AC side? I know I need a torque driver for it but I want to get the right one.

  • @edleonard2595
    @edleonard2595 Před 4 lety +1

    good video how about a video on your trailer set up?

    • @MyRVWorks
      @MyRVWorks  Před 4 lety +2

      Hi Ed,
      We have in the video fishbowl a tour of his service trailer, so be on the lookout for that one.
      We are so glad to hear that our videos were able to help you! If you would like to support us please consider becoming an "RV Community Supporter" on our Patreon site: www.patreon.com/myrvworks
      Happy Camping,
      My RV Works Media Team

    • @edleonard2595
      @edleonard2595 Před 4 lety

      @@MyRVWorks thanks for the update

  • @ronilsonfreitas3907
    @ronilsonfreitas3907 Před 2 lety

    good night very good

  • @royburklow2314
    @royburklow2314 Před rokem

    What was the tool you used to find a short in a wire terminal on a furnace?
    It said short was 3 ft away or 20 ft away.
    I haven't been able to find video

    • @MyRVWorks
      @MyRVWorks  Před rokem

      Ah, yes, you are looking for the Fluke TS-90. Love that tool. We have it listed on our Amazon affiliate store. You can get to it from here.
      www.amazon.com/shop/myrvworksinc/list/2W2YSX9XQOGUM?ref_=cm_sw_r_apann_aipsflist_aipsfmyrvworksinc_SSTPW7ST55NDXDTKDW26

  • @kalebstout7673
    @kalebstout7673 Před rokem

    Hey man I’m going to be attending rv training in a couple weeks and the school recommends the Klein 8100CL or the Ames. I’ve always heard and planned on getting a fluke being they’re the best. What do you think on the Klein vs the fluke.

    • @MyRVWorks
      @MyRVWorks  Před rokem +1

      That's like getting into the Ford versus Chevy versus Dodge versus Toyota debate. I don't know that I want to touch that one lol. I've been in the electrical trade for my entire adult life. I've just always used Fluke meters so I know their products and mine have taken spills off of ladders, workef in the rain, freezing cold and always deliver a quick response when I'm testing a circuit. My attitude is I want my tools to work as hard as I do regardless of the condition and Fluke has always delivered. But you're going to pay a premium for your Fluke meters.

  • @icejd7
    @icejd7 Před 4 lety +1

    Great videos and thank you for sharing your knowledge. I ordered some tools through your amazon links and can’t wait to use them! Any future video plans for changing a gate valve on sewer line?

    • @MyRVWorks
      @MyRVWorks  Před 4 lety

      Hi icejd7,
      Thanks for the support from our Amazon affiliate links. We are so glad to hear that our videos were able to help you!
      If you would like to support us even more please consider becoming an "RV Community Supporter" on our Patreon site: www.patreon.com/myrvworks
      Darren is always open for video suggestions. We will add the gate-valve R&R to his fishbowl to cover in a future video!
      Happy Camping,
      My RV Works Media Team

  • @joelshaw1961
    @joelshaw1961 Před 4 lety

    I went to your tool link but I didn't see a link to the reusable wire connectors that you showed. Can you please give me the link. By the way I love this video.

  • @paintfreak50
    @paintfreak50 Před 4 lety +1

    Do you use or recommend Wago electrical connectors ?

  • @StuffBudDuz
    @StuffBudDuz Před 2 lety +1

    Duracell batteries went to crap a few years back. I don't know if they changed management or ownership or what, but they're garbage now.

  • @JoeT.1960
    @JoeT.1960 Před 4 lety

    👍👍

  • @phillipmorris1334
    @phillipmorris1334 Před 4 lety

    hello Darren what wago or amazon connectors package is most useful?

  • @riseup3117
    @riseup3117 Před 2 lety

    which wire connectors , Not in your parts store

  • @travelkylestyle
    @travelkylestyle Před 2 lety

    As a Mobile RV tech working for yourself is the pay alright?

    • @MyRVWorks
      @MyRVWorks  Před 2 lety +1

      If the business is structured properly then yes.

  • @eoleol4750
    @eoleol4750 Před rokem

    Is Port Angeles a good place to be a mechanic, a diesel mechanic, entry level mechanic?

    • @MyRVWorks
      @MyRVWorks  Před rokem

      With as many logging trucks and logging equipment that we have in this area not to mention the shipyards, I would expect a diesel mechanic would be in high demand in this area.

    • @eoleol4750
      @eoleol4750 Před rokem

      @@MyRVWorks Thanks for getting back to me

  • @ronilsonfreitas3907
    @ronilsonfreitas3907 Před 2 lety

    🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

  • @Miniscapes515
    @Miniscapes515 Před 3 lety +1

    5:20 that poor fluke

  • @grumpyg9350
    @grumpyg9350 Před 3 lety

    🙈

  • @loganeley2342
    @loganeley2342 Před rokem

    comment

  • @veetrovic3430
    @veetrovic3430 Před 4 lety

    Had to shut it off. Sorry man, but that confusing spaghetti bowl backdrop of tools made it way too difficult to pick out any visual detail on my 3” phone screen of what you were describing. Thanks tho for the Aquahot diagnostic & repair vids. Those were useful.

  • @reymonti5504
    @reymonti5504 Před 2 lety +1

    tipo desordenado, trata torpemente las herramientas que por cierto están resucias.

  • @strongestfan9823
    @strongestfan9823 Před 2 lety

    You lost me when you started begging

  • @ronfriday5235
    @ronfriday5235 Před 4 lety

    See what you have to ask yourself is what kind of person are you?
    People break down into two groups. When they experience something lucky, group number one sees it as more than luck, more than coincidence.
    They see it as a sign, evidence, that there is someone up there, watching out for them. Group number two sees it as just pure luck. Just a happy turn of chance.
    I'm sure the people in group number two are looking at those fourteen lights in a very suspicious way. For them, the situation is a fifty-fifty.
    Could be bad, could be good. But deep down, they feel that whatever happens, they're on their own. And that fills them with fear.
    Yeah, there are those people. But there's a whole lot of people in group number one. When they see those fourteen lights, they're looking at a miracle.
    And deep down, they feel that whatever's going to happen, there will be someone there to help them. And that fills them with hope.
    See what you have to ask yourself is what kind of person are you? Are you the kind that sees signs, that sees miracles?
    Or do you believe that people just get lucky? Or, look at the question this way: Is it possible that there are no coincidences?
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