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Free and cheap places to stay in an RV, Issue 926

Free and inexpensive places to stay with your RV in the U.S. and Canada! Updated weekly When it comes to free places to stay a night...

Free and cheap places to stay in an RV, Issue 925

Free and inexpensive places to stay with your RV in the U.S. and Canada! Updated weekly When it comes to free places to stay a night...

Free and cheap places to stay in an RV, Issue 924

Free and inexpensive places to stay with your RV in the U.S. and Canada! Updated weekly When it comes to free places to stay a night...

Free and cheap places to stay in an RV, Issue 923

Free and inexpensive places to stay with your RV in the U.S. and Canada! Updated weekly When it comes to free places to stay a night...

Free and cheap places to stay in an RV, Issue 922

Free and inexpensive places to stay with your RV in the U.S. and Canada! Updated weekly When it comes to free places to stay a night...

RV Daily Tips Newsletter Issue 1209

Tuesday, November 12, 2019 Welcome to another edition of RV Travel’s Daily Tips newsletter. Here you’ll find helpful RV-related and living tips from the pros,...

Free and cheap places to stay in an RV. Issue 921

Free and inexpensive places to stay with your RV in the USA. Updated weekly When it comes to free places to stay a night in an RV,...

Here’s everything you can get for free this Veterans Day

Happy Veterans Day and thank you for your service! If you're a veteran or an active military member, there are tons of things you...

RVing and canning: Yes, you can can!

By Russ and Tiña De Maris One of the worries that came to us when we first considered the fulltime RV lifestyle was this one:...

16 surprising ways to use toothpaste

By Emily Woodbury Last week we asked you to tell us how you use Windex around your house or RV other than to clean glass....

13 surprising ways to use Windex

By Emily Woodbury I'm sure there's a bottle (or two) of Windex in your RV under your kitchen or bathroom sink, am I right? Sure,...

Eight tips for creating a “rainy day bin” for kids

RV parents, grandparents, and guardians know that scattered rain showers in the forecast mean it will rain on their campsite. Creating a rainy day...

Nevada State Parks offers great discount camping programs

Nevada State Parks offers several different types of annual permits including an all access permit, annual entrance permits, senior permits and disabled veteran permits....

Looking for bargains? Goodwill outlet stores offer plenty

Ever wonder what happens to the stuff that doesn't sell at a Goodwill Store? Wonder no more. After a few weeks, things that don't...

Is it safe to run that cheaper Walmart DEF?

By Russ and Tiña De Maris Does your diesel engine require DEF (diesel exhaust fluid)? If it does, you may have heard contradictory information about...

Stretch your amps and watts

By Bob Difley Electricity. We take it for granted. Plug in an appliance and turn it on. What could be simpler. But when you take...

Lazydays says “goodbye” to free lunch for RVers

By Russ and Tiña De Maris For years, guests at the Lazydays RV Resort at Seffner, Florida, enjoyed a real "perk." Guests got vouchers for...

Coyote camping (boondocking) in the Southwestern deserts

By Bob (BoondockBob) Difley Of all the styles of camping, from backpacking tents to fancy RV resorts accommodating 40 foot+ motorhomes, coyote camping (ultimate boondocking)...

Guidebook of free campgrounds updated after four years

By Bob Difley Any RVer that has been on the road for awhile likely has a dog-eared and ragged copy of Don Wright's Guide to...

Reader questions “frugal” RV relevance. What do you think?

By Russ and Tiña De Maris Last week we published a story aimed at RVers looking toward a frugal lifestyle. The piece "Eat in or...

Eat in or out – and still save some bucks

By Russ and Tiña De Maris With fuel prices shooting up like an oil field gusher, saving money where you can on the RV budget...

Fact Check: Open your tailgate for better fuel economy?

By Russ and Tiña De Maris We recently got a "news item" from a Wyoming Dodge pickup dealer marked with the headline: "Removing a truck's...

Get a “bumper crop” from your RV garden!

By Russ and Tiña De Maris Back in the "early days" of RVing, folks who had "house cars" really did a lot of roughing it....

Engine monitors: Drive with safety – and frugality

By Greg Illes In 1996, the U.S. auto manufacturers began adhering to (another) new standard. This time it was the On-Board Diagnostic port, or OBD...

