RV Travel Newsletter Issue 956
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News for RVers #956, Sunday edition
Welcome to RVtravel.com, the newsletter that cares. Please tell your friends about us!
Learn about RV camping, RV travel, RV news and much more. This...
RV Daily Tips. Friday, July 10, 2020
Issue 1381
Welcome to another edition of RV Travel’s Daily Tips newsletter. Here you’ll find helpful RV-related and living tips from the pros, travel advice,...
RV Daily Tips. Thursday, July 9, 2020
Issue 1380
Welcome to another edition of RV Travel’s Daily Tips newsletter. Here you’ll find helpful RV-related and living tips from the pros, travel advice,...
Beginner’s Guide to RVing Newsletter #4
Welcome to the Beginner's Guide to RVing from RVtravel.com. The information we present here every Monday through Friday is for brand-new RVers – those...
Beginner’s Guide to RVing Newsletter #3
Welcome to the Beginner's Guide to RVing from RVtravel.com. The information we present here every Monday through Friday is for new RVers – those...
Airstream recalls some 2020-2021 motorhomes
Airstream, Inc. (Airstream) is recalling certain model year 2020-2021 Airstream Interstate motorhomes equipped with VB suspension systems. The lock portion of the countersink bolts...
News for RVers #956, Sunday edition
Welcome to RVtravel.com, the newsletter that cares. Please tell your friends about us!
Learn about RV camping, RV travel, RV news and much more. This...
2020 Jeep Gladiator debuts as first modern-day convertible pickup
By James Raia
Tesla and pending electric competition from Byton, Rivian, Lucid and Nikola are non-conformists among pickup trucks. Hummers stand alone in gaudiness in...
Campground Chatter with Janet Groene, July 11, 2020
The latest news about camping and developments in North American campgrounds and RV parks from Janet Groene.
DISCLAIMER: This blog is for late-breaking news for...
At this very moment are you in your RV or somewhere else?
Where are you right now – at this very moment, as in RIGHT NOW? Are you in your sticks and bricks home, maybe having...
Toyota reigns as most reliable, best buy among used trucks
By James Raia
Toyota excels among the most reliable and best buy in a new survey for consumers in the market for a used truck...
New Mexico closes state parks to out-of-state visitors
Last Thursday, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham amended an emergency public health order that, effective tomorrow (Monday, July 13), closes state parks to...
Chateau, Four Winds and Quantum motorhomes enhanced for 2021
From a press release
Chateau, Four Winds and Quantum Class C motorhomes by Thor Motor Coach have received a host of enhancements for the 2021...
Stay safe on your RV roof
Courtesy Dicor Corporation
Getting to your RV roof
The first rule of anything you do with an RV roof, even if to just check it out...
RV Education 101: RV gray water tank maintenance tip
By Mark Polk
RV EDUCATION 101®
We always talk about black water holding tank maintenance, but seldom mention the gray water holding tank. The gray water...
RV Tire Safety: What valve stem to use with a TPMS – Part 2
with RV tire expert Roger Marble
As a follow-up to last week's post of why I recommend people NOT use rubber valve stems with their...
YOU DO NOT (repeat: DO NOT) want to drive on this road
What's the scariest road you've ever driven down? There are many of them across the U.S., but the road in the photo below just...
Which state has the worst drivers? This new report ranks them all
For the fourth year in a row, Smart Asset has produced a report showing the states with the worst drivers. (Did the East Coast...
Trees of Mystery – Popular outdoor destination in the Redwoods
By Julianne G. Crane
Since the mid-'40s, the Trees of Mystery in northern California has been a favorite stopover for many travelers driving along U.S. Highway...
Airstream recalls some 2020-2021 motorhomes
Airstream, Inc. (Airstream) is recalling certain model year 2020-2021 Airstream Interstate motorhomes equipped with VB suspension systems. The lock portion of the countersink bolts...
Some Forest River Vengeance 5th wheel trailers recalled
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Vengeance fifth wheel trailers, models VGF383V16-81 and VGF4007V-81. The fifth-wheel landing legs may not be...
Even with an RV, there’s no escape from the outside world
By Andy Zipser
OWNER
WALNUT HILLS CAMPGROUND & RV PARK
M
idway through our eighth season as campground owners, I still get surprised by the many ways in which...
RVelectricity: Road Signs – Butter churn mysteries…
By Mike Sokol
How early does learning really begin?
I thought about this last week when I saw an eBay ad for a vintage butter churn....
RVTravel editor talks about state of RVing on The Weekly Driver podcast
By James Raia
Chuck Woodbury, the editor and publisher of RVTravel.com, was a recent guest on The Weekly Driver Podcast. Now in its third year,...
RV park owner Andy Zipser: My park’s open, but campers are angry!
By Andy Zipser
WALNUT HILLS CAMPGROUND AND RV PARK
STAUNTON, VIRGINIA
It has been three months, more or less, since the world got turned upside down, three months...
New Mexico closes state parks to out-of-state visitors
Last Thursday, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham amended an emergency public health order that, effective tomorrow (Monday, July 13), closes state parks to...
RVTravel editor talks about state of RVing on The Weekly Driver podcast
By James Raia
Chuck Woodbury, the editor and publisher of RVTravel.com, was a recent guest on The Weekly Driver Podcast. Now in its third year,...
Boondocking in a coronavirus world. Part 1: Why?
By Dave Helgeson
I have touted the many benefits of boondocking for years. Since the COVID-19 outbreak, I have discovered even more reasons to choose...
Show up at this RV park wearing a mask and you’ll be considered a...
At Ann Retzlaff's Annie's Campground in Shawano County, Wisconsin, you better not show up wearing a mask or she'll assume you're a bad guy...
UPDATE: Upset Maine RV park owners sue Governor
By Russ and Tiña De Maris
This story was published earlier this week. For the latest updates, please continue reading.
Two Maine campgrounds have filed...
Campground Chatter with Janet Groene, July 11, 2020
The latest news about camping and developments in North American campgrounds and RV parks from Janet Groene.
DISCLAIMER: This blog is for late-breaking news for...
Free and cheap places to stay in an RV, Issue 956
Free and inexpensive places to stay with your RV in the U.S. and Canada!
Updated weekly
When it comes to free places to stay a night...
Something I bet you never thought of…
By Chuck Woodbury
ROADSIDE JOURNAL
If you want to do your kids or grandkids a big favor, save things like this about the times in which...
For $500, this RV is yours!
By Chuck Woodbury
ROADSIDE JOURNAL
I found this for sale online for $500. You could probably get it for less. It may or may not run....
Editor’s trip update, May 29, 2020
By Chuck Woodbury
Gail and I are still in Kingman, Ariz. We have tried twice now to leave, to head back to Seattle, but each...
Meet the ugliest fish in the world
By Chuck Woodbury
ROADSIDE JOURNAL
I do not normally write about fish except maybe to do a little bragging when I catch a big trout. But,...
Editor’s life update May 22, 2020
KINGMAN, ARIZONA
May 22, 2020, 3 p.m., Pacific Time
By Chuck Woodbury
It's time to hit the road again after 2 1/2 months in Kingman, a former...