Thursday, June 1, 2023

MENU

HomeTagsRuss and Tiña De Maris

Tag: Russ and Tiña De Maris

Make your toilet “rise” to the occasion — Install a riser!

Don't know if it's age, or if earth's gravity is somehow getting stronger. As an example, whenever we're called on to do work at...

RV boo-boos – Fifth-wheel turned into pretzel

There’s little we can say about this series of pictures, other than to just emit a sigh. Apparently the fiver driver was making a...

Driving a Class A is not as scary as it looks

Many folks, on "thinking" about getting their first Class A motorhome, are a bit intimidated. After all, they're so BIG! However do you pilot...

RV boo-boos – Do you carry a ladder INSIDE your RV?

Do you carry a ladder INSIDE your RV? Lots of us have one, either tucked away in basement storage, or sometimes tied to the...

RV fridge door pop open? Here’s a “quick and dirty” fix

If you’re the proud owner of a well-loved older RV, you’ll have run across the old “orphan parts” issue. Either the company doesn’t stock...

RV boo-boos – Low bridges and tall 5th wheels don’t mix

How tall is your RV? It's a question we should be asking ourselves, and know the answer to. We have a small tag, about...

RV boo-boos – Propane goes boom!

A little propane leak is nothing to "sniff at." If you smell propane in your rig, GET OUT, shut off the tank or cylinder...

Avoiding “mysterious” RV battery deaths

By Russ and Tiña De Maris A dead RV battery is always a frustration, and oftentimes a mystification. Why did it die? RV batteries are...

RV boo-boos – Class C, based on VW bus!

From the land that provides us with the amusement of kangaroos, wombats, and koalas, where else could you find a Class C motorhome built...

RV boo-boos: That sinking feeling—from a slightly off-road adventure

Willie Nelson waxed poetic about, “Goin’ places where I’ve never been.” Does Willie have good towing coverage? For RVers, going where we’ve never been...

RV boo-boos – This rental 5th wheel comes to grief

Oh, to be an RV rental company. Imagine the messes you can clean up. Somebody left a fish in the refrigerator—with the cooling turned...

RV boo-boos: Motorhome versus block wall—You’ll be surprised

When a motorhome took on a block wall in Lake Havasu City, AZ, the results were surprisingly in favor of the motorhome! Click on...

Death Valley takes triple-whammy hits from stormy weather. Visitors be warned!

The hottest place on earth and driest place in North America—that’s Death Valley. The world record highest air temperature of 134° F (57° C)...

RV boo-boos: RVer rips corner off his rig—Oops!

When it’s time for departing the campground, it’s always good to have a departure checklist. Antenna down? Water and sewer lines disconnected? Shore power...

RV boo-boos – Overfill your fresh water tank?

We're sure there have been plenty of unhappy campers who've forgotten to fill their fresh water tank, then run short before the trip was...

California’s new vehicle engine rules: What do they mean for RVers?

Earlier this week, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) enacted new rules with huge implications. Come 2035, with few exceptions, only new “zero emissions”...

Know Your RV: Go lug nuts!

Sad to say, for many RVers, they know more about peanuts than lug nuts. That could be a real problem. While you can get...

Damage from T-storm hits Quartzsite, Arizona—hard

Mother Nature dealt the Snowbird Capital of the West—Quartzsite—a tough hand last week. On Friday, August 12, thunderstorms that developed in Central Arizona drifted...

What’s the best RV road service for you?

It's a perennial question among RVers: Which emergency road service (ERS) is the best? If you Google the question, seems like everyone has an...

ERS reader survey: Detailed results for numbers geeks

If you're here because you read our story, What's the best RV road service for you?, then you may be a numbers geek. If...

RV boo-boos: Trailer smacked from behind on the freeway. Ouch!

"We expected our RV adventure would be once we got there—not on the freeway!" might have been the explanation given on this one. We...

Know Your RV: Dripping air conditioner woes

One of the great gifts for summertime RVing is that rooftop air conditioner. It can turn a blisteringly hot, miserably muggy day into a...

Used RV prices – Is it time to buy?

Used RV market watching group Black Book has released its most recent look at the market. Where are RV prices going? Is it time...

Know Your RV: Use your water heater on gas or electric—or both?

Nearly all RV water heaters operate on LP gas; there are rare exceptions. But some RVs offer an option on their water heater: an...

RV boo-boos: Which came first—the extended slide or the accident?

It's a shame that when we run across some of these "dilly" RV accident photos, we don't have access to eyewitnesses. In this week's...

