Issue 1993
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Today’s thought
“If everybody is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.” ―
Need an excuse to celebrate? Today is National Check Your Wipers Day!
On this day in history: 1945 – UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is founded.
Tip of the Day
How to make your RV warm and welcoming to guests for the holidays
It won’t be long now. Soon, out-of-town relatives and friends will descend on your home for the holidays. It’s expensive to put them up in nearby hotels, but if you don’t really have space for them inside your sticks-and-bricks home, it’s time to put that RV to an alternative use! Use your RV to accommodate your out-of-town guests. You can take it to a nearby campground or park it in your driveway. Either way, your guests will have a place to “escape,” and you can find downtime inside your home, as well! Face it, holidays are stressful enough without having to worry about extra folks underfoot 24/7. Let your RV come to the rescue!
Before you think that bedding guests down in an RV is less than hospitable, there are ways you can make the RV space quite comfortable! Plus, it might be fun for your non-RVing guests to stay in their own house-on-wheels for a few days!
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Quick RV Tech Tip: Will a 30-amp outlet charge my RV’s batteries this winter?
Dear Dave,
Will a 30-amp outlet at my home provide enough power over the winter off-season in Colorado to keep the coach batteries charged and in good condition, using the RV’s electric system? Does this coach’s charging system desulfate the four flooded golf cart batteries? Thank you! —Mark, 2003 Fleetwood Revolution
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Video of the day
RV rubber care and maintenance
By Cheri Sicard
Rubber is all over your RV, both outside and under the coach. It’s in your tow vehicle, as well. But do you know how to care for your RV rubber parts? If not, the video below from Martin of RVstreet will show you how.
The sun’s damaging UV rays as well as engine heat are brutal on RV rubber parts and can cause them to deteriorate quicker. If you don’t address them early, they can create premature failure and can even cause RV leaks.
Born in the USA: Famous things and where they started
Some birthplaces of people inspire great monuments and a flood of tourist traffic. When it’s the birth of an idea, a product, or a movement, you may find the place where it all began to be far more humble. … Here are a few random (and very interesting) ones worth stumbling upon.
Reader poll
Motorhome owners: How would you describe your rig’s suspension?
Helpful resources
• CURRENT WILDFIRE REPORT
• CURRENT SMOKE AND FIRE REPORT
• NATIONAL TRAFFIC AND ROAD CLOSURE INFORMATION
• ROAD AND TRAFFIC CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NATION
• WEATHER ALERTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
• LATEST RV RECALLS
• DIRECTORY OF RV PARKS WITH STORM SHELTERS
• THE BEST RV TRIP PLANNER APPS AND TOOLS
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Hosting a Thanksgiving, Christmas or another holiday celebration? Attending a Thanksgiving, Christmas or other holiday celebration? If you answered yes to any of the above, these must be a part of that day!
Quick Tip
Easy way to line cabinet shelves
Cabinet shelves bare and unlined? Here’s an alternative to contact paper: Peel-and-stick floor tiles. Cut them to fit cabinets with utility knife, or even stout utility scissors. They add a little cushioning, too.
On this day last year…
- Tip: You will be surprised by these 18 incredibly handy uses for a kitchen sponge
- RV Review: Ibex 19MBH bunkhouse adventure trailer
- Ask Dave: Can I plug my trailer into my house with no problem?
- Featured article: No! No! No! This fifth wheel towing setup can’t be real! Or can it?
- Recipe: Meatloaf and Mashed Potato Cupcakes
Website of the day
The 50 Best Luxury RV Parks in the U.S.
This list from Outdoorsy is giving us some serious wanderlust. These places look niiiiiice. Have you been to any of them?
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Recipe of the Day
Not the Same Ol’ Biscuits and Gravy
by Karen Vandevander from Manassas, VA
When you hear biscuits and gravy, sausage gravy typically comes to mind. This is not that, but it is quite good. Filled with chicken and bacon, it’s super creamy and versatile. Everything simmers in the Crock Pot, which makes this a great recipe when short on time. You will be happy if you eat this for breakfast (over biscuits) or dinner (with pasta). Delicious comfort food.
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Trivia
Right-handed people tend to chew food on the right side of their mouth while left-handed people tend to chew on the left side. (You just fake chewed to see which side you chew on, didn’t you?)
*What U.S. city has its own species of ant? Find out, and learn more about that type of ant, in yesterday’s trivia.
Readers’ Pet of the Day
“This is Teddy.” —Jim Andrews
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. No blurry photos, please! Please do not submit your photo more than once. Thanks!
Leave here with a laugh
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Love the picture for Leaving here with a laugh. That’s a good one.
We have a wireless doorbell, he provides me with plenty of exercise getting up and going to the door, looking out, then telling him they’re all gone you scared them. At that point he stops barking and returns to his charger. Lol
I went to the Escapees Boot Camp last weekend, learned a lot, twenty pages of notes, and used the “Smart Weigh” system to weigh my truck and Airstream trailer. It’s pretty well balanced, but still, too much stuff. Perhaps you should consider this also.
Where was this boot camp? Do you know where I can find more info about it?
That “Teddy” (pet of the day) is adorable!
Quick Tip
I don’t see where the floor tile would be any better than the bare wood in a cabinet. It will still let things slide around. I like shelf liners cut to size as they hold things better.
The quote of the day is one of my favorites of all time.
Loved the Laugh today!
LHWAL one of the best I’ve seen!😅
Our wireless doorbell has set on the charger so long that the battery has boiled over – thus a dead useless battery. But some how still cute and loveable.
We will ALWAYS take a Wireless Doorbell over anything else! Smiles and Laughing and So TRUE!
TEDDY you are so Adorable and looking so Innocent and Lovable! Thank you for sharing!