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Best demonstration of travel trailer sway danger

Chuck Woodbury -
Trailer sway is dangerous and can ultimately prove deadly when it results in a crash. Here, we believe, is the best video demonstration of...

Is your tow vehicle or motorized RV fueled by gas or diesel?

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What powers your tow vehicle or motorized RV, a diesel or gas engine? Please feel free to leave a comment.

RVer Horoscopes for October 2017

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BY SWAMI HAL Swami Hal is a retired psychic who travels full-time in a 37-foot Pace Arrow motorhome with his considerably younger, full-figured German...

Car alarms – sometimes unnecessary noise pollution

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Dear RV Shrink: As many campers have expressed recently, we, too, find generators annoying and always opt for generator-free campground loops when available. Our...

An RVer’s guide to gearing up for astronomy

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By Chris Fellows In my travels I have been amazed by two juxtaposed facts. One, people love looking at the stars/moon/planets with their own...

The moped I lusted for but never got

Chuck Woodbury -
By Chuck Woodbury ROADSIDE JOURNAL Never in my semi-long life have I ever wanted anything as badly as I wanted this moped. Never. It showed...

Is filling water tank from mountain stream safe?

Bob Difley -
  Here's a question from a reader of RVtravel.com about boondocking.  Hi Bob — I enjoy your articles and appreciate the insights. You spoke to Dan about conserving...

weBoost Drive Sleek claims faster cell signals, cell data

Bob Difley -
  ST. GEORGE, UT – September 25, 2017 — Wilson Electronics, the industry leader in cellular boosting technology, today launched its most powerful and versatile...

FMCA’s future unclear. Your thoughts, please?

Chuck Woodbury -
By Chuck Woodbury EDITOR The Family Motor Coach Association, FMCA, has begun surveying its members about including owners of towable RVs into the club,...

Is this a real train or not? Find out

Chuck Woodbury -
This is not a real train. It's a model at the AACA auto museum in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The train exhibit is pretty much a...

Amish buggies at Costco an unusual sight

Chuck Woodbury -
By Chuck Woodbury Gail and drove from Hershey to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, yesterday to shop at Costco. Many Amish live in the area. We're...

Nature: The sophisticated way squirrels bury nuts

Chuck Woodbury -
Have you ever watched squirrels scurry around to bury a nut? If you’ve stayed in more than a few campgrounds, you’ve likely seen them...

Nice neighbors but noisy generator – What to do?

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Dear RV Shrink: We were recently camping in Yellowstone in one of our favorite, usually quiet campgrounds. Unfortunately, we ended up next to a...

How long is your RV?

Chuck Woodbury -
Do you drive an itty bitty RV, maybe even a pint-size teardrop type? Or are you in a rig the size of a Greyhound...

Escaping Hurricane Irma in our RV – Smart smartphone use!

Chris Guld -
We had just settled in for what was to be 3 weeks at home in our townhouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, but Irma had...

Need hospital care? Your RV may be welcome

Russ and Tiña De Maris -
By Jim Twamley Many hospitals have designated RV parking. In fact, many have hookups that patients and family members can use for free. Often the...

King adding new powerful Wi-Fi extender for RVs

Bob Difley -
  King, a Minnesota-based designer and manufacturer of satellites and antennas, will begin marketing a powerful Wi-Fi antenna this fall. The King Falcon will be...

Thumbs down: Frustrated by roadside plan cancellation

Chuck Woodbury -
We received this letter from an RVtravel.com reader. There are two sides to every story, so keep that in mind. After reading this, please...

RV Travel Reader RVs, September 16, 2017

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  Send a photo of your RV and a 150- to 200-word description of it, how and where you use it, and what you like...

Do you change your vehicle’s oil or pay to have it done?

Chuck Woodbury -
Are you a do-it-yourselfer who changes the oil on your RV or tow vehicle yourself? Or do you pay to have it done? Just...

Avoid little RV disasters with better communication

RV Staff -
Dear RV Shrink: We had a mini disaster while traveling recently in our older motorhome. My husband is always saying we need automatic levelers....

RVers should know about these emergency weather services

Emily Woodbury -
By Emily Woodbury As RVers, we often travel in places where disaster may strike, and sometimes we may not even know what's headed our way....

RVers: Spend money – save money

Russ and Tiña De Maris -
  By Russ and Tiña De Maris We don't know too many RVers who have money to burn. Most of us watch the fuel prices like...

Do you like to carefully plan your RV trips or just ‘wing it’?

Chuck Woodbury -
Are you the type of RVer who plans your trips months, even a year or two ahead? Do you make reservations far ahead to...

Full-time RVers: What object(s) could you NOT leave behind?

Chuck Woodbury -
By Chuck Woodbury This video below got me thinking. I think you will like it. What it made me think about relates to full-time RVers...

