Friday, April 23, 2021

Closer and Closer

With warmer weather we are becoming excited about the upcoming camping season. Just think, next month is our first trip! Understanding our focus has moved from hiking (but not excluding short hikes) to more RV'ing, I have found some fun things to keep up with it all



RV Lifestyle is a great blog about RV life run by Mike and Jennifer Wendland. They cover every facet of RV'ing from campers to gear to great places to visit. They also do a weekly podcast and have a You Tube channel. Great stuff and very useful!






"RVTrip Wizard"is the most comprehensive tool for planning RV-safe routes. You can use RV Trip Wizard to map out a trip, research campgrounds and overnight stops along the way, track your expenses, and locate points of interest in the areas you're visiting." 

This is a pay service but seems well worth the price. Our big trip this year is to Yellowstone NP and this service was great in routing and finding campgrounds. It seems most campgrounds have further information with photos and reviews. I entered in my camper's dimensions and the software will keep us from low bridges, etc.





RV Magazine: I have no opinion yet as the first one has not arrived for a new subscription. I will provide an update when it does.






Friday, April 9, 2021

Car Towing



[Not our car or dolly]


We used a tow dolly for towing behind our camper. I have driven the car over the edge twice which is not a cheap fix after calling a tow truck. I can not trust myself anymore not to drive over the edge again. So.....

Our very expensive solution is to flat tow a vehicle. I traded in my 2013 Honda Accord with 28k on the odometer for a 2014 Honda Accord with 100k. We took on a rather small four-year loan and now have a vehicle to flat two. 

The package we are having installed, the tow bar with the braking and lights is around $4,500. One one had a large cost but for an activity we so enjoy. 

2021 camping starts next month!