Avoid drowsy driving: It’s a killer
Driving while drowsy is a formula for disaster. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that each year 100,000 crashes are reported to...
How to prepare for a roadside emergency
By Chris Dougherty
CERTIFIED RV TECHNICIAN
We all love our RVs and the lifestyle, but, on occasion, Murphy's Law takes over. It's inevitable. By being prepared,...
Will “rubber band barriers” save you from death or injury?
Russ and Tiña De Maris
As we rumble along the highway of life, there are plenty of deep, universal questions to be answered. On one...
Apps to help you weather a hurricane
As of Friday night, August 30, Dorian is a Category 4 hurricane and it could be near the east coast of Florida by late...
You can maintain your fitness in the sizzling season with these simple tips
By Bob Difley
The hot weather of summer continues to roast many parts of the country, and many RVers will be on the road enjoying...
Can you really be confident of the purity of your RV water supply?
By Bob Difley
In much of the world obtaining safe drinking water is a daily concern. But we RVers are fortunate to be able to...
Do tips for fending off sleep while driving really work?
By Bob Difley
Safety is the number one objective when driving your rig on the nation's roads, not only for your own safety but for...
What to do when encountering a bear in the woods
By Bob Difley
You're hiking a woodland trail on a warm sunny day, the forest alive with the twitterings of songbirds, sunlight dappling the forest...
Don’t stand under a tree during lightning! Here’s why. Oh my!
Here's a video of an impressive (understatement!) lightning strike at Domaine Du Lac Bryson Lake Lodge, Quebec, Canada, in August 2017. Video posted by...
Keep little kids from falling out your RV’s front door
Here are two great safety tips from our long-time reader and RVer George Bliss in Saskatchewan, Canada:
George wrote: I'd like to pass along these...
RVer Safety: Safety tools for boondockers: satellite messenger service
By Mike Sherman
Modern technology is amazing. Now you can communicate with just about anyone from anywhere regardless of cellular availability ... via satellite. Introducing...
Novel approach to fridge placement could lead to disaster
By Russ and Tiña De Maris
An RVer asked if it was possible to install an LP-fired RV refrigerator in such a way that the...