Where’s Chuck?

Chuck Woodbury -
Where am I in this picture? Yes, that's me standing between the cafe and the appliance store. Actually, this is a mural painted on the...

Avoid little RVing disasters to reduce marital conflict

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  Dear RV Shrink: We just tore the TV antenna off our rig. My husband blamed me immediately. I read the manual that came with...

Your travel map with RVillage

Chris Guld -
By Chris Guld, GeeksOnTour.com If you’re a traveler, you probably love maps. I love to have maps of where I’ve been and we teach how...

RV oven boil-overs? Fear not, with nonstick mat!

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By Russ and Tiña De Maris One of the "joys" of being the RV hubby is the occasional opportunity to perform in the kitchen. When...

RV Travel Reader RVs, September 2, 2017

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  Send a photo of your RV and a 150- to 200-word description of it, how and where you use it, and what you like...

Do you usually RV with a pet?

Chuck Woodbury -
Many RVers travel with a pet. From our previous surveys we know that it's mostly dogs, some cats and an occasional bird. But we've...

Don’t take “no” for an answer when you DIY

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Dear RV Shrink: We bought a used motorhome recently and now live in it full-time. We love the lifestyle but it is causing my...

It’s amazing how far women’s rights have come!

Chuck Woodbury -
Last Saturday was Women's Equality Day. American women's rights have come a long way in the 20th and early 21st centuries, even though there...

Do you have a last name? What’s wrong with you?

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By Chuck Woodbury ROADSIDE JOURNAL In America, you know you have made it when you no longer need a last name. I still have...

How important is an electric hookup when you camp?

Chuck Woodbury -
Are you a boondocker who uses solar or wind power to generate your electricity? Or do you just keep your electric usage to a...

Do-it-yourself home from a big box store

Chuck Woodbury -
By Chuck Woodbury I found this ad in a flyer for Menards, a chain of 300 home improvement stores in the Midwest. We don't...

RVer Horoscopes for September 2017

RV Staff -
BY SWAMI HAL Swami Hal is a retired psychic who travels full-time in a 37-foot Pace Arrow motorhome with his considerably younger, full-figured German...

Fund your RV travels by harvesting sugar beets this October

Emily Woodbury -
  This October, make up to $5,000 working at the sugar beet harvest in Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana.  American Crystal Sugar Company and Sidney Sugars...

Do you give money to beggars with cardboard signs?

Chuck Woodbury -
By Chuck Woodbury Everywhere you go in big cities these days there are beggars standing on street corners with cardboard signs. They usually say...

The fake people of Kaycee, Wyoming

Chuck Woodbury -
By Chuck Woodbury I stopped in tiny Kaycee, Wyoming, to check out the local Hoofprints of the Past Museum. It's a good one, lots of...

Mr. Ed, the talking “elk dog.”

Chuck Woodbury -
Remember Mr. Ed, the talking horse of TV fame? It's entirely possible that instead of being called a "talking horse," he'd be called a...

RVers — Watch out for “helpful” con artists

Russ and Tiña De Maris -
  By Russ and Tiña De Maris A few years ago we were parked at a Utah Walmart when a man knocked on our door. He...

Where do you hitch your breakaway cable?

Russ and Tiña De Maris -
By Dave Helgeson Travel trailer owners have debated on where to attach the breakaway cable to the tow vehicle as long as they have debated...

Our motorhome is a work of art – Turn photos into artwork

Chris Guld -
We had a front row seat for the Solar Eclipse this week.   Like after a touchdown at a football game, the crowd cheered. You could...

‘Miss you Dad.’ Headstone message touched my heart

Chuck Woodbury -
By Chuck Woodbury ROADSIDE JOURNAL I lost my father nine years ago. I still miss him. I have questions for him he can't...

Fixer upper RV. Make offer (or not!)

Chuck Woodbury -
By Chuck Woodbury ROADSIDE JOURNAL I found this along state highway 196 just outside Buffalo, Wyoming. I know nothing about it, other than...

Need a good meal easy? Tinfoil on the barbie, mate!

Russ and Tiña De Maris -
  By Russ and Tiña De Maris While traveling does bring out quite an appetite, once you land in camp at the end of a road...

An inexpensive, healthy dining out option for RVers

Emily Woodbury -
  By Emily Woodbury STAFF WRITER Golden Corral, America's leading buffet chain, is known for its mouthwatering BBQ chicken, its melt-in-your-mouth mashed potatoes, and its...

Spiderman is a wild and crazy RVer!

Chuck Woodbury -
By Chuck Woodbury This animated video is just too much. I'm not sure what its creator was smoking or taking, but whatever the case...

Is buying an RV extended warranty a good idea?

Chuck Woodbury -
What do you think? Is buying an extended warranty on an RV a good idea, or just a way to blow some extra money? In...
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