Items in [brackets] are optional or don't always need doing.

1. Park in the right place
   • Level side-to-side
   • Plenty of reasonably level space in front of truck
   • Correctly positioned near hookups (if any)
   • No dry grass under generator
   • No other reason to move camper for a few days
2. [Remove bikes from rack]
3. Remove bike rack (from hitch receiver extension)
4. Remove extension from truck's hitch receiver
5. [Empty truck-bed storage]
6. Unplug camper electrical umbilical
7. Turn off satellite modems
8. Bring in slideout
9. Bring in side awning, if out
10. [Remove shore power & water hookups]
11. Lower camper onto truck (all weight off jacks) – this minimizes stress on tiedowns for removal
12. Remove tiedowns
13. Remove tiedown points from truck's rear bumper
14. Remove cabover struts
15. Confirm front jack brackets swung out
16. Lift camper high enough to clear truck bed
• Keep it level
• Keep all 4 feet on the ground (the jacks run at different speeds)
• Go high enough to account for any rough ground you'll have to drive over on the way in
17. Point the truck front wheels straight
18. Slowly drive the truck out
• If camper is on shore power & water, keep an eye on these while driving out
• Watch the side mirrors to confirm rear wheels clearing front jacks
19. Park the truck
20. Lower camper as far as possible. Leave room for:
    • Sewer hookup (if any)
    • Generator exhaust clear of any grass
21. Put tiedowns, struts, hitch extension, etc. in a safe place
22. [Extend side awning]
23. Extend slideout
24. [Reattach shore power & water hookups]
25. Move license plate from camper to truck
26. [Attach net tailgate across truck bed]
27. Adjust shock absorber dampening (all the way down in back, halfway in front)
28. Re-aim headlights (3.5 turns clockwise)
29. Turn on satellite modems
30. [Re-peak DataStorm]

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