2025 Ram trucks
Across the Ram lineup, 2025 is a generational update year. New trim levels, new off-road and electric models, technology updates, and engine choices are being added. However, of all items, the debut of the latest Hurricane engine is the headline, primarily because...
The Catskills & The Berkshires: “The mountains are calling, and I must go”
In 1873, so the story goes, the Scottish naturalist and mountaineer John Muir wrote to his sister: “The mountains are calling, and I must go.” Muir, who played a key role in establishing the U.S. National Park Service, may have been talking about the mountains of...
Fire Roasted Vegetables
Why let a good fall fire go to waste? Why not cook some vegetables right in the fire? It seems caveman-like to cook food on the coals, but this project was fun and delicious. You may be surprised to find squash, beets, yams, carrots, and corn deliciously sweet...
2025 Thor Motor Coach Class C Updates
Last month, I reviewed one of the newest Class C motorhomes. The Winnebago View is tapping into a market for long-distance travellers. To offer the best over-the-road experience, they have opted to use the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Chassis. This RWD platform features...
Exploring the Brownsville Cut: A Dolphin-Filled Adventure
On a warm February afternoon, with a clear blue sky and a gentle breeze, a pod of wild Atlantic bottlenose dolphins surrounded the boat, delighting passengers with their playful leaps, synchronized dives, and surfing in the wake of the tour boat, the Lady Jane. You...
New border rules for dogs entering the United States
Update: United States to ease proposed border rules for dogs. Starting August 1, 2024, there will be new requirements for dogs entering or returning to the United States. The following article is courtesy of Peter Zimonjic · CBC News · Posted: Jul 17, 2024 10:00 AM...
Orbit Insurance Services and Ontario Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association to continue their strategic agreement
Exciting news! Orbit Insurance Services and the Ontario Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (ORVDA) will continue their strategic collaboration for 2024-27, with Orbit as the exclusive RV insurance supplier for the association. “We are thrilled that we will...
Favourite Kitchen Appliances for RVing
Small kitchen appliances have come a long way since the stovetop pressure cookers our mothers and grandmothers used in the 1940’s/1950’s and the slow cookers (“crockpots”) from the 1970’s. In addition to these tried-and-true standbys, we now have multicookers...
2024 Winnebago View – 24T
RVs are always evolving. Manufacturers make changes to draw in new customers, and over time, as those customers' tastes change, so do the RVs. The other element of design changes concerns what is available to manufacturers – with motorized units in particular. Bus...
RVing on Vancouver Island: Must-Visit Destinations
As full-time RVers who spend our summers on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, my wife Sandy and I have had numerous opportunities to explore various communities on both coasts of the island. Occasionally, fellow RVers will ask us about our favourite...
Trailside Plumbing: How to Replace an RV Water Heater Yourself
It was the middle of February; we were enjoying a month of luxury camping at Retama Village, in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas. At the end of March, we would head back to Canada. After fourteen years of faithful service, our RV water heater sprung a leak. “What!”...
Chargrill For A Perfect Steak
“Salt meat as soon as you get home from the butcher.” This is advice from Michael Ruhlman, prodigious chef, cookbook author, and someone who knows what he’s talking about when it comes to making food delicious. The second chapter of Ruhlman’s Twenty (20 Techniques,...
