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ENTERING NEW ENGLAND
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Wise water usage the key to extended boondocking
In last week’s post, Power to the people: Upgrade options for your electrical system, I wrote about various ways to increase your electrical capacity while dry-camping (boondocking). Now we will move on to drinking water, that natural resource that will limit your consecutive boondocking days unless... Read the rest of Wise water usage the key to extended boondocking »
What is Cloud Computing?
We (Chris and Jim of Geeks on Tour) are currently in Colorado Springs at the RVSEF Lifestyle, Education, and Safety Conference. We are presenting two seminars today for the RVers in attendance. The first one is on Cloud computing and how we take advantage of it in our Fulltime RVing lifestyle. ... Read the rest of What is Cloud Computing? »
A FIVE-PART BLOG
By Barry Zander, Edited by Monique Zander, the Never-Bored RVers YORK AND THE HOGS — As today’s title suggests, there are five parts to today’s blog, beginning with our discovering an interesting area to visit when you’re traveling in the Northeast. The place is York County, Pennsylvania,... Read the rest of A FIVE-PART BLOG »
Winnebago Picks A Winning GPS Solution
A look of what’s new, from Lug_Nut. Winnebago has announced it will be offering the Rand McNally GPS in the dash of selected 2014 models. Two screen sizes will be used with the largest being a huge 10.4”. This will give Winnebago the edge of offering the largest in-dash GPS in the RV market today.... Read the rest of Winnebago Picks A Winning GPS Solution »
RVING SWITCHBACKS – EAST, WEST, NORTH, SOUTH
By Barry Zander, Edited by Monique Zander, the Never-Bored RVers I prepared an article years ago about the types of places you can park your rig, updating it several times — everything from private campgrounds to national parks to retail outlets and many more – 17 more to be exact. If you’d... Read the rest of RVING SWITCHBACKS – EAST, WEST, NORTH, SOUTH »
Power to the people: Upgrade options for your electrical system
By Bob Difley In last week’s post, How to get the most out of your electrical system when camping without hookups, http://blog.rv.net/2013/05/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-electrical-system-when-camping-without-hookups/ I wrote getting started dry-camping or boondocking and how to conserve... Read the rest of Power to the people: Upgrade options for your electrical system »
EXTRA, EXTRA, READ ALL ABOUT IT!
By Barry Zander, Edited by Monique Zander, the Never-Bored RVers I was a newspaper editor and reporter back in the days when newspapers were the primary source of news. Decades later, ink still flows through my veins. In other words, even today I gravitate toward the news. I All the Pulitzer Prize... Read the rest of EXTRA, EXTRA, READ ALL ABOUT IT! »
D.C.
By Barry Zander, Edited by Monique Zander, the Never-Bored RVers Washington, D.C. – I would call it the “phoniest” town we’ve seen. Walking on the streets and through museums, around monuments and restaurants and on the Metrorail subway system, seems like everyone has a cellphone up to his... Read the rest of D.C. »
How to get the most out of your electrical system when camping without hookups
By Bob Difley In last week’s post, Moving forward: Surviving your first night of dry-camping http://blog.rv.net/2013/04/moving-forward-surviving-your-first-night-of-dry-camping/ I wrote about how to spend a night or two without hookups. This week I go a bit further by looking at how to extend... Read the rest of How to get the most out of your electrical system when camping without hookups »
IN THE SHADOWS OF SHENANDOAH
By Barry Zander, Edited by Monique Zander, the Never-Bored RVers A continuing saga, which I call “Micro-Blogs” … In the uplands, the trees were just starting to come into their spring greenery. In the valleys, the bright yellow forsythia, white and pink shrubbery and wildflower blossoms and lush... Read the rest of IN THE SHADOWS OF SHENANDOAH »
SURPRISE, SURPRISE, SURPRISE – HAMPTON, VA
By Barry Zander, Edited by Monique Zander, the Never-Bored RVers A continuing saga, which I call ‘Micro-Blogs” … From our campground at Hampton, Virginia, we walked the historic olde streets of Yorktown and visited battlegrounds. We took in Williamsburg, recreated to show what life was like... Read the rest of SURPRISE, SURPRISE, SURPRISE – HAMPTON, VA »
Moving forward: Surviving your first night of dry-camping
After the first night, no longer a virgin In last week’s post, Where are the hookups? Camping off the grid, I clarified the difference between dry-camping and boondocking. But to be a boondocker, you have to learn dry-camping first–surviving overnight without water, sewage, or electrical... Read the rest of Moving forward: Surviving your first night of dry-camping »
MS Streets and Trips to Plan Your Travels
Long before we took to the road in our RV, we had a computer training center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida called Computer Savvy. We were a Microsoft Authorized Training Center and one of the classes was Mappoint. Mappoint was a very expensive mapping, routing, and demographics database program. ... Read the rest of MS Streets and Trips to Plan Your Travels »
WILMINGTON, NC. – MADE FAMOUS IN ‘LINCOLN’
By Barry Zander, Edited by Monique Zander, the Never-Bored RVers A continuing saga, which I call my Micro-Blogs … Unless you are one of the few who didn’t see the movie “Lincoln,” you know that the Town of Wilmington, North Carolina, was a key target for the North in cutting off supplies for... Read the rest of WILMINGTON, NC. – MADE FAMOUS IN ‘LINCOLN’ »
