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...
RVer Safety: Be prepared for a tornado
By Mike Sherman
Perhaps you have seen disaster movies featuring a vivid display of nature's power. The special effects can be dazzling, no doubt about...
Getting your rig safely to the bottom of that long grade
By Russ and Tiña De Maris Old trucker's maxim: "You can go down the hill too slow many times. You can go down the hill...
Be prepared for lightning-caused or other RV fires
By Mike Sokol
The headlines read, "Lightning strike causes fire, consumes three RVs in mobile park." And nothing strikes fear in the hearts of RV...