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This week on the RV Podcast: The Unspoken Rules for RVers at Truck Stops and Rest Areas Robots working at an RV campground? Coming next year to a new park in North Carolina Real RVers share Real Tips that work on keeping mice out of your camper And in Mike and Jen's Storytime, the perfect boondocking spot...that wasn't

We've all seen the headlines and watched the dramatic YouTube videos warning about crime and danger in the RV lifestyle, but how much of this is actually based in reality?  After receiving a deeply concerning email from a couple whose travel dreams were nearly crushed by sensationalized fear-mongering, we decided it was time to have an honest conversation about safety on the road.

In this week's RV Podcast: Whether you're a seasoned traveler or brand new to the road, bad weather can strike fast, and your safety depends on being prepared and knowing what to do when the skies turn dark. PLUS the Social Media Buzz, The RV Question of the Week, and Mike and Jen's Storytime -- The Black Fly Tango!

This week on the RV Podcast: We have black tank revelations for you, busting some myths and learning the best way to maintain, empty and clean them The changing tariff landscape has the RV industry in state of confusion, but consumers are hoping it's now a buyer's market In Mike and Jen's storytime, the tale of our white-knuckled Ten-Mile-an-Hour Journey All this plus RV ideas and your questions coming up in Episode 547 of the RV Podcast.

This week on the RV Podcast: Here we go again, now there is talk of another MASSIVE budget cut for the National Park Service and a proposal to turn some federal land over to the states. A New Survey reveals what's #1 on the Bucket List for campers over 55 And in Mike & Jen's Storytime… When Things Go Wrong: A Roadway Cautionary Tale All this plus the RV News of the Week and your questions coming up in Episode 546 of the RV Podcast.

This week on the RV Podcast: RV Industry and Camping Shutdowns - We sort through the confusion We put a Starink Mini to the test with impressive results despite its small form Scary Wildlife Encounters - Why you always need to be alert All this plus the RV News of the Week and your questions coming up in Episode 545 of the RV Podcast.

This RV Podcast episode 544 digs into the challenges and obstacles involved in going from dreaming to starting your RV Adventure, with two compelling messages from our readers. Plus, we have the social media buzz, your RV Questions, and Mike and Jen's Storytime about one of our many adventures.

This week on the RV Podcast: RV Tire Maintenance. When do you replace them? How do you maintain them? We all have seen the lists on what to bring on an RV Trip. But in the  Social Media Buzz segment, we'll tell you what NOT to bring, the things real RVers say are a total waste of space. How to sanitize your RV freshwater system for the new camping season. We'll give you a concise step by step guide. And in Mike and Jen's storytime, the Tale of the Tape Measure… or how to get off the fence of indecision. All this and more coming up in Episode 543 of the RV Podcast

This week on the RV Podcast: We talk about Tariffs and RV Price Hikes: A Big RV Dealer tells us what to Expect in 2025 How to Make Sure Nothing Breaks on Your First Big RV Trip of the New Season In Mike & Jen's storytime, we share the story of The Gray Dream: Our First RV. Our Sweepstakes is Back! Find out what Waggle has for you. All this plus the RV News of the Week and your questions coming up in Episode 542 of the RV Podcast

This week on the RV Podcast: Why do Class B RVs cost so much… are the high-end ones really worth a quarter of a million dollars? If you're headed to the Big Bend National Park in Texas, be aware that you're not alone. hundreds of Federal troops are now patrolling there - on foot and in armored vehicles. RV Travel Tips to make your drive less tiring and more enjoyable All this plus the RV News of the Week  and Mike & Jen's RV Storytime showcasing Jennifer's nerves of steel... all coming up in Episode 541 of the RV Podcast

This week on the RV Podcast: Do RVers who claim residence in states like South Dakota even though they really don't live there, have an undue influence on local elections? There's a major RV Voting controversy brewing. What you need to know about RV roof maintenance - tips from an expert before you head out In Mike & Jen's Storytime, the tale about Jennifer's stay in a haunted Montana Hotel All this plus your RV questions coming up in Episode 540 of the RV Podcast

