HomeLifestyles

Lifestyles

RV park owners say: ‘Wal-Mart campers are cheapskates’

RV Staff -
By Chuck Woodbury editor, RVtravel.com Originally published in July, 2011  My original essay back in 2011 sparked more than 100 comments from readers. The idea was this: Why...

Campground doesn’t furnish toilet paper: ‘The rest of the story. . .”

RV Staff -
By Chuck Woodbury editor, RVtravel.com Originally published in July, 2011 I received a message last week from a woman named Louise Schlosser who was horrified that a...

A visit to my father’s WWII airbase in England

RV Staff -
By Chuck Woodbury editor, RVtravel.com Originally published in August, 2011 I am on vacation in England. I was traveling the A11 highway this week north from Cambridge...

RVing Iceland: Gorgeous country, friendly people

RV Staff -
By Chuck Woodbury editor, RVtravel.com Originally published in September, 2011 In his 1864 novel Journey to the Center of the Earth, Jules Verne's characters descend from...

Incurable wanderlust. That’s me. You, too?

RV Staff -
By Chuck Woodbury editor, RVtravel.com Originally published in September, 2011 I don't want to be home. I want to be traveling again, preferably on the road with...

I accept the rain

RV Staff -
  By Chuck Woodbury editor, RVtravel.com Originally published in October, 2011 It's raining. That's what happens this time of year in the Northwest. We had a short summer, but...

Meeting ‘Sully,’ my father’s B-24 navigator

RV Staff -
By Chuck Woodbury editor, RVtravel.com Originally published in October, 2011 A month ago, I whined here about how I was so hopelessly afflicted with wanderlust, and how...

Why my junk drawer is a good thing

RV Staff -
By Chuck Woodbury editor, RVtravel.com Originally published in Oct., 2011 Today's survey question is about whether you have a junk drawer in your RV. I have one....

Why I became a writer and how things have changed

RV Staff -
By Chuck Woodbury editor, RVtravel.com I decided to earn my living as a writer only a few hours after my first day in my college newspaper...

Rocky, the weird cat I was forced to adopt

RV Staff -
By Chuck Woodbury editor, RVtravel.com I once traveled with a cat. His name was Rocky. Rocky was forced upon me in a campground in Grand Junction, Colorado...

Needless deaths on the RV highway

RV Staff -
By Chuck Woodbury editor, RVtravel.com This was originally published in January, 2012 There was a terrible traffic accident last week. A rented motorhome with 13 people on...

I miss my darkroom!

RV Staff -
By Chuck Woodbury editor, RVtravel.com Written in January, 2012 The photo is of me in my first motorhome printing black and white photos in my portable darkroom....

A terrific hobby for RVers: photography

RV Staff -
By Chuck Woodbury editor, RVtravel.com Last week I told you about the portable darkroom I once carried with me in my motorhome. What I didn't tell...

“RVing” versus “camping”

RV Staff -
By Chuck Woodbury editor, RVtravel.com Many years ago, I wrote about how the terms RVing and camping differ. RVing, I suggested, is a good term to describe...

Do campgrounds cause cancer?

RV Staff -
By Chuck Woodbury editor, RVtravel.com I wrote this in February, 2012 Do California campgrounds cause cancer or birth defects? Well, maybe so. No kidding! If you see the...

Easily turn your photos and slides into digital images

RV Staff -
By Chuck Woodbury Editor, RVtravel.com Before the digital age of photography, we used film. Oh, how things have changed! If you're like me, you have countless...

Easily add support for entering and leaving your RV

RV Staff -
Do you or another member of your camping party need a little help or support in climbing the steps into and out of your...

Electric jacket keeps you warm, charges your electronics!

RV Staff -
By Chuck Woodbury RVtravel.com For a semi-geeky guy like me, this electric jacket from Milwaukee Tools is about as good as a jacket gets. At the...

Collapsible garbage and laundry bag is handy in RV

RV Staff -
By Chris Dougherty Certified RV technician One of the things that has always bugged me is finding room for a garbage can in the RV. Sometimes...

Choose your camera(s) carefully and make great memories

RV Staff -
By Greg Illes There are literally thousands of different kinds of cameras, any of which can make digital snapshots to last a lifetime. But, depending...

Mosquitoes — deal with them (even if you can’t beat them)

RV Staff -
By Greg Illes The first thing you'll always hear about mosquitoes is DEET, the active ingredient in the most-effective (to date) repellent. "Get some DEET...

Changing travel plans “on the fly”

RV Staff -
By Bob Difley When traveling it's all too easy to find yourself focusing more on the destination than the trip. Think of all the great...

Washer ‘n dryer in that RV?

RV Staff -
by Russ and Tiña De Maris Contemplating the purchase of a new rig? How important is it to have a washer/dryer in the rig? Wow,...

