Seems like the male of the species gets all the blame for having no senses. I know, we get blamed for not having any sense, either, but in this case, I do mean “senses,” as in sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste. When it comes to RVing, most of us guys are smart enough to […]
Confession is Good for the Soul—Here’s Ours
One good thing about not trading in your RV too quickly—you get to find out which “fixes” you have put to work really are fixes, and which ones you might just as well have done without. Over the years that we’ve had the pleasure of writing this column for RV Life, we’ve shared some things […]
Using Common Sense on the Road
After decades of RVing, we’re convinced there are a few things every RVer needs to bring along. That is, unless you have buckets of money—and since most of us don’t, we’ll carry on. Our current road trip is just a little example of where we’re coming from. A few days out on the road, we […]
How to Stabilize Your RV
On walking through your RV, you may find yourself singing a refrain from “Rock Around the Clock.” It’s true, RVs, being built light for easy (and economical) travel, are not “rock solid” in camp. The longer they are, the more they tend to rock and shake as folks move about inside. To that end, most […]
RV Assist Handle Grips
Right up in the “neatest thing since sliced bread” category, for our family at least, are big assist handles that you can mount on the side of your RV. At the end of a long day on the road or on a trail, being able to grab that handle and stabilize yourself heading up the […]
Set Brake Controllers by Trailer
An RVer asks: “I have a question about brake controllers and travel trailers. How do you adjust them? How do you know if they are too tight or not adjusted correctly?” These are great questions, and we can offer some suggestions. A Little Brake Controller Theory Travel trailers and fifth-wheels are typically equipped with electric […]
Checking Tire Pressure
One of the simplest, yet most critical—and far too often overlooked—RV maintenance issues is that of checking tire pressure. Even with fuel prices relatively low, we all can stand to see less of the fuel pump. By keeping your RV and tow vehicle tires inflated properly, you can gain as much as a whopping mile […]
Backing up Safely
This month, rather than talk about a purely technical issue, we’d like to touch a bit on RV safety. Maybe we should consider this a technical issue because if there’s a goof-up on the subject here, you will want to know the technical aspects of handling first aid while waiting for 9-1-1 responders. We’re talking […]
Keep It Fresh
Not everyone who has an RV takes full advantage of the “self-contained” aspects of their rig. While some fill up their fuel and water tanks and head off for parts unknown, others enjoy taking their home away from home to an RV park. There, they connect up to utilities and spend their time relaxing. Why […]
Spring Has Sprung—Get Road Ready
“Spring is when you feel like whistling, even with a shoe full of slush” — Doug Larson What a winter! The Northeast buried under snow, the Northwest sopping up water by the bucketsful, isn’t it about time for spring to have sprung? Time to blow the dust off the road atlas, to drag the campground […]
Greasing the Way
Back in the fall of 2013, we ran a story in this column regarding the importance of regularly maintaining axle bearings. No, my memory isn’t good enough to really recall that we did this—I had to look it up. Still, the importance of regular bearing maintenance can’t be overstressed. Imagine rolling down the highway and […]