Resort living is hard on an RV in quiet ways. Systems that would be exercised by travel sit in one position for months. Seals stay compressed the same way, tires sit on the same patch, condensate drains run every day, and Florida humidity finds every slow leak and turns it into a soft floor or a mildew smell before it shows as a drip. The answer is not more maintenance — it is maintenance on a rhythm, so each system gets looked at before its season tests it. Use the resort and rig makers’ guidance where it differs from the general rhythm below.
Weekly: the ten-minute walk and the indoor habits
- Walk the rig outside. Look for water pooling where it should drain, a sewer or water hose chafing or sitting in standing water, debris building up against slide seals and awning edges, and any new insect or rodent activity around compartments and the pedestal.
- Check under sinks and around the water heater and pump. A slow plumbing leak in a lived-in rig runs for weeks before it announces itself. Run a dry hand around fittings; dampness found this week is a fitting, dampness found next season is flooring.
- Mind indoor humidity day to day. Wipe shower moisture, run the bath fan after showers and cooking, and watch for condensation that keeps returning on the same window or wall — a pattern worth noting, not just wiping. Our guide to preventing mold and moisture damage covers the moisture side in depth, and the same habits apply to a lived-in rig.
- Glance at the pedestal and cord. A plug that is discoloured, warm, or loose in its socket is a finding, not a quirk. Note it and raise it with the resort and a tech rather than living with it.
Monthly: the systems that quietly clog, dry out, and settle
- AC filters and drainage. Clean or replace the interior AC filters on the maker’s schedule — a long-stay rig runs its AC far more hours than a weekend rig. Confirm condensate is dripping outside where it should, not inside at the ceiling. Our Florida AC care guide is the full routine.
- Slide seals and tops. Wipe seals clean, check they sit evenly with the slide out, and clear leaves and oak debris off the slide top and topper before they work into the seal. See slide-out care in Florida humidity and sand.
- Level and stabilizers. A rig parked on sand and shell settles unevenly over weeks, and after heavy rain. Re-check level and stabilizer snugness monthly — doors and slides that start binding are often a settled rig, not a broken part. The sequence is in leveling and stabilizers on sandy ground.
- Tires, even though you are not travelling. Check cold pressure, look for sidewall cracking and sun damage on the exposed side, and keep covers on where the rig sits in open sun. Parked Florida tires age in place — tire care in Florida heat explains what to look for.
- Exercise what sits. If your rig has a generator, run it under real load on the maker’s schedule rather than letting it sit through the season — the routine is in generator exercise during storage months, and it applies just as much to a parked resort rig.
Seasonally: before the season changes, not after it bites
- Before the rainy season: roof and seals. Walk the roof or have it inspected, press-test sealant around vents, skylights, and the AC gasket, and clear roof drainage paths. The full pre-season routine is in roof and seal care in the rainy season.
- Before peak summer: AC under real conditions. Run the AC through a hot afternoon before the heat waves arrive, clean coils as the maker directs, and deal with weak cooling while it is still an appointment, not an emergency.
- Before hurricane season: the standing prep. Photograph the rig and roof, know how you will secure awnings and outdoor items, and have a plan for where the rig goes if a storm targets your area. Our hurricane-season prep guide is the checklist.
- Before the winter cold snaps: furnace and water heater. Florida cold snaps are short, which is exactly why they catch long-stay rigs out — heaters and water systems that have not run in months get tested on the coldest night. Run them briefly in autumn instead, and clear any dauber nests or debris from exterior vents first.
- Once or twice a year: the deep look. Soft spots in floors and around slides, sealant that has cracked rather than just dirty, battery condition and terminals, and anode and water-heater maintenance as the maker directs. A long-stay rig rewards one thorough inspection a year far more than it rewards reacting.
Keep a simple log
One page — notebook, phone note, anything — with dates for filter changes, seal checks, roof walks, and anything odd you noticed. In a rig that lives in one place, the log is how you prove to yourself that a noise is new, a stain is growing, or a check is overdue. It is also exactly the information a mobile tech uses first when something does fail: what changed, and when.
When the calendar finds a repair
- A stain, soft spot, or drip that is new or growing between checks.
- An AC that runs constantly and still loses ground on ordinary — not extreme — afternoons.
- Slides, doors, or jacks that bind or behave differently after re-levelling.
- Any electrical smell, repeatedly tripping breaker, or warm plug at the pedestal.
A maintenance calendar does not stop a long-stay rig from wearing — Florida sees to that. What it does is move every failure from a surprise in the worst week to a finding in an ordinary one, when it is smaller, cheaper to reason about, and easier to schedule.
Two systems the calendar keeps coming back to
Batteries and tanks reward the calendar habit more than most: see RV battery care in Florida heat for the house bank, and holding tank & sewer care in Florida heat for the full-hookup routine.
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By Josh Tomlinson — Josh operates Florida Mobile RV Service and writes these guides. About the service →
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