Take our emergency road service survey: Tell us the good, the bad, and the ugly

RVers rightly depend on emergency road service providers, and there are a number to choose from. But how do you know which one to...

Know Your RV: Know your measurements

Really knowing your RV covers a lot of ground. But before your first trip out of the driveway with a "new to you" RV,...

RV boo-boos – Florida wind blows ill for RVer

Imagine heading out on the highway with your almost-new—less than 500 miles on the clock—Class C. Your faithful toad car is pacing along behind....

Keep those prescription costs down

Spend any amount of time on the road with your RV, you quickly learn the ropes of how to keep up with the mundane:...

End of the line for Lazy Daze, a one-of-a-kind RV builder

Toward the end of May, the news started circulating. Longtime RV builder Lazy Daze appeared to be closed down. Lazy Daze, based in Montclair,...

Good Sam Club: Going, going, (almost) gone

By Russ and Tiña De Maris In early 2021 we wrote questioning the future of Good Sam club members. At that time, Good Sam Enterprises,...

Know Your RV: Why balance your trailer tires?

Got a fifth-wheel or travel trailer? Then your “towable” RV has tires on the ground. If you check your tire pressure regularly, and don’t...

RV boo-boos: Look out! First step to a safe trip – take the RV steps in!

“Protect us,” said the old prayer, “from things that go bump in the night.” For RVers, things that can “go bump” can do so...

Don’t be a carbon monoxide victim

Nearly every new home built in the U.S. has them: carbon monoxide detectors. These little units can save your life. Carbon monoxide (CO) is...

Anchorage tosses RVers from campground to move in homeless

Full-timing RVer and RVtravel.com reader David J. was staying at Centennial Campground in Anchorage, Alaska, last month. He noticed there seemed to be a...

Are campgrounds suddenly uncrowded? Here’s what we found

We recently got an email from a reader named Drew. Drew and his family had just completed a more than 6,000-mile RV trip around...

RV boo-boos: To trust or not to trust the GPS?

Ever been misled by your GPS? If the number of stories we get is any indicator, if it hasn’t happened to you, it will...

Know Your RV: Sanitize your ‘new’ used RV fresh water tank

In the market for a used RV? That’s how many get into the RV lifestyle. Careful shopping can yield a pre-owned RV for far...

Phantom driver totals RV. This could happen to you!

By all accounts it was a great day in Southeast Oklahoma. A good day for motoring down the road with your RV. That’s exactly...

Know Your RV: Water pressure regulators keep geysers out of your RV

As many as 2,000 people are on hand each time Yellowstone’s Old Faithful geyser pops off. You can bet a lot of them got...

RV boo-boos: Watch where you’re going or this can happen!

In this week’s news, we couldn’t help but notice the mental health professional who says everyone needs to regularly kick back and relax. As...

Uncle Sam ups pressure on portable generator manufacturers over carbon monoxide

Earlier this year we reported on a “poker game” going on between portable generator manufacturers and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The Commission...

Lightning-devastated Big Basin Redwoods park reopens

On August 16, 2020, a huge thunderstorm blitzed through Northern California. The massive system blasted nearly 11,000 lightning bolts, starting the “CZU Lightning Complex”...

High gas prices hitting RV industry more than it wants to admit

Despite the positive spin that many RV industry manufacturers are putting on how high gas prices are theoretically not affecting RVers, stock price numbers...

RV “chain” as strong as the weakest …

For years we've been talking to the bully pulpit to preach the importance of knowing your weight ratings and scrupulously sticking to them. I...

RVers and truckers forced to share a 20-mile right lane on Arizona interstate?

A new rule by Arizona’s Department of Transportation is creating a hissy-fit among truck drivers, and could prove frightening for RVers. A 20-mile stretch...

RV boo-boos: RVer wakes up to demolished motorhome

“A nightmare is only a dream, and when it is worst, you wake up.” So wrote Laura Ingalls Wilder. For RVtravel.com reader Kenneth P.,...

Know Your RV: 7 tips for a happy RV toilet

For many new to the RV lifestyle, the RV toilet is a mysterious dweller in a tiny closet. But if you plan on spending...

Mod your RV for comfort

Awhile back, a couple new to RVing spent a dismaying weekend scouting out an RV show. Rig after rig they visited, and it seemed...

A quick lube and oil for your motorhome? Valvoline says ‘Yes’

You may have taken your car or pickup to an "instant oil change" station. It’s handy and fast. But when it’s time for an...

Sign up for the

RVtravel Newsletter

Sign up and receive 3 FREE RV Checklists: Set-Up, Take-Down and Packing List.

FREE