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RV dealers are running out of RVs. Service centers are jammed

By Nanci Dixon This is RVing during COVID-19. As summer approached, it became clear to many, many Americans that travel by RV was a much...

Fridge not cooling? Diagnosis of problem may be easy

Steve Savage submitted this article to RVtravel.com when he was a Master Certified RV Technician with Mobility RV Service. Do you have an RV refrigerator...

Protect your furnace vent from LP-sniffing bugs

By Russ and Tiña De Maris Frustrated with a frigid RV furnace, our friend Joe tried everything he could. The thing refused to light and...

Indiana RV technician school hopes to help fill big need

by Terri Nighswonger Finding an RV technician while you are on the road can be a lifesaver … or at least a vacation saver....

Carry some basic tools – even if you can’t use them

By Greg Illes Well, that's sort of a joke title — why carry tools if you can't use them? Actually, the answer is simple: You...

Choose and safely use the proper ladder for RV care

By Greg Illes Most every RV has some kind of built-in ladder to get up on top and inspect or maintain the rig. So why...

Stay safe on your RV roof

Courtesy Dicor Corporation Getting to your RV roof The first rule of anything you do with an RV roof, even if to just check it out...

How comfortable are you at performing minor repairs on your RV?

A while ago we asked if you considered yourself handy and 47 percent of you said you're either extremely handy or very handy. Only...

How to care for an RV after a rainy getaway

By Russ and Tiña De Maris The universe is known to have a perverse sense of humor. For weekend RVers, it generally manifests itself in...

When should you service your transmission?

Courtesy Motorhomes of Texas If you are undecided about whether or not you should service your transmission or when to service it consider this: Transmission failure is...

How to fix small roof punctures, cracks and tears

The following was provided to us by Dicor Corporation For small punctures, cracks or tears, a sealing tape designed for RV roofs can do a...

Control board not working? Replace it!

By Russ and Tiña De Maris Perhaps some of the most mysterious of RV technical issues surrounds electronically controlled appliances. "Back in the old days,"...