by Howard J. Elmer | Oct 13, 2023 | Product Reviews, RV
Airstream builds a variety of RVs. The most iconic, of course, is the shiny, rounded travel trailer. This is something they have been doing since 1931. A little less known fact is that they also build motorized units. While this is a smaller portion of their business,...
by Malcolm Callister | Oct 12, 2023 | Places to See
It was October; Linda and I had driven one hour to Walnut Canyon National Monument from our campground at Grand Canyon Railway, Hotel, or RV park. We had taken this RV side trip on the recommendation of strangers; they insisted we visit Walnut Canyon and its...
by Gail Aller-Stead | Sep 8, 2023 | Money Sense, RV
Booked the perfect RV sites for your trip? Check! Stocked your RV kitchen with the basics to cover you the first few days? Check! Packed the kids’ pool noodles? Check! Checked your insurance? When you have many details to attend to before heading out on that epic RV...
by Josephine Matyas | Sep 7, 2023 | Places to See
Unhurried should be the operating system for exploring western Nova Scotia along the pretty Annapolis Valley. Enroute to an annual gathering of Class B camper vans, we took the ferry “shortcut” from St. John, NB, to Digby, NS, a town synonymous with irresistible Bay...
by Josephine Matyas | Aug 23, 2023 | Places to See
There are places we zoom through, places we slowly explore, and places so mesmerizing that it’s a challenge to keep moving. New Mexico falls into the latter category. It’s so magnetic and spellbinding that several weeks don’t seem enough. The state’s beauty lies in...
by Howard J. Elmer | Aug 22, 2023 | RV, RV Living
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...
by Howard J. Elmer | Aug 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
Buy a Ford pickup this year, and you’ll see a special sticker on the upper windshield declaring that the F-series you just bought is celebrating its 75th year in production. This legacy started with the F-1 in 1948, the first all-new pickup designed and built after...
by Timothy Fowler | Aug 9, 2023 | RV Recipe
One of my favourite camping meals is tacos. Quesadillas are just a (also-delicious) variation of nearly the same thing. When the three generations of my kids, their kids and the in-laws get together on a camping weekend, there are 13 of us. We usually share meals,...
by Howard J. Elmer | Jul 19, 2023 | Product Reviews
At the Tampa Super RV show this past January, I poked around inside a Roadtrek Zion. This Class B van conversion was introduced at the Louisville RV Show 2015. I decided to review it again – not because it’s “all-new” – instead because it’s been a steady seller for...
by Howard J. Elmer | Jul 14, 2023 | Product Reviews
Hawaii was the setting for the first look at the newest generation of the Toyota Tacoma. Perhaps it was because Tacoma has been the best-selling truck in Hawaii forever! Either way – they did not disappoint. It’s been eight years since we had a new Tacoma, and...