Hygienic care of your RV sewer attachments

RV Staff -
By George Bliss Hygiene: "Conditions or practices conducive to maintaining health and preventing disease, especially through cleanliness." RVers have to travel long distances and often are...

Wife wants outdoor activities; husband wants TV

RV Staff -
Dear RV Shrink: After my husband retired he bought a TV satellite dish and internet card boosters for our rig and we started traveling full-time....

Where there is smoke, there is “firewood”

RV Staff -
Dear RV Shrink: We have our thirteen-year-old grandson traveling with us this summer and my wife and I are enjoying him tremendously. However, we never...

I want to go to Mars

RV Staff -
By Chuck Woodbury editor, RVtravel.com I dream of going to Mars. When I see a photo (or illustration as below) about life on Mars I get...

Good Sam said it — and, sad to say, it’s true

RV Staff -
By Steve Savage, Mobility RV Service In one of our daily doses of advertising from Good Sam was the opportunity to purchase an extended service plan...

Blindness doesn’t keep this RVer off the road

Chuck Woodbury -
By Sandy Burns George Bartram is just like any other full-time RVer. He has traveled throughout the US and Canada by RV with his wife,...

Free camping — at wildlife refuges

RV Staff -
By Bib Difley Be on the lookout for Fish and Wildlife refuges, both national and state, for good boondocking and cheap camping opportunities. When there...

Mobile computing – where do you put your laptop?

RV Staff -
By Russ and Tiña De Maris  You don't have to spend much time in the RV lifestyle to know that you've got to "size down"...

Traveling to Canada? Here’s how to get Internet connected

RV Staff -
By Greg Illes When we began planning our Canada-Alaska trip, we knew we'd need to have Internet now and then — checking emails, paying occasional...

Cell phone signal sketchy? Wait for sunset

RV Staff -
By Dave Helgeson Are you a baby boomer? Do you remember the Bell Telephone television commercial about Uncle Ralph calling long distance from California and...

Free RV camping at Wal-Mart. How to do it.

RV Staff -
RVtravel.com editor Chuck Woodbury explains the "unofficial rules" for spending the night in an RV in a Wal-Mart parking lot. The price is...

Rules for RV happiness

RV Staff -
By Jim Twamley On the road I've met all kinds of RVers, and one couple I met are out having the time of their lives....

Is your RV fresh water safe?

RV Staff -
By Russ and Tiña De Maris Many of us laughed ourselves silly at the old TV show detective, Monk. The poor guy couldn't touch door...

Looking for a campground? Think alternatives

RV Staff -
By Bob Difley Traveling unfamiliar territory and need a place to put up for the night? Pull out your Trailer Life or Woodall's Campground Directory...

Making your first RV trip with your dog

RV Staff -
Taking your dog on an RV trip can be rewarding for both you and Fido but it requires planning. Only non-aggressive dogs should be...

How long will canned food last in your RV?

RV Staff -
By Bob Difley How long can you safely keep canned food in your rig? Most food authorities say canned food will last for two years or...

Mexican border crossing basics

RV Staff -
By Rene Agredano Visit any of the popular RVing discussion forums like Mexico Forums and you'll find that Mexico is still a popular destination for adventurous RVers....

Beware of dangers lurking in re-frozen food

RV Staff -
By Bob Difley To be sure your refrigerator's freezer is working properly, put an ice cube in a small cup in the freezer and look...

Selling your RV? Here’s help on consignment selling

RV Staff -
by Russ and Tiña De Maris   How it works: You and the consignment operator agree on a sale price. From there, the dealer keeps anything...

A Benchmark Atlas may change your view of the road

RV Staff -
by Greg Illes The Benchmark series of atlases have long been favorites with wanderers, and with good reason. Covering the 11 western states, these tabloid-sized...

Are propane tank “trade ins” worth it?

RV Staff -
By Russ and Tiña De Maris   You see them nearly everywhere: Propane cylinder trade-in kiosks. Bring in your empty and trade it in for a...

Meals almost fix themselves using tin foil on the barbee

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

Ripped off by shady RV dealers — What can be done?

RV Staff -
Dear RV Shrink: We were trapped at an RV dealership in New Mexico for two weeks because it was a cold winter and our heater...

What to do about conflicting sleep schedules in “small” RV?

RV Staff -
Dear RV Shrink: We live nine months of the year in a Class “C” motorhome. It is usually 27 feet of heaven. The only time...

Stretch your camping dollars with caretaking

RV Staff -
By Bob Difley   Caretaking takes many forms, from simply camping at a remote location to deter theft or vandalism, to staying on someone else’s property...

Husband thinks wife expects too much from campground host

RV Staff -
Dear RV Shrink: My wife and I just had a big argument because I told her she was short with the campground host. We came...

Send and receive faxes while traveling

RV Staff -
By Chris Guld www.GeeksOnTour.TV   RVers use the Internet for everything else, why not faxing?  Even if you do travel with an all-in-one printer/fax machine, most of...
1...130131132133Page 131 of 133