How the Grateful Glampers clear RV floor corners and slide-outs with BLOWZER
In a roundup of new RV hacks, Charity of Grateful Glamper brings out the BLOWZER X6 in their fifth wheel, blows dirt out of a floor corner before sweeping, and explains why she clears the space under the slide-outs before bringing them in.
Grateful Glamper received a BLOWZER X6 from us.
Nine years on the road, and a new rig to learn
The Grateful Glampers are Charity and Ben, a family from Colorado who bought their first RV in 2017 and turned the road into home. Their YouTube channel is a practical one: campground reviews, rig tours and, most of all, the small fixes that make living in a few hundred square feet easier.
This episode is a roundup of exactly that. After nine years of RVing, Charity walks through the newest finds that have earned a place in their fifth wheel, from Dollar Tree bamboo cutting boards trimmed into a bathroom sink cover to a pool noodle cut to the length of a slide. The rig is new to them, and it has five slides where their old Class A had two. That brings more floor space, and more edges for dirt to hide along.
"Like that on steroids"
The BLOWZER segment starts at 4:30, in the kitchen. Charity holds up the X6 and explains it in terms every RVer already knows: "if you've ever used like a can of compressed air well this is like that on steroids." Close-ups show the zippered case with the X6 inside, the nozzles beside it and the USB-C port. She likes that it recharges, "so you're not having to replace the same thing over and over."
The family travels with pets, so her first test is the leather couch. She aims the X6 along the cushions, curious how much would end up floating in the air, and the edit cuts to a quick joke of a man coughing at his desk. Then she takes a nozzle from the case, twists it on, and mentions the computer keyboard as another job for it.
The corner a broom never reaches
The useful part comes by the door. Charity points out a small floor corner that is hard to reach with a broom or a mop. On camera she aims the X6 into it, then explains the order she works in: blow everything out of the corner first, then sweep or vacuum it up. In an RV, she says, there are "nooks and crannies that are so hard to keep clean," and this is the tool she reaches for in them.
Before the slides come in
Her last tip is the one most specific to RV life. In a short clip, she bends down at the edge of a slide-out with the X6. "I like to blow under the slide, like blow stuff out under the slide so we can vacuum it up," she says. She adds that families they know have ended up with slide floor damage from a Lego or something similar left under a slide before it was brought in. Her point is simple: clear those gaps before travel day.
Why it matters
Anyone who keeps a home on wheels knows that dirt collects where the floor meets a slide, a cabinet or a door frame. A broom pushes it deeper. A cordless air duster moves it out where the vacuum can take it, without a compressor or an outlet. Charity calls it "just a tool that we've run across that we really enjoy," and then the X6 goes back in its case and the episode moves on to fridge bins. The rest of the roundup is worth a watch for anyone setting up a new rig.
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Questions readers ask
Can an air duster help clean under an RV slide-out?
Yes, as a first pass. Blow grit and small objects out from under the slide edge to where a vacuum can reach, then vacuum before you bring the slide in.
Does a rechargeable air duster replace canned air in an RV?
For most dusting jobs, yes. The BLOWZER X6 runs on its own 4000 mAh battery, charges over USB-C and reaches 45 m/s airflow, so there are no cans to restock.
Which mode should I use on RV floor corners?
Start at 40K for loose dust and pet hair, then step up to 80K or 130K RPM for grit packed into corners and slide edges.
About the creator
Grateful Glamper @GratefulGlamper
Grateful Glamper is Charity and Ben, a Colorado family who has RVed since 2017 and shares rig tours, campground reviews and practical RV hacks.
Grateful Glamper received a BLOWZER X6 from us.
