Know your RV.
Remember what matters.
Essedan is building quiet, practical tools for people who own an RV: physical reminders that live on the wheel, a walk-around list that lives on your phone, and one record of your RV behind both.
Every RV is different
Tire pressures, tank sizes, hitch weights, the fitting that only your water inlet takes. It lives in a manual, a photo roll and your head.
The hard part is remembering
The antenna, the steps, the cord, the chocks. You know the list. The failure is never knowledge; it is a distraction at the wrong moment.
Apps are in your pocket, not on your wheel
A phone reminder is easy to swipe away. A physical prompt on the steering wheel or the hitch is not.
A deck of reminders for the parked RV
A deck of durable printed cards on one reusable strap. Pick the cards that match your RV, hang the deck on the parked steering wheel or clip it to the hitch after you unhook, and flip through it before you pull out.
- Nineteen reminder cards across exterior, utilities, mobility and interior, plus blanks for your own.
- Front names the thing. Flip it, and the back asks two to four short questions. Nothing to charge, nothing to update.
- One orange master card with NFC and a QR code: tap it and the same prompts open as a walk-around list for your RV.
Memory prompts for owners who know their RV. Not a safety inspection, and never a substitute for your manufacturers' instructions.
Join the pilot- Antenna & dish
- Awning
- Steps & door
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Water & sewer
- Fresh hose disconnected?
- Sewer hose capped and stowed?
- Grey and black valves closed?
- Bay door latched?
- Chocks
- Hitch
The cards live on the wheel. The list lives on your phone.
The deck is the thing you cannot swipe away. Each card names one piece of equipment on the front and asks the questions on the back. The orange master card is the bridge to your phone, with the same prompts as a walk-around list built for your RV. Same words in hand and on screen.
Pick the cards for your RV and thread the strap. Hang the deck on the parked wheel, or clip it to the hitch after you unhook.
Before you pull out, flip through the deck. Each back asks two to four questions; you answer them in your head or go and look.
Stow the deck and go. When you want the list on your phone instead, tap the master card. No app to install, no account to make, and it keeps track of what is left for this departure.
The walk-around list ships with the pilot deck. Hiding cards, adding your own prompts and keeping more than one RV come after, as one-time add-ons rather than a subscription.
One place that knows your RV
The reminder tags are where Essedan starts. Behind them is a plain record of your specific RV that every future tool reads from. Nothing below is for sale yet; early-access members shape what ships first.
RV Reminder Tags
Physical reminder tags for the parked RV, configured to your equipment.
My RV
Your RV's facts in one place: tire pressures, tank capacities, hitch weights, fittings, the odd part numbers.
Care
Maintenance intervals set by your RV, not a generic calendar. Roof seals, bearings, batteries, water system.
Records
Manuals, receipts and service history that travel with the RV, and with you when you sell it.
Essedan, from essedum
The essedum was the travelling chariot of the Celts, later adopted by the Romans: a light, two-wheeled vehicle built for distance, kept by people who knew every strap and axle on it. That is the spirit of the thing. Not a gadget. A well-kept vehicle and an owner who knows it.
Essedan is a small, independent company based in Virginia. We build and test on our own RV first.
Be first in line for the pilot deck
Pilot sets go to early-access members before anyone else, at pilot pricing. We will ask what you tow or drive so the deck arrives configured for your RV.