Trip Routing – RV Trips

RV trip routing can be a general plan or detailed RV itinerary. Depends on individual preferences, flexibility and time. It ‘s a good idea to check height and grade on roadways.

Towable Trailer Types – An Easy Guide

Towable trailer types range from pop-ups, truck campers and retro teardrops to full-sized travel trailers and roomy fifth-wheels. These campers come in a wide range of prices too.

RV Publications

RV publications such as books, magazines and videos help you make the most of your RV lifestyle.

RV Pests

Keep mice out of your RV and avoid other RV pests such as ants, spiders, scorpions and rodents. Some tips we have found along the way.

RV Internet Access

RV internet access is of growing importance. Many fulltimers want fulltime access and even part-time RVers want to be online and send email. How to stay connected is another RV lifestyle choice

Steps Not Working

Question: Why will my steps not go up? Answer: The most obvious source of the problem is that you have inadvertently hit a switch that turns off the

RVer on Oprah

RVer on Oprah Winfrey Show. We park the motorhome in front of Harpo Studios to see if we can afford our RV retirement. What a blast!

RVer Jobs on the Road

RVer jobs on the road include many choices. Workamping and plenty of possible jobs for RVers.

5th Wheel Puller

Question: Do you need a dual-wheeled truck to pull a 13,000 lb. trailer? Answer: It’s not necessarily a matter of whether you need a dual-wheeled

10 Important RV Fuel Saving Tips

Vacations can be costly enough as it is, and with RV travel being regarded as relatively affordable it is proving to be more and more popular. With rising

12 volt system

I have a 1985 ford/coachman RV. The lighting inside the RV only works on household current or the generator, it doesn’t work off the battery only. Can

12 Volt Thermostat Power

Question: I have a 1993 Fleetwood Prowler, 33ft camper trailer. I just replaced the rooftop unit and am ready to have air conditioning for the first

50 Amp for 30 Amp RV

Question: Can I run a 50 Amp service to my RV that has a 30 Amp cord and is it safe? Answer: The first thing to check is whether there is also a 30 Amp

A great discovery

Maybe it’s just us, but it seems like when we go to a doctor for a routine check-up, their first inclination for any minor issue is to prescribe a pill.

Atwood AC

Question: Our Atwood RV air conditioner doesn’t turn on. It was working before I ran out of propane – so it seems to be a coincidence. Can it be related

Atwood RV Furnace

Question: I am troubleshooting a furnace problem with my Atwood Hydroflame RV furnace. I have changed the Thermocoupler, and the blower relay and I

Awning spring load has unraveled

Question: Winnebago Adventurer 2002. Awning is spring loaded and rolls itself up. The spring load has unraveled (my bad) and now I must hand roll it

Beartooth Pass

Bear Tooth Pass, Montana is a fantastic place. stop at the rest area at the top of the pass, and listen to the wind. We agree that Beartooth Pass and

Blowing Breakers

Question: I have a 2012 Springdale Fifth Wheel. I blow the circuit breaker at the campsite connection a lot, at any given time – mainly when running

breakaway cable

Question: The trailer you are towing can become disconnected in two ways. 1) It disconnects from the hitch (or the hitch itself disconnects from the vehicle),

Breaker Trips Continuously

Question: My 30amp main breaker often trips with the air conditioner on low cool and no other power on. I do not run it on high cool to prevent constant

Bucket List RV Trip to Alaska

Question: My wife and I are within 5 years of retirement. No motor home experience at all but, want to obtain a motor home, get experienced in driving

British Columbia Camping is Fantastic

British Columbia is a campers paradise. If you are a camper, be it tent camping, travel trailer or a full scale motor home, camping in BC is simply incredible.

Cable Connection

Question: When I hook the cable to the RV and hook up the TV inside, the picture is bad. I can run the cable straight from the RV park connection,

Bus Conversion to Legal RV

Question: My large family races bicycles around N. E. and beyond. We have started a charity to promote awareness and help to cystic fibrosis patients.

Cable TV Jack Location

Question: I know…I SHOULD know. But somehow I missed the part about where to plug in the exterior cable TV cable on the outside of the trailer.

Camper Ceiling Leak

Question: I’m having a problem around my air conditioner – the ceiling is bubbling down. How can I repair that? Answer: We would start by finding

Camper Jacks

Question: The camper jacks trip the breaker in our camper. Would this be faulty wiring or a bad ground? Answer: It could be either, or some other cause

Can MINICooper Be Towerd

Question: Can a MINIcooper manual transmission be towed by a 2013 Sunseeker 3010 DS? Answer: We don’t see it listed as a flat towable vehicle in the

Canned Goods in Slideout Storage

Question: I have 2 storage seats in my slideout. If I load them with canned goods, would that cause a problem for my slideout? Answer: Probably not,

CheapHeat™

RV Comfort Systems firm has successfully engineered an electrical heating option. Now today’s RVer has a choice of propane or electricity to heat the interior

City Water Hook-Up

Question: When I have water in my fresh water tank and I run the pump and faucets, I see water coming out my city water hook up connection. This did

Chicken Fried Steak

Now I admit I am a Texan through and through, and I may be a little predjudiced about some things, but this needs to be told. We just got back from our

Clearance Lights

Question: My 2002 Fleetwood Expedition clearance lights won’t work. Does anyone know of some secret fuse or switch that I might not know about? Answer:

Cold Weather RVing

How to fulltime RV in cold weather, winterizing tips, how to avoid frozen water lines.

Clogged Kitchen Sink

Question: I have a 2008 Eagle camper by Jayco. The kitchen sink is clogged. I took off the P-trap and problem is not there. Need help. Answer:

Connecting Two Propane Tanks

Question:I have a 10 gallon propane tank bolted under the frame of my motorhome and it isn’t large enough for fulltime RVing. It would be a major undertaking

Cricket SW3 and Honda CRV

Question: Thinking about buying a cricket golf cart for use in campgrounds. We will be traveling in 30 foot motor home and towing a 4WD Honda CRV.

Cricket Electric Golf Cart

Question:: Does anyone have experience with Cricket Electric Golf Cart? Does it work well? Answer: We have no input on this one, so we will post the

Dangerous Roads

Question: For the western US states, does anyone have free internet maps showing pickup truck drivers towing travel trailers unsafe roads to avoid because