RV Daily Tips. Thursday, March 13, 2025

Issue 2599

Today’s thought

“My favorite weather is bird-chirping weather.” —Terri Guillemets

Need an excuse to celebrate? Today is National Good Samaritan Day! Do something good for somebody today, please!

On this day in history: 1969 – Apollo 9 returns safely to Earth after testing the Lunar Module.

Tip of the day
5 ways to improve RV resale value

By Cheri Sicard
One of our favorite YouTubers, Duane from the RV Inspection and Care YouTube channel, is here with an important video for anyone who ever hopes to sell their RV. His five ways to improve the RV resale value of your rig can be an invaluable aid in getting the most you can when it comes time to sell. Don’t feel like watching the video? Keep reading. I’ll break it down for you.

Ask Dave
Squirrels are eating my RV! What can I do?

By Dave Solberg
Dear Dave, 
My rig is outside all of the time. I have major problems with a gray squirrel. It has chewed 12v wires, and the worst was when it chewed the fuel line to the Onan generator. Do you have any ideas or know of a wrap product to protect them? —Donald, 2019 Winnebago Travato  Read Dave’s answer.

RANDOM RV THOUGHT: In a first-come, first-served campground, at popular times of the year you will have a far better chance of finding an available campsite on late Sunday or early Monday than on Fridays. 

Video of the day
Free Nevada camping near Valley of Fire State Park

By Cheri Sicard
In this video, Lou and Melody, the team behind the Living Our Dream Now YouTube channel, lets us in on a secret to free Nevada camping with unlimited stays, and lots to do in the area. It has blazing-fast cellular connections and is big-rig friendly, too. Check this secret place out.

Featured article
How to choose the best campsite and things to consider when booking

By Chuck Woodbury
Here are some tips about choosing a campsite based on my many years of RVing. I urge you to add your own suggestions to this list after reading it. You can thank me for this advice next time we meet. Read Chuck’s tips here.

CAMPING WORLD OWES MONEY to many RVers for unlawful sales practices. Maybe you? Find out.

Reader poll
Do you swim in campground pools?

Respond here.

Quick tip

Avoid blowing your RV’s landing gear fuse

“I’ve learned four different ways to blow my fifth wheel landing gear’s protection fuse. Extend the legs too far. Retract the legs too far. Attempt to lift the truck with the landing gear. Extended and set up the rear stabilizer jacks before the front landing gear.” Thanks to loveyourrv.com.

On this day last year…

• Tip: 10 reasons why you need a wok in your RV kitchen
• Ask Dave: Furnace airflow issue follow-up with photos
• RV review: Review of the familiar-sounding 2024 Cherokee Arctic Wolf 23MLE fifth wheel
• Video: 20 tiny trailer storage tips to keep your RV organized
• Featured article: The top 5 RV-friendly national parks

Website of the day

BBC Travel: Places that don’t belong
This section on the BBC Travel website is fun to explore. See places that just seem a little… well, oddly placed, around the world.

? MYSTERY PRODUCT OF THE DAY ?
We think it’s VERY important that every single RVer who does this has one of these! In fact, it’s so important that everyone who does this, whether they’re an RVer or not, should have one! Trust us.

And the survey says…

We’ve polled RVtravel.com readers close to 5,000 times in recent years. Here are a few things we’ve learned about them:

• 47 percent of people say they enjoy hugging others
• 24 percent have ridden a bicycle within the last week
• 89 percent only speak one language (their native language)

Recent poll: Should e-bikes be allowed on traditional bike trails?

Trivia

Snail teeth, specifically the tiny teeth of the limpet, a type of marine snail, is the strongest biological substance found in nature. These small snails attach themselves to rocks and scrape nutrients and algae off with a tongue covered in teeth. To put it into perspective: If you scaled the teeth up to, say, the diameter of a strand of spaghetti, that piece of spaghetti would be capable of holding up a compact car like a Honda Civic without breaking. Wow!

Readers’ pet of the day

“Leia (Terrier mix) was a Hawaiian street dog until she was picked up by animal control and eventually flown to Washington state, where we adopted her. She works full-time as a camp host dog and misses her friends when our parks are empty.” —Carol Singletary

Send us a photo of your pet with a short description. No blurry photos and please do not submit your photo more than once. Thanks!

• RVing with Dogs group on Facebook. You’ll love it.

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BUMPER SNICKER OF THE DAY: Spotted on the back of a motorhome: “Zero to 60 in five miles.” Send your bumper snickers to editor@rvtravel.com

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