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Fetch water from afar, without moving your RV 22 Aug 2013 | 05:19 am
So you've finally found the perfect boondock spot--but wait! Now you have to move the rig to because you've run out of water. You could run back and forth with a five gallon container, but what a wast...
Safely getting rid of RV generator exhaust fumes 15 Aug 2013 | 11:50 pm
RV owners who like rally-style camping, that is, parked shoulder-to-shoulder with other rigs, should give serious thought to their generator exhaust. Several "near-miss" incidents of serious health pr...
Solar panel maintenance is easy 5 Aug 2013 | 11:01 pm
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Those new to RV solar sometimes wonder: What kind of maintenance routine do I need to perform? Happily, maintaining the RV solar system is e...
RV appliances at high altitude: Do they really work? 1 Aug 2013 | 06:28 am
R & T De Maris An RVer studying his rig's appliance manuals and came across a statements that suggested his LP appliances might not work at higher elevations. How big a concern is "at elevation" oper...
Charge your cell phone in a "wee" bit 23 Jul 2013 | 02:03 am
Here's a "gee-whiz" idea for charging up a dead cell phone: Brit researchers have developed a method to convert urine bacteria into electricity. OK, it's not much, their "pee fuel cell" produces only ...
What's your "no trace" RV ethic? 18 Jul 2013 | 03:05 am
A columnist in an Idaho newspaper has a few gripes about bad campground behavior. Trash in fire rings, dog poop on trails, and the other usual suspects. Sometimes bad behavior is just that--a person w...
Shore power without a generator? Install an inverter in your RV 10 Jul 2013 | 09:27 am
andyarthur on flickr.com Your boondocking experiences with your fifth wheel, travel trailer, motorhome, or camper can certainly be enhanced with a properly sized power inverter. In our last entry we ...
Should you use wasp screens on your RV? 3 Jul 2013 | 12:34 am
A friend of ours was having a fluky sort of problem: His RV furnace wasn't quite up to par; didn't want to light, made some odd noises--the last of the odd noises more like a cannon shot. Kaboom! Afte...
Take care of your RV generator's transfer switch. 18 Jun 2013 | 04:06 am
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 courtesy norwall.com Got a "built in" RV generator? Don't have to "plug and unplug" shore power cords when switching from shore power to th...
Slow cookers and RV boondocking -- are they compatible? 4 Jun 2013 | 03:38 am
Boondockers, who by nature want to get away from it all, still need to eat. Combining getting away from it all, with being busy – say sightseeing, fishing, hiking – make for some interesting approache...
