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Here are links here to my diary including a few photos of each trip over the last 6 years. Click to read the PDF.
Hoping to help my fellow RVers and want-to-be RVers out, I have written a few articles about our experiences and what I have learned about some RV systems. And what it all costs! Click on the page icon to read each article. Enjoy!
So, you think you might want an RV?
Of course you do, but what kind? Motorhome or towable? Here’s some ideas to help you narrow down your search.
Here are some tips relevant to our 36’ Class A motorhome. Cautions, warnings, and how-tos.
The ABCs of RV systems.
You can take it all with you but you don’t have to.
RVs run on 12 volts like your car. They also run on 120 volts like your house.
You need to understand the basics of each system to enjoy the experience.
Motorhome tires
They are not like car or half ton truck tires. Read about tire pressure and why you will have to replace them even if they still have lots of tread left.
Here are some general RVing tips you may find helpful. What to bring and so on.
Our motorhome has hydraulic jacks to level and stabilize it. This is important for the slideouts and for comfort. Here’s how they work.
Can I tow my car with my motorhome?
Maybe, but probably not. It depends on the vehicle you want to become your toad. Learn more here.
What does it all cost?
That depends of course. Here are our actual numbers for the last 26 years. Not as cheap as it once was but still good value, I think.
HITTING THE ROAD
RVing is our favourite thing to do - we are on the road for weeks or months every year. If I had my way, we would sell the house, buy a condo and hit the road for at least half the year. Tess has other ideas so we compromise, of course.
While RVing technology has improved, the concept remains the same. We get out of town to enjoy the outdoors as often as we can.
I have been keeping a detailed daily camping journal, including photos of every camp site since 1999. We enjoy going over it to remember the adventures we have had over the years, especially when it is snowing and blowing outside.We have been RVing for over 50 years and pictured here is our current and 7th RV named, logically, “Seven”. It replaced “Thirsty” which in turn replaced “Stinky”.
Seven has almost everything we want in a rig: 36 feet long, lots of room with 2 large slide-outs, substantial weight carrying capacity, automatic levelling, big bathroom, etc. It has a few things we don’t care about such as the washer/dryer and the ice maker in the fridge but all in all, we are happy with it. The better gas mileage than our previous rig (named Thirsty) helps too. Here’s the brochure.
Ours is the 2004 35E model on a Workhorse Custom Chassis and is powered by an 8.1 litre Chevrolet V8. That’s 496 cubic inches of muscle. Fully loaded, including Toad, we weigh just under 25,000 lbs.
We have towed a variety of vehicles behind our RVs, usually a compact 4x4 such as the 2010 Honda CR-V (named “Toad”) we are towing now. It is a must for exploring once we have set up camp.
We have RV’d in all the coloured-in places.