This week on Episode 539 of the RV Podcast: Surviving 80 miles an hour winds in an RV. You'll hear one couple's harrowing tale of a dark and stormy night There are growing indications that a lot of Canadians are deciding not to take vacations in the US this year because of the Trump administration's ongoing issues with Canada In this week's Storytime with Mike & Jen segment, the tale of Mike's Great Awakening All this plus the RV News of the Week and your questions coming up in Episode 539 of the RV Podcast

This week on the RV Podcast: Finding RV Gold: A Surprising Motorhome Deal that proves there IS an affordable RV out there! There is more information coming out on how the Trump administration's layoffs, firings, and forced retirements in the National Parks Service threaten to seriously disrupt camping out west this summer. And in Mike and Jen's storytime this week, the embarrassing tale on The Day Our RV Became Our Biggest Fan All this, plus the the RV social media buzz and your questions coming up in Episode 538 of the RV Podcast

This week on Episode 537 of the RV Podcast: Why truck stop camping should be in your overnight travel plans this year Your RV's Pre-Season Checklist - the things that must be replaced at the start of a new camping season The Trump administration's continuing budget cutting and the dwindling workforce may result in reduced hours and early closures for our National Parks. And in Mike & Jen's Storytime, The Rooster's Revenge, or Why Bo Doesn't Chase Chickens Anymore

This week on Episode 536 of the RV Podcast: RV Slides: A Top Expert shares what can go wrong with them and  how to maintain them The Trump Tariff Threats against Canada are Disrupting the RV Business Big Time Want to run your RV and AC all night long off solar and lithium batteries? You better count the cost first And in Mike and Jen's Storytime, the time a live rattlesnake dropped on Mike's foot. All this plus the RV News of the Week and your questions coming up in Episode #536 of the RV Podcast

We have a special edition with this episode of the RV podcast, answering your RV Lifestyle questions…. Even the personal ones. We have a bunch of them that we can't wait to get to and they will form this week's RV Conversation of the Week. PLUS we also have the RV News of the Week and Mike & Jen's storytime about taking our RV in a special stretch of road known as "The Tail of the Dragon."

This week on the RV Podcast: This week we tell you about Fuel Saving Hacks and a new way for RVers to cut their fuel costs Confusion remains over the hiring of seasonal employees at our national parks The average age of RV owners is getting younger In Mike & Jen's storytime we'll tell you why an Upper Peninsula town is a hotbed for Bigfoot sightings and share a true story about the time Mike went on a REAL Bigfoot hunt All this plus the RV News of the Week and your questions coming up in Episode 534 of the RV Podcast

This week on the RV Podcast: We have some very helpful RV towing tips from a top expert who also shares the best way to weigh your rig and what you need to know about tire maintenance. Guess what kind of RV sold the best last year? If you said motorhomes…. You'd be wrong! In Mike and Jen's storytime, we'll tell you about the time we spent a wild night in our RV on Gobbler's Knob in Pennsylvania, waiting for the Groundhog Day appearance of Phil. All this, plus the RV News of the Week and your questions coming up in Episode 533 of the RV Podcast.

This week on the RV Podcast: The Latest in RV Solar and Lithium Innovations - How much RV solar and lithium power do you need to run your AC all night long? How about if you just want to use a CPAP machine? And how much does it all cost? This week we talk about the latest innovations in RV power systems with two of the industry's leading experts. We also share the ballpark costs so you'll know whether it's right for you. Love's Travel Centers are adding more overnight camping spots with RVers this year In Mike and Jen's Storytime… How  Mike's love of popcorn led to our serendipity style of travel. All this plus the RV News of the Week and your questions coming up in Episode 532 of the RV Podcast.

This week on the RV Podcast: This year's RV Supershow in Tampa is a wrap. We'll hear from real RVers about what they liked and didn't like about the 2025 models The crazy winter weather continues this week, disrupting travel plans all across North America California has hit the pause button over some of its clean air regulations  What's with Campground WiFI? Why is it so bad? All this plus Mike & Jen's Storytime, and your questions coming up in Episode 531 of the RV Podcast.

