VIDEO: Parlez-Vous RV? Long Long Honeymoon in QUEBEC!

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to our E-mail Digest or RSS Feed. We will then send you the stories that are posted each day in an e-mail digest. We use a service called Feedburner for delivery of these emails. You will receive an e-mail from Feedburner after you subscribe and you must click on that email to activate your subscription. Thanks for visiting and enjoy all the information! RV.Net Blog Admin When visiting different places, travel “experts” tell us to visit museums, tour historic buildings, and generally behave like obedient fourth graders on a field trip. Our Long Long Honeymoon approach, for better or for worse, has always been a little different… Read more Tell a Friend Read More →

Rockabilly Rocks On

They came from the cotton fields of the Mississippi Delta, from the piney woods of Tennessee, from hardscrabble farms, from the small towns and big cities across the South. They brought with them the traditions of country music that defined their families lives, but they embraced a new art form called rock and roll. By combining the best of both, they created their own unique blend of music, which was quickly labeled rockabilly. It took the country by storm in the early 1950s. Read more Tell a Friend Read More →

The Low-Down on Drinking Water Filters

As an RVer, you can come across many different water sources in your travels. Most campgrounds and RV parks take care to ensure their water supply is free of contaminants by pre-filtering the water before it arrives at your RV. Often though, the water doesn’t taste very good either because it was improperly filtered or not filtered at all. Or maybe the chlorine levels are so high to prevent bacterial growth that you think you’re drinking pool water. There are several drinking water filter solutions you can easily modify your RV with to get the best tasting water possible. So here is the low-down on various types of filtration systems available. Read more Tell a Friend Read More →

RV Weekly Round-Up (June 20-26, 2009)

Check out these highlights of RV-related news, events and video from this past week. 1. Fleetwood Assets Auction Results: New York equity firm American Industrial Partners was the only bidder on most of Fleetwood’s RV business. For $53 million, less liabilities, the firm agreed to buy Fleetwood’s intellectual property and RV brands in addition to two motor home manufacturing plants, two motor home service centers and the company’s subsidiary Gold Shield supply, all located in Decatur, Ind. The offer was approved by the bankruptcy court and the deal is expected to close by July 10. See the PE story for details of the deal. 2. WIT Celebrates 40th Anniversary Rally with “WITStock” Celebration: Winnebago Industries, Inc. will celebrate the 40th anniversary of its Winnebago-Itasca Travelers (WIT) Club with club members at the Grand National Rally (GNR) scheduled July 19–July 24, 2009. It’s not too late to register!. 3. Maryland City Will Soon Limit Streetside RV Parking: Trailers, recreational and commercial vehicles are subject to $75 tickets in Montgomery County, MD, beginning July 1 if parked on most public roads. Recreational vehicles such as campers, motorhomes and boats will be allowed to park on county roads for 18 hours for loading and unloading, said Capt. Thomas Didone, commander of the 5th District police station. Read the full news release for more information. 4. Get Some Control Over Holding Tank Odors: Holding tank odors can be a real problem,... Read more

2009 Stella Award Winner (It isn’t Winnebago)

If you think it’s been a bad year for the RV industry, and especially motorhome manufacturers, this year’s first place Stella Award must have those at Winnebago shaking their heads and asking, “What next”? In case you don’t recognize the Stella Awards, they are named after 81-year-old Stella Liebeck, who spilled hot coffee in her lap after she took the lid off the coffee, placed it between her legs, and drove off. It didn’t occur to her that it might spill and burn her, which it did. The kicker is, of course, that she successfully sued the McDonald’s in New Mexico where she purchased the coffee and won. The annual awards are for the most ridiculous law suits–not for being filed, but for actually being won! This year’s runaway First Place Stella Award winner was Mrs. Merv Grazinski, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Mrs. Grazinski purchased a new 32-foot Winnebago motor home and on her first trip home from an Oklahoma U football game, she drove onto the freeway, set the cruise control at 70 mph. Then she calmly left the driver’s seat to go back to the Winnebago’s kitchen to make herself a sandwich. Not surprisingly, the motor home left the freeway, crashed and overturned. Mrs. Grazinski sued Winnebago for not putting in the owner’s manual that she couldn’t actually leave the driver’s seat while the cruise control was set. The Oklahoma jury awarded her–are you sitting down–$1,750,000 PLUS a new motor... Read more

RV Weekly Round-Up (June 13-19, 2009)

Check out these highlights of RV-related news, events and video from this past week. 1. Latest RV-Related Recalls: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued a new list of recalls for several products related to the RV industry. The latest round of recalls include components for fifth wheels, travel trailers and class A RVs See the recall release for the full list of affected products. Read more Tell a Friend Read More →

RV Cooking Show Celebrates Dad Grillside

Hello campers, In honor of fathers everywhere I must say that this is the “manliest” RV Cooking Show to date. Our travels take us to the North Dakota Badlands and Theodore Roosevelt National Park. To this day, its harsh beauty continues to inspire. TR arrived in North Dakota ready for big game hunting. Instead, what he found near the Little Missouri River was a buffalo herd decimated by commercial interests. His experiences in the wilderness began to solidify in his mind the need for conservation, which he pursued notably in his Presidential years.  The National Park named in his honor is remarkable and not-to-be missed. When we return from a busy day of exploring we’ll make an unbelievable meal fit for an outdoor-loving president and especially Dad. The not-your-average-backyard Grilled Panini Burger and steak fries in this RV Cooking Show episode will make you swoon. Red pepper aioli, prosciutto ham, and manchego cheese make this burger so flavorful. The crispy, grill-marked fries add a special touch to this delicious dinner. Do Dad a favor, pick up the ingredients and make him a Father’s Day meal that he can sink his teeth into! Have a look-see for yourself… And there’s more…we’ve gussied up the recipe section of the RV Cooking Show website (where you can print all of our delish recipes) - I think you’ll like it, posted some terrific articles on our RV Cooking Show blog, and have been Tweeting and Facebooking like... Read more

VIDEO: “Long Long Honeymoon” in Maine!

For the past six months, Maine has been an ethereal, theoretical destination for our Long Long Honeymoon. If we had a dollar for every time we exclaimed, “This spring, we’re taking our Airstream up to Maine!” our fuel expenses would be covered. So now that we finally made it, has Maine lived up to our expectations? No… Read more Tell a Friend Read More →

RV Play & Learn Crossword Puzzle

Hi I am Dawn, Mark’s wife. Mark is not able to post this week, so I thought for his article this week, I would post a fun RV Play & Learn crossword puzzle that Mark put together:  This play and learn crossword puzzle is “RV Generators by Mark Polk” Have fun, play and learn.   Happy Camping, Mark Polk RV Education 101 RV University Tell a Friend Read More →

RV Weekly Round-Up (June 6-12, 2009)

Check out these highlights of RV-related news, events and video from this past week. 1. Enter the Go RVing Video Contest: Go RVing is calling for entries in its first Internet video contest, hosted on Facebook. The “Tails from the Road” contest asks contestants to create a positive, humorous video featuring a pet traveling in an RV. Entries will be accepted from June 1 through July 10, by uploading your video to the Go RVing Facebook Fan Page. See the Go RVing webpage for full contest details. Read more Tell a Friend Read More →

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