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Simplify backing into your RV space

By Steve Savage Mobility RV Service If you tow, I suspect you — like most of us — have suffered through the stress that comes along...

Why a young boy died by simply touching the family RV

By Chuck Woodbury, editorI wrote this article two years ago in response to the death of a 3-year-old boy, who was electrocuted by simply touching his...

RVer asks about plugging 30 amp RV into 50 amp service

A question from an RVtravel.com reader to Gary Bunzer, the RV Doctor.Dear Gary,Our motorhome has 30 amp service. We’ll be camping in the near...

Can you plug a friend’s RV into yours to charge his batteries?

By Chris Dougherty Certified RV technician Dear Chris, I am a new RVer and have a new Class C motorhome which we purchased this spring. I have...

New RVer Asks: What do all these campsite utility designations mean?

By Russ and Tiña De Maris Peruse a campground directory, look over information on the Internet, some of the terms used in connections with campgrounds...

How touching your RV could shock or even kill you

 By Chuck Woodbury, editor, RVtravel.comPlease watch the short video below by Mike Sokol. Watching it could save your life one day! You may be...

Three-year old boy killed when he touched RV: Why?

By Chris Dougherty Certified RV technician As of 2011, approximately 8.9 million households owned an RV, and with numbers like that RV accidents are very few....

Improve your RV’s drinking water with Camco filter

The Camco TastePURE KDF/Carbon RV Water Filter is a convenient filter for RVers who want to improve the quality of the water they bring...

How to protect your RV’s electrical system

By Chris Dougherty Certified RV technician A reader wrote in recently who had heard about RVs getting fried by bad wiring in campgrounds, and asked if...

Dump valve wisdom: Keep ’em closed

By RVtravel.com staff When you have full hookups, leave both the black and gray water valves closed. This allows solids and tissues to start breaking...

Carry the right hose kit for your RV lifestyle

By Greg Illes When we take our RVs out into the world, inevitably the day ends and we have to park. After all, there's Happy...

Is your RV fresh water safe?

By Russ and Tiña De Maris Many of us laughed ourselves silly at the old TV show detective, Monk. The poor guy couldn't touch door...