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How to wear a cowboy hat

By Len Wilcox WESTERN VIEW One of my favorite writers published a piece that told the rules for wearing a cowboy hat. That writer is Bob...

RVer Safety: Making that difficult decision – Firing a weapon in self-defense

By Mike Sherman We have spent several weeks discussing various aspects of self-protection in your RV. Several comments from our readers were quite beneficial in...

The Columbia River Gorge from Washington state’s scenic Hwy. 14

Here's a question from a reader of RVtravel.com about boondocking.  Hi Bob, We're visiting friends in Portland then on to Idaho. What can you recommend for a...

Need a step up when hitching up your fifth wheel?

By Deanna Tolliver As a vertically challenged person (i.e., short), and the owner of a fifth wheel, it’s difficult for me to reach over the...

Make sure your hike is a safe one

By Bob Difley Some time back a 59-year-old woman went missing in a Northern California state park. She went missing for six days before a...

Should you unplug your RV during a lightning storm?

In this video, RVtravel.com editor Chuck Woodbury talks with RV electricity authority Mike Sokol about whether it's a good idea to unplug an RV...

How long can canned food last?

By Bob Difley Do your food storage lockers hold hidden contents that were placed there shortly after your rig rolled off the showroom floor? And...

Water, water, everywhere. Do you have enough to drink?

By Bob Difley The top three reasons—maybe four—why you may have to abandon your boondocking campsite are all the result of diminishing resources: (1) Your...

Tips for your Southwest snowbird visit

By Bob Difley If you are planning to head to the deserts in the Southwest this winter for the first time, here are a few...

How to keep rattlesnakes away from your RV

By Eric Brotman RVer Tim Slack emailed us recently from Arizona with a question we hadn't heard before: “Are there any reasonable ways to keep...

Secure compartment locks — Can cams be replaced?

By Chris Dougherty Chris Dougherty is a certified RV technician. Here is a letter he received from a reader while he was serving as RVtravel.com's...