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Blue Ox Ascent lightweight tow bar enables easier turns

The Blue Ox Ascent is a lightweight (only 31 lbs.) aircraft-grade aluminum tow bar with a 7,500-pound rating. The tow bar is easy to...

How to replace an RV TV

Dear Gary, My husband and I are RV "newbies" and my question will probably sound stupid to veteran RVers. The two TVs in our...

How to safely, quickly and easily hitch a travel trailer

This excellent nine-minute video was recently posted by our friend and now RVtravel.com contributor Gyro Gearloose (aka Wolfe Rose). If you use a sway...

Sewer hose 101: the good, the bad, the ugly

Okay, it's sewer hose education 101 time. Here are three RV sewer hoses spotted at RV parks. Our panel of sewer hose experts commented...

Don’t take “no” for an answer when you DIY

Dear RV Shrink: We bought a used motorhome recently and now live in it full-time. We love the lifestyle but it is causing my...

Ten ways to make your RV safer

By Adrienne Kristine You might have heard the phrase, "Better safe than sorry." With a few minutes of your time and a safety checklist, you...

Full-time RVing: Compatible with partner?

By Russ and Tiña De Maris At some point in many RVers' lifetime, there comes a time when they consider going full-time. And when they...

Early-bird discount available for July FMCA rally

    Plans are taking shape for Family Motor Coach Association’s 96th International Convention and RV Expo, scheduled for July 12 through 15, 2017, at the...

The RV road trip is near death

  By Chuck Woodbury EDITOR, RVTRAVEL.COM I have learned more about RVing in the last six months of full-timing than in the last ten years of RVing...

When you can’t agree on a destination — try RV Roulette

  Dear RV Shrink: My husband and I have been traveling for two years. We have now seen a lot of the country and have...

Where to get water when boondocking across USA?

  Here's a question from a reader of RVtravel.com about boondocking.  Hello Bob, My boyfriend and I are about to leave south Florida for a trip to...

Veteran RVer asks the “how to” of boondocking

  Here's a question from a reader of RVtravel.com about boondocking.  Dear Bob, I've been RVing for about 8 years and have boondocked only three times because...