Keeping things where they belong in your RV
Campskunk’s wardrobe and other improvements are beyond my meager carpentry skills. I can usually wield a power driver without injury, but more complex woodworking eludes me. That does not stop…
Monthly Archives: May 2014
Keeping Cool in your RV – More fun with Reflectix
We recently wrote about the use of fans to stay cool in hot weather. And in the past we’ve mentioned the value of Reflectix – that wonderful insulation that looks…
Roadtreking Sunsets around North America
The just-concluded Memorial Day weekend in the U.S., a week after Canada’ Victoria Day, means that summer has begun – even though the official start is still a couple of…
Selkirk Provincial Park in Ontario
I managed to escape the Roadtrek factory for a weekend of R&R, and wanted to head to someplace nearby that would allow me to enjoy nature in solitude. Thanks to…
Checking off the RV Travel bucket list
I’m about to check off a couple more items from our RV travel bucket list, trips that will take us coast to coast on a summer travel schedule that will…
Keeping Cool in your Type B RV
Roadtreks and many Type B motorhomes come with the wonderful Fantastic Fan roof vent. It is truly a marvelous device for keeping your camper comfortable. You can fall asleep with…
Video project: The Making of a Roadtrek
I’m at the Roadtrek factory in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada for the next two weeks shooting and producing a film to be called The Making of a Roadtrek. This is a…
A Minimal Solar System for a RV
We have seen impressive solar systems on Roadtreks and read about others. Campskunk’s and Jim Lever’s systems come to mind. Then there are the factory installed solar systems like on…
New Decal Style on 2014 Roadtreks
As you know, I’m being held captive by the evil Jim Hammill in the Roadtrek factory in Kitchener, Ontario, and want to get the word out on some of the…
Carrying Bikes on a Class B
We have a long history of bicycling – including bicycle camping – so we naturally wanted a way to transport our bicycles on our Roadtrek. We could open the rear…
How We Roll in our RV: Taking care of your home while on the road traveling
In this episode of our How We Roll in our RV series, we answer reader questions about taking care of our home while we’re off RVing and how we like…
National Parks: A Photographer’s Dream
I’ve spent much of the past two months using my spare time to study photography, though online courses, books and some classroom work. I also, gulp, bought a professional grade…
To plant a garden or not
Jennifer and I love watching things grow, planting them, tending to them and then – with our vegetable garden – picking them when they are fresh and ripe and enjoying…
Driving Back Into Spring
We left the Outer Banks headed north and west, and before lunch we were off the coastal plain and up into the Appalachians. I seized an opportunity to get off…
A visit to the very rowdy RV Row at the Kentucky Derby
If you like peace and quiet and lots of elbow room where you camp, you will not want to be on RV Row at the Kentucky Derby. But if a…
Review: eXtremeBeam Illumination Tools
Question: What’s the difference between a flashlight and an illumination tool? Answer: About $70. Or more. And some pretty powerful lights. One piece of gear all RVers have is a…