About HitchList

HitchList is a small, focused site with one belief: the most expensive RV mistakes are the most predictable ones, and a good checklist beats a good memory every single travel day.

Why checklists?

Aviation figured this out a century ago — competent, experienced pilots still run a printed list before every takeoff, because routine is exactly when the brain skips steps. RV travel has the same shape: the departure you’ve done fifty times is the one where the awning stays out. Our lists are ordered the way the work is actually done, with short notes explaining the why, so the routine becomes yours.

How the content is built

• Procedures follow widely accepted industry practice — the same sequences RV dealers, certified inspectors and owner communities teach.
• Safety-critical points (tire aging, propane handling, electrical testing, antifreeze types) reflect guidance from bodies like NHTSA, the US Forest Service and equipment manufacturers, and we link sources on each list where they matter.
• Every list shows its last-reviewed date. RV procedures change slowly, but when they do — we update or we say so.
• Nothing here replaces your owner’s manual. Rigs differ; when our general guidance and your manual disagree, the manual wins.

How the site makes money

HitchList is free, with no signup and no paywall. We may earn from display advertising and clearly marked affiliate links (details on our disclosure page). Affiliate relationships never decide what goes on a checklist — the gear boxes recommend categories of equipment we’d tell a friend to buy anyway.

Your data

Checklist progress is stored in your browser’s local storage, on your device. We never see it, and there is no account to create. See the privacy policy for the full picture.

Spotted an error or have a checklist request? Write to realsaturnsoftware@gmail.com.