RV Travel Newsletter Issue 901
Learn about RV camping, RV travel, RV news and much more. This newsletter, now in its 18th year of continuous publication, is funded primarily...
RV Daily Tips Newsletter Issue 1121
June 18, 2019
Welcome to another edition of RV Travel’s Daily Tips newsletter. Here you’ll find helpful RV-related and small-space living tips from the pros,...
RV Daily Tips Newsletter Issue 1120
June 17, 2019
Welcome to another edition of RV Travel’s Daily Tips newsletter. Here you’ll find helpful RV-related and small-space living tips from the pros,...
RV Daily Tips Newsletter Issue 1121
June 18, 2019
Welcome to another edition of RV Travel’s Daily Tips newsletter. Here you’ll find helpful RV-related and small-space living tips from the pros,...
RV Daily Tips Newsletter Issue 1120
June 17, 2019
Welcome to another edition of RV Travel’s Daily Tips newsletter. Here you’ll find helpful RV-related and small-space living tips from the pros,...
RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): The “Name Game” for 100-amp campsites
By Mike SokolWelcome to my J.A.M. (Just Ask Mike) Session, a weekly column where I answer your basic electrical questions. If you're a newbie...
RV Travel Quiz Issue 901
Today's quiz subject: Plastic Bottles
This quiz has ended. Look for the winner in next week's issue of the RV Travel Newsletter.Today's Prize!Win this vintage...
RV Travel Newsletter Issue 901
Learn about RV camping, RV travel, RV news and much more. This newsletter, now in its 18th year of continuous publication, is funded primarily...
RV refrigerators – Go for a residential unit?
By Russ and Tiña De MarisDo you store your worms in your refrigerator? All kidding aside, but when RVers talk refrigerators it is like...
Do motorhome owners really need a “toad”?
By Russ and Tiña De Maris
Many fulltime RVers hit the road with a travel trailer or fifth wheel. At day's end they unhitch and...
That was the RV week that was, June 8-14
Here are your RV news highlights for the week of June 8 to 14, 2019.The overall U.S. motorized RV market posted a 15.9% year-over-year...
RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): The “Name Game” for 100-amp campsites
By Mike SokolWelcome to my J.A.M. (Just Ask Mike) Session, a weekly column where I answer your basic electrical questions. If you're a newbie...
RV Electricity – Electrical safety for RVers – Part 2
How to use a digital meter
By Mike Sokol Everyone,
Here's Part 2 of my No~Shock~Zone 12-part series on RV electricity fundamentals. My plan is to update...
RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): What are AC and DC power?
By Mike SokolWelcome to my J.A.M. (Just Ask Mike) Session, a weekly column where I answer your basic electrical questions. If you're a newbie...
Get money back on your Camping World extended warranty
If you bought an RV from Camping World, there's an excellent chance you financed it for 15 or 20 years, bundled into the RV...
Did you buy an extended warranty from Camping World?
There's buzz that Camping World is in financial trouble and could go bankrupt. Its stocked has dropped from $46.08 on December 4, 2017, to...
Traveling Solo with Margo: RV driving schools
By Margo Armstrong
At last, the perfect RV materializes. Now what? Just looking at it sends chills down your back. Sitting in the driver's seat...
Have you ever lived continuously a year or more in an RV?
Do you now live in, or have you ever lived in, an RV for a year or more? We're talking about continuous living –...
What we learned about you last week (June 8-14)
By Emily WoodburyHappy Father's Day to you, Dad and Daddy and Pa and Pop and Papa and Grandpa and whatever the little ones are...
Lance Camper recall: RVer in bed could fall, get stuck
Lance Camper Manufacturing Corp. is recalling certain 2019-2020 model 855S and 1172 truck campers. There may be a large gap between the fold-down bunk...
Forest River recalls trailers: Improperly installed gas line could cause fire
Forest River, Inc. is recalling certain 2017-2019 Shasta Revere SHT32FE travel trailers. The liquid propane (LP) gas line may have been improperly installed through...
Keystone recalls trailers: Pinched wiring could cause fire
Keystone RV Company is recalling certain 2018-2020 Fuzion 429 travel trailers. The wiring harness to the power center may have been pinched between the...
RVtravel continues the fight to help RVers
By Chuck Woodbury
EDITOR AND PUBLISHERWe received dozens of letters after my proposal last week of a national association for RVers, which I suggest be...
Western Views: Buffalo, Wyoming, celebrates Longmire Days
By Len Wilcox
WESTERN VIEWSThe people of Buffalo, Wyoming, have a lot of reasons to be proud of their town: It has an important place...
More from the editor from Issue 900
By Chuck Woodbury
EDITORThanks for listening to me a little longer.Although I always try to be honest, I avoid being blunt. But I will do...
Thinking of buying a bargain-priced “flooded” RV? Beware!
Dear Gary,
With all of the flooding lately, I'm thinking of buying a previously flooded travel trailer off a salvage site. The unit was in...
Campground Chatter with Janet Groene, June 14, 2019
The latest news about camping and developments in North American campgrounds and RV parks from Janet Groene and the staff of RVtravel.comDISCLAIMER: Information is...
Your safety while boondocking – your responsibility
By Bob DifleyOne of the many joys associated with boondocking is finding those pristine, backwoods campsites or forest service campgrounds that have a minimal...
Campground pet peeves – specifically, campground jerks
By Liz Wilcox
Honestly, I don’t think this post needs any introduction. Let’s just get into it.
People who leave their mess in the shower
Every. Single....
My job as a television anchor
By Chuck Woodbury
ROADSIDE JOURNAL
Many of you have read my articles for 10, 20, even 30 years or more. But I bet none of you...
A girl tosses ashes from the ferry boat
By Chuck Woodbury
ROADSIDE JOURNAL
If you live in the Seattle area, you likely ride a ferry from time to time. I love riding the ferry....
On Memorial Day, how lucky I am to be alive
By Chuck Woodbury
ROADSIDE JOURNAL
I was talking to my daughter, Emily, the other day about my father, her grandfather. And now, as Memorial Day approaches,...