How a Pandemic Turned Us Into First-Time RVers
There is no parenting book called “What to do with your kids during a pandemic”. When COVID-19 took away the everyday life that we always knew, and had everyone staying home, my husband and I found ourselves both working from home with three kids and a wild Jack...
Preparing Your RV to Enjoy Winter Camping in Canada
Winter RV camping can be an exciting and unique experience, provided you are prepared and take the necessary precautions. You can enjoy the winter landscape while staying warm and safe. Preparing your RV before a winter trip is key. By preparing your RV for cold...
What Every RVer Should Know About Solar Power and Batteries
Powering your RV with solar energy is a smart thing to do. Drawing power from the Sun is clean, efficient and quiet. So why doesn’t everyone do it? Well, the fact is that most new RVs now have integrated roof mounted solar panels that feed the house batteries....
Has COVID-19 Altered Your Winter RV Plans?
Four couples sat in pairs around a campfire discussing their plan of action for the COVID-19 winter of 2020. We were at Rideau Acres Campground one evening in July. The chairs, placed in pairs around the campfire, each pair six feet from the next. Social...
COVID-19 Be Damned, Our Annual Family Reunion Pressed On
Our family has been gathering for a reunion in Algonquin Provincial Park for the last 15+ years until 2020. The infamous introduction of COVID-19 caused our plans to change to camping in a field. Every year my 3 sisters, their kids, my mom and dad, would travel to...
What You Need to Know for Planning Your Fall Camping Trip
Summer has come to an end and thanks to the Coronavirus pandemic, many people may have not felt comfortable travelling during the summer. However, as the worst starts to pass you can start to think about your next holiday - and fall is a great time to do so. After...
What You Need To Know About Towing A Trailer
If you want to hit the road and leave your worries behind, but don’t have an RV, then learning how to tow a trailer is your first order of business. With that move, you can have all the luxuries of an RV in a trailer you can tow behind your current rig. Even...
How to Stay Safe at the Campground During COVID-19
With COVID-19 circulating through communities still, it is difficult to find fun things to do with your family. Many places are closed, while others may not feel safe to visit, causing you to stay home more often than not. Cabin fever may start to set in as a...
A Look at The All-New Coachman Clipper Express
I’ve been reviewing RV’s for 25 years so you’d think that I could confidently claim to have “seen it all” by now. Well, turns out, I can’t. By contrast, early on in my career, I remember thinking how little trailers changed from year to year – but, again, that...
Nanaimo – The City and the Bar
Thar she blows! Sure enough, just 200 yards ahead of our zodiac was a small pod of killer whales (Orcas), surfacing repeatedly with spumes of vapour shooting from their blowholes. Rebeka, a very knowledgeable marine naturalist and our tour guide with Vancouver...
Top 4 Things You Need To Boondock & Avoid The Crowds
If you are ready to go camping, but want to skip the crowds, then boondocking is the answer to your problems. To boondock, you just select a camping spot far off the grid, like on Crown land, then get busy having fun without worry about bumping into anyone else....
2020 Keystone Hideout 186LHS: A Family-Friendly RV
The Canadian Recreational Vehicle Association recently sent out a report showing the first quarter import numbers for every class of RV (January 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020). As you’d expect they are down – about 30% from the same period in 2019. The main reason was...
