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One-eyed driver and wife argue over backing up RV

RV Staff - April 3, 2016

Dear RV Shrink: My wife and I travel in a small motorhome. It’s not like we are new at it, we have had this rig...

RV Staff - April 2, 2016

By Greg Illes By now, most folks know about e-books (electronic books), those microscopic packets of electrons that blossom magically into entire books in full...

Shake, rattle, roll down the road — but the crystal stays put

RV Staff - April 2, 2016

By Jim Twamley It's often been said that by driving or pulling our rigs down the road we expose them to earthquake-like conditions. It's a...

One-of-a-kind motorhome on display in Polson, Montana

Chuck Woodbury - April 2, 2016

You won’t see another motorhome like this one, which I found at the wonderful Miracle of America Museum in Polson, Montana. The plan is...

Not boondocking? Here’s a way to save some money

Chuck Woodbury - April 1, 2016

By Jim Twamley Liquid petroleum gas (LPG), or propane, is what we full-time RVers try to conserve. Lots of things can run off of propane...

More ammo than you ever imagined in rural Nevada

Chuck Woodbury - April 1, 2016

No matter which direction you drive into Hawthorne, Nev., you will be fascinated with the miles of countless bunkers surrounding the small desert town. But if...

Do you take naps? I do

Chuck Woodbury - March 31, 2016

I like to take naps. I've taken naps for most of my life. But I have noticed lately that I now take them more...

Are RVers introverts or extroverts?

RV Staff - March 31, 2016

Are most RVers introverts? Well, that is surely what an RVtravel.com reader survey suggests. In fact, it shows that RVers are overwhelmingly introverts —...

A visit with Sky King

Chuck Woodbury - March 31, 2016

If you know what I am referring to when I mention "Sky King," then you are probably at least 60 years old. Sky King was...

Why is a water view so important?

Chuck Woodbury - March 31, 2016

A "lake view" space just opened up at the RV park where I'm staying. I'm tempted to pull up and move there. But I...

The man who taught a dog to talk

Chuck Woodbury - March 31, 2016

Alexander Graham Bell is remembered mostly for inventing the telephone. But did you know he once taught a dog to talk? Bell, born in Scotland,...

Internet RV selling tips

RV Staff - March 30, 2016

By Steve Savage, Mobility RV Service Selling RVs on the Internet has become the hot item. So hot that dealers are having a hard time...

Organize your RV documents. Go paperless

RV Staff - March 30, 2016

By Greg Illes If you are like most of us, your RV has a huge collection of operating manuals, installation manuals, specifications and other literature....

Does a satellite phone belong in your RV travel kit?

RV Staff - March 30, 2016

By Greg Illes For years my wife and I were more amused than concerned about cell phone coverage on the road. It was almost a...

Do “gas saving” products really help?

RV Staff - March 27, 2016

The answer is "probably not." Be skeptical of the following kinds of advertising claims. "This gas-saving product improves fuel economy by 20 percent." Claims usually tout...

The basics of mobile Internet systems

Chuck Woodbury - March 25, 2016

By Rene Agredano Getting online while RVing has become a necessity for everything from location research to keeping in touch with friends and family. While...

Rude behavior on the road

Chuck Woodbury - March 25, 2016

I have been on the road now for 12 days. All together, I have pulled over about 20 times to let the car behind...

RV co-pilot making navigation harder. What to do?

Chuck Woodbury - March 23, 2016

Dear RV Shrink: When we bought our RV my wife and I decided we had to act as a team. Since our rig is so...

Is this motorhome beautiful or ugly?

Chuck Woodbury - March 22, 2016

This is the actual interior of a motorhome. I will make 10 or 11 people in America (and maybe a few in Canada) angry...

Mac and cheese and guilt

Chuck Woodbury - March 22, 2016

I wonder if some nights around dinner time if Bill Gates chooses to cook a package of macaroni and cheese. Does he, with all...

Dolly for truck camper comes in handy

Chuck Woodbury - March 19, 2016

RVing with a truck camper certainly has its advantages – but at times there are some drawbacks. Storage for some can be an issue....

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Chuck Woodbury - February 5, 2016

Cheated out of raisins

Chuck Woodbury - February 12, 2015

After a trip to the grocery store in Elkhart, Indiana, I was reminded of how food companies play tricks on us with their packaging....

Nez Perce Bear Paw Battlefield … “I will fight no more forever” — Chief Joseph

Julianne G. Crane - September 24, 2014

It was 137 years ago on Oct. 5, that Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce surrendered following the final battle of the four-month Nez Perce War of...

Park your RV on a Washington beach: Pacific Beach (video)

Russ and Tiña De Maris - September 2, 2014

Finding a special place along the ocean beach is sure a rarity. Up in the Pacific Northwest, there aren't too many places where you...

For sale: Pamela Anderson’s Airstream trailer

RV Staff - January 23, 2009

If you are in the market for a unique, one-of-a-kind travel trailer, then head to Laughlin, Nev., and pay $100,000. You will be the...

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