By Chris Dougherty Chris Dougherty is a certified RV technician. Here is a letter he received from a reader while he was serving as RVtravel.com’s technical editor. Dear Chris, We own a 25-foot 2006 Hi-Lo Classic. I’d like to mount a class II hitch and a two-bike rack on the rear of the Hi-Lo. The hitch can be mounted…
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What’s “boondocking” to you? Reader Poll
You hear RVers say they boondock. It’s the act of boondocking. But what do they mean? Is staying any place that’s free boondocking? Is staying in a Walmart parking lot boondocking? Or is boondocking holing up free on public lands, often in the wide open desert of the American Southwest? Or maybe off the road in a nice spot in a…
Read MoreFree RV spot? Try caretaking — trade skills, or your presence
By Bob Difley Caretaking takes many forms, such as simply camping at a remote location to deter theft or vandalism or staying on someone else’s property while they are away. This could often entail watering plants, feeding pets or gardening. Usually you will stay in your own rig but have access to electrical and water connections and the use…
Read MorePerform your own diagnostics on your vehicles with CarMD
By Bob Difley Using CarMD is like having a crystal ball for your car or light truck. We’ve all had that dreaded “check engine” light suddenly cast its ominous red glow from our dashboard. “When your car’s ‘Check Engine’ light comes on,” says online automotive resource Edmunds.com, “it’s usually accompanied by a sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach.…
Read MoreForest River’s new policy: Good news or an idiot’s tale?
By Russ and Tiña De Maris Perhaps it’s a coincidence, or maybe there really is an RV manufacturer that’s “seen the light” and wants to do something to make peace with the RVing community. Whatever the case, a new move by RV giant Forest River has created a bunch of “unhappy campers” among the ranks of its dealers. At mid-month,…
Read MorePlan to RV this Memorial Day weekend?
By Chuck Woodbury EDITOR The Recreation Vehicle Industry Association sent out a news release Wednesday that said a survey shows that nearly 14.4 million people in 5.8 million RVs will be on the road this Memorial Day weekend, heading into the country’s 18,000-plus campgrounds. Let’s do our own survey. Will you be in your RV all or part of this Memorial Day…
Read MoreTry this Oregon Coast nesty forest service campground
Here’s a question from a reader of RVtravel.com about boondocking. Hi Bob, We will be traveling down the coast of Oregon this summer and though I know that lots of RVers want to have an ocean view, I thought there might be some interesting campgrounds/boondocking places along the route that don’t have an ocean view but are equally interesting. Can you…
Read MoreRV 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 been said about increasing kitchen storage capacity by adding extra shelves, conquering “dead space” and using your microwave oven as a storage area. But here’s an area that’s rarely thought of: the front of…
Read MoreKOA raises $118,000 for children’s charity
Kampgrounds of America’s (KOA’s) annual Care Camps Big Weekend set a new camper attendance record May 12-13, drawing about four percent more camping families than last year, earning nearly $118,000 for its KOA Care Camps. In 2016, the care camps trust raised nearly $1.4 million through the year. The Care Camps Big Weekend is in its 14th year and is a major fundraising event…
Read MoreRVer Horoscopes for June 2017
BY SWAMI HAL Swami Hal is a retired psychic who travels full-time in a 37-foot Pace Arrow motorhome with his considerably younger, full-figured German wife Helga, aka Helga the Magnificent. The couple have two dogs, Brownie and Spotty, and a black cat named Blacky. Swami Hal has won numerous awards (he says), due to his uncanny ability to predict the future with fairly decent accuracy.…
Read MoreBorn Free RV shuts down
(May 20, 2017) — Callers to Born Free Motorhomes this week are hearing a message that the company is shutdown through Friday. However, based on other correspondence with Born Free owners, the situation appears permanent, RV Daily Report has learned. Two Born Free owners from New York were scheduled to have factory work done June 12 in Humboldt. However,…
Read MoreRV Travel Newsletter Issue 794
Learn about RV camping, RV travel, RV news and much more. This newsletter, now in its 16th year of continuous publication, is funded primarily through advertising and voluntary subscription contributions from our readers. Thank you! Issue 794 • Week of May 20–26, 2017 Editor’s corner With Chuck Woodbury Chuck (at) RVtravel.com It’s been…
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