RV News and Stories

Historic treasures, cultural icons, natural wonders and portraits of Americans from coast to coast reveal the heart & spirit of the U.S. ....

The boomers are once again making their “muscle” felt, just as
they have done since 1946. Every era they enter, they profoundly
change the paradigm of life....

Inspect your RV's chassis and generator exhaust system regularly,
at least before each outing and after bottoming out or any other
incident that could cause damage.

RV interiors are rife with woodwork and wall paneling that can
often get easily scratched or nicked from various sources. There
are several products on the market that can help cover up and
make these defects 'disappear'.....

The RV Safety Education Foundation (RVSEF) has a comprehensive
RV Safety Training Program designed for the whole family. It
incorporates nine training manuals covering topics from propane,
weights, tires, towing, electrical, driving, personal safety,
fire and motor fuels. These topics are thoroughly covered in the
workbooks and on video. At the completion of each section you
and your family members can take a quiz on each subject.....

Pat and her husband, Francis, live in Holland, Ohio, and love
cooking and entertaining their friends and family, especially at
KOA campgrounds! Her new cookbook, "Campground Cooking",
is a collection of more than 200 fun, easy recipes designed for
RV cooking. Pat says all of the recipes can be made using an
RV oven, crock-pot, microwave or electric skillet. She even has
sections on cooking with foil and recipes for grilling. Many of
the recipes can be adapted for cooking over an open fire, and
it's great for busy cooks at home......

This is an excerpt from 21st Century. Numerous more tips are
featured in her new book.....

Bob served for 3 years as the Editor of the Bounder Beacon, a
bi-monthly, 32-page newsletter read by approximately 3,000
Bounder motorhome owners. He's been their Technical Editor
for six years.......

By BREA JONES - Staff Intern ChicoER.com
Chico vacationers may have to find a new spot to park their recreational vehicles off city streets if some residents and city officials get their way....

by Mark J.Polk

I recently received an email from someone that was considering purchasing an RV. After explaining their interest in RVing there was one short question. “Are RV’s dangerous to own and operate?” After giving this some thought, I realized that this one short question covered a very large spectrum. There was no quick or easy response. I responded by saying that in most cases it’s not the RV that is dangerous, but the individual that is operating the RV. I gave some examples of unsafe acts that I have witnessed, like carrying a full spare LP gas bottle inside the RV, sleeping in the RV with the generator running, and never weighing the RV or checking the inflation pressure in the tires....