RV Staff – Page 69

Why my junk drawer is a good thing

April 10, 2016 RV Staff

By Chuck Woodbury editor, RVtravel.com Originally published in Oct., 2011 Today’s survey question is about whether you have a junk drawer in your RV. I have one. No matter how hard I try to organize my life, I need a junk drawer. Some objects have no other place. My junk drawer at home is bigger than my RV’s junk drawer,... Read More

Why I became a writer and how things have changed

April 10, 2016 RV Staff

By Chuck Woodbury editor, RVtravel.com I decided to earn my living as a writer only a few hours after my first day in my college newspaper class. I knew nothing about journalism at the time, and did not consider myself a writer. I was a business major. But it took me only a few hours in the school newsroom to... Read More

Rocky, the weird cat I was forced to adopt

April 10, 2016April 10, 2016 RV Staff

By Chuck Woodbury editor, RVtravel.com I once traveled with a cat. His name was Rocky. Rocky was forced upon me in a campground in Grand Junction, Colorado where I had met up with a reporter from the Denver Post who was writing about my newspaper Out West. The reporter and I traveled around the countryside for a day. I gathered... Read More

Needless deaths on the RV highway

April 10, 2016May 4, 2016 RV Staff

By Chuck Woodbury editor, RVtravel.com This was originally published in January, 2012 There was a terrible traffic accident last week. A rented motorhome with 13 people on board blew a tire and then veered off the highway into a tree. Two people were killed and nine injured. Two of the passengers were thrown from the vehicle. The group was headed... Read More

I miss my darkroom!

April 10, 2016April 10, 2016 RV Staff

By Chuck Woodbury editor, RVtravel.com Written in January, 2012 The photo is of me in my first motorhome printing black and white photos in my portable darkroom. I snapped the photo in the late ’80s with a self-timer, back when I was roaming the rural West as a freelance writer. I believe I have shown you this picture before. But... Read More

A terrific hobby for RVers: photography

April 10, 2016April 10, 2016 RV Staff

By Chuck Woodbury editor, RVtravel.com Last week I told you about the portable darkroom I once carried with me in my motorhome. What I didn’t tell you was how much fun it was to take photos back then (and now, too). If you are looking for a creative hobby while traveling, consider photography. A small point and shoot camera or... Read More

“RVing” versus “camping”

April 10, 2016April 10, 2016 RV Staff

By Chuck Woodbury editor, RVtravel.com Many years ago, I wrote about how the terms RVing and camping differ. RVing, I suggested, is a good term to describe traveling with a comfortable recreational vehicle with most, if not all, the comforts of home. RVs for “RVing” would include big fifth wheel trailers and travel trailers, and most class A motorhomes. The... Read More

Want a good night’s sleep? Then don’t camp here!

April 10, 2016 RV Staff

By Chuck Woodbury editor, RVtravel.com You want a peaceful night’s rest? Then don’t camp by railroad tracks. If you’ve been RVing for long, you know that’s no joke. Many RV parks are located right along the rails — it’s cheap land. I once thought years ago that every KOA was by a railroad track. That’s not true, but many are... Read More

Do campgrounds cause cancer?

April 10, 2016April 10, 2016 RV Staff

By Chuck Woodbury editor, RVtravel.com I wrote this in February, 2012 Do California campgrounds cause cancer or birth defects? Well, maybe so. No kidding! If you see the sign pictured here posted at your favorite RV park, then forget about all your fears of the past — bears eating you or a tree falling on your RV in the middle... Read More

Add a temporary outside water faucet to your RV

April 10, 2016 RV Staff

There are times when you might want an outside water faucet to attach a hose to, fill a water bucket, or wash hands. But the only faucet connection is in use supplying water to your RV’s water source. Camco’s outside water faucet solves that dilemma with a lightweight plastic faucet that attaches between your water supply and your RV, and... Read More