RV Cooking Show – Aunt Lucy’s Thanksgiving Stuffing & 3 Hidden Gem National Parks/Monuments

Happy Thanksgiving RV.net readers!! Growing up, this stuffing permeated my holidays. It’s the one we enjoyed when spending time with Aunt Lucy and her brood and, if we couldn’t be together that year, enjoyed at our house. It’s a staple at my Thanksgiving table all these years and miles later and one I’m not willing to compromise on. But that doesn’t mean you can’t. In fact, if it were up to my chile-lovin’ husband, we’d add roasted green chiles to this year’s batch (but not going to happen). Check out my “Additional Tips” on this episode’s webpage for ways to customize this dish or enjoy it like Aunt Lucy makes it. Either way, it’s delicious! While the stuffing is cooking I’ll take you on a quick tour of something I’m mighty thankful for – three of my favorite lesser known National Parks/Monuments  – and I’ll offer my .02 on what’s not to be missed when visiting the parks. Check it out: Make our Crockpot Turkey Breast – see the video here. And don’t forget Mom’s Famous Thanksgiving Cranberry Sauce…yum! FOR the ADVENTUROUS (or simply curious): Gourmet Trash Can Turkey From all of us at the RV Cooking Show, we wish you and those you care about a memorable Thanksgiving holiday. Evanne RV Cooking Show PS – What do you call the Thanksgiving turkey stuffing? Stuffing or ??? Leave a comment…we’d all like to know :>  Read More →

Daily RV Deal: 2010 Itasca Navion 24J

2010 Itasca Navion 24J Previously $ 107,151 – Now $83,954 24 ft. Class C 2010 Itasca Navion 24J that is capable of sleeping 6! Features include entertainment center, refrigerator, rear double bed and much more! Offered by Dodd RV in Yorktown & Portsmouth, VA. Email seller for details on this 2010 Itasca Navion 24J! Find more great RVs on  Read More →

Daily RV Deal: 2011 Forest River Wildcat

2011 Forest River Wildcat Previously $ 34,300 – Now $29,498 28 ft. 2011 Forest River Wildcat fifth wheel that is capable of sleeping 4! Features include solid wood counter tops, large bathroom, 10,000 gal water filtration system and much more! Offered by The Great Outdoors RV Company in Evans, CO. Email seller for details on this 2011 Forest River Wildcat! Find more great RVs on  Read More →

VIDEO: Adding LED LIGHTS to Your RV!

To upgrade, the philosopher Beyonce teaches us, is to live. I’m not sure if Beyonce has ever gone camping. But that’s the cool thing about owning an Airstream or any other RV — like a brick-and-mortar home, it’s a constantly evolving platform. With the simple flick of a plastic card, you can express your ideas and/or wreck your bank account. Let There Be… LED from Sean Michael on LongLongHoneymoon.com. Some upgrades are cosmetic. For example, our bathroom revamp (See, generally, Old School, New Faucet) was largely a matter of appearance (although the new faucet handles are a vast functional improvement over the originals). Read more  Read More →

Daily RV Deal: 2001 Newmar Mountain Aire

2001 Newmar Mountain Aire Previously $ 94,500 – Now $69,995 40 ft. Class A 2001 Newmar Mountain Aire that is capable of sleeping 6! Features include leather captain chairs, washer/dryer, corian countertops and much more! Offered by RV Superstore in Pahrump, NV. Email seller for details on this 2001 Newmar Mountain Aire! Find more great RVs on  Read More →

Daily RV Deal: 2010 Coachmen Chaparral

2010 Coachmen Chaparral Previously $ 44,207 – Now $32,199 34 ft. 2010 Coachmen Chaparral fifth wheel that is capable of sleeping 4! Features include surround sound system, 8ft refrigerator, outside shower and much more! Offered by Camper Depot in Punta Gorda, FL. Email seller for details on this 2010 Coachmen Chaparral! Find more great RVs on  Read More →

