Dave Helgeson

Dave Helgeson
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Dave Helgeson has been around travel trailers his entire life. His grandparents and father owned an RV dealership long before the term “RV” had been coined. He has served in every position of an RV dealership with the exception of bookkeeping. Dave served as President of a local chapter of the RVDA (Recreational Vehicle Dealers Association), was on the board of advisors for the RV Technician Program of a local technical college and was a board member of the Manufactured Home and RV Association. He and his wife Cheri operated their own RV dealership for many years and for the past 29 years have managed RV shows. Dave presents seminars at RV shows across the country and was referred to as "The foremost expert on boondocking" by the late Gary Bunzer, "The RV Doctor". Dave and his wife are currently on their fifth travel trailer with Dave doing all the service, repair and modifications on his own unit.

Fact or Fiction? Propane is toxic (ANSWER)

Fiction. Propane is considered not toxic. The experts at The Propane Education & Research Council have this to say regarding the toxicity of propane: “Propane vapor...

Portable solar panels—Two weeks off-grid testing, and lessons learned

Earlier this year I shared my first impressions of the new 120 E.FLEX portable solar panels from Renogy. I liked the fact that they...

Berlin, Nevada: Ghost town with ancient marine creatures

Berlin, Nevada, is the featured ghostly place of this month’s edition of Ghost Town Trails. Like last month’s entry of Rhyolite, NV, it is...

Fact or Fiction? Deep-cycle lead acid batteries are designed to be discharged until almost empty

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

Fact or Fiction? Deep-cycle lead acid batteries are designed to be discharged until almost empty (ANSWER)

Fiction While one of the major advantages of lithium batteries is that they can be discharged to near empty, many say completely empty (0% SOC...

Fact or Fiction? Liquid propane expands 270 times when released into the atmosphere (ANSWER)

Fact It’s hard to imagine one gallon of liquid propane (LPG) expanding to 270 gallons of propane vapor when released from the LP tank...

Fact or Fiction? Liquid propane expands 270 times when released into the atmosphere

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

How we survived the remnants of Hurricane Hilary while camping at 7,500 feet

My RVing friends and my wife and I experienced the remnants of Hurricane Hilary at 7,500 feet, and no, we weren’t in an airplane....

Fact or Fiction: RV tires tend to lose pressure at high altitudes

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

Fact or Fiction: RV tires tend to lose pressure at high altitudes (ANSWER)

Fiction You might recall being taught in school that as you travel to higher elevations atmospheric air pressure decreases. For those that can’t remember, the...

The most difficult thing you have encountered while RVing? Fooling around, and lots more!

“What is the most difficult thing you have encountered while RVing?” This was a question recently asked on Facebook by contributor Zoe Ariana of...

Fact or Fiction: Your RV’s tank covers should never be removed

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