RV Travel Newsletter Issue 960
Welcome to RVtravel.com, the newsletter for intelligent, open-minded RVers. If you comment on an article, do it with respect for others. If not, you...
News for RVers #960, Sunday edition
Welcome to RVtravel.com, the newsletter for intelligent, open-minded RVers. If you comment on an article, do it with respect for others. If not, you...
RV Daily Tips. Thursday, August 13, 2020
This newsletter is for intelligent, open-minded RVers. If you comment on an article, do it with respect for others. If not, you will be denied...
RV Daily Tips. Wednesday, August 12, 2020
This newsletter is for intelligent, open-minded RVers. If you comment on an article, do it with respect for others. If not, you will be denied...
Beginner’s Guide to RVing Newsletter #28
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 #27
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...
When was the last time you dined at a restaurant?
How long has it been since you dined at a restaurant? Was it back in March before restaurants started shutting down? Or was it...
Stupid RV tricks we’d rather forget
By Russ and Tiña De Maris
If you've spent any kind of time as an RVer, you have one (or, sadly, more) experience you'd just...
Will moth balls repel mice from your RV? Here’s the verdict
Theories abound about ways to keep mice and other rodents out of your home or RV. Some RVers say dryer sheets like Bounce will...
The no-longer-dreaded dinghy tow car hookup
By Nanci Dixon
We love having a dinghy vehicle to drive once we park the motorhome. It only took a few car rentals and unhooking...
Remember when the internet was miles away?
By Barry Zander
Remember when Starbucks charged $8 for an hour of internet and $12 for a day? $30 for the week? In 2006 that...
Okay to let passengers ride in a moving travel trailer?
This photo, taken Wednesday, August 12, was released by the South Dakota Highway Patrol. The pickup towing the trailer lost control, and you can...
Flag-flying campground host gives us food for thought
By Russ and Tiña De Maris
Fly a flag, expect a reaction. With sensitivities flying higher than most flags, reactions came in Grand Marais, Minnesota,...
How to make Google Maps more accurate
By Chris Guld, Geeks on Tour
When we're traveling, I depend on Google Maps to know where I am. It can be very...
Stupid RV tricks we’d rather forget
By Russ and Tiña De Maris
If you've spent any kind of time as an RVer, you have one (or, sadly, more) experience you'd just...
Will moth balls repel mice from your RV? Here’s the verdict
Theories abound about ways to keep mice and other rodents out of your home or RV. Some RVers say dryer sheets like Bounce will...
Fridge not cooling? Diagnosis of problem may be easy
Steve Savage submitted this article to RVtravel.com when he was a Master Certified RV Technician with Mobility RV Service.
Do you have an RV refrigerator...
Okay to let passengers ride in a moving travel trailer?
This photo, taken Wednesday, August 12, was released by the South Dakota Highway Patrol. The pickup towing the trailer lost control, and you can...
Canada tightens travel restrictions from Lower 48 to Alaska
By Russ and Tiña De Maris
It appears that some U.S. citizens claiming to be on the way to Alaska may have been naughty. The...
RV fueling etiquette at the truck stop
By Jim Twamley
We RVers often use truck stops for refueling because they are designed for large rigs and it seems that RVs are getting...
Some Pace Arrow motorhomes recalled for battery issue
REV Recreation Group (REV) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Fleetwood Pace Arrow motorhomes, models 33D, 36U, 35QS, 35S, 35RB and 35E. The auxiliary batteries, located...
Tiffin motorhomes recall: Windshield wipers may not work
Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. (Tiffin) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Tiffin Bus and 2018-2020 Zephyr motorhomes. The windshield wipers may not work due to the control...
I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take this anymore!
By Chuck Woodbury
EDITOR
Ireached my breaking point a few weeks ago. The amount of angry, nasty, hateful letters I was receiving, and the comments being...
Would the rude, ignorant readers please leave and never come back
From RV Travel editor Chuck Woodbury
What would you do in this situation? Let's say you invited 50 fellow residents in your RV park to...
Stupid statements can make your head spin – try this one
By Russ De Maris
It’s a good thing the Grand Creator made my neck to readily swivel. These days, there are things that make my...
RVer mistakes gas station fuel tank for dump station
By Russ and Tiña De Maris
Add this to your “Sadder, but wiser RVer” file. An unnamed RVer pulled into a North Atlantic fuel station...
COVID-19 mandates by state for travelers
Listed below is state-by-state information pertaining to travelers. For the the most up-to-date information, go to AARP.org or msn.com.
Alabama
Over age 6 must wear...
New blog: RVing during the pandemic, Aug. 8, 2020
This is a new weekly blog where you tell us how you are coping with RVing during the pandemic.
By Nanci Dixon
I am finding that...
COVID-19 scammers are after you! Here’s how to protect yourself
By Russ and Tiña De Maris
As if the COVID-19 pandemic didn’t create enough problems – toilet paper shortages, campground closures, etc. – here’s another...
Think there’s nothing to do during a Pandemic? Think again!
By Nanci Dixon
Think there is nothing to do in a Pandemic? You're wrong!
During this time of mask-wearing, self-isolation and restrictions on most of our...
Tips for traveling, camping and hunkering down in a COVID-19 world
By Nanci Dixon
We left Arizona just before the surge in COVID-19 cases hit the national news. We stayed so long that even the rattlesnakes...
Campground Chatter with Janet Groene, August 8, 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 960
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...
In the Northwest, salmon are a big deal
By Chuck Woodbury
ROADSIDE JOURNAL
Whether you live in the Northwest or are just visiting, you're never too far from a reminder that in these parts...
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,...
