Dave Helgeson, Author at RV Travel

All-electric RVs: Boon or bane for boondockers?

Dave Helgeson - January 26, 202340

We have all seen the headlines for all-electric RVs: "Explosive growth in everything electric," "All-electric Lightship RV coming this spring," "All-electric RVs are here,"...

Maintenance & Repair

Can outside temperature be too cold for an RV refrigerator to cool?

Dave Helgeson - January 13, 20239

Today’s Fact or Fiction Question Fact or Fiction? Outside temperatures can be too cold for an RV absorption refrigerator to cool. *Paraphrased/condensed from this source. Answer: Fact! Outside...

Maintenance & Repair

Fact or Fiction? Outside temperatures can be too cold for an RV refrigerator to cool

Dave Helgeson - January 13, 20236

RV blogs, social media groups and YouTube videos have exploded over the past couple of years. Some provide great information, others questionable information and...

Travel

Ghost Town Trails: Castle Dome City, Arizona—perfect for nearby snowbirds

Dave Helgeson - January 12, 202312

This month we will travel to Castle Dome City, Arizona, a more temperate place to visit this time of year than November's featured ghost...

Lifestyles

Three generations of camping tradition continued in 2022

Dave Helgeson - December 30, 20223

As a child, my wife camped with her family at a now very popular state park in Western Washington. I won’t name it because...

Maintenance & Repair

RV Fact or Fiction? A propane furnace emits lots of moisture ANSWER

Dave Helgeson - December 9, 202222

Today’s Question: RV Fact or Fiction? To keep RV windows from sweating, use an electric space heater instead of the RV propane furnace as propane...

Maintenance & Repair

RV Fact or Fiction? A propane furnace emits lots of moisture

Dave Helgeson - December 9, 202212

RV blogs, social media groups and YouTube videos have exploded over the past couple of years. Some provide great information, others questionable information and...

Gear & Gadgets

DC to DC charger: Does your RV need one?

Dave Helgeson - December 2, 202211

What is a DC to DC charger and should my RV be equipped with one? Before that question can be answered, you will need to...

Maintenance & Repair

How many sewer hoses does an RVer need?

Dave Helgeson - November 25, 202247

I have been around RVs all my life. My family entered the “trailer” business in 1937, manufacturing their own brand of trailers, with my...

Travel

Ghost Town Trails: Silver City, Utah – Heartbreak and thanksgiving

Dave Helgeson - November 18, 20226

This month we will travel to Silver City, Utah, located just a few miles down the road from last month’s featured ghost town of...

Crowded Campgrounds

Do idyllic campsites exist? Yes, and they’re not hard to find

Dave Helgeson - November 4, 202219

Past RVtravel.com articles, like this one, question if the idyllic campsites pictured in RV industry ads really exist. Publisher Chuck Woodbury suggests they are...

Travel

Ghost Town Trails: Visit easily accessible old mining town, Eureka, Utah

Dave Helgeson - October 20, 20223

Eureka, Utah, is the featured ghost town in this month’s installment of Ghost Town Trails. Last month we visited Greenhorn that has the unique...

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