“How to Buy an Airstream” Tip
My goal with the “How to Buy an Airstream” ebook is to arm anyone interested in buying an Airstream with the essential information needed to bring home the right silver baby. The basic principles discussed will be helpful for anyone who is going RV shopping. Even if you are buying some other brand... Read the rest of “How to Buy an Airstream” Tip »
GREENVILLE, SC –AN EXCEPTIONAL CITY
By Barry Zander, Edited by Monique Zander, the Never-Bored RVers The Reedy River Falls are a center of beauty and relaxation for Greenville residents and visitors Ain’t no grass growing under our feet, but I’m happy to say there are flowers blossoming on the bushes and trees that line the highways... Read the rest of GREENVILLE, SC –AN EXCEPTIONAL CITY »
Use Blogger to Keep Your Journals
Did you keep a diary when you were a kid? I did. I love being able to go back in time and find words that express exactly what was going on. Many of my paper journals have been lost or destroyed over the years. I wanted something better for our travel logs. When we started... Read the rest of Use Blogger to Keep Your Journals »
Where are the hookups? Camping off the grid
By Bob Difley In last week’s post, Introduction to Boondocking for the curious, the closet adventurer, even the skeptic, http://blog.rv.net/2013/04/introduction-to-boondocking-for-the-curious-the-closet-adventurer-even-the-skeptic/ I urged those who have not yet tried boondocking to get off the... Read the rest of Where are the hookups? Camping off the grid »
A FEW SITUATIONS OF OUR OWN
By Barry Zander, Edited by Monique Zander, the Never-Bored RVers Dear Lug_Nut, We cringed during yesterday’s posting, wondering how we get ourselves into these no-going-back & no-going–forward situations. We had a few, but, honestly, none that I can remember as harrowing as your knuckle-whitener. ... Read the rest of A FEW SITUATIONS OF OUR OWN »
An RV White Knuckle Experience!
Memories of Lug_Nut. There is an expression in the sailing world that goes like this, ”Hours of boredom interrupted occasionally by minutes of shear terror!” Well, fortunately this does not, or should not, apply to the RV world. The boredom of watching gentle waves going by for hours is probably... Read the rest of An RV White Knuckle Experience! »
Printing Pictures with Picasa
I don’t print. We live in an RV – there’s no place to put printed photo albums! I love being able to share my pictures by uploading them to Picasa Web Albums / Google+. (see Member Tutorial Video: Intro to Web Albums) But that’s me. I know that some people still... Read the rest of Printing Pictures with Picasa »
Introduction to Boondocking for the curious, the closet adventurer, even the skeptic
By Bob Difley The concept of an area where owners of housecars, what we now call recreation vehiclesw (RVs) would gather to hook up to electericity, drinking water, and waste water disposal, what we now call a campground, would have seemed like a bizaar notion when the first self-contained RVs appeared... Read the rest of Introduction to Boondocking for the curious, the closet adventurer, even the skeptic »
THE PLIGHT OF A MILLION BATS
By Barry Zander, Edited by Monique Zander, the Never-Bored RVers Another spontaneous detour on our 6-month journey across America took us to Russell Cave National Monument just over the state line from Chattanooga outside of Bridgeport, Alabama. The beginning of seven miles of Russell Cave The “why”... Read the rest of THE PLIGHT OF A MILLION BATS »
TAKING UP SPACE
By Barry Zander, Edited by Monique Zander, the Never-Bored RVers Friday we arrived in Huntsville, Alabama, “the Rocket City,” climbed the mountain to Monte Sano State Park, unhitched and set out for NASA’s U.S. Space & Rocket Center, where in the 1950s, a team of scientists, led by Dr. Wernher... Read the rest of TAKING UP SPACE »
REFLECTIONS FROM THE ROAD
By Barry Zander, Edited by Monique Zander, the Never-Bored RVers We’ve been traveling cross-country for two weeks now on our way to the Canadian Maritimes from California. I’ll let you know more about the travels in Part 3 of this article. PART 1 – FREE OVERNIGHT PARKING – From my “I wish... Read the rest of REFLECTIONS FROM THE ROAD »
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... Read the rest of Virgin Galactic to Offer Low Earth Orbit “Cosmic Camping” »
Thousand Trails announces new sweepstakes contest
By Bob Difley I received this press release from Thousand Trails. It looks like a contest with great prizes for RVers. Take a look. THOUSAND TRAILS ANNOUNCES GEAR UP AND CAMP SWEEPSTAKES CHICAGO (April 1, 2013) – Thousand Trails, home to some of the most beautiful and natural campgrounds and RV resorts... Read the rest of Thousand Trails announces new sweepstakes contest »
Go RVing, hit the road–and save money too with these tips
There hasn’t been a better time in the last few years to hit the road in your RV than now. The economy moving ahead–if a bit sluggishly, Spring is almost here, and the RV industry is on the rebound. You can make your RVing even better by saving money on the road to further extend your camping... Read the rest of Go RVing, hit the road–and save money too with these tips »
How important are size restrictions when searching for a public campground?
By Bob Difley When you were scouring the campground directories for campsites–especially those in National Parks, Monuments, and Forests–to spend a few days or for one-nighters when traveling and you see restrictions on maximum size allowed, such as “Maximum size 27 feet” did... Read the rest of How important are size restrictions when searching for a public campground? »
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