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,...
Arkto Campers – G12
Wilderness camping, when I was a kid, was done with a leaky pup tent, a pack of soggy wieners and a lot of bug spray. Not anymore. Trailers capable of traversing really rough trails to out of the way camping spots are becoming more common. And is it any wonder? In...
Set your GPS for Gaspé, Quebec
There’s something incredibly satisfying about being able to pilot your “home on wheels” around a circle route. It makes for a nice, tidy itinerary. We find it’s also a way to absorb a destination, rather than feeling like we’ve just passed through. As far as...
Weather Apps for RVers
Planning for that epic road trip this year? In addition to checking we’ve the right insurance coverage, it’s becoming increasingly more important to also plan for the possibilities of extreme weather and wildfires on our journey. Last year (2023) more people were...
How to Keep Your Portable Electric Generator Running Smoothly: A Practical Guide for RVers
Imagine this: You’re camping in the Arizona wilderness in your RV, enjoying the peace and quiet of nature under a star-studded clear January sky. You have a portable electric generator for emergencies. You think you are prepared for anything until one night when...
