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...
Starcraft Autumn Ridge
A known after-effect of the pandemic is a rise in the number of younger families getting into RVing. They came because they wanted to get out of the house or apartment with the kids – but now, post pandemic, they are staying because they discovered what most of us...
Gas or Charcoal? Choose your grill and up your game
Charcoal or gas? We have been cooking over fire for a very long time. It’s not just that our ancestors wanted to avoid raw meat, fire when correctly managed makes things deliciously tender. A suitable fire for the correct amount of time at the right intensity...
Top tips for planning a successful RV trip
Without leaps of imagination or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.– Attributed to Gloria SteinemBefore there’s a plan, there’s a dream. That’s the first step in any plan. Start your planning early by...
Off the beaten track through British Columbia’s West Kootenays
On Saturday mornings in Nelson, organic farmers, bakers, weavers, potters and local artisans set up stalls, pop open umbrellas and spread their wares along the upper reaches of Baker Street. This is the main commerce thoroughfare in this small town in British...
2024 Forest River IBEX 19QBH
It’s late winter, and the itch to get out camping is coming on. Whether you have an RV or are contemplating getting into one, this is when summer plans are born, even with the snow still on the ground. For my RV preview this month, I started by brushing up on what...
