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Current issue of RV Travel Newsletter

  • RV Travel Newsletter Issue 842
    April 20, 2018

    RV Travel Newsletter Issue 842

    Learn about RV camping, RV travel, RV news and much more. This newsletter, now in its 17th year of continuous publication, is funded primarily through advertising and voluntary subscription contributions from our readers. Thank you! Issue 842 • Week of...

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  • April 18, 2018

    RV Daily Tips Newsletter Issue 886

  • April 17, 2018

    RV Daily Tips Newsletter Issue 885

LATEST RV ELECTRICITY NEWSLETTER

  • March 24, 2018

    RV Electricity – No~Shock~Zone by Mike Sokol – Issue 5

Breaking News:

  • April 22, 2018

    Keystone recalls towables for fuel issue

    Keystone RV Company (Keystone) is recalling 423 model year 2018 Keystone Carbon and Raptor travel trailers and fifth wheels. The vehicles were manufactured without a protective barrier in the fuel station to prevent fuel absorption in the main floor. A fuel station holds fuel for a generator and can...

Recent Articles:

  • Keystone recalls towables for fuel issue

    Keystone RV Company (Keystone) is recalling 423 model year 2018 Keystone Carbon and Raptor travel trailers and fifth wheels. The vehicles were manufactured without a protective barrier in the fuel station to prevent fuel absorption in the main...

  • RV Travel Newsletter Issue 842

    Learn about RV camping, RV travel, RV news and much more. This newsletter, now in its 17th year of continuous publication, is funded primarily through advertising and voluntary subscription contributions from our readers. Thank you! Issue 842 •...

  • RV News for April 14–20, 2018

    Return to RV Travel Issue 842. U.S. sales of motorhomes are alive and well, thank you. Class C sales were up more than 14 percent, comparing January and February 2018 with the same time in 2017. Class A...

  • New FMCA magazine is disappointing

    By Chuck Woodbury FMCA, the Family Motor Coach Association, which for 52 years was a “motorhome-owners-only” organization but now accepts towable owners, debuted a new monthly magazine yesterday (Friday) which it calls familyRVing (or Family RVing online). I...

  • In the past few years have high winds forced you off the road?

    Have winds ever forced you off the road with your RV? High, gusting cross winds are the worst, and the evidence of what can happen shows up often on YouTube videos and elsewhere.  So what’s your experience? Please...

  • Was it belt separation or not, on a towed’s destroyed tire

    RV Tire Safety with RV tire expert Roger Marble I saw a post that started out with a claim of a belt separation on a front tire of a 2007 Jeep Sport while it was being towed behind...

  • VIDEO: RVtravel.com visits the World’s Littlest Skyscraper

    It towers over Wichita Falls, Texas. Nope, that’s a lie. It doesn’t tower over anything. It should have been 40 stories high, but the scammer who built it — and took investors money — built it to the...

  • RV Mods: Don’t let appliance control boards throw you into fits

    By Russ and Tiña De Maris Perhaps some of the most mysterious of RV technical issues surround electronically controlled appliances. “Back in the old days,” as some of us recall, we didn’t have fancy control boards on refrigerators,...

  • What we learned about you last week (April 14-20)

    We’re back with facts about YOU! Thanks for participating in our six reader polls this week! As always, your input is appreciated! You want the good news or the bad news first? OK, the good news. About 79...

  • New RVers disillusioned with New Orleans

    Dear RV Shrink: We recently spent a week in a park near New Orleans. It was mismanaged and a mosquito-infested swamp. It was our first experience with our new RV. My wife always wanted to explore New Orleans...

  • RV History: From slide-in to type C

    By Al Hesselbart In the late 1950s, slide-in pickup truck campers (identified initially as portable camp coaches) grew in popularity as an alternative to trailers or motorhomes since pickup trucks began to be accepted as family transportation and not commercial...

  • Take a road less traveled through Central Oregon

    Here’s a question from a reader of RVtravel.com about boondocking.  Hi Bob, We’ve taken various routes from our winter camps in Southern California back up to Idaho, usually following the major freeways like Interstates 5 and 84 through Oregon,...

  • Protect your valuables with AmazonBasics Security Safe

      Whether you’re a fulltimer, leaving for a long vacation, or simply heading out for the weekend, you will likely carry some valuables with you. With the AmazonBasics Security Safe you can experience the peace of mind that...

  • Is RV industry president out of touch with RVers?

    By Chuck Woodbury We posted an article earlier this week from a periodical called SGB Executive. It quotes the president of the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA), Frank Hugelmeyer.  In the article, Hugelmeyer offers his thoughts about the...

