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RVs can be a little scary, can’t they?
You’re handed the keys after a hurried 15-minute walk-through. Now you’re in charge of a factory-built home on wheels that experiences a hurricane and an earthquake every time you drive through a rainstorm.
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How to Clean an RV Holding Tank: 7 Tested Methods that Actually Work!
On one of our first RV adventures, my son threw half a roll of toilet paper, tube and all, down our RV toilet. Luckily for me, it was wedged just shy of the abyss that
How Much Do Campers (Actually) Weigh? (2021 With Examples)
The average camper trailer weighs around 5,900 pounds and is about 26 feet long. This includes the weight of the travel trailer without any gear or filled tanks. Expect to add about 200 pounds of cargo per person and 300 pounds of fresh water.
What’s the Indoor Air Quality of an RV? (Hint: You’re Not Enjoying “Fresh Air Outdoors”!)
Do you have lungs? Would you like to keep them? Good. (You and me both!) Air is the one thing you can’t live without, and airborne pollutants are the ones you usually can’t see. So
Walkie Talkies: RV Travel Tip
The Colorado Great Sand Dunes, the Louisiana Bayou, eastern Montana Big Sky Country, Oregon’s Hells Canyon, the Pennsylvania Wilds – I’ve been to all of them. And guess what? None of them had any cell
Why I Hate Portable Air Conditioners for RVs (and Nobody Understands Them)
I hate portable air conditioners. Hate is a strong word, but since this blog is G-rated, it’s all I can use. We’ve waged war against each other for over a decade. (I may have almost
My Portable RV Waste Tank: 6 Lessons a Full-Timer Learned at the Dump Station
Michael Huff: Full-time RVer, husband, father, son, brother, friend and dreamer. I am officially “living the dream:” traveling the country with my amazing wife, four awesome kids, and beloved boxer in our 150-sf RV. Each
8 RV Newbie FAQs Answered (by Industry Insider)
Hello RV newbie! So you got bit by the travel bug, huh? And now it itches. You’re even hallucinating, now. You see turquoise glacier-fed lakes, amber flames licking against the Milky Way, burnt red arches
RV Tank Sensors – Why You’re Seeing False Positives (and How to Clean Them!)
Q: What’s the difference between a shiny, white, clean toilet … And a dirty, smelly toilet with sewage bubbling up in the bowl? Eww … A: Working tank sensors! These humble servants of your plumbing
Part 2: What Are My RV Battery Life Power Needs?
So, Reader, you’ve heard the evidence from Part 1: What Are My RV Power Needs? And the verdict is clear: You need more power! You need more RV battery life! But how? … You can
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