From RVtravel.com: The common sense resource for RVers since 2001 • Issue 2782
Today’s thought
“Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and on your body. You take something with you. Hopefully, you leave something good behind.” —Anthony Bourdain
Need an excuse to celebrate? Today is National Parfait Day!
On this day in history: 1915 – Albert Einstein presents the field equations of general relativity to the Prussian Academy of Sciences.
Tip of the day
Double your RV storage with these dual, duo solutions
By Gail Marsh
What do I like more than finding a great RV storage solution? Finding that they are sold in a two-pack!
Recently, I’ve been rethinking our RV storage and am happy to report that great products have come on the market since we bought our original RV storage solutions. It shouldn’t be a surprise. New products hit the market daily, and if you never look, you’ll never know!
Take a look at the following storage “duos” and see if you can find ways to double up your RV storage, too!
Article and video
How much money do work campers make?
By Cheri Sicard
If you are considering work camping to finance your full- or part-time RV lifestyle, naturally, your first question is going to be: “How much money do work campers make?” In this video, Matt and Laurie of Why Not Wander, a YouTube channel specializing in work camping and full-time RV living, give us the inside scoop.
DURING THIS WEEK OF GIVING, CAN YOU HELP YOUR NEIGHBORS?
If you’re able, please consider donating to your local food bank. Whether you donate money, food, or your time, everything helps. And if you are in need of food assistance, here is a list of food banks near you.
The latest RVing news:
- Beware: Thanksgiving is dangerous day for cooking fires
- Go underground for this memorable holiday concert
- Forest River to update its customer call center to improve service
- Love’s opens in Trinidad, CO, with 10 RV hookups, dog park, fresh food
Featured article
Video: Motorhome ripped to pieces trying to pass under low bridge
It gets old showing you videos of RVs that have had devastating encounters with low bridges. But we will keep showing them to help remind you to pay close attention to bridges and tunnels along your route that will rip a rig apart should it try to pass through. Ouch!
Ask Dave
Do ‘Tire Saver Ramps’ prolong the life of RV tires?
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Reader poll
Will you spend Thanksgiving with friends or family this year?
TURKEY TIP: It takes approximately 24 hours for every four to five pounds of whole turkey to thaw in the refrigerator. Once the turkey is thawed, you can keep it in the refrigerator for one to two additional days before cooking. —USDA
Quick tip
A simple reminder which just may save your RV roof
Don’t bang your [RV’s] head: Make an easy-to-read note and put it on your dashboard or sun visor showing your RV height in feet and inches—and in metric, too, if you travel out of the country. It could save your TV antenna, air conditioner—even your roof. Thanks to George B. for the tip.
Website of the day
National Geographic
When was the last time you explored the National Geographic website? Remember all those hours spent reading the magazine years ago? Well, this is almost as good.
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:
• It’s a tie! 50 percent believe marijuana should be legalized nationally for recreational use while the other 50 percent believe it should not be legalized.
• When asked what their favorite part of the U.S. is, the highest number of voters, 31 percent, say the West. The second highest percentage voted the Southeast and the third highest percentage voted the West Coast.
• If offered the choice at breakfast between hashbrowns or pancakes, 73 percent would always or most often choose hashbrowns over pancakes.
Recent poll: How comfortable are you driving at night/in the dark?
? MYSTERY PRODUCT OF THE DAY ?
We bet you remember these. In fact, we bet you had one of these! And even more, we bet you LOVED these! And now they’re back and trendier than ever.
Trivia
In 1885, the Statue of Liberty almost didn’t make it to the U.S. because America ran out of money to build its pedestal. To raise funds, newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer used his paper, The New York World, to launch a crowdfunding campaign. More than 120,000 people donated, most contributing less than a dollar. Their collective effort made it possible for Lady Liberty to finally stand tall in New York Harbor!
6 fancy but easy appetizers for your holiday gathering
These appetizer recipes will impress everyone at the party or your holiday gathering. They all appear fancy, but they’re secretly very easy to make. Put these on the Thanksgiving table on Thursday and you’ll be everyone’s favorite chef. Here are the recipes.
Readers’ pet of the day
“Gabby (Shih Tzu, age 13) says, ‘Hey Mom, I thought Florida in February was warm!?!?'” —Judy Pupek
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.
FREE IS GOOD! Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is offering an alternative to Black Friday shopping. This Friday, Nov. 28, CPW is presenting “Fresh Air Friday,” when admission to Colorado State Parks is free to both in- and out-of-state visitors.
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“Today’s Thought” was wonderful.
Like uncountable others, we miss Anthony Bourdain’s world views.
Yes, I had one of those cameras! It was called “The Swinger”!! Still have a few of the pictures left. Most of the “instant print” pictures have dried out and cracked.
The RV/bridge video and the Quick Tip reminded me to be aware of the height of ours and not just the width while I’m driving. Ours is 10’11” high. Now if they would just mark or trim the limbs in some campgrounds. It would help if I take the big noisy AC off the roof and get a mini-split.
I measured my motor home and I made a label up with my label maker of the height and added six extra inches in case the road is rough under the bridge and put the label next to the speedometer.
Gabby is a heat-seeker!
Even in warmer climates I think heat can soothe old dog joints. I know it does mine. Thanks for sharing.
Gabby found her favorite spot. Our pup loves that spot too. Keep on camping!
I find todays question a little sad because a lot of people live alone and have no family and no friends and do the holidays alone. I live alone and my family is gone. But I know someone who will also spend it alone and we are going out for chinese because turkey dinner and thanksgiving is totally over rated. IMO not yours
RV / low bridge video – 9′ 9″. What didn’t the driver understand? It SAYS Nein Nein .
Maybe the driver doesn’t understand German.🤔 Have a good night, Kelly. 😀 –Diane
The bridge evidently found the one person that did not watch Hogan’s Hero’s.
I bet it has found more than one person who didn’t watch it, or doesn’t know what “nein” means.🙄 Take care.🤗 –Diane
Shoot, I posted before reading the next comment…Right -on!
Well if anyone Saw Colonel Klink, they know what nein-nein means.. 😉
Ah!, another Hogan’s Hero’s fan, David.
I watch two of those programs 5 nites a week! Alas, I have only seen every one of them about 4-6 times over the years!
If you do not know the height of your rig and are unable to read warning signs anymore, turn the keys in and sell the wheels. It may keep you from killing someone else other than yourself..
Family members: Tell whoever enough is enough…
I wish we had information on the driver of the Rv vs bridge video. Would be interesting to know the other side of the story…. distraction, cell phone, GPS, passenger, heart attack. I find it hard to believe anyone with this size MH doesn’t know the height-width details. Perhaps the driver had rented or borrowed the unit. My neighbor borrowed a friends class C and promptly took off AC on the street leaving Assinaboine (Sp) Park in Winnipeg. (It was the 1st time he had driven an RV!).