This week on the RV Podcast: A 2025 Florida RV SuperShow Preview of all the hot new RVs that will be shown at this year's gathering in Tampa What you need to know about RV Refrigerators, solid advice from one of the top experts in the industry All this plus the the Social Media Buzz and your questions coming up in Episode 330 of the RV Podcast

This week on the RV Podcast: It's RV Show Season, and if you're planning on visiting a show, we have RV show tips to save you time AND money. If you use a late model Ford Heavy Duty truck to pull your RV there's a major recall that you need to know about In Mike and Jen's storytime, the dangers of bad weather and overconfidence  All this plus the RV News of the Week, and answers to your questions coming up in Episode 529 of the RV Podcast.

This week on the RV Podcast: We're On the Road Again: We share our 2025 RV Travel Plans and Goals. Maybe you can get some ideas for your RV trips, too. By popular demand, we bring back the Mike and Jen's Story Time segment, this week, focussing on our trip to Plains GA a while back where we encountered Jimmy Carter. As the nation celebrates the former Predsident's 100-year life we remember a sweet encounter with a very decent man. All this plus the Social Media Buzz, the RV News of the Week and your questions coming up in Episode 528 of the RV Podcast.

This week on the RV Podcast: We share our no-holds-barred predictions on 2025 RV Camping and Travel. We'll tell you what to expect and identify 10 trends that will impact your RV Lifestyle in 2025. Plus the Social Media Buzz, RV News of the Week and your questions coming up in Episode 527 of the RV Podcast

This week on Episode 526 of the RV Podcast: How to Deal with RV Warranty Disputes - perhaps the industry's best-kept secret. Plus, RV News of the Week, the Social Media Buzz, and answering YOUR questions about the RV Lifestyle.

This week on the RV Podcast: We answer all your questions about the controversial clean air regulations in California that are threatening to limit the availability of all large motorhomes in a bunch of states starting next year. Is an all-electric, no water RV toilet right for you? Maybe… we'll tell you the pros and cons  Plus, the Social Media Buzz and your questions coming up in Episode #525 of the RV Podcast

This week on the RV Podcast: There's more confusion over the so-called Motorhome Ban: The California Air Resources Board now denies there is a ban coming in 2025. The RV industry still insists there is. RVers are urgently needed in North Carolina…to help those displaced by the hurricane to learn about their temporary RV housing. In our RV Conversation of the Week: 7 Red flags about bad camping neighbors that may make you want to leave a campground. All this plus the RV News of the Week and your questions coming up in Episode #524 of the RV Podcast.

There's more bad news about the 2025 California Motorhome Ban, which even includes Class Bs, as well as some Heavy Duty Trucks. The fallout from these California clean air regulations threatens to have a major impact in the RV industry. We detail the latest. Also, in the podcast, news of RV recalls, off-season suggestions, and a warning about traveling toll roads in an RV.

Big motorhome sales banned in California and five other states, effective Jan 1, 2025! This is a special edition of the RV Podcast involving a breaking story that we need to get out there. California and five other states have a controversial regulation in place that will effectively ban the sale of most large motorhomes starting January 1, 2025. How could this happen? We dig into this in this Special Episode of the RV Podcast. PLUS other news of the week, the Social Media Buzz, and answering your questions.

This week on the RV Podcast:  Campground theft: How to Protect Your Gear while camping Somebody is trying to keep folks out of an Oregon national forest by burying planks booby-trapped with nails on forest roads. How RVers can get a nice break on diesel prices. All this plus the RV News of the Week and your questions coming up in Episode #521 of the RV Podcast

This week on the RV Podcast: An UNBEETABLE RV Experience. And we spell Beet BEET. Were talking about RVers who Workcamp the Sugar Beet Harvest. We'll explain all in the RV Conversation of the Week Brinkley RV is continuing to set the pace in the RV industry, this time with an all-new luxury Ultralite Travel Trailer that can be towed by a large SUV. A Major RV manufacturer has shut down its two California plants because it's just too expensive to do business there. And this comes as the state proposes a clean air fee that could add another 65 cents a gallon to its sky-high fuel costs. All this, plus the Social Media Buzz and your questions coming up in Episode #520 of the RV Podcast.

