The RV Retiree Pre-Departure Checklist
Leaving in an RV is different from leaving in a car — your home rolls with you, and the details are in the rig as much as in the driveway. A seal that leaks, a reservation nobody wrote down, or a document left at the home base can follow you for the whole trip. This checklist puts the whole job on one page, so you can roll out with everything checked and nothing left behind.
What’s inside
- Rig systems — checked, sealed, and charged — tires, seals, tanks, propane, batteries, and every system run before departure day
- Mail, domicile, and paperwork — mail handling, registrations and insurance, domicile deadlines, autopay, and copies left with family
- Campgrounds and long stays — booking the long stay first, what the rate includes, cancellation terms, and a written list of every reservation
- Route planning in realistic days — driving days you actually enjoy, buffer days, clearances and restrictions, and fuel, dump, and propane stops
- People and communication — emergency contacts carried on your person, a check-in rhythm with home, and a house key and travel dates left with someone trusted
- The plan most people forget — the short list that makes sure your family would never have to figure things out at the worst possible time
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Who’s behind this checklist
Journey Secure is an Authorized Independent General Agency for Return Assured℠. The membership’s benefits are provided through APASI, which has been providing travel assurance since 1994. The idea behind everything we do is simple: a Return Assured℠ membership costs $350 once, for life, and if a member passes away more than 75 miles from home, one call has everything arranged and paid for to bring them home — so their family never has to figure it out at the worst time. The checklist is free whether or not the membership is ever right for you.
Common questions
Is it really free?
Yes. The checklist is a free download, no payment and no obligation. We make it because leaving well is the whole point of what we do — and because some readers will later decide the membership is right for them.
Will you spam me?
No. You’ll get the checklist right away, and after that an occasional email — seasonal reminders and planning tips, a few times a year, not a few times a week. Every email has an unsubscribe link, and unsubscribing is immediate and permanent.
What is Journey Secure?
Journey Secure offers the Return Assured℠ membership: lifetime travel protection for people who travel and spend time on the road in their RV. If a member dies more than 75 miles from home, one call at the time of death sets everything in motion — identification, preparation, transport home, and the paperwork — with the costs covered. It is not insurance; it’s a membership, and it’s one $350 payment for life. You can read more at journeysecure.com.
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