Black Friday Sale! 99 Cent Shipping All Weekend Long on Everything

Here’s the scoop on a great Black Friday sale that RVers will be happy to shop! Visit www.woodalls.com any time this upcoming weekend to take advantage of 99 cent shipping on anything! That means you can get the 2011 Woodall’s North American Directory for only $14.95, plus $0.99 shipping and handling!   (The Directory retails in stores for $25.95. ) Plus, this great offer is good on every single book, directory or guide in the Woodalls.com bookstore, and we wanted you to be the first to know! Remember, this special shipping price is only good from November 26- November 29, so don’t forget to place your order.  Happy RVing!  Read More →

Why Replace your Automobile Antifreeze?

Normally I would be discussing RV antifreeze used to protect the water system in your RV or boat from freezing, but today I want to talk briefly about automotive antifreeze. If I were the CEO of an automotive antifreeze company my entire focus would be on the need to regularly flush the coolant system and add new antifreeze to the vehicle cooling system. I would do this for two reasons. Read more  Read More →

Daily RV Deal: 2010 Coachmen 300TS

2010 Coachmen 300TS Previously $ 108,130 – Now $81,222 30 ft. 2010 Coachmen 300TS that is capable of sleeping 4! Features include LCD TV, side view cameras, Brazilian cherry wood grain and much more! Offered by Ron Hoover RV in Houston, TX. Email seller for details on this 2010 Coachmen 300TS! Find more great RVs on  Read More →

Daily RV Deal: 2005 Alfa See Ya

2005 Alfa See Ya Previously $ 89,999 – Now $79,999 36 ft. Class A 2005 Alfa See Ya that is capable of sleeping 4! Features include outside shower, solid surface counter tops, 10 gallon water heater and much more! Offered by Kitsmiller RV, Inc in Mason MI. Email seller for details on this 2005 Alfa See Ya! Find more great RVs on  Read More →

Gr8LakesCamper: Holiday Roads and Traveling with Fido

Tiny, a 7-pound poodle, peers out the RV door between the legs of one of six Great Danes she lives with in the RV with their owners, John and Sharon Butts of Burlington, Pa. (Associated Press) Over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house we go. No doubt, millions will trek to the abodes of family and friends as the holiday season approaches. Just how many are traveling with Fido this holiday season? In a recent survey of more than 7,000 pet owners worldwide, www.PetRelocation.com discovered that 63 percent of pet owners say they travel at least 50 miles with their pets during the holidays. From a safety perspective, unrestrained pets in autos are responsible for more than 30,000 accidents every year according to the ASPCA. FIDO Friendly magazine shares a ‘Holiday Road Warrior Survival Guide’ as we take to the highways and byways for holiday gatherings with family and “fur-ends.” This Thanksgiving were visiting my brother and his family in New Jersey, but we’re leaving our dog, Chewie, behind. That said, we nearly always bring Chewie with us on our camping trips. And, as more and more of us RVers also travel with our pets, some of the following advice is of good use for us as well. Many of these are simple common sense, but as we all know — and one of my earlier posts about world’s worst campers Elvis and Ozzie illustrated all too well — we have all camped next to people who either lack common sense or the initiative to use it. Vaccination... Read more

Desert Boondocking Tip: Desert Pavement

By Bob Difley The desert environment and the unique desert floor terrain make open desert boondocking in many ways easier than in the national forests. You can see the road ahead far enough to detect hazards without all those trees in the way, campsites usually have enough room to turn around and to choose how you want to position your rig, and can offer options on the type of surface to park on. Before you head down a desert road, check it out ahead by walking in a short distance and/or searching ahead with binoculars for a solid surface, free of large protruding rocks, and low, soft, sandy places where you could get stuck. You should be able to spot acceptable campsites, as most will have been used before and be recognizable as a campsite—i.e. level, hard surface, tire tracks, evidence of fire ring. Look for campsites with solid surfaces, such as “desert pavement” (photo) covered with closely packed small rocks, looking much like a pattern of irregularly shaped tiles. This type surface is very solid and will keep your rig from settling into soft sand. With a little experience you will figure out how to orient your rig to either take advantage of cooling breezes when it’s warm or shelter you from cool winds swirling down from colder mountain tops. Consider where the sun is during the hottest part of the day and position your rig so that your awning will give you shade. Monitor the weather before you leave for any period of time. If the wind comes up and you left... Read more

