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Don’t squat over Yellowstone toilets

Chuck Woodbury -
Not all people in the world use toilets the way we do here in America. Although most European toilets these days are...

RV Travel Reader RVs, August 19, 2017

RV Staff -
  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...

Why I love small town newspapers

Chuck Woodbury -
By Chuck Woodbury ROADSIDE JOURNAL I love to read small town newspapers. For many years, I would buy one or two a day. The...

Full-time RVing — Can you afford to keep working?

Russ and Tiña De Maris -
  By Russ and Tiña De Maris Some who dream of the full-time RV lifestyle never get further than the dream. Some are halted in mid-stride...

Rent out your RV for some extra bucks?

Russ and Tiña De Maris -
  By Russ and Tiña De Maris Joe W. has a nice motorhome but, sad to say, his family lives a busy life so they don't...

Will you travel with your RV to see the solar eclipse?

Chuck Woodbury -
On Monday, August 21, 2017, all of North America will be treated to an eclipse of the sun. Anyone within the path of totality...

Do you prefer your RV’s shower or the campground’s?

Chuck Woodbury -
When you have full hookups, will you use your RV's shower or the campground's? After you respond, you'll see how other readers responded. NOT SUBSCRIBED TO...

Data roaming in Canada

Chris Guld -
by Chris Guld, GeeksOnTour.com We just spent a week in Canada, traveling from Detroit thru Toronto and Kingston, then back across the border to Syracuse,...

Rand McNally introduces three new RV dashboard devices

Bob Difley -
  SKOKIE, Ill., Aug. 8, 2017 – Six years after launching the first navigation unit designed specifically for RVers – and pioneering that category –...

Campground power pedestal failures (Reader Poll included)

Mike Sokol -
  My column last week on open pedestal grounds (Campsite power pedestal safety: "open ground" danger) must have caused quite a stir with our readers...

How would you describe the quality of workmanship on your RV?

Chuck Woodbury -
We hear a lot these days about the often poor quality RVs being manufactured. We've heard the same thing for many years, but to...

RV parts catalogs and Internet can save cash

Russ and Tiña De Maris -
  By Russ and Tiña De Maris Go into nearly any RV parts house and ask for something other than an ordinary, common part and you'll...

RV Travel Reader RVs, August 5, 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...

RV buying dilemma — Couple can’t agree on type to purchase

RV Staff -
  Dear RV Shrink: My wife and I are on the verge of becoming RV owners. The biggest roadblock turns out we cannot agree on...

RVer Horoscopes for August 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...

Find the perfect viewing spot for the Total Solar Eclipse

Chris Guld -
by Chris Guld, GeeksOnTour.com Those of us who travel by RV have the enviable opportunity to be in the perfect spot for the historic total...

Cocktails delivered by drone, not waiters

Chuck Woodbury -
If you should work up a thirst at the lakeside beach in the Estonian town of Viljandi, don't waste your time standing in...

RV Travel Reader RVs, July 22, 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...

Don’t get scammed by a skimmer!

Russ and Tiña De Maris -
  By Russ and Tiña De Maris RVers, who travel extensively and rely on gas pumps and ATMs, may be more at risk than the average...

Full-time RVing — Be a professional “rent-a-guest”

Russ and Tiña De Maris -
  By Russ and Tiña De Maris Need a place to "settle in" for a little while but don't have the cash to pay high rates...

Which cellular service do you use?

Chuck Woodbury -
  By Chuck Woodbury EDITOR RVers use a variety of cellular plans. I've used Verizon for at least 15 years. Along the way I have...

Electrical safety near water inside home or RV — Important!

Mike Sokol -
  Texas teen electrocuted after cell phone accidentally falls in bathtub  I just saw this on one of my forums about electrical safety around water and...

Mystery on the Colorado River

Chuck Woodbury -
  By Chuck Woodbury I love to visit small town museums wherever I go. History can be so fascinating. I love reading or hearing about...

Tips for traveling with people with dementia

Chuck Woodbury -
  Traveling is a way to relax and recharge, especially with an RV, but it can be stressful when things don’t go as planned. That’s...

Do you wear gloves when dumping holding tanks?

Chuck Woodbury -
Do you wear gloves when dumping your RV's holding tanks? Or do you fear no germs and just barehand the chore? Please take a...

Taking panorama pictures with your smartphone

RV Staff -
  by Chris Guld, Geeks on Tour Trinidad de Cuba, Photo by Jim Guld with a Nexus 6 Android phone. Lake Santa Fe, Florida: Photo...

