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About a month from now we’ll celebrate our 12th anniversary of full-timing. It’s hard to believe that our “2- or 3-year” adventure, which started when we drove away from our just-sold house on April 11,...
Motorhome Block Heaters — Not Just For Winter Use!
https://youtu.be/PaRdWKcf4Yk?rel=0&showinfo=0&autohide=1 Does your RV have a block heater? Do you only RV where it’s mostly above freezing, so you never use it? Maybe you should sometimes. Since a block heater is designed primarily for helping...
The RVgeeks Cross the Pond onto the BBC!
https://youtu.be/1oKnQxNQ6FU?rel=0&showinfo=0&autohide=1 We’ve just returned from 2 months away from our RV to discover that we apparently left a little bit of ourselves behind in the UK during our visit to Scotland last summer. Viewers were...
How to Replace RV “House” Batteries (& Chassis Batteries, Too)
https://youtu.be/GlD22wLZOr0?rel=0&showinfo=0&autohide=1 While the “chassis” batteries start your RV’s engine, it’s the “house” batteries that power the interior lights, vent fans, water pump and other 12-volt equipment. Through the use of an inverter, which converts 12-volts...
Give the Gift of (LED) Light! Plus, We Have an Air Compressor Winner!
Someone just won a Viair compressor worth $250 in our latest RVgeeks Giveaway. Was it you? Scroll down to the bottom of this post to find out! If you’ve been following our LED Your RV...
Newmar Corp Features The RVgeeks!
If you’ve been following us for very long, you know that our Newmar Mountain Aire is a featured performer in most of our videos. When we started full-timing in 2003, we had never even been...
Motorhome Windshield Replacement
https://youtu.be/YobPSOucPyM?rel=0&showinfo=0&autohide=1 Among the undesirable sounds an RVer never wants to hear while rolling down the highway, a “crack” as another vehicle passes by is surely among them. You know… the sound a flying stone makes...
How to Level a Motorhome/RV… Plus an Awesome Giveaway!
https://youtu.be/2j2AsW5oHAA?rel=0&showinfo=0&autohide=1 Sloped campsites are a fact of life for RVers. Most of us have to deal with un-level sites fairly often, especially when we’re camping in remote, unimproved locations. Even though leveling a motorhome isn’t...
Are Your “Cold” RV Tire Pressure Readings Really COLD?!? Don’t Be So Sure!
https://youtu.be/4EahH3a3yCE?rel=0&showinfo=0&autohide=1 Accurate tire pressure readings can only be taken before you drive on them, when they’re still cold. But are you SURE the readings are accurate, even if you haven’t driven on them yet today?...
Inflate RV Tires The Easy Way With A Viair 400P-RV
https://youtu.be/Yzv3ymNZ5zQ?rel=0&showinfo=0&autohide=1 We’ve changed the way we add air to our RV’s tires. Before, we used our diesel pusher’s onboard air compressor, but this new way applies to any type of RV, so this tip isn’t...
RV Tire Age, Care & Replacement
https://youtu.be/X7scHIvjyBk?rel=0&showinfo=0&autohide=1 Do RV tires really have to be replaced every 5, 6 or 7 years? How can you tell how old your tires are? How can you make them last as long as possible? Here’s...
We Have an LED Winner! Plus Our New FAVORITE GEAR Page!
Someone just won $250 worth of LED lights from M4 Products in our latest RVgeeks contest. Was it you? Scroll down to the bottom of this post to find out! We also have some other...
Our RV Windshield Screens Are Driving Us Batty!
https://youtu.be/_Bswl4KVtT0?rel=0&showinfo=0&autohide=1 We love our RV’s windshield screens. On hot, sunny days, the large front and side windows on a motorhome can radiate an intense amount of heat into the RV’s interior. Windshield screens make a...
New Website! New Contest! Subscriber Migration!
We’re pleased to announce that our recent changes appear to have been successful. We appreciate your hanging with us while we worked out the bugs during our transition. The new website is up and running,...
Converting RV Lights to LEDs – Part 5: Docking & Patio Lights
https://youtu.be/fVl-gPaoZhA?rel=0&showinfo=0&autohide=1 In Part 5 of our LED Your RV series, we’re replacing our RV’s docking and patio lights with cool, bright, low-power LEDs. We’re also excited to announce our newest RVgeeks Contest! On September 15,...
How To Install a Dometic RV Window Awning
https://youtu.be/cPh0dqtEIPo?rel=0&showinfo=0&autohide=1 Window awnings keep your RV cooler and they’re easy to install, too! Here we’ll show you every step needed to perform this simple DIY task with confidence. But first, a word about our new...
Do You Keep Your RV Gray Tank Open? Closed? How About BOTH?!
https://youtu.be/dslcXoydeY4?rel=0&showinfo=0&autohide=1 Leaving your RV’s gray valve open when fully hooked up allows you to take long showers without worrying about dumping or filling up the gray tank. But what about sewer smells that can come...
Converting RV Lights to LEDs – Part 4: 12-inch Fluorescents
https://youtu.be/82xbqZXeBro?rel=0&showinfo=0&autohide=1 Our previous videos about LEDs have generated so much interest that we wanted to share the details about the new way we’re upgrading our fixtures. This video covers the steps needed to convert 12″...
Converting RV Lights to LEDs – Part 3: 18-inch Fluorescents
https://youtu.be/B3JFLErfMxw?rel=0&showinfo=0&autohide=1 Our previous videos about LEDs have generated so much interest that we wanted to share the details about the new way we’re upgrading our fixtures. This video covers the steps needed to convert 18″...
Check out our new YouTube Ad!
https://youtu.be/i-N66Vd4FuI?rel=0&showinfo=0&autohide=1 We’re hitting the “big time” with our very first YouTube Channel ad, which will also be our new Channel Trailer. Check it out here! As our channel has rapidly grown past 25,000 subscribers, we’re still the...
The RVs of Scotland – U.K. Motorhomes & Caravans
https://youtu.be/yHjnjLW9g54?rel=0&showinfo=0&autohide=1 We’ve just returned from an awesome two-week trip to Scotland! We saw more motorhomes, caravans, campervans, caravan sites & pitches than we ever expected… especially since we just learned what some of those terms...
How to Make an Emergency Mousetrap
https://youtu.be/t-TZRDvBjyc?rel=0&showinfo=0&autohide=1 Besides showing you how we homemade an emergency mousetrap from items we had around the RV, we have winners to announce in our 360 Siphon contest! Five lucky HowToRVgeeks viewers each won two 360...
How To Keep Your RV Odor-Free
https://youtu.be/3xX60cCHwlM?rel=0&showinfo=0&autohide=1 We’re pretty meticulous about maintaining our black and gray tanks and never really noticed much of an odor problem. The only time it was an issue was while traveling down the highway with a...
How To Protect Your RV From Low Voltage
https://youtu.be/E2NdhNa-ZTQ?rel=0&showinfo=0&autohide=1 Over eleven years of full-time RVing, we can’t begin to count the number of times we’ve hooked up at RV parks and seen readings on our voltmeter that are way too low. Low voltage can...