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If you’re not willing to do two things, don’t buy an RV
By Steve Savage, Mobility RV Service How do buyers decide which RV to buy? They focus on interior design and floor plans. Manufacturers know this and go to great lengths in “staging” their various...
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Want a good night’s sleep? Then don’t camp here!
By Chuck Woodbury editor, RVtravel.com You want a peaceful night’s rest? Then don’t camp by railroad tracks. If you’ve been RVing for long, you know that’s no joke. Many RV parks are located right...
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Needless deaths on the RV highway
By Chuck Woodbury editor, RVtravel.com This was originally published in January, 2012 There was a terrible traffic accident last week. A rented motorhome with 13 people on board blew a tire and then...
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RVs parked too close together: Carbon monoxide fumes kill five
By Chuck Woodbury editor, RVtravel.com Originally published in October, 2011 It’s so sad what happened two weeks ago: five people died in a rented RV at a charity event at Tennessee’s Clarksville...
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Avoid this dangerous situation when hooking up to sewer
By Chuck Woodbury Editor, RVtravel.com Readers Don and Carol Callahan sent me this alarming photo and the message: “Many RV parks have sewer and water connects in dangerous proximity to each other and...
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Buy an RV through craigslist?
By Russ and Tiña De Maris Shopping for a used RV can exercise your PQ — patience quotient. Many RV shoppers have a list of “just what” they’re looking for and high hopes they’ll find it in a hurry. But...
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Cargo capacity issues plague RV shoppers
By Russ and Tiña De Maris Here’s the case of the couple that wants to break into full-time RVing. That’s a serious step, since “all your worldly goods” go with you, wherever you go. Their decision is...
View ArticleBeware of buying an RV with a bogus VIN number
Crooks are getting lower than snake’s bellies of late. One of the latest scams that affects RVers hales from Canada. It seems nasty crooks are stealing RVs, modifying the VIN plates, and then selling...
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RV holding tank valves: Which is which?
You don’t have to be new to RVing to be a bit confused by some of the things RV manufacturers do. Here’s a quote from an RVer, “I have a 2008 Pilgrim Lite. And in my old age I can’t remember which is...
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Why a young boy died by simply touching the family RV
By Chuck Woodbury, editor I wrote this article two years ago in response to the death of a 3-year-old boy, who was electrocuted by simply touching his family’s Airstream trailer and reprinted the...
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Beware buying an RV with evidence of water leak
By Russ and Tiña De Maris Among the pet peeves of a prominent RV technician – customers who bring him an RV with a roof leak. No, he’s not upset because your roof developed a leak; that kind of thing...
View ArticleWhy to keep your RV’s gray tank closed when hooked up
RV waste management expert Doug Swarts of Drainmaster.com explains why RVers should not only keep their black (sewer) tanks closed when hooked up in campgrounds, but their gray water tanks as well....
View ArticleBefore driving RV, please engage brain
By Russ and Tiña De Maris Traveling by car to an appointment in the “big city” of Lake Havasu City, Arizona, we noticed with some alarm as a commercial truck pulled out into the “suicide lane” to...
View ArticleFull-time RVing — The plague of cargo capacity
By Russ and Tiña De Maris Here’s the case of the couple that wants to break into full-time RVing. That’s a serious step, since “all your worldly goods” go with you, wherever you go. Their decision is...
View ArticleFamily sours on RVing over new RV’s problems
My wife and I purchased a new 2017 Thor Miramar 34.3 bunkhouse, a dream motorhome that we hoped could be enjoyed by the entire family while our kids were still young. This was our third RV (we...
View ArticleBuying a bargain-priced “flooded” RV? Beware!
Dear Gary, I’m thinking of buying a previously flooded travel trailer off a salvage site. The unit was in a freshwater flood with water sitting in there for about 15 days before it was cleaned up....
View ArticleRV shopping? Two “musts” you may not have considered
By Steve Savage, Mobility RV Service How do buyers decide which RV to buy? They focus on interior design and floor plans. Manufacturers know this and go to great lengths in “staging” their various...
View ArticleFor a good sleep – don’t camp here!
By Chuck Woodbury editor, RVtravel.com You want a peaceful night’s rest? Then don’t camp by railroad tracks. If you’ve been RVing for long, you know that’s no joke. Many RV parks are located right...
View ArticleShocking: Many RVers “upside down” on RV loans
By Chuck Woodbury EDITOR I was alarmed by the results of our reader survey last week, when we asked, “If selling your RV today, would you need to come up with money to pay off the loan?” Of the 650...
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