“How to Buy an Airstream” Tip

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Virgin Galactic to Offer Low Earth Orbit “Cosmic Camping”

The Virgin Galactic corporation today announced a unique joint venture with Airstream designed to bolster the fledgling space tourism industry. The two companies will partner to offer “Cosmic Camping” ™ to intrepid and well-heeled adventurers. “Since the glory days of the Apollo program, Airstream has enjoyed a historic association with space exploration,” Virgin Galactic CEO Richard Branson said. “With Virgin Galactic already promising brief visits to outer space, it makes sense to offer our guests an overnight stay.” Virgin Galactic CEO Richard Branson announces a historic first for space tourism. The Virgin Galactic “Cosmic Caravan” ™ will be a grouping of five specially modified Airstream trailers positioned in an orientation of low altitude orbit over Earth. Each airtight trailer will offer spectacular views of Earth thanks to specially designed wraparound windows and portholes. The "Cosmic Caravan" will be a group of five specially modified Airstream trailers launched into low altitude Earth orbit. Pantries will be stocked with freeze-dried camping staples like hamburgers, hot dogs, baked beans, smores, plus some regional favorites. “You haven’t lived until you’ve eaten freeze dried pig’s feet,” Branson said. Black and grey water will simply be ejected into space, where it will immediately crystallize. “The universe is my dump station,” Branson said. Richard Branson relaxes inside the prototype "Cosmic... Read more

New on Amazon Kindle: HOW TO BUY AN AIRSTREAM!

For the past several years, my wife and I have enjoyed owning an Airstream travel trailer. We’ve taken our trailer to 49 states and several Canadian provinces. We’ve camped everywhere from national parks to Walmart parking lots (and frankly, I felt safer interacting with Yellowstone grizzly bears than certain residents of Las Vegas). But the point is that we’ve built up a lot of life experiences with our Airstream. Anyone who has spent a little time RV camping is probably familiar with Airstreams. These are ‘old school’ aluminum travel trailers that are built in an old fashioned style. Panels of aluminum are riveted together to form a giant silver camping loaf. Airstream owners form a sort of cult, a blue beret-wearing pink flamingo-planting subculture that exists within the broader RV camping culture. Click the image to see HOW TO BUY AN AIRSTREAM on Amazon Kindle. Look for the FREE SAMPLE on Amazon! In some ways, Airstreams are just like other RVs. In other ways, they are very different. That’s why I wrote this new ebook: HOW TO BUY AN AIRSTREAM. Over the years I’ve noticed that many people share an interest in Airstreams. My hope is that this book helps other prospective Airstream (and RV) owners make a wise purchase. When it comes to a large transaction like buying an Airstream or other RV, every bit of information is helpful. Many of the principles and concerns discussed in this book apply to any RV. But some of them are specific... Read more

VIDEO: Alaska Flood – Emergency Airstream Repair!

In 2012, we towed our Airstream on a 14,000 mile road trip. We traveled 5000 miles from Alabama, exiting the United States from Montana, branching through Alberta, and then along the Alaska Highway through British Columbia, and the Yukon, all the way up to the Alaska border. Then we drove around the Alaska interior (visiting Tok, Fairbanks, Denali, Palmer, Wasila, Anchorage, Homer, Portage, Seward, Glennallen, Haines, and Skagway) for another 3000 miles. Then we towed down the Cassiar Highway through British Columbia another 3000 miles to California. Then we made our way home over the course of another 3000 miles. According to our odometer, it was about 14,000 miles from start to finish. “Wasn’t that trip hard on your rig?” you may ask. Indeed, it was a bit hard on our rig. Although we never suffered a major catastrophe to our Airstream, nor did we emerge unscathed. (Our truck did suffer a catastrophe; more on that subject later.) Of course the general assumption is that the widely feared Alaska-Canada Highway (also known as the “Alcan”) is hell on all vehicles. It gained its legendary reputation in the 1940s, when it was carved out of Canadian wilderness by the U.S. military over the course of six frenetic months. What kind of 1700-mile road can you build in six months? Read more  Read More →

Merry Christmas! Here’s a FREE Kindle Novel for You!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all! As a special gift to you, we’ve teamed with AMAZON to give Sean’s debut KINDLE NOVEL “The Lost Spyder” to you for FREE! That’s “free” as in $0.00. No pennies. Nada. Zilch. Zippo. You get the picture! So if you have a Kindle or Kindle app, click, download, and enjoy. The giveaway runs through Saturday December 29, so be sure to “SHARE” this news with all of your Kindle-reading friends! CLICK THE BOOK to visit the Amazon page.  Read More →

Merry Christmas! #1 Bestselling RV Travel Kindle eBook now only $0.99!

