RV Camping Blog

Do you take your pets camping?

Sean Michael — Fri, 25 May 2012 20:28:05 +0000

Kristy’s parents recently adopted a toy chihuahua. They call her “Baby Girl,” which seems like a strange name until you spend a little time with her. Then you realize that her name is perfect because she really is like a baby! She loves being held, and is happiest when snuggled up on a couch. Sometimes she [...]

Electric Vehicle Update May 24, 2012

Bob Difley — Thu, 24 May 2012 18:10:06 +0000

By Bob Difley FedEx owns and operates 40,000 vans and trucks to run their package delivery business, using 300 million gallons of fuel per year. That’s the reason they purchased 34 electric trucks that they will operate out of their facility in Menlo Park, California to service the San Francisco Bay area, as well as another [...]

Doing your own RV repairs can save a bundle from your RV Lifestyle expenses

Bob Difley — Mon, 21 May 2012 22:58:39 +0000

By Bob Difley You learn a couple of things early on when going to extended-time or fulltime in your RV after years of a life of work with the cash flow that comes with it. One is that it is easier to spend money than make it once your income stream is disrupted, and the other [...]

OUR INTEREST PIQUED LAST WEEK

Barry & Monique Zander — Sun, 20 May 2012 04:24:14 +0000

By Barry Zander, Edited by Monique Zander, the Never-Bored RVers It’s 1,300 very interesting, often thrilling miles from the Silver Strand below San Diego to Whidbey Island in Puget Sound north of Seattle. I picked those two spots because they are among our favorite places to camp and represent the north-south extremes of the western contiguous [...]

VIDEO: Talk RV Camping with Country Music’s LONESTAR

Sean Michael — Fri, 18 May 2012 19:40:48 +0000

As fans of our “Long Long Honeymoon” Facebook page learned this morning, we have a new video interview with Keech Rainwater, the drummer of the country music band Lonestar. Lonestar is currently celebrating its 20th year. For more than two decades the boys from Texas have been cranking out radio-friendly country hits. Songs like “Amazed” and [...]

TRAVEL CHANNEL’s: MEGA RV COUNTDOWN

Mark Polk — Fri, 18 May 2012 13:18:56 +0000

TRAVEL CHANNEL’S: MEGA RV COUNTDOWN High Noon Entertainment, the producers of Cake Boss, Heat Seekers, Bang for Your Buck and Food Network Challenge is thrilled to be producing a no holds barred special for Travel Channel that takes an inside peek at America’s most tricked out, pimped out and over-the-top RVs. From the converted school bus [...]

Got a Kindle? Here’s a FREE “RV Cooking” Cookbook!

Sean Michael — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:58:55 +0000

Fans of our “Long Long Honeymoon” Facebook page already know all about this one. If you have an Amazon Kindle (or one of the FREE Kindle reading apps) you can now enjoy this “RV Cooking” cookbook from Gooseberry Patch as a FREE download! Get it while it lasts, folks. Here’s a link to our post with all [...]

Pocket iPhone app helpful to RVers with erratic internet connections

Bob Difley — Sat, 12 May 2012 12:00:17 +0000

By Bob Difley I came across an app that, though not marketed to RVers, looked like a very usable tool for us road warriors. Since we often have trouble connecting to the internet or pass through and camp in places with spotty or no connectivity, we are often forced to read what we find of interest [...]

Assemblyman Gordon pushes proposal to help keep California state parks open

Bob Difley — Sat, 05 May 2012 00:19:33 +0000

By Bob Difley In a previous post, More California State Parks Crossed Off the Closure List, I wrote about the new California Assembly bill AB-42, which enables California State Parks to work with non-profit organizations to operate state parks until more permanent funding is found. The post also showed how a creative parks director can inspire [...]

TechnoGeek Learning Rally

Chris Guld — Sat, 05 May 2012 00:15:01 +0000

In a previous post, we told you about a different kind of rally, where RVers would be learning about Computers, Cameras, Smartphones, and more. We thought you might like to see how the Rally went. Here is a short video: Related PostsDroid Smartphone for NavigationA Different Kind of RV Rally: Learning Computers, Cameras, and SmartphonesRogue [...]