RV Travel Newsletter Issue 950
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Learn about RV camping, RV travel, RV news and much more. This...
News for RVers #950, 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...
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...
A poem from a reader: “To get a pet”
Janet Jackson is one of our long-time readers. She is currently incarcerated in Illinois. This poem was handwritten and mailed to us.
By Janet Jackson
When...
Building an RV park: We had visitors!
By Machelle James
With our state beginning to open up again, we have been able to see our friends again! Living up here, out of...
RV Tire Safety: Beware of tire advertising claims
with RV tire expert Roger Marble
I read this recently on an RV forum:
"I am using Carlisle Radial Trail HD Trailer Tire ... I think...
RV Daily Tips. Friday, June 5, 2020
Issue 1356
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 Shrink: RV spare tire dilemma – How to get to it?
Dear RV Shrink:
My husband has a spare tire problem and it is not just his belly. We travel part of the year with our...
Do you have a current fishing license?
What kind of music should you listen to while you fish? Something catchy!
In March, we asked if you own a boat. While 66 percent...
Good deals aplenty for new trucks now two years old
RVers thinking about purchasing a truck might consider a new pickup that's nearly two years old.
The reason: The COVID-19 pandemic stalled production of 2020...
RV Education 101: Always look for water damage when buying a used RV
By Mark Polk
RV EDUCATION 101®
The first thing I look for on a used RV is water damage. Water damage is quite common on used...
RV Tire Safety: Beware of tire advertising claims
with RV tire expert Roger Marble
I read this recently on an RV forum:
"I am using Carlisle Radial Trail HD Trailer Tire ... I think...
When should you service your transmission?
Courtesy Motorhomes of Texas
If you are undecided about whether or not you should service your transmission or when to service it consider this: Transmission failure is...
How to fix small roof punctures, cracks and tears
The following was provided to us by Dicor Corporation
For small punctures, cracks or tears, a sealing tape designed for RV roofs can do a...
Let your lights shine – with less power from your batteries
By Russ and Tiña De Maris
Boondockers – those who by definition "camp in the boonies," away from utility hookups – have to be careful...
Did you watch the Space X rocket launch yesterday as it happened?
Did you watch yesterday, May 30, as two NASA astronauts rode atop a Space X rocket en route to the International Space Station?
Bob Behnken...
Avoid smacking low bridges with this new 2021 Road Atlas
By Chuck Woodbury
The new edition of the premier guide to off-limit highways for large RVs will soon be published for 2021. While it's designed...
Want to RV around Canada, eh? Our readers suggest their favorite routes
By Emily Woodbury
In a recent poll on May 12th, we asked if you've ever been RVing in Canada. More than 2,200 of you responded,...
Are you anything like 19,000 RVers recently surveyed?
By Russ and Tiña De Maris
RV manufacturer Thor recently completed its 2020 North American RV Consumer Survey with an aim to see just how...
Navigating parking lots with a big RV
By Jim Twamley
Maybe you've had experiences like mine: My very first time out with our new 5th wheel we decided to stop at a...
Will campgrounds be even more crowded in the months ahead?
By Russ and Tiña De Maris
Whether we like it or not, coronavirus is focusing a spotlight on the RV lifestyle. Widely read magazines are...
RV Daily Tips. Friday, June 5, 2020
Issue 1356
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, June 4, 2020
Issue 1355
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,...
Forest River recalls some trailers: Safety chains could fail
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Surveyor Travel Trailers, model SVT296QBLE. The safety chains are insufficient for the trailer's Gross Vehicle...
Some Coachmen and Pursuit motorhomes recalled for fire risk
Forest River is recalling 1,140 model year 2019-2020 Coachmen Mirada and Pursuit Class A motorhomes. The gasoline-powered generator fuel supply hose may leak.
A fuel...
Some Keystone trailers recalled for stovetop fire hazard
Keystone RV Company is recalling certain 2020-2021 Cougar travel trailers, model 24RDS, equipped with a Furrion range cook top. The interior range cooktop is...
Sales of RVs are booming. Why? What does it mean?
By Chuck Woodbury
EDITOR
The RV Industry Association (RVIA) is reporting that sales of RVs have increased 170 percent since this time last year. Coast to...
Would the “experts” who read RVtravel.com please go away
By Chuck Woodbury
EDITOR
What if you threw a party? Maybe it was a surprise birthday party. Maybe it was a July 4th party that you...
RV park reopens: Owner says “Be careful what you wish for!”
By Andy Zipser
WALNUT HILLS CAMPGROUND AND RV PARK
STAUNTON, VIRGINIA
To that notable curse “May you live in interesting times,” we now can add the warning,...
A personal tribute to Gary Bunzer
By Diane McGovern aka Mountain Mama
An editor at RVtravel.com
As all who knew Gary Bunzer, the RV Doctor, are aware, he was truly one of...
Building an RV park: We had visitors!
By Machelle James
With our state beginning to open up again, we have been able to see our friends again! Living up here, out of...
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...
Free and cheap places to stay in an RV, Issue 950
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, May 30, 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 949
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...
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...
Hilarious small town crime reports
By Chuck Woodbury
ROADSIDE JOURNAL
When I was a roving reporter, back in the days when an issue of a small town weekly newspaper was 25...
Editor’s journal, May 8, 2020
By Chuck Woodbury
EDITOR
It's been another week of hanging out in an RV park in Kingman, Arizona, as time marches on. One day blends into...