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Decorating Your RV with Exterior Lighting: Yes or No?
Decorating Your RV with Exterior Lighting: Yes or No? The premise for this post is a simple question: do you decorate your RV with exterior lighting? Whether you are talking motorhome, fifth wheel, or travel trailer, there are some RV owners who take exterior lighting very seriously. On the other end are those who don't utilize exterior lighting at all. What is your preference? There is something to be said about utilizing enough exterior lighting to make moving around outside safer. But there is also something to be said about avoiding light pollution. Therein lies the challenge of decorating with exterior lighting. Unfortunately, it is not an exact science. Improving the Aesthetics So, why do people decorate their [...]
How Do You Cook While on the Road with Your RV?
How Do You Cook While on the Road with Your RV? If there is one thing that never changes, whether you are at home or on the road with your RV, is the fact that you have to eat. You can subsist on take-away meals and canned goods, or you can cook. The question for new RV owners is how to cook while on the road. If you are not into cooking all that much, you really don't have to do it You can buy all sorts of canned and frozen foods that only have to be heated up. But for some people, cooking is one of the joys of the RV lifestyle. Being able to do things [...]
Why Are There So Many Different Types of Campsites?
Why Are There So Many Different Types of Campsites? A campsite is a campsite, right? You may be tempted to think that if you are new to the whole camping thing. But if you've been out of the while, you know that there are lots of different types of campsites. What's more, there aren't necessarily any standards. What one campground calls a 'basic' campsite might be called a 'tent-only' site by another. So what's the deal? Why are there so many kinds of campsites with so many different names? Nobody really knows. But it doesn't matter. As long as you know what kind of site you're getting before you arrive, all is well. The ticket to camping happiness is [...]
Pull-Through Campsites: The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread
Have you ever heard someone refer to something as 'the greatest thing since sliced bread'? It is a pretty common idiom. When it comes to motorhome and trailer camping, you could argue that pull-through campsites qualify. So what do you think? Are they the greatest thing since sliced bread? Pull-through campsites get their name from the way you approach them. Instead of pulling up at the front of the site and backing your motorhome or trailer in, you pull up from the back of the site and right onto the property. There is no backing involved. How cool is that after a long day of driving? It is almost as cool as installing RV skirting with an air pump. By [...]
Finding a Great Year-Round Campground Is Worth the Effort
You have been a weekend warrior since you've owned your RV. It has all been great, which is why you and your significant other have decided to go full-time. You are selling your stick house, downsizing your possessions, and preparing for a life of adventure on the road. Great. Have you ever considered the difficulty of finding year-round campgrounds? Here in North America, it is not unusual for campgrounds to close down during the winter. They tend to open in early spring and close sometime around mid-autumn. It is not that campground owners don't want business during the winter, it is just that the business is so sparse that staying open isn't worth it. That could leave you in a [...]
RV or Campground Shower: Which Do You Prefer?
RV or Campground Shower: Which Do You Prefer? Next time you are sitting around a campfire and the conversation starts to run dry, here's a fun topic to discuss: RV or campground shower? Pose that question and you had better get ready to rumble. Discussions about showering on the road can get a little boisterous. Whether you are a full-timer or weekend warrior, you still have to shower. The biggest question is how you're going to do it. Motorhomes, fifth wheels, and larger travel trailers have built-in showers. Most of your modern campgrounds with basic amenities have public showers as well. Do you prefer one over the other? RV Showering Is Different No doubt that RV showering is different. [...]
