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RV Mods: 50-amp service at your home base

By Jim Twamley Parking your RV at a friend’s or relative’s house? What happens if you keep blowing fuses because your RV pulls more amps...

Solar Basics – Know how to determine your solar system

By Greg Illes Books can be written (and have been) about all the nuances of solar power. For your RV, this article is meant...

RV Mods: Recycling with a receiver hitch

By Jim Twamley Recycling is good for the planet and for the pocketbook. The price of aluminum keeps going up (85 cents a pound...

RV mods: Give your galley a stainless-steel makeover

By Greg Illes For many years, we lived with our factory Formica countertop. It was -- well, serviceable is about the best I can say....

RV Mods: Turn your tow dolly into a utility trailer

By Russ and Tiña De Maris Leave it to an innovative RVer to come up with the answer to what could be a thorny issue....

RV Mods: Is an RV cover right for you?

By Russ and Tiña De Maris It's never too early to think about storing your unit in preparation for a long cold winter or when...

How to remove in-dash TV

  Hi Gary, We're new to RVing. We haven't even taken it out yet as we are learning about our unit. Love the newsletter and...

RV Mods: New galley faucet? Think before you sink!

By Steve Savage One of the most common upgrades RV owners take on is replacing the galley faucet in their RV with a higher-end model,...

RV Mods: Here’s a use for your fridge front!

By Russ and Tiña De Maris RVers live in small spaces, and making all that we can of that space just makes sense. Much has...

Screen door mod provides better view

By Greg Illes My standard screen door was built in three sections — the same as most other screen doors. Top and bottom were screened,...

RV Mods: Key helper makes compartment access a breeze

By Jim Twamley Jim Twamley's writings were a favorite among our readers for many years. Jim's health finally forced him to "hang up the...

RV power converters: Fix or replace?

  By Chris Dougherty Chris Dougherty is a certified RV technician. Here is a letter he received from a reader while he was serving as...