No lie: Driving a motorhome can be exhausting.You plant your hands at 10 and 2. You keep your eyes on the road, ears twitching like a cat’s, eyes darting like…
Hmmm … a torsion axle?If you’re shopping for a small- to medium-weight trailer, you might have come across a torsion axle as mentioned in a sales brochure.So you’re wondering: What’s…
Let’s talk about America's most popular subject: width.Vertically-challenged pop-ups, scrawny teardrops, fluffy Class C’s, willowy Class B’s, behemoth Class A’s, big-boned 5th wheels and dad-bod travel trailers. All of 'em.There…
Which is better: A diesel or gasoline RV motorhome?(What came first: The chicken or the egg?)The question itself is deceptive. What’s the measuring stick for “better?”Here’s the short n’ sweet…
Pop quiz!What’s between you and certain death when you’re slamming the brakes to avoid crashing into the back of a decelerating semi-truck?Answer: Your brake controller!You need a brake controller to…
Wondering what’s the gas mileage of a motorhome?Bad news, folks.RVs are exempt from EPA fuel economy ratings.Every passenger car and light truck sold in America has a fuel economy rating.…
You can’t tow safely unless you know the tongue weight of your RV.Too little tongue weight can cause uncontrollable trailer sway.Too much tongue weight can overload your tow vehicle hitch…
A gross lie has been perpetrated upon the RV community.The lie is: "Your trailer umbilical cord will charge your RV house batteries. You don’t have to do anything but drive!"The…
If you’ve read my article on the hidden danger of a weight-distribution hitch, you might be wondering what else you thought you knew that isn’t true!I’m a big fan of…
I have some bad news for you.I know that’s a rotten way to begin an article, but honesty before civility.Almost all RVs should use a weight-distribution hitch.(That’s not the bad…