Every RV Owner With A Dog Should Know These Two Commands

If you travel with your dog, knowing how to teach these two commands will make your life 1,000 times easier.   Here’s how to give your dog the “bread and butter” education that every dog owner with an RV needs to know: The Come Command: Imagine being able to take your dog off leash, anywhere you go… and know that your dog will come back to you– every time you call! How can you achieve such reliablity?  Well, aside from the fact that I spent almost an hour explaining the details of this technique in my dvd (available at Amazon.com) called, “How You Can Get Your Dog To Come, Every Time You Call!” – the real secret is this: Keep a training collar and a long line on your dog, everywhere you go.  As in: Every type of place you might want to eventually take your dog “off leash” – instead, let him drag a long line behind him.  It’s a mind-trick for the dog.  See, your dog has limited logic and reason.  So, if you do it right your dog won’t know the difference between a 30 foot line he’s dragging and a one foot line.  If you’re consistent about making him come, every time you call him … he’ll get conditioned to come immediately.  Now that you have a way to make your dog come, he’ll eventually realize it’s easier to come the first time you call, then to get a correction for not coming… and then get made to come, anyway. The Down Command: Being able to put your dog into a down-stay... Read more

Florida, Minus the Mouse

Yes, Central Florida is a family vacation paradise, home of endless theme parks, and countless cute costumed characters. But what to do when you’ve overdosed on “cuteness,” when you just can’t stomach another roller coaster ride, when the idea of one more amusement park fast food snack seems just too much to take? Well, you head for the beaches—of course! The Beachy Florida The white sands of the beaches along the Florida Panhandle. © Rex Vogel, all rights reserved Beaches account for over 1,300 miles of Florida coastline, with two distinct waterfronts—the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast and the Gulf of Mexico on the west coast. The Sunshine State’s world-famous beaches are second-to-none. Seldom do you see a “Best Beaches” list that doesn’t include at least two or more from Florida. As “Dr. Beach,” coastal expert Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman, Director of Florida International University’s Laboratory for Coastal Research, has selected the annual Top 10 Beaches since 1991. Fifty criteria are used to evaluate beaches, which include water and sand quality as well as safety and environmental management. An internationally known coastal scientist, Dr. Leatherman has published 16 books and hundreds of scientific articles about storm impacts, erosion, and ways to improve beach health and safety. In his 20th annual (2010) Top 10 Beaches list Dr. Beach selected Siesta Beach on Siesta Key at Sarasota and number 2 and Cape Florida State Park (also known as Bill... Read more

Streets and Trips Megafile update

by Chris Guld, www.GeeksOnTour.com If you use Microsoft Streets and Trips for your trip planning and GPS navigation, you probably have the free POI Megafile.  If not, you should get it.  It’s awesome – 224 Points of Interest pushpin sets – from Walmarts to hot springs and low bridges, all free. And it’s updated all the time.  The latest update is November 2010. What’s new in this version? Here’s the word from the Streets and Trips developers. New: VA Hospitals – newly added! Independent Truckstop locations (East half of US) – newly added the formally combined Pilot/Flying J set is now split per request. Updated: Cummins Service locations – updated Loves Travel Stops – updated Petro Fuel stops – updated Ride to Eat – updated Show-Me-How Tutorial Video Here’s a tutorial video to show you what the Megafile is all about and how to get it. Note: this video is a sneak peek of the Streets and Trips Learning Series in the Geeks on Tour Learning Library – to watch all 14 S&T videos you need to be a Geeks on Tour Member.  To enlarge the video player, hover your mouse over it and you’ll see an icon of a computer screen in the lower right corner.  Click that to play full screen.  Read More →

Tires Follow-Up and Life in Death Valley

By the Never-Bored RVers Apparently the Comments section was turned off for our blog article about tires three days ago [http://blog.rv.net/2010/11/a-tire-some-expense/].  At least we’ve received e-mailed comments about that.  Hopefully it will be working now, so I welcome your comments about tires.  Before you go off-line, I invite you to check out www.deathvalley49ers.org.  Encampment Days are winding down now, and once again we’re able to prove why we’re “never-bored.”  It’s a wonderful experience being among thousands of happy folks, listening to top-notch entertainers (including Belinda Gail at left); visiting with excellent artists and craftspeople; and seeing and experiencing Death Valley.  All this is built around the rich, often bone-chilling history of mining and death in Death Valley, brought to life in films and talks. I’m sure there are more stars visible from here than anywhere else on Earth. This year, there is 5-bar cellphone service just about everywhere around this forsaken land, with internet service available at the Death Valley National Park Visitors Center.  The huge overflow parking lot has been covered with crushed gravel, and the skies are not cloudy all day…. So much to see and do.  The events and the music that start at early-morning breakfasts don’t stop until 9 or 10 at night.  The cost of all this is reasonable, with your required membership in the Death Valley 49ers organization tax-deductible. Put it on your calendar... Read more

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