Backwoods RVing
Mobile RV repair serving Ruidoso and nearby areas, with AC, awning, electrical and parts work done at your site.
A dead fridge in Ruidoso usually announces itself on the second morning, when the ice in the cooler is gone and the freezer smells like regret. Two mobile techs serve this mountain town, both rated and both working on refrigerators, so you have options. Nobody here runs a walk-in fridge shop, which means the repair comes to your campsite or driveway. That is mostly good news.
Mobile RV repair serving Ruidoso and nearby areas, with AC, awning, electrical and parts work done at your site.
Mobile RV repair in Ruidoso, NM. RVIA certified techs handle AC, awnings, and warranty claims, but no engine or chassis work.
Both of the shops listed here are mobile techs, and both handle fridges along with A/C and awnings. Price's Mobile RV Services & Repair carries the deeper review history and offers certified work, warranty help, chassis service and parts. Backwoods RVing is the smaller operation with a strong rating and parts on hand. Call both before you commit. Ask one straight question: is the part I probably need actually in stock? A fridge that needs a cooling unit can sit for days waiting on a delivery, and mobile work only saves you time when the tech arrives with the right piece. One of the two shops does warranty work, so if your fridge is still covered, say so on the first call. Get pre-approval before anyone touches the unit.
RV fridges fail in a few familiar ways. The cooling unit quits and the box stays warm while the freezer works fine. A blocked or dirty vent behind the unit makes it run hot and quit on hot afternoons. The control board or thermistor goes bad and the fridge shuts off for no visible reason. Sometimes it is simpler: a loose connection or a burner that needs cleaning on a gas model. A good tech checks the venting and airflow before quoting a cooling unit, because half the warm-fridge calls come down to heat that cannot escape. Mention whether you are on shore power or propane, and what the fridge does on each.
Ruidoso fills up in summer and around the races, and a warm fridge is not something you can put off. Mobile techs book out, and the two here cover a wide patch of the mountains. Call in the morning, be ready with your RV's make, model and fridge brand, and describe the symptoms plainly. If you are parked at a campground, check whether the tech can get to your site and whether the camp host needs notice. The same advice applies on the roof: have someone look at the seals around vents and the fridge vent cover while they are up there, since a leak and a warm fridge often start in the same place.
There are 2 mobile techs listed for refrigerator work in Ruidoso. Both also handle A/C and awnings, and both come to you rather than working from a shop.
Yes, 1 of the 2 listed techs does warranty work. Call that shop first if your fridge is still covered, and ask them to get pre-approval from the warranty provider before the visit.
Usually, yes. Both Ruidoso shops are mobile. Give your site number and check with the campground about access, and clear space around the fridge vent so the tech can get to the back of the unit.
Note your fridge brand and model, whether it fails on propane, electric or both, and whether the freezer still gets cold. Look at the outside vent for mud dauber nests or blockage. That detail helps the tech bring the right part.