Revolution RV Info

By: Dylan Miles
Vacationing with a recreational vehicle or RV is the ultimate experience in freedom. You are literally in control of your every travel movement. You are the king of the road.

There are many recreational vehicles to choose from, including the truck camper, the folding camping trailer, the travel trailer, the motorhome, the motorcoach, or the campervan. You can rent or buy your RV, or if you are very passionate about it, you can fashion your own.

The perfect RV

An RV should, at the very minimum, contain beds, a table, and kitchen benches and cupboards. But you can also get an RV with fully-functional bathrooms, refrigerators, larger living areas and bedrooms. In fact, some RVs are truly like a home away home with satellite TV and internet connections. An RV vacation can be as simple or as elaborately luxurious as you like.

The advantages of RV vacations

There are so many advantages to RV travel, it’s hard to imagine an RV vacation could be anything less than great. With so many in-vehicle features, you can hit the road whenever you like and wherever you like without carrying luggage around and saving money on meals by preparing your own. RV vacations are also the perfect vacations for kids.

How to organize an RV vacation

Organizing a great RV vacation is easy. At the very minimum you need to stock up on road maps, and ideally use the Internet to research the places your wish to visit. You’ll need to locate where the RV parks and camping grounds are situated. You can plan as much or as little of your itinerary as you want, but always let people back home know what direction you are traveling in. Once you’ve bought or rented your RV spend some time learning how to operate the various equipment. Take a few practice driving (and parking) rounds to get a feel for the peculiarities of driving an RV. And then, get ready, get set, and go!

By: Sarah Freeland
Planning your next hunting or camping trip? Are you a serious outdoors backpacker? Sure, you’ve got lots of specialized outdoor gear; you can also turn everyday items into something that you can use on your next trip into the wilderness.

Tent pegs causing you trouble? If they tend to slip or pull loose in soft ground or on a wet evening, all you have to do is overlap two. Offer the tent stake to which the tent is fastened just a little extra support.

For example, think about the silver reflective sunshades sold for car windows. Put one under your bed between the mattress and its wooden support, and you’ll sleep better. The sunshade will reflect your body heat; use it as a ground dampness barrier as well, or trim it to fit inside your cooler so that your ice lasts longer.

Another good idea is to cook your nightly meals before hand, and then freeze them in plastic freezer bags. Buy your steaks ahead of time, freeze them in their marinade, and then wrap them in aluminum foil. Pack these in the cooler, and they’ll stay fresh longer.

When you buy an 8-person cook set, you’ll find everything stored in a 12-20 quart aluminum pot. This will come in very useful at the campsite, even if you don’t cook stew for 12. Tie it to a rain fly to collect water. Use it to boil drinking water, or to heat the water you need for cooking and cleaning. When you’re headed back, stuff your sleeping bag in it and it won’t take up any extra space.

At the campsite, before you heat or cook your food, spread just a little liquid dish soap on the outside of the pots and pans. After you’re done, just rub them in clean sand and rinse. It couldn’t be any easier, could it?