If you’ve got propane-fueled appliances onboard your RV, then you know how critical it is to keep a sufficient amount of propane in the tank to keep them running. But, propane tank sizes vary, which means that the amount of propane you have available to run your refrigerator, furnace, water heater, and stove will vary …
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There are several ways to carry your bikes on an RV, but if your hitch receiver is already busy and you’ve got an RV ladder, an RV ladder bike rack could be a great option. In this post, we’re looking at a manner of carrying bikes on your RV that’s often overlooked. What Is an …
When you think about the equipment required to provide a safe and comfortable RVing experience, it’s important to keep tow mirrors in mind. Good towing mirrors, adjusted and used correctly, are critical parts of a towing setup. We recently posted an article about how to hitch a trailer to tow it safely, and it got …
What is a fifth wheel? They’re just travel trailers, right? Well, not so fast. While a 5th wheel camper is a towable RV, it’s different from standard travel trailers. In fact, a towable RV that’s called a fifth wheel (or 5th wheel) is distinguished from other travel trailers in a variety of ways. Not only …
Without a doubt, Newell Coaches are the highest-end, non-bus-conversion RVs on the market. The price for a new Newell Coach starts at around $2 million. (The fancy rig in our featured image has a price tag of $2,428,578.00.) Are they worth it? In this post, we’re taking a closer look at Newell Coaches to see what …
Did your RV come from the factory with a quick connect propane port conveniently mounted to the side? Fantastic! Just grab your low-pressure RV grill, and let’s get cooking! But, if your propane grill isn’t a low pressure gas grill, that conveniently mounted RV quick connect isn’t going to work for you. In today’s post, …
We’ve posted in the past on various topics having to do with RV toilets. But today’s post has a bit of a different twist. Today we’re talking about the RV bidet! Oh, yes – you can have a bidet in your RV. We don’t have one ourselves, but we do have friends who have an …
The RV refrigerator is always a hot topic (a hot topic about cooling, that is!). There are different types of RV fridges, but in this post, we’re looking specifically at the 12V RV refrigerator. How is a 12V RV fridge different from a traditional RV fridge, and what are the pros and cons of having …
If you’ve ever had the pleasure of reading a book or falling asleep in a hammock outside in a light summer breeze, you’ll understand why a portable hammock is a favorite piece of gear among campers everywhere. The great thing is that you can pretty much use a hammock anywhere. They can be used tree-to-tree …
Did we say “CarGenerator”? As in automobile + power-producing device? Well yes, we did! If you love boondocking off the grid (like we do), you may have installed a substantial solar and battery setup (like we did) to provide virtually silent power from the sun. But trees, clouds and night happen! That’s why so many …
If your RV bed lifts to reveal additional storage space, you’ve got a great feature that can help to store an amazing amount of your travel gear out of the way. But if it’s hard to raise or lower the bed on your own to retrieve those stored items, an affordable RV bed lift kit …
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) requires that all RVs be equipped with at least one RV fire extinguisher. But we recently decided to upgrade our fire extinguishers to a fully automatic RV fire suppression system. In this post, we’ll talk about the differences between a traditional fire extinguisher and a fire suppression system and …
If you haven’t yet heard of TAXA Trailers, we’ve got a snapshot for you in today’s post. TAXA Outdoors offers an innovative series of small, lightweight travel trailers that we thought our readers might be interested in seeing. Not only are all of the models of TAXA travel trailers (called “Habitats”) unique and intriguing, but …
For some RVers, our topic for today’s post may seem a little crazy. But for others, an RV fire escape ladder could prove to be a lifesaver. We became aware of this idea when we heard about a 5th wheel fire. Thankfully, the lives of the occupants were spared. But some of them were injured …
According to the NICB (National Insurance Crime Bureau), catalytic converter theft has increase 1,215% since 2019 (yes, you read that right: one thousand two hundred fifteen percent!). This statistic alone illustrates why so many vehicle owners are considering adding a catalytic converter cage. But there are also other things we, as RV and vehicle owners, …