| From RVbookstore.com Archived Issues Issue 247 of RV Travel. Learn about RV camping, RV travel, RV news and much more. This newsletter is funded through sales at RVbookstore.com, the World's Largest RV Bookstore specializing in books and DVDs about RVs and the RV lifestyle. Win $50.00 cash and other prizes in Sunday's Knowledge Quiz. To ensure you continue to receive email alerts for this newsletter, please place the following email address in your own email address book: rvtraveler@topica.email-publisher.com  ROADTREK MOTORHOMES:The Fuel Efficient Motorhomes You'll Love to Drive! Learn all about them here. Editor's Corner By Chuck Woodbury
I have a treat for you -- an old movie newsreel about RVing. Would you believe that back in 1937, the movie industry was promoting the fact that "one million" RVers were on the road in the USA? They didn't use the term RVers back then, instead simply calling the vehicles "Homes On Wheels." And wait until you see the scenes at a Florida RV park, where the price of a week's stay was only. . . actually, you need to hear it for yourself. The movie newsreel is located at the brand new website RV.TV produced by a friend of mine, Chuck Cirino. Right now, the website is just getting underway. But I cannot resist sharing this historic newsreel with you. It's only about two minutes long, but I bet you will want to share it with your friends once you see it. You will probably need a high speed Internet connection to see it properly, however. To view the newsreel, go to RV.TV and click on the top video. 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Get Your Free Autumn Lover's GuideWith all the delights of a Tennessee autumn - bonfires, snuggling, cider, hayrides, colorful rustling leaves, warm pies, the season's first hot chocolates, picking and carving pumpkins - falling in love with Tennessee is a sure thing. Learn more and get a free vacation guide here. Visit Alaska by RV with this DVD! This Week's Reader Survey Is your RV's bathroom too big, too small or just right? Answer here. Last week's survey question Past reader surveys and results Stay free in Wal-Mart parking lots Learn where to find Wal-Marts, most of which allow RVers to stay overnight for free in their parking lots. It's not "camping," but it's free. Get driving directions to every store in the USA. New in the 2006 edition: Stores that sell diesel fuel! Retail price $24.95. Order now at our Everyday Low Price of only $19.83 -- the best price anywhere! Articles from the RV Travel family of websites "Trailer Talk" is on the air RVing and flying share many qualities Dealing with emergency care for a pet while on the road. Exploring Anasazi ruins in Blanding, Utah Diesel RV Headquarters Huge selection. Friendly, knowledgeable staff. No reasonable offer refused. Largest inventory in the Pacific Northwest. Let us help you find your dream RV. Browse our online showroom or call the Poulsbo RV Internet sales staff: (888) 538-9400. Check out our RV Travel Forum discussions One of three women and two dogs Wonder what there is to do along Hwy 95 in Nevada? Horseback Riding- Air Shows- Outdoor Boxing- POW WOWS- Craft Shows- Community Picnics- Chili Cook-Offs- National Parks- Desert Wildflower Arrays- Sand Dunes- Prospecting- Antelope-Meteorite Hunting- Off-Roading- Star Gazing- Bicycling- Wild Burros- Rural Celebrations- Fine Dining- Gaming- Museums- ...and much, much more. Find all your options here! All the Stuff You Need to Know About RVing Advice for new and novice RVers "If you occasionally use a cooking pot too large for the kitchen sink -- wash it in the bathtub. A plastic tub set into the bathtub works well without filling the bathtub. This also prevents greasy residue in the bathtub." This tip is one of more than 500 in All the Stuff You Need to Know About RVing by Ronald Jones and Robert Lowe. Hear the hit RV tune "Waltzing Through Wal-Mart" Have you ordered your copy of Cliff Boyd's hilarious collection of RV songs? What are you waiting for? Learn more about this best selling album and hear 30-seconds of Cliff's hilarious hit tune "Waltzing Through Wal-Mart." Lost Lake Resort On Sale Now at Camping World! From flexible sewer hoses to extra wide lounge chairs and everything in between. Over 200 products on sale now at Camping World. Check it out! Don't forget to register your tires When buying new tires for your vehicle, don't forget to fill out a tire registration form and mail it back to the manufacturer, reminds the Tire Industry Safety Council. "The purpose of tire registration is to enable the manufacturer to contact you directly in the event of a recall," said Council Chairman Donald B. Shea. "While a recall is unlikely, it's important to make sure your tires are properly registered just in case." Airstream to drop Westfalia van camper Riddle: A boy and his father were in a terrible car crash. They were rushed to different hospitals in different ambulances. When the boy arrived it was determined he needed immediate surgery. But as he was placed on the surgery table, the surgeon said, "I cannot operate on this boy, he is my son." How can that be? Answer far below RV EZ Level The latest product in electronic RV Leveling Electronics makes leveling fast, accurate and easy. Say goodbye to old fashioned bubble levels. 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Explorer RV Trivia Daylight-saving time was instituted in the U.S. during World War I to save energy for war production by taking advantage of later hours of daylight. During World War II the federal government again required states to observe the time change. In 1966, Congress standardized the seasonal time change. Daylight-saving time works by "making" the sun "set" one hour later, thus reducing the period between sunset and bedtime by one hour. So, April through October less electricity is used for lighting. Check out these great titles from RVbookstore.com RVers Guide to Casino Camping. Learn which casinos offer free camping, RV parks and gaming bonuses. RVers Friend: Find out what services truck stops provide to RVers: free camping, WiFi, RV repairs, diesel, etc. The Next Exit: Never take the wrong exit off an interstate highway. Guide to Free Campgrounds: Get the scoop about where to stay for free or nearly free.