  • Distracted driving is deadly driving

    By Russ and Tiña De Maris April is Distracted Driving Awareness month. Is the situation of such serious concern that it needs its own month? Consider: Every day across the U.S. about nine people die in traffic incidents...

  • RV Pet Vet: How to avoid hot dogs (and other hot pets)

    Ask the RV Vet With Dr. Deanna Tolliver, M.S., DVM  YourRVvet@gmail.com Dear RV Vet—When the weather warms up, we worry about leaving our dog in the RV. We always set the AC to a comfortable temperature, but worry...

  • Can I add an AFCI (a what?) in my RV?

    Dear Mike, I’m an RV Technician and enjoy reading your articles. I went to Amazon to look at the Extech CT70 and it asked me if I wanted the GFCI or the AFCI/GFCI version (CT80). Not being familiar...

  • Trailer breakaway switch operation, and inverter questions

    Dear Gary, I have several questions about the breakaway switch on a travel trailer. First, thank you so much for all of your time at the Hershey Shows. You always go way beyond what is expected to answer...

RECENT RV RECALLS

  • RV and RV-related recalls for March 2017

  • RV and RV-related recalls for April 2017

READER SURVEYS

  • April 20, 2018

    In the past few years have high winds forced you off the road?

  • April 20, 2018

    What we learned about you last week (April 14-20)

  • April 13, 2018

    Has your RV ever been damaged by hail?

  • April 13, 2018

    What we learned about you last week (April 7-13)

  • April 13, 2018

    Majority of readers not fond of campfire smoke

  • April 06, 2018

    What we learned about you last week (March 31-April 6)

  • April 05, 2018

    Should RV parks offer ‘No campfire’ zones?

  • March 30, 2018

    Will RVing be as popular in 20 years as it is today?

  • March 30, 2018

    What we learned about you last week (March 24-30)

  • March 23, 2018

    What we learned about you last week (March 17-23)



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NEWS & OPINION

  • Was it belt separation or not, on a towed’s destroyed tire

  • New RVers disillusioned with New Orleans

  • Take a road less traveled through Central Oregon

  • Is RV industry president out of touch with RVers?

  • Distracted driving is deadly driving

  • RV Pet Vet: How to avoid hot dogs (and other hot pets)

  • Can I add an AFCI (a what?) in my RV?

  • What have I learned after six months on the road?

  • Need a step up when hitching up your fifth wheel?

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Recent RV recalls

  • Keystone recalls towables for fuel issue

  • Keystone RV recalls trailers for brake wire issue

  • Newmar recalls some New Aire RVs for wheel issue

  • RV and RV-related recalls for March 2018

  • REV group recalls 2,055 motorhomes: Satellite dish may detach

  • Newmar recalls 2,139 motorhomes for power steering issue

  • Outside mirrors may fall off some Winnebago RVs. Recall issued

  • Keystone recalls trailers: spare tire could detach

  • Forest River recalls some Surveyor trailers for fridge fire risk

  • American Coach, Fleetwood, Discovery, Endeavor, Pace Arrow RVs recalled

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  • Mike on RV Travel Newsletter Issue 842
  • Dawn on Majority of readers not fond of campfire smoke
  • Bill Moran on RV Travel Newsletter Issue 842
  • Cecilia on Is RV industry president out of touch with RVers?
  • Merl Bell on New FMCA magazine is disappointing

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  • Readers’ Favorite Recipe: Einar’s Grilled Corn (with bacon!)

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  • March 24, 2018

    RV Electricity – No~Shock~Zone by Mike Sokol – Issue 5

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    RV Electricity – No~Shock~Zone by Mike Sokol – Issue 4

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Editor's Roadside Journal

  • March 12, 2018

    People who are crippled by obstacles

    By Chuck Woodbury Do you know someone who considers every little misstep in life an obstacle? Something unplanned happens, and they don’t know what to do. They take no action. They complain. They blame others. They roll their eyes and...
  • February 23, 2018

    Dogs powered this device. What is it?

    Do you know what this is? We found the device at the museum at Virginia’s Luray Caverns. No, it’s not a treadmill to keep your dog in shape. So take...
  • February 20, 2018

    The time I spent in Congress

    By Chuck Woodbury ROADSIDE JOURNAL Many RVers in the West head to Arizona for the winter. One lesser-known destination is the tiny town of Congress. It’s not much to look at: a...
  • February 16, 2018

    My obsession with Ham Stuart and how I found him

    By Chuck Woodbury The man in the photo is named Ham Stuart. Actually, his name WAS Ham Stuart. Ham is no longer with us. I bought the photo about 25...




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