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Issue 1481
Welcome to another edition of RV Travel’s Daily Tips newsletter. Here you’ll find helpful RV-related and living tips from the pros, travel advice, a handy website of the day, tips on our favorite RVing-related products and, of course, a good laugh. Thanks for joining us. We appreciate you. Please tell your friends about us.
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Today’s thought
“Looking at life from a different perspective makes you realize that it’s not the deer that is crossing the road, rather it’s the road that is crossing the forest.” —Muhammad Ali
Need an excuse to celebrate? Today is National Native American Heritage Day! It’s also National Flossing Day!
On this day in history: 1924 – In New York City, the first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is held.
Tip of the Day
Be a full-time RVer to save money?
By Bill Tuttle
Whether you live in an apartment, a house or an RV, the greatest impacts on your ability to save money are the choices you make every day in your chosen lifestyle. So should you be a full-time RVer to save money? It depends. Continue reading.
Do you have a tip? Submit it here.
Today’s RV review…
In today’s column, industry insider Tony Barthel reviews the Boho Camper Van. As he reports, “Boho might make a lot of sense for people with dreams of creating their own van but doing it well within a certain budget.” Learn more.
Did you read Tony’s review yesterday of the Palomino Backpack HS-750 Truck Camper? If you missed it, you can read it here.
For previous RV reviews, click here.
Is this your RV?
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If this isn’t your RV, send us a photo of your RV here (if you haven’t already) for a chance to win in future issues.
THIS WEEK, ONE READER RESPONDED and claimed a $25 Amazon gift certificate. Congratulations to Dave Adamski of Pasadena, Maryland.
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Yesterday’s featured article: Making holidays special while on the road
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Reader poll
Have you ever gone through a divorce?
Sorry to remind you, but please tell us here.
Quick Tip
Add longevity to your vent lids
One clever RVer sprayed his roof vent lids with automotive clear coat. He did it so that dirt and dust wouldn’t stick to the vents, but found that it added nearly a decade of longevity to the lids. You can get it the stuff in a spray can, like this from Amazon.
Website of the day
Wi-Fi Free Spot
This very helpful website gives you lists, pages and pages long, of places that offer free Wi-Fi. Never be without Internet access again!
Clubs and useful organizations
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• AllStays: The best website for RVers! Your membership will become your RV-bible.
• Overnight RV parking. Directory of more than 14,000 locations where you can stay for free or nearly free with your RV. Modest membership fee.
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Trivia
The word “desert” comes from the Latin word “desertum,” which means “an abandoned place.” Whoever named the desert clearly didn’t see all those snakes and scorpions…
*In yesterday’s trivia we told you how many turkeys are eaten on Thanksgiving (and later on Christmas) each year in the U.S. If you’re a vegetarian, you might not want to know…
Readers’ Pet of the Day
“Our fur babies Gypsy (poodle) and Baby (19-year-old cat) love to travel to the beach with us in our truck camper. These two have traveled with us since 2011 and visited 49 states.” —Linda Ross
Send us a photo of your pet with a short description. We publish one each weekday in RV Daily Tips and in our Saturday RV Travel newsletter.
Leave here with a laugh
My son kept chewing on electrical cords so I had to ground him. He’s doing better currently and conducting himself properly.
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Such shocking behavior for a live wire child.
Just beware the Spraymax 3680061 2K Clear recommended to coat vent lids is hazardous! I put it on my motorcycle front forks after polishing. An approved respirator is highly recommended. You don’t want to get this stuff in your lungs. I purchased a 3M full face mask respirator and the proper filters. Also did the spraying outside (on a calm day).
I found today’s joke absolutely shocking.
Thank you for the GREAT WiFi lookup site!! Many hours of research had to go into this. Can’t wait to get on the road again to use it.
Ohm my goodness! I really enjoyed Leave here with a laugh today! I am so glad that his son is now offering less resistance.
Less resistance from being unplugged.
Good one!
Did Mr. Skill approve the joke of the day?
Good tip on the vent lids, I have been painting my lids white and have found they last much longer. The sun destroys everything plastic.
I once dated a girl who was an electrician…I couldn’t “resistor.”
ohm my gosh, funny!
Oh Baby! 19 years old – that’s amazing. I guess that 9 lives thing is for real.
Stay safe, Joe
Just lost our Tuxedo kitten after 19 years. We cried more over him than we did for some of our relatives…but we agreed we loved him more than most of our relatives!!
Suggestion: Post the results of yesterday’s poll in today’s newsletter. Since I post early in the morning I never know the final results of the poles.
Yay! Good idea!
Steve, doesn’t the poll results show up a few seconds after you click on it, mine does?
I am thinking Steve votes “early in the morning” and there may only be a hundred cast votes. Steve may want to see (without searching to hard) what the results are after 24hrs or more.
When you are voting in the day’s poll, just below it is a “Tags” section and if you click on “Reader Polls”, it will take you to all the previous polls there were and you can view the results, cuz even a week later there can be readers voting.
The WiFi list is a bit outdated. I checked our hometown and found a number of the sites have been ‘gone’ for YEARS!
There’s a section to update as you find or delete any. Everyone’s input is welcome!
Link doesn’t work.