Who Should Use Them? Every so often, campground etiquette becomes a hot topic on RV social media groups. Most of the discussions are pretty straightforward. Pick up after your dog. Observe quiet hours. Respect your neighbors. Almost everyone agrees on those. Then there are the topics where opinions vary. One that seems to come up…
A New Tool for Preventive Maintenance One of the things I enjoy about following RV groups on social media is that every once in a while someone posts something that makes me stop and think, “I should be doing that.” That happened recently when someone discussed using a thermal imaging gun to inspect the electrical…
Ride Your Own Ride…Drive Your Own Drive If you’ve followed this site for a while, you know that Pat and I enjoy both RVing and motorcycling. Whenever we can, we combine the two. Since we don’t own a toy hauler, getting the motorcycle to our destination takes a little planning. Thankfully, Pat enjoys driving and…
Plan the Trip Before You Leave Most of us have heard about the Barkers, the older couple who became stranded while traveling in their RV in 2022. Tragically, the husband lost his life after leaving the RV to seek help. I’m not going to critique their decisions or the events that followed. There has been…
Campground Cancellation Policies: Finding the Right Balance The RV boom that began during COVID continues to affect campers and campground owners in many ways. One of the biggest changes has been campsite availability. At many popular campgrounds, especially on weekends, reservations need to be made months in advance—sometimes a year or more. The problem is…
Becoming Snowbirds For years, Pat and I have talked about spending the winter somewhere warm. In a way, we’ve already been doing it, just a couple of weeks at a time. Every winter we’d head south, enjoy the sunshine, and then reluctantly return home to snow and cold. This year is different. This year, we’re…
Finding RV Parts Shouldn’t Be This Difficult If you own an RV long enough, you’ll eventually need replacement parts. Things wear out. Things break. And while some parts may look simple, today’s RVs are surprisingly complex machines. As manufacturers add more technology and features, finding replacement parts should become easier—not harder. Recently, I lost one…
Sometimes the Simplest Thing Is the Problem We had an interesting morning while camping in Two Harbors. We had been set up for more than 24 hours, and everything had been working perfectly. Then, out of nowhere, the microwave beeped. I looked over, and the display was blank. It was dead. Being the curious type,…
Camping and Severe Weather: Be Prepared The snow is slowly disappearing, the days are getting longer, and camping season is finally here. Whether you travel in a motorhome, fifth wheel, travel trailer, or pop-up camper, one thing remains the same: Pay attention to the weather. Over the past few weeks, much of the southern United…