RV product “vanished” from store shelf? Here’s help

Russ and Tiña De Maris -
  By Russ and Tiña De Maris Call us old-fashioned. While it seems every product has to undergo at least one "upgrade" every year, we tend...

Which RV roadside assistance program is best?

Chuck Woodbury -
By Chuck Woodbury EDITOR, RV TRAVEL RV Travel reader Jane Cripps posted this comment on a recent article asking for help choosing a roadside assistance program. It...

RVing birdwatchers: New app helps identify birds

Emily Woodbury -
  For many RVers birdwatching is a popular hobby. While the landscapes and terrain change, so do the birds we see from state to state....

Preview the solar eclipse from where you’ll be Aug. 21

Chuck Woodbury -
  Have you wondered what the August 21 solar eclipse will look like from where you are now or will be August 21? A unique simulator...

RVers detail harrowing experience with tornado

Chuck Woodbury -
Editor's note: We received this email several years ago in mid-June from RVtravel.com reader Coralee Kulman who reported on her experience during a North...

RV Travel Reader RVs, July 8, 2017

RV Staff -
  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...

GMC motorhomes were way ahead of their time

Chuck Woodbury -
Most motorhomes built more than 40 years ago are badly showing their age by now — if you can even find one outside a...

Ten ways to make your RV safer

Chuck Woodbury -
By Adrienne Kristine You might have heard the phrase, "Better safe than sorry." With a few minutes of your time and a safety checklist, you...

My name is Chuck

Chuck Woodbury -
  By Chuck Woodbury ROADSIDE JOURNAL My name is Charles but I go by Chuck. I took the name Chuck when I was a teenager....

Did you buy your RV new or used?

Chuck Woodbury -
  We're curious: Did you buy your RV new, right off the lot, or maybe even directly from the manufacturer? Or did you buy it...

When I fell in love with writing, journalism

Chuck Woodbury -
  By Chuck Woodbury ROADSIDE JOURNAL I decided to earn my living as a writer only a few hours after my first day in my...

Fisherman Bill asks where to fish and boondock

RV Staff -
  Here's a question from a reader of RVtravel.com about boondocking.  Hi Bob — I like to fish and I like to boondock. But I don't know...

Why do you travel?

RV Staff -
    We recently received an email from Dave Laton, D.Min., who suggested a new topic of discussion for our newsletter: "Why we travel." He wrote...

RVer Horoscopes for July 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...

NM RV resort offers package deal on food and wine event

RV Staff -
  Northern New Mexico’s Angel Fire RV Resort is offering a Food & Wine Roundup RV package that offers RVers a significant savings when they book a...

Your smartphone will count your steps

Chris Guld -
  I've been meaning to write this article for a while, but while we were either driving or sitting at home, I didn't have many...

I like to visit cemeteries when I travel

Chuck Woodbury -
  By Chuck Woodbury ROADSIDE JOURNAL I like to visit cemeteries when I travel. You can usually glean sometime about the people buried there by...

FMCA convention coming right up

Chuck Woodbury -
  Family Motor Coach Association's (FMCA) staff and volunteers are on final approach for the motorhome-owners group’s 96th International Convention & RV Expo July 12...

Ziploc bag helps me remember my father

Chuck Woodbury -
By Chuck Woodbury ROADSIDE JOURNAL I was organizing some boxes the other day when I came across my father's hairbrush. My father died in 2008. When...

Full-time RVing: Compatible with partner?

Chuck Woodbury -
By Russ and Tiña De Maris At some point in many RVers' lifetime, there comes a time when they consider going full-time. And when they...

Verizon “dirty tricks” hit RV group below the belt

Russ and Tiña De Maris -
  By Russ and Tiña De Maris Imagine getting mobile Internet service for less than $50 a month — along with a free device to connect...

Our Earth from afar! If only. . .

Chuck Woodbury -
  Oh, if only if we could do what Mr. Mitchell suggests! Oh, what I would give to experience this view. When we went to...

Friday evening. Newsletter done. Whew!

Chuck Woodbury -
  By Chuck Woodbury ROADSIDE JOURNAL It's 4:40 p.m., Friday, June 23, 2017, and I am 99.9 percent done with this weekend's newsletter, issue 799....

How much of 2017 will you spend in your RV?

Chuck Woodbury -
  June 23, 2017 — Readers of RVtravel.com are avid RVers — many, if not most, spending much of each year traveling with or living in...
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