With the unofficial opening of Summer and camping season among us, it's key you don't overlook a few areas of safety with your RV or trailer.

South 20 RV Manager Harvey Klatt says you need to start with the most crucial part on your recreational vehicle.

"Most important thing, first and foremost look at your tires. Make sure the air is up in them because if they aren't you aren't going to go very far and you are going to be in trouble right off the bat. That's whether it's new or used."

Trailers today have power capabilities but many come with propane tanks as well for more rustic trips. Klatt says your tanks and batteries should be checked as well.

"What you do is turn on the propane and you make sure there is no leaks in any of the joints. It's really easy to test, just a little bit of soapy water, if it bubbles you have an issue. Change the line, if anything needs changing. Same with the battery, before you are taking off that is one of the important things to do is look at the battery, make sure it's up to charge, make sure the connections aren't corroded and clean it up."

Those are all simple tips while you are outside and hooking up, but what about inside the trailer or camper?

"When you go inside the camper safety wise make sure your propane detector, your smoke detector, carbon monoxide detector, make sure you get the nine volt batteries in there," Klatt preached. "Make sure your fire extinguisher is up to snuff, plug in your fridge, make it works, the stove, you're going to bleed everything off, those are the important things to get going."

Klatt also stressed checking for cracks or leaks, he says "moisture is your worst enemy."

On Thursday, Klatt took us through a trailer breaking down what new and experienced buyers should look for as well as more safety tips ahead of the May long weekend.