RV Travel Newsletter Issue 931
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Learn about RV camping, RV travel, RV news and much more. This...
News for RVers #931, Sunday edition
Welcome to RVtravel.com, the newsletter that cares. Please tell your friends about us!
Here's the latest news about RVing and more from the editors of...
RV Daily Tips Newsletter Issue 1259
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Welcome to another edition of RV Travel’s Daily Tips newsletter. Here you’ll find helpful RV-related and living tips from the pros,...
RV Daily Tips Newsletter Issue 1258
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Welcome to another edition of RV Travel’s Daily Tips newsletter. Here you’ll find helpful RV-related and living tips from the pros,...
RV Daily Tips Newsletter Issue 1259
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Welcome to another edition of RV Travel’s Daily Tips newsletter. Here you’ll find helpful RV-related and living tips from the pros,...
Weather alert for South Florida – Watch for falling iguanas!
(January 21) The National Weather Service for Miami - South Florida has issued a weather alert for "Falling iguanas possible tonight"! Yep. In addition...
Reader Letter: Advice needed about buying a quality fifth wheel
Dear editor:
I was wondering if you did a ranking of 5th wheel trailers. I am buying one in the next six months or so,...
RVer takes pride in cheating campground reservation system
We found this on the Facebook group Florida RV Camping. It made us mad. Why do some people think they do not need to...
RV Daily Tips Newsletter Issue 1258
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Welcome to another edition of RV Travel’s Daily Tips newsletter. Here you’ll find helpful RV-related and living tips from the pros,...
New Leisure Travel Van to be built on Ford Transit Cutaway
Based on a press release
Winkler, Manitoba, January 20, 2020 - Leisure Travel Vans, a brand of Triple E Recreational Vehicles, has announced new features and...
Own your very own ambulance RV!
You read that headline right. If you are the type of person who likes to stand out from the crowd, then this is a...
Reader Letter: Better RV park reservation system needed
Dear editor,
I'm sure I'm not the first to come up with this idea, but I don't know why no one has filled this need...
RV Tire Safety: LT versus ST tires for RV trailers
with RV tire expert Roger Marble
It's no longer 1970 with a national 55 mph speed limit and with ST tires being introduced, i.e., "pushed,"...
The easiest way to seal annoying seam leaks
Seal those seams for the season! (Say that five times fast.)
Ever revisit your RV after a long winter and find that your cover didn't...
RV Doctor: Trailer breakaway switch and inverter questions
Dear Gary,
I have several questions about the breakaway switch on a travel trailer. First, thank you so much for all of your time at...
RV Tire Safety: “I never hit a pothole” – so why did the tire...
with RV tire expert Roger Marble
The title for this post is a direct quote made by many people who have suffered some tire failure....
RV Doctor: RV water heater and fridge pilot light problems
Dear Gary,
I am having a problem with the pilot light on the hot water tank on my old motorhome. I can light the pilot...
See wild burros, gunfights and a historic stretch of Route 66
By Chuck Woodbury
Do this: Drive the 22 miles or so from Oatman, Arizona, on old Route 66 east toward Kingman. It's beautiful and has...
How to fit a dog backpack
About half of RVtravel.com readers bring along one or more dogs on their trips. And for many of those readers a big part of...
The strangest road sign we’ve ever seen…
Sometimes when you're driving down the highway in your RV you get real hungry. You might get an urge for a special food...like cottage...
“Hike” Arizona state parks without leaving your RV
Imagine hiking an Arizona state park trail or visiting your campsite before you head out, giving you the chance to perfectly plan your hike...
Sleeping around: Spend the night in a Wienermobile
Most of us are perfectly comfortable sleeping in our RVs. We don't want a fancy hotel. Heck, we try to weasel out of invitations...
What will today’s high temperature be for where you are right now?
Are you way up north right now and dealing with snow, ice and frigid temperatures? Or are you basking in the sun in the...
What we learned about you last week (January 11-17)
By Emily Woodbury
Greetings from a still-snowy Seattle (ugh!). Anyone else currently in the Pacific Northwest? What a week we've had, huh? I did not...
Riverside RV recalls some Intrepid trailers for fire risk
Riverside RV is recalling 189 model year 2020 Intrepid travel trailers. The stove top flame may invert to below the stove top when the...
RV and RV-related recalls for December 2019
Here is our monthly summary of RV recalls for December 2019 and related equipment we feel are of interest to our readers. This information...
Forest River recall: Motorhome cooling fan could seize, cause fire
Forest River is recalling certain 2016-2018 Dynamax Rev and Coachmen Orion motorhomes built on Ram ProMaster chassis equipped with 3.0L diesel or 3.6L gasoline...
RVer takes pride in cheating campground reservation system
We found this on the Facebook group Florida RV Camping. It made us mad. Why do some people think they do not need to...
“RV park of the future” misses the mark
By Chuck Woodbury
EDITOR
Our story in last Sunday's newsletter titled "Is new self-service RV park the wave of the future" has already been read 102,000...
Never buy an RV this way!
By Chuck Woodbury
EDITOR
The following is right from the website of Gander RV & Outdoors, which is essentially the same company as Camping World.
Our advice:...
My rude, noisy neighbor. Good riddance!
By Chuck Woodbury
At about 8:30 Thursday morning, my neighbor fired up his very loud diesel-powered Dodge Ram pickup. He was preparing to leave the...
RVer takes pride in cheating campground reservation system
We found this on the Facebook group Florida RV Camping. It made us mad. Why do some people think they do not need to...
Reader Letter: Better RV park reservation system needed
Dear editor,
I'm sure I'm not the first to come up with this idea, but I don't know why no one has filled this need...
Free and cheap places to stay in an RV, Issue 931
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...
Campground Chatter with Janet Groene, January 18, 2020
The latest news about camping and developments in North American campgrounds and RV parks from Janet Groene and sometimes the staff of RVtravel.com
DISCLAIMER: Information...
“RV park of the future” misses the mark
By Chuck Woodbury
EDITOR
Our story in last Sunday's newsletter titled "Is new self-service RV park the wave of the future" has already been read 102,000...
This is not the America I have known
By Chuck Woodbury
ROADSIDE JOURNAL
This picture originally ran in The Denver Post. It's a homeless camp right across a park from the Colorado state capitol....
My very own missile silo!
By Chuck Woodbury
ROADSIDE JOURNAL
Two Titan II missile silos are for sale, both in Arizona – one in Oracle and one in Benson. They are...
Editor update for Sunday newsletter
Saturday around noon, January 11, 2020
By Chuck Woodbury
Gail and I are still in Needles, California. We dined last evening at the Wagon Wheel, a...
Football helmets. Hard to believe this one!
By Chuck Woodbury
ROADSIDE JOURNAL
If you watch football in person or on TV, you know there's a lot of concern these days about preventing concussions....
The story I blew: The flyswatter repairman of Needles
By Chuck Woodbury
ROADSIDE JOURNAL
I would like to tell you a story from many years ago that I didn’t write about. It was back in...