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Need to get away from it all?

Need to get away from it all? Then come down to Texas and enjoy the Texas State Park system. If you live in Texas, well there’s absolutely no excuse not to be camping here. The parks are spread out so… Continue Reading →

RV Warranty a Scam?

I read a great article yesterday from RVtravel.com, which had the following title “Federal judge calls Thor’s warranty a scheme to deprive RVers of rights”. It was written by Ron Burdge, who is an RV Lemon Law attorney who represents RV… Continue Reading →

February 18, 2024 0

Get Going On Your Reservations

If you haven’t started thinking about 2024’s camping season, you better get going! Tammy and I jumped on the Racine Wi camping site on opening day, and still couldn’t reserve our preferred site. So, we took our second choice. It will still… Continue Reading →

February 4, 2024 0

The Struggle of Winterizing your Travel Trailer

As I mentioned in my last blog post, I winterized the trailer for the second time in a month. When I winterized it the first time I was well aware of our camping reservations for the New Years Holiday. However, $6.00 in… Continue Reading →

January 6, 2024 0

Hello 2024 at Martin Dies Jr. State Park

Needless to say, the weather was cold on the morning of December 29th, as we left north Texas. So cold in fact, that the tires needed quite a bit of air. Most of the trailer had been packed the night before,… Continue Reading →

January 3, 2024 0

Martin Dies State Park for New Years

So, it looks like we will be going away for the first of the year. Primarily to escape the fireworks that typically get shot off in our neighborhood. I think folks that shoot these off either don’t have dogs, or have no… Continue Reading →

December 27, 2023 0

A Cautionary Tale

I have written about this in one of our books, but I don’t think I have ever blogged about it. It is a cautionary tale about buying a camper. It is a Travel Trailer purchase that could have been avoided… Continue Reading →

December 3, 2023 0

RV shipments are down over 40%

RV Industry Association’s October 2023 shipment numbers are in. Total RV shipments for October were 28,371 units, a decrease of 13.1% when compared to the 32,652 units shipped in October 2022. Year to date, RV shipments are down (-40.6%) with… Continue Reading →

November 29, 2023 0

Winter Storage

If you are storing your travel trailer away from your property, you will want to take extra precautions. Even if your trailer is on your property many of these issues will still be important. The following list assumes you have… Continue Reading →

November 27, 2023 0

Understanding your RV electrical System

This will give you a brief overview of your RV Electrical system. I will not talk about generators or solar at this point, because this is intended as an overview of what the majority of RV folks are using in… Continue Reading →

November 8, 2023 0