Nine easy steps to holding down fuel costs

By Bob Difley In an article in the Financial Edge newsletter from Investopedia.com, Jean Folger points out these nine effective ways to increase your gas mileage...

Is reverse osmosis water safe for your RV batteries?

By Russ and Tiña De Maris Not long ago we got a message from a reader who was traveling across the United States. Before he...

How you can feast on fresh fruits and veggies year-round

By Bob Difley About 10 percent of all the energy consumed in the U.S. – about 100 billion gallons of oil each year – is...

Propane exchange could be an expensive pain

By Russ and Tiña De Maris Look outside nearly any hardware store, supermarket or Walmart, and there's the enticing offer: Bring in your empty propane...

Paying an RV park for power? Read your meter!

By Russ and Tiña De Maris Spend any amount of time in a commercial RV park and you’re apt to get a power bill. Since...

It pays to stop at tourist bureaus and visitor centers

By Bob Difley All area attractions at one time or another offer either discounts, free days, two-for-ones, or other incentives. Always check at every tourist bureau...

Are tribal fuel stops a bargain?

By Russ and Tiña De Maris As you roll across America in your RV, there are several constants of our universe: You'll have to...

RVers: Spend money – save money

  By Russ and Tiña De Maris We don't know too many RVers who have money to burn. Most of us watch the fuel prices like...

RV oven boil-overs? Fear not, with nonstick mat!

By Russ and Tiña De Maris One of the "joys" of being the RV hubby is the occasional opportunity to perform in the kitchen. When...

RVers — Watch out for “helpful” con artists

  By Russ and Tiña De Maris A few years ago we were parked at a Utah Walmart when a man knocked on our door. He...

Need a good meal easy? Tinfoil on the barbie, mate!

  By Russ and Tiña De Maris While traveling does bring out quite an appetite, once you land in camp at the end of a road...

Rent out your RV for some extra bucks?

  By Russ and Tiña De Maris Joe W. has a nice motorhome but, sad to say, his family lives a busy life so they don't...

RV parts catalogs and Internet can save cash

  By Russ and Tiña De Maris Go into nearly any RV parts house and ask for something other than an ordinary, common part and you'll...

Don’t get scammed by a skimmer!

  By Russ and Tiña De Maris RVers, who travel extensively and rely on gas pumps and ATMs, may be more at risk than the average...

Full-time RVing — Be a professional “rent-a-guest”

  By Russ and Tiña De Maris Need a place to "settle in" for a little while but don't have the cash to pay high rates...

RV product “vanished” from store shelf? Here’s help

  By Russ and Tiña De Maris Call us old-fashioned. While it seems every product has to undergo at least one "upgrade" every year, we tend...

Don’t let your RV wind deflector be so much hot air

By Jim Twamley Just how effective are those RV wind deflectors you see on trucks pulling 5th wheels and travel trailers? Though somewhat technical (what...

RVers: Find TV signals easily with a free app

  By Russ and Tiña De Maris If you're like us, you probably aren't a satellite antenna user. Too much junk for too much money. But...

Full-time RVing: Save on your top three expenses

By Bob Difley Three of the biggest expenses for full-time or near-full-time RVers are fuel, campgrounds, and eating out. But one of the great...

How long can canned food last?

By Bob Difley Do your food storage lockers hold hidden contents that were placed there shortly after your rig rolled off the showroom floor? And...

RV Mods: Upholstery foam sagging? Give it the bum’s rush!

By Russ and Tiña De Maris If you're an RV manufacturer and need to save a few bucks, where do you shave? One oft' done...

Quartzsite Internet woes — getting results!

  By Russ and Tiña De Maris When the snowbirds descend on Quartzsite every winter, capacity is put to the max. Long lines at the LP...

Okay to overnight in an RV at a truck stop?

  Video from the RV Travel Channel. . . Many RVers routinely stay overnight in truck stops. Some do it only as a last resort...

More than free camping from BLM — if you hurry!

  By Russ and Tiña De Maris The Bureau of Land Management provides plenty of free boondocking opportunities on public land throughout the West. But did...

Save dollars with PennySavers

By Bob Difley In just about every large- or medium-sized urban area you can find locally printed giveaway publications called the PennySaver or something...

Gettin’ your groceries in Quartzsite

  By Russ and Tiña De Maris If you're planning your first visit to Quartzsite, or perhaps are already there, it may take a little time...

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