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RVing Blog – Covering cold weather camping, protecting your RV, RV skirting, RV manufacturers, and more, for RV newbies and seasoned campers alike.
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Coolers for RVers
Coolers for RVers - AirSkirts Has The Answer A look at coolers designed for RV living and camping. With the rise of RV ownership, full-time RVing, all-season RVing, and van life, many new people are facing the unique problems that can come with the RV lifestyle. Of course these include things like how protect your RV in cold weather (see what is RV skirting and RV insulation), how to stay cool in summer, find a perfect winter camping destination, or sorting out the specifics of dry camping. Those are all important, but today we'll be focusing on another issue for RVers, selecting the right cooler, especially when space is tight, like it so often is [...]
Interior RV Insulation Ideas for All Seasons
Interior RV Insulation Ideas for Winter (and Summer) “Chasing 70 degrees” is a phrase often heard in the RV community, meaning that people are on the move in search of perfect, warm, sunny weather; and this has traditionally been the way most people have used their RVs. However, year-round RVing has become increasingly popular over the last several years. People using their campers during the winter months include full-timers, skiers and hunters, travel nurses and other health care workers, park attendants, and all manner of self-employed and retirees. In addition to skirting, there are several ways to insulate your rig from the inside to help prevent heat loss and save on energy costs. We’ll go over some of [...]
Camper Underpinning vs RV Skirting: Are They The Same Thing?
Camper Underpinning vs RV Skirting: Are They The Same Thing?We just took a look at the basics of RV skirting. In researching around the web, and looking at our own search data, it became clear that there is a little confusion on exactly what to call the solutions we use to protect our RV's undercarriage from the weather and wind.Is RV underpinning the same as RV skirting?For the most part, yes, in modern usage, RV underpinning (and camper underpinning) is used synonymously with RV skirting, as is RV wind skirting, because those using them have the same intent: to find a solution for protecting the underbelly of their RV and keep their pipes from freezing.Although we can pretty safely use [...]
What It Is RV Skirting and Does Your Camper Need It
What It Is RV Skirting? Does Your Camper Need It? This post is focused on the basics of RV skirting. Although relevant to anyone with, or looking to get, a camper, I'll speak to newcomers to RVing and/or RV skirting to get you up to speed on what RV skirts are, who uses them, when are they used, and more, so you can determine if RV skirting is something you need for your camper. We'll look at different types of RV skirting and briefly discuss DIY skirting ideas for the handy ones out there that don't mind persevering through some frustration and breaking a little sweat. Contents: What is RV Skirting? Why Do [...]
RV Skirting Photos
RV Skirting Photos Here at AirSkirts we specialize in an easy-to-install inflatable RV skirting solution that works with any camper, from a small travel trailer, to a massive fifth wheel or class A motorhome. On our main Pics page we have a few example photos of customers setup with AirSkirts RV skirting. Is your RV protected? By insulating and protecting your RV’s undercarriage with RV skirting, you prevent freezing pipes and save money on energy costs year-round. Works for any trailer, fifth-wheel, or coach. Click here to browse RV skirting kits. [...]
RV Manufacturers
List of RV Manufacturers We've looked at fifth wheel manufacturers, travel trailer manufacturers, and motorhome manufacturers, now it's time we put it all together and look at RV manufacturers as a whole. I was recently reading "Are European RVs Finally Coming to the USA?" so I've even included some RV brands from across the pond but made that list separate to the USA/North American manufacturers one as almost all of our readers will be from North America. Jump to the section in this post below with these links or click on the images to jump to our RV manufacturers lists on specific RV types: RV Manufacturers - USA RV Manufacturers - Europe Sources & Additional Reading [...]