RV Travel Newsletter Issue 918
Welcome to RVtravel.com, "The RVers' Voice of Reason." Learn about RV camping, RV travel, RV news and much more. This newsletter, now in its 19th...
News for RVers #918, Sunday edition
Here's the latest news about RVing and more from the editors of RVtravel.com. This newsletter, along with each of our daily online publications, is...
RV Daily Tips Newsletter Issue 1195
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
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 1194
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
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 Shrink: Campground reservation rip-off
Dear RV Shrink:
We just stopped for the night in Red Bluff, CA, at a campground run by the National Forest Service. We drove around,...
How do you force Google Maps to go the way you want?
Google Maps is navigating and telling you to go one way but you want to go a different way. What do you do? For one...
Your fifth-wheel: Leave it hitched or not?
By Russ and Tiña De Maris We got an anguished question from a reader: "My husband insists there is nothing wrong with leaving the truck...
Major RV retailer put on bankruptcy danger list
By Russ and Tiña De Maris It's been a tough year in the retail industry. Some 7,000 stores have closed, and 16 major companies have...
RV Daily Tips Newsletter Issue 1195
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Welcome to another edition of RV Travel’s Daily Tips newsletter. Here you’ll find helpful RV-related and living tips from the pros,...
Jayco recalls Alante motorhomes: Missing heat shield could cause fire
Jayco, Inc. is recalling certain 2016-2017 Alante motorhomes built on the Ford F53 chassis. A heat shield may have not have been installed, allowing...
Cover your RV this winter?
By Russ and Tiña De Maris
As winter approaches, some new RV owners begin to wonder about just how to best care for their investment....
RV Daily Tips Newsletter Issue 1194
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Welcome to another edition of RV Travel’s Daily Tips newsletter. Here you’ll find helpful RV-related and living tips from the pros,...
Cover your RV this winter?
By Russ and Tiña De Maris
As winter approaches, some new RV owners begin to wonder about just how to best care for their investment....
Be kind to your RV batteries this winter
By Chris Dougherty
CERTIFIED RV TECHNICIAN
I have helped out a number of folks who had destroyed their RVs batteries. What happened? In each case, they...
RV Tire Safety: Run-flat tire device information
With RV tire expert Roger Marble Starting in 1972 I worked on a number of different "Advance Tire" projects. Some were looking at an "aftermarket"...
Sleep inside the world’s largest beagle
Forget the RV for a night (and the cat!). Instead, sleep soundly inside the 30-foot-tall belly of the beast, er, in this case, a...
Video: Winter RVing Canadian style
Want to camp in the snow, maybe on a remote hunting trip with the guys, but can't figure out how to get your cozy,...
The world largest chicken clucks in Marietta GA
Well, this isn't the world's largest living chicken (we'll get to that later), but this is the world's largest chicken, built in 1963 in Marietta, Georgia....
When hooked up to power, how long do you typically leave your porch light...
Do you like to leave your porch light on through the night? Or do you hardly ever use it at all, maybe just when...
Have you ever moved from your campsite because of a bad neighbor?
Have you ever voluntarily moved from your campsite because of a neighbor who for one reason or another was so objectionable to you that...
Jayco recalls Alante motorhomes: Missing heat shield could cause fire
Jayco, Inc. is recalling certain 2016-2017 Alante motorhomes built on the Ford F53 chassis. A heat shield may have not have been installed, allowing...
Jayco recalls motorhomes for dangerous position of hydraulic line
Jayco, Inc. (Jayco) is recalling 1,160 model year 2014-2018 Precept motorhomes built on Ford F53 chassis. The hydraulic lines may have been incorrectly routed...
10,446 Starcraft RV trailers recalled for unprotected circuit
Starcraft RV is recalling 10,446 model year 2018 Comet Mini, 2018-2019 GPS, Autumn Ridge Outfitter, Launch Ultra Lite, Launch Outfitter 7, Autumn Ridge, Launch...
Lemonis’ big flag stays. Is its size a measure of his patriotism?
By Chuck Woodbury
EDITOR How patriotic are you? Marcus Lemonis, the CEO of Camping World and the Good Sam Club is very patriotic. At least that's...
Mushroom “farm” in RV, but not intentional
By Chuck Woodbury
RV Travel reader Marty Chambers sent along this photo. "My son was working on an air conditioner in an old Class A...
Laughing at RV industry’s silly spin on bad news
By Chuck Woodbury
The RV Industry Association just announced that RV shipments were down in August by 15 percent, and 20 percent for the year....
Hothead RVers are running wild among us!
By Chuck Woodbury
EDITOR
I've edited and published this newsletter for 18 years. We've posted at least 30,000 articles and close to 100,000 photos, most without...
Campground Chatter with Janet Groene, October 18, 2019
The latest news about camping and developments in North American campgrounds and RV parks from Janet Groene and the staff of RVtravel.com DISCLAIMER: Information is...
Campground Chatter with Janet Groene, October 11, 2019
The latest news about camping and developments in North American campgrounds and RV parks from Janet Groene and the staff of RVtravel.com DISCLAIMER: Information is...
Building an RV park from scratch: It’s freezing, but wonderful, up here!
By Machelle James Today, Thursday, AJ and I anxiously prepare for our first winter freeze. When we wake up it will be a "bold" 17...
Was (or is) this doll a real live person?
This is not a girl, but a doll. I spotted it in a Snohomish, Wash., antique store. Don't you think a real girl modeled...
Quick: Can you name this restaurant?
By Chuck Woodbury
Quick . . . what's the name of this restaurant? I snapped this photo a long time ago, back in my black-and-white...
Do you get songs stuck in your head?
By Chuck Woodbury
ROADSIDE JOURNAL
No matter how hard you try, do you sometimes get a catchy tune stuck in your head? I do, and it...