Three Quizzes on Sunday with fabulous prizes! The prizes: Prizes will not necessarily be awarded in the order shown above. QUIZ QUESTIONS WILL NOT APPEAR until the actual start time of the Quiz. Answer the first quiz here on Sunday, October 29 at 10:00 a.m, Pacific Time. Buying an RV? Don't plop down your hard-earned cash without reading RV Travel editor Chuck Woodbury's new eBook, Buying an RV the Smart Way. For $9.95, you'll learn how to save money and avoid making buying mistakes that could cause big headaches later. The eBook is emailed to you immediately after ordering, and can be read online or printed out. Covers buying both new and used RVs. RV Tech Tip by Mark Polk Inverters Inverters are nice to have at times when you are dry camping and/or when you don't have access to 120-volts AC. Batteries produce power in Direct Current (DC) that run at low voltages. Power companies and AC generators produce sine wave Alternating Current (AC), which is used to operate 120-volt appliances and electronic equipment. An inverter takes 12-volt DC power from your RV batteries and electronically changes it to 120-volt AC. Some RVers use an inverter just to watch TV or for their personal computer. Read more. Books and DVDs about RV Technical Topics: Click here. RVing Resources. . . Visit the RV Travel Reader Forum to discuss everything to do with RVing with other RVers. Great RV Stuff RV-Links RV Buying Tips: Spend five minutes here and help ensure you don't make classic RV buying mistakes. RVing With Dogs: Got a pooch onboard? You'll love this website. Life On Wheels Investigate a company with the Better Business Bureau before making a purchase. Full Time RVing Worth Pondering "Tomorrow is the only day in the year that appeals to a lazy man." -- Jimmy Lyons Read back issues of the RV Travel newsletter. Click here. Random RV Thought Periodically, check your RV's stock of flashlight batteries. And make sure you have a couple of flashlights aboard your RV. They come in handy in dark campgrounds and can be life savers in emergencies. It's also a good idea to carry a battery-powered radio. Even better is a self-powered radio that operates after it is briefly hand-cranked. New arrivals at RVbookstore.com. Check them out RV Travel staff Editor and Publisher: Chuck Woodbury. Contributors: Russ and Tina De Maris, Gerry Bruder, Gail Bennett, Mark Polk. Forum Administrator: Adrienne Kristine. Office Manager: Jody Allcott. Web Operations Director: Zoey Platt. Clapper Loader: Emily Woodbury. Riddle answer: The surgeon was his mother. Everything in this newsletter is true to the best of our knowledge. But we occasionally get something wrong. We're just human! So don't go spending $10,000 on something we said was good just because we said so, or fixing something like we suggested (check with your own technician first). Maybe we made a mistake. So be sure to check things out. At RVbookstore.com we strive for excellence in all we do and that's the honest truth (as opposed to the dishonest truth). Our customers receive really, really fast service. We move so fast in sending out a customer's order that sometimes we pass through the sound barrier, which really upsets our neighbors. Our motto is "You need it so we speed it," and no truer words were ever spoken! RVbookstore.com and RVtravel.com are members of the Better Business Bureau. We are proud commercial members of the Escapees, the Family Motor Coaching Association, and a sponsor of the 2006 Life On Wheels Conferences. We are also darn good people. RV Travel is copyright 2006 by RVbookstore.com. Our International Headquarters: RVbookstore.com, 170 W. Dayton Street, Suite 103, Edmonds WA 98020, USA, Earth, Milky Way, Known Universe, Unknown Universe. © Copyright 2007 by RVbookstore.com |
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