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...
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 adds...
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...
What’s New in Motorized RVs
In the fleet of motorized RVs, new designs are following a trend towards the wants of younger buyers. Class B motorhomes, in particular, are increasing in popularity – hence why more versions are available. The younger demographic spends more time on the road and...
Grilling steak indoors
Grilling outdoors in winter has long been our house's badge of honour and stubbornness. There is a particular Canadian pride that comes with winter grilling. That said, I usually face blowing snow and howling winds with BBQ tongs in hand while expectant diners...
RV Food Storage
One of the best things about RVing is taking our kitchen with us and making our RV home away from home. This means we have greater control over what, when, and how we eat - and our travel budget, too! That said, how we store food in an RV differs from how we store...
What’s new in RVs for 2024
There is always something new in RVs – each year. This is a constant, but what isn't are the sales. Sales have declined for the first time since the start of the pandemic (an event that shot RV sales through the roof). RV shipment numbers for Elkhart County's...
What are the operating costs of owning an RV?
Many options and choices are available to everyone who wants to engage in the RV lifestyle. It’s important to remember that owning an RV isn’t a prerequisite to being an RVer. However, if you’re considering buying an RV and want to know the operating costs of...
Upcoming RV Shows 2024
If your RV is put away for the season and you dream of the adventures of 2024, why not check out the upcoming RV show calendar? RV shows are a great resource for everything from gadgets and accessories to campgrounds and RV clubs, especially if you want to see...
Holiday Gifts for RVers
It’s November, and we’re thinking about gifts to let the RVers in our lives know how special they are to us. Regarding gift-giving, RVers are the poster children for the hard-to-buy ones! We’re not alone in this challenge: A study on gift-giving shows that...
Explorer RV Club 2023 National Rally
Question: In what year did these events happen in Canada? The Great Ice Storm in Eastern Canada and the Saint Patrick’s Day blizzard in Calgary Celine Dion’s My Heart Will Go On topped the charts for six consecutive weeks RV Explorer Club’s first national rally (in...
RV insurance and RV weight myth busting
Over the past half-year or so I have become very concerned about my weight. My truck and trailer weight that is. I’ve explored truck classifications and the reasoning behind the payload limits on our trucks that manufacturers give us – and, if you’ve followed my...