How to pick an open desert boondocking campsite

By Bob Difley The desert environment and the unique desert floor terrain make open desert boondocking in many ways easier than in the national forests. You can see the road ahead far enough to detect hazards without all those trees in the way, campsites usually have enough room to turn around and to choose how you want to position your rig, and can offer options on the type of surface to park on. Before you head down a desert road, check it out ahead by walking in a short distance and/or searching ahead with binoculars for a solid surface, free of large protruding rocks, and low, soft, sandy places where you could get stuck. You should be able to spot acceptable campsites, as most will have been used before and be recognizable as a campsite—i.e. level, hard surface, tire tracks, evidence of fire ring. Look for campsites with solid surfaces, such as “desert pavement” (photo) covered with closely packed small rocks, looking much like a pattern of irregularly shaped tiles. This type surface is very solid and will keep your rig from settling into soft sand. With a little experience you will figure out how to orient your rig to either take advantage of cooling breezes when it’swarm or shelter you from cool winds swirling down from colder mountain tops. Consider where the sun is during the hottest part of the day and position your rig so that your awning will give you shade. Monitor the weather before you leave for any period of time. If the wind comes up and you left... Read more

Discover Borrego Springs, CA

The tiny resort community of Borrego Springs is not a place you just happen on, en route to someplace else. It’s off by itself, surrounded into perpetuity by Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Borrego Springs is an ultra-mini Palm Desert, with views of the nearby Santa Rosa Mountains just as beautiful, the weather just as pleasing, but without the crowds. Consider packing your golf clubs on your RV trip to Borrego Springs © Rex Vogel, all rights reserved This “oasis in the desert” does not have a traffic light. The town center is a large traffic center, Christmas Circle, which asks nothing more of drivers than to yield. Christmas Circle leads to a mall, theater, shops, small hotels, and cafes. There is as much or as little to do in Borrego Springs as one wishes. Surrounded by the 600,000-acre Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, this tiny eastern San Diego County town is nestled in a beautiful valley surrounded by beautiful craggy mountains. Dramatic sunsets that dissolve into a huge vista of stars on a seemingly endless black velvet sky, punctuated by a chorus of coyotes…this is Borrego Springs. During spring, this area can become a carpet of blossoms. Besides the display of wildflowers and flowering cacti and ocotillo, the nearby Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is one of the few places you can spot the elusive Peninsular Big Horn Sheep. Borrego Springs is a citrus growing region. North of town, the desert has been replaced with citrus trees. Hundreds of acres of grapefruit,... Read more

Daily RV Deal: 2010 Coachmen Freedom Express

2010 Coachmen Freedom Express Previously $ 30,266 – Now $23,995 28 ft. 2010 Coachmen Freedom Express travel trailer that is capable of sleeping 6! Features include double door refrigerator, exterior shower, designer counter tops and much more! Offered by Mark’s RV & Boat Superstore in Churchville, NY. Email seller for details on this 2010 Coachmen Freedom Express! Find more great RVs on  Read More →

Old Stuff & New Stuff

By the Never-Bored RVers Today’s blog is a bit of follow-up to previous blogs, plus some personal stuff. We have departed Death Valley National Park after about 10 wonderful days, having extended our stay for three days.  A reader responding to our article about Death Valley was amazed that we’ve had strong phone service.  Our AT&T signed on via “roaming.”  I know Verizon customers had service, but I don’t know if it was roaming.  I think service is available to all carriers.  When 49er Encampment Days were happening last week, there were a few thousand of us on phones and the net at the same time, which is probably why getting internet during peak hours was a problem.  Also, Wednesday the main National Park Visitors Center closed for major renovation, a benefit of the Federal Government’s Stimulus Package.  The sign says it will reopen in 2012, so if you’re coming this way, look for the temporary Park Service office. There were lots of comments to our article last week about tires, which goes to show how complex the subject is.  One point I thought was interesting was made by a few who mentioned how RV manufacturers set the tire pressure recommendation with ride comfort in mind.  It occurred to me that we have never ridden in our travel trailer when it was moving; nor have most 5th wheelers.  Ride comfort is not always an issue in recreational vehicle traveling. You may have read recently the suggestion about storing your water hose by screwing the... Read more

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