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DAY 9 Tech Tuesday · Tuesday, June 9, 2026
The Hot Skin Test That Could Save Your Life
📄 A CrappyRV Daily Drop · Tuesday, June 9, 2026 · Download the one-page PDF ↓
Touch your RV door handle wrong, and it can kill you. Bad wiring at the pedestal sends current through your whole rig. Here's the ten-dollar test that catches it before you touch.
Non-contact voltage tester. Twelve bucks at any hardware store. Before you touch the rig — touch this to the door handle. Touch it to the step. Touch it to the bumper.
No beep, no light, you're safe. Beep or light, your rig is hot. Unplug the pedestal. Don't touch the rig. Call the campground.
Old campgrounds, retrofit wiring, lazy electricians — hot-skin conditions are more common than you think. Do it every time you arrive at a new site.
The bottom line
Cost of the tester: twelve dollars. Cost of finding out the hard way: your life. Share this with someone who RVs.