We live in Michigan's Upper Peninsula - beautiful place to be between June through October, but unless you are a winter enthusiast (or deer hunter), not the nicest RV destination between November and early May.We have essentially permanent reservatio...
My spouse is 5'2" and cannot reach the vent knob or fan switch in either our larger travel trailer with vaulted ceiling, or in our small SUV towable camper. Here is how I modified the vent without using some kind of stick you have to store.For the fa...
On almost every RV I've seen, the storage position of the Winegard batwing (Sensar) mast is along the length of the RV, front toward back. Would I run into any problems if instead I store the mast from side to side while driving?Here is why... We hav...
We picked up a 2nd tiny RV trailer to use as a rolling hotel room and grandparents' backyard apartment at our daughter & son-in-law's home when the baby arrives. We added a macerator to connect to the kids' home waste system. What to do with the was...
Fast, easy and cheap. Many RVs now come with gutter spouts - in my experience, water easily comes over the end, wraps around the spout and flows back to the RV wall. I have found a super inexpensive solution.Most of the spouts are 7/8" wide. A CPVC 3...
IB853347201 wrote:Many KOA's open all year once you get south to I80. Not sure what the issue is?Agreed. The number of year-round opportunities start to expand greatly once you get as far south as I-80. Ask somebody in NW Ontario how many hours they...
Lots of good discussion here. I do want to steer this thread back to a couple key points if I may.We are talking about overnight stops at places with electricity in the northern tier, during the two migratory seasons. Which to my observation, the mov...
valhalla360 wrote:Honestly, you best bet is to have the RV prepared for the conditions and get south fairly quickly if you are going to delay the departure late into the fall/winter.No argument. I wish we could leave in October. However we have famil...
shelbyfv wrote:Maybe check this out for an overnight with electric. Loves RV StopGood to know. Won't do me much good (open map, find that peninsula in Michigan's Upper Peninsula that juts out into Lake Superior. Then draw a straight line down to Kan...
Gdetrailer wrote:Costs campgrounds the same money to keep an open but crippled campground open just for electric hookups. Just because water, sewage and restrooms are closed doesn't mean it is cheaper to run. May even cost more in the winter since it...