The holidays are once again upon us. It’s time to indulge in a few of our favorite time-honored traditions. Bring on the egg nog! Hang up those stockings! And yes, charge and boot up your respective eReaders! Okay, that last “tradition” is one of our more recent. But don’t you know that Charles Dickens would’ve loved curling up with a good Kindle? As a special Christmas gift to the readers of RV.net and fans of Long Long Honeymoon, we have marked down the price of the bestselling Amazon RV Travel book (which was ranked #1 in the Amazon travel category for at least a millisecond) “Long Long Honeymoon – Living Large in a Small Tin Can” to a paltry $0.99! Yep, for less than the amount of spare change currently resting inside your couch you can OWN this book (which clock in at over 300 pages of material)! This deal is on AMAZON for Kindle readers and apps. Click, download, and enjoy. Now on Amazon Kindle - Only $0.99 - FREE to Amazon Prime members!  Read More →

VIDEO: How Do Astronauts Go to the Bathroom?

Note: We’re currently exploring Alaska (shooting a feature length documentary about our journey). In the wake of Neil Armstrong’s death, here’s a look at our visit to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, in which we answer the pressing question: “How do Astronauts go to the bathroom?” Don’t forget to wink at the BLUE MOON this weekend! Also, if you are interested in LLH and our travel antics, we encourage you to visit and “LIKE” our Facebook page. Like us! Really like us! The author's ebook about RV camping can now be borrowed FREE in the Amazon Kindle Lending Library (for Amazon Prime members using real Kindle devices). Even if you don't have Amazon Prime, it's only $2.99!  Read More →

S’MORES! Tips, Recipes, and SECRETS

I’ve been watching my weight lately. In fact, I’ve been on a diet. This means, sadly, a summer with no beer. In the old days, I’d down a couple of 300-calorie pale ales before crawling out of bed. Now I receive my daily mouse-sized serving of low cal, low carb wine from an eye-dropper. My wife just dribbles a few drops onto my tongue to go along with my evening rations. At least she tells me it’s wine. It’s probably just sugar free grape juice, or maybe just purple water. Click the photo to join us around the Facebook campfire! We're roasting marshmallows and talkin' SMORES! In the old days, my “veggies” were breaded, deep fried, and often paired with “veggie based” condiments like tomato ketchup. (What do you mean, a tater tot isn’t a vegetable?) Now my vegetables are green and steamed. Sometimes, if I’m lucky, they get misted with a hint of zero calorie fake butter spray. I can lose weight simply by looking at them. Yes, I’ve made many culinary sacrifices in the pursuit of baggy clothes. But there’s one camping food item that I will not give up. You guessed it: S’MORES! There’s something about that combination of graham crackers, chocolate, and roasted marshmallows that screams CAMPING to me. As the legendary admiral Farragut (or was it Whatagut?) once said: “Damn the calories; full speed ahead!” Sorry, health nuts. This ain’t no fruit salad. When we camp, we like to make... Read more

What are YOUR Favorite Memories of the Andy Griffith Show?

As Ramona Wiley once wrote to her Barney Beloved, “the tears on my pillow bespeak the pain that is in my heart.” If you are like me, news of Andy Griffith’s passing left you shedding a few tears. We camp because we want to simplify, slow down, and enjoy fundamental pleasures. In a way, this is what The Andy Griffith Show was all about. Who wouldn’t want to spend a few days in Mayberry? We could set up camp out by the lake. (We’d need to watch out for escaped convicts.) If we needed supplies, we might go into town and visit Ben Weaver’s department store. Better watch your speed on Turner’s Grade, because Barney might be writing tickets. We could grab lunch down at the diner (where we’d finally meet Juanita). Our fancy cellphones might not work out at the lake, but in case of emergency we could always get Sarah on the land line. What are YOUR favorite moments from The Andy Griffith Show? Click the pic to tell us on Facebook! Along with many of my generation, I discovered The Andy Griffith Show in the 1980s. The Griffith show thrived in reruns. Heck, there was a time when the show was broadcast locally for three hours a day; at noon, at 5:30, and finally at 10:00. During my college years, watching the show was a daily ritual for me and my friends. Every evening, we’d gather around the TV with our dinners and enjoy an hour of Andy. What made The Andy Griffith Show so special? Read more  Read More →

Get RV Camping Book FREE on Kindle (Amazon Prime Members)

Earlier this year, we announced my new e-book about RV camping. It’s called “Long Long Honeymoon – Living Large in a Small Tin Can.” (Try saying that phrase three times fast.) It clocks in at 292 pages of content – only slightly shorter than the Lord of the Rings trilogy. The response to this book has been fantastic. Since I am not easily overwhelmed, let me simply say: I am whelmed. You the people, my fellow campers, have gobbled this book down… like a plate of hot smores. Amazon Prime members can borrow the author's book for free. And if you're not a Prime member, it's only $2.99. Especially you Kindle readers. You have made this book one of the top sellers in the Amazon Kindle “Travel Essays & Travelogues” section. Of course, with the free Kindle app you can read many Kindle books on almost any e-device, including iPad, iPhone, any number of Android tablets, and even a Nook. (Don’t tell Barnes & Noble, but I have been known to read Kindle on my rooted Nook Color!) For this deal, however, you need to be using a REAL Kindle device. Hey, those are Amazon’s rules, not mine. “Long Long Honeymoon – Living Large in a Small Tin Can” is now available on the AMAZON KINDLE platform for the rock bottom price of $2.99 – but it’s FREE to borrow for Amazon Prime members via the Kindle Lending Library – on real Kindle devices! Check it out now – before we come to our senses! NOW... Read more

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