Issue 2582
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Today’s thought
“People don’t take trips, trips take people.” ―
Need an excuse to celebrate? Today is National Drink Wine Day!
On this day in history: 1930 – Elm Farm Ollie becomes the first cow to fly in a fixed-wing aircraft and also the first cow to be milked in an aircraft.
Tip of the day
Believe it or not, tennis balls come in very handy for daily tasks around the RV
By Gail Marsh
Perhaps you play tennis, perhaps you have a tennis ball-obsessed dog, or perhaps you find an old tennis ball at the campground. Well, don’t toss them out! Try these tips for reusing tennis balls while RVing or in and around your home.
Note: For most of the tips, you’ll need a box cutter or similar cutting tool. Carefully cut an “x” on one side of a tennis ball. Be sure to keep the ball steady as you cut to prevent injury.
Here are several ways to use tennis balls around your home or RV.
Ask Dave
Dealer says I can’t use my RV slide room unless it is fully extended?
Dear Dave,
I’m finally looking to purchase my forever camper! I was considering a Grand Design 22RBE. However, I saw the new Imagine 2300MK at the Springfield, MA, RV show. Although it has two doors for travel access, I am wondering if it is possible with a rack-and-pinion slide mechanism to partially put the slide out to have access without going out of the trailer and back in the other door at night. I have been told both—that you can and can’t. As always, thank you for the help. —Sharon, 2025 Grand Design Imagine 2300MK Read Dave’s answer, plus an update.
Video of the day
Laundry day ladder-mounted RV clothes drying rack
By Cheri Sicard
This video presents a super-handy RV gadget from Two Traveling Teachers, a ladder-mounted RV clothes drying rack featuring 180-degree swivel arms that hold lots of wet clothing—whether it’s freshly washed laundry or the family’s swimsuits and towels after swimming. Check it out.
Featured article
Your RV’s rubber roof thinner than a dime; damage could cost you $10,000 to fix
By Ross Regis
If you have a rubber roof, then your beloved home-on-wheels is being protected by a flexible plastic sheet that is thinner than a dime. For reference, a dime is 53 mils thick; an RV roof membrane is 27-45 mils. You don’t need to be a math whiz to see that 27 << 53! This membrane, whether EPDM, TPO, or PVC, can be punctured by tree branches, large hail, garage doors, and hard-soled shoes. … [F]ixing that RV roof soft spot might cost you $10,000. Read this important information.
Reader poll
Growing up, were your parents good role models?
A week ago we asked readers this question: “In good weather, do you sleep with your RV’s window(s) open or closed?” What do you think: Do most of them leave their windows open all or most of the time, or closed all or most of the time? Find out.
Quick tip
Keep the outdoor dog food dish from tipping
Does Rover roll-over his water or food dish when parked outside? Here’s a tip from the thevspotblog: “We usually camp in the mountains and Corsa’s ‘spot’ is often on a slope.” Corsa’s folks put down two Bundt pans, with a stake driven through the center. “The stakes keep her dishes from sliding away and from getting tipped over. If you don’t have extra stakes, even a stick will do. Check out your local thrift shops or yard sales to pick up a couple of old pans.”
Website of the day
Top 10 Wild West towns in America
Get your cowboy hats and boots on and yee-haw your way over to one of these Old West towns. Have you visited any of these?
? MYSTERY PRODUCT OF THE DAY ?
Oh, having and using this would make us such happy little…, well, you’ll see. Have a very happy time camping, won’t you?
And the survey says…
We’ve polled RVtravel.com readers more than 5,000 times in recent years. Here are a few things we’ve learned about them:
• 16 percent do not know the exact height of their RV.
• 36 percent have been locked out of their RV; 7 percent have been locked out more than once.
• 98 percent know how to drive a manual transmission vehicle.
Recent poll: How likely do you think it is that you’ll live to be 100?
Trivia
The letter J never appears on the Periodic Table. That’s because elements were named using Latin or Greek naming conventions and neither language has a J in it.
Readers’ pet of the day
“Valerie, our 4-year-old Poodle, was the only one who loved the unusual snowstorm in Houston!” —Darla Van Alphen
Send us a photo of your pet with a short description. We publish one each weekday in RV Daily Tips and in our Sunday RV Travel newsletter. No blurry photos, please! Please do not submit your photo more than once. Thanks!
• RVing with Dogs group on Facebook. You’ll love it.
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“Top 10 Wild West towns in America” Cody,Wyoming is not a true western town anymore…I know I lived in that area for many years. It has turned into another tourist trap with low paying seasonal jobs and high prices.
Isn’t that true of almost all tourist destinations?
98% know how to drive a manual transmission? This must have been answered by people over 50 years old.
That’s pretty much the demographics of the RV Travel readership.
The dog dish – bundt cake pan would be easily held down with an aluminum tent stake with a hook on the side. Easy to put in and take out.
“On This Day in History” : This must have been before airlines discovered those little creamer cups for your coffee. And the poor GIRL was Named “Ollie”?
With North Carolina under severe weather alerts I have to laugh when NC is being shut down over 6 inches of snow and ice coming and yet Michigan is still going strong even with more then 6 inches of ice and snow then Alaska laughing saying Michigan shuts schools down over 20 below and they shut schools down at 70 below. Wow. Talk about how each state can’t get it together. Better training? Hint NC.
As we say here down South, “Well, bless your heart.”
Or Northern Florida, with “severe cold” warning tonight: getting down to 32°
Thank you, Emily and Diane! Have a great day and safe travels!