This week on the RV Podcast... The RV Lifestyle is what YOU make it. How to handle RV Problems or disappointing circumstances and stay on the road. Florida RV Parks largely dodged a bullet last week, with most relatively unscathed from Hurricane Milton and now getting ready for this winter's snowbirds. A State Park in Wisconsin has had to shut down for the season early because of a severe mouse infestation. It's been SO overrun with the rodents that authorities say they had no choice. All this, PLUS the Social Media RV Buzz and your questions, coming up in Episode 519 of the RV Podcast

The Hurricanes just keep coming. As recovery is still underway from Hurricane Helene a new one, Hurricane Milton is taking direct aim at millions of Florida residents and many of the favorite snowbird campgrounds in Florida.  Why are so many campgrounds adding treehouses, covered wagons and tiny homes instead of more campsites? Blame the millennials. At least, so says Kampgrounds of America. RV Prices are starting to drop. And that's good news for consumers after years of jacked-up dealer prices All this plus the RV News of the Week and your questions coming up in Episode #518 of the RV Podcast

This week on the RV Podcast: How to Deal with High Pressure RV Sales Tactics. We'll interview a reputable dealer who exposes unethical tactics and tells you how you should respond to high pressure. RV Campgrounds in six states have been devastated by last week's Hurricane Helene. With prices continuing to rise, many are asking, “How can anyone afford the RV Lifestyle these days?" We have some advice in our Social Media Buzz segment. All this plus the RV News of the Week and your questions coming up in Episode #517 of the RV Podcast.

This week on the RV Podcast: What's best for the RVer? Starlink or Cellular? Mini Meetup Week starts this weekend for the RV Lifestyle Community, with in-person get-togethers held all across the country. Mike and Jen will hold one Friday night (Sept. 27, 2024)! What to do when your RV's refrigerator stops cooling All this plus the RV News of the Week and your questions coming up in this episode of the RV Podcast

This week on Episode 515 of the RV Podcast: Essential RV Extras: The Top Upgrades Real RVers Want!

This week on the RV Podcast: Enough is Enough. RVers have had it with ever-rising campground fees The BLM wants to charge RVers up to $600 to boondock in the Arizona desert.  And speaking of Arizona, we have the details on a large chunk of highly desirable RV property near Kingman and Route 66 that's going to be sold off in 5 acre parcels later this month All this plus the Social Media Buzz and your questions coming up in Episode #514 of the RV Podcast

This week on Episode 513 of  the RV Podcast:  RV Horror Stories: Real RVers Share Their Most Embarrassing RV Fails and “Operator Errors” Is it right for State Parks to give priority camping reservations and special rates only to in-state residents? Getting rid of condensation stains on RV shades… there's an easy solution to make them look like new again.

Last week, a dog died in an overheated RV when the Air Conditioner lost power. This week in Episode 512 of RV Lifestyle's RV Podcast, we learn about two safety devices every RVer who travels with a pet needs to have. Plus, how one of our followers saved over $1,000 in their extended RV warranty, the Social Media Buzz of the Week and how we plan and find great campgrounds.

We go into a lot of detail about what actually happened when we came back to the U.S. in this week's RV Podcast. PLUS Wendy's Social Media Buzz and more.

In Episode 510 of the RV Podcast, Jen and Mike are on location in the Canadian Maritimes and share their tips for easy long trips in an RV. They are joined by fellow travelers who offer even more helpful advice, Plus the Social Media Buzz, a surprise announcement about no camping at the upcoming Florida RV Supershow in Tampa, and your questions about the RV Lifestyle.

In Episode 509 of the RV Lifestyle RV Podcast, we share the results of how Starlink has performed all across North America. And we also check into the experiences of other Starlink-using RVers who are up here in Nova Scotia with us as part of a 27-day tour of the Canadian Maritimes run by Fantasy RV Tours.

This week on the RV Podcast:  Why you MUST take travel breaks! The deadly risk of blood clots caused by too much driving. Wildfires are once again devastating the Pacific Northwest and parts of Canada, The smoke from more than 200 blazes is making its way all the way to the east coast. Updates from the road and answers to your questions about being part of an RV Caravan Tour. We'll give our honest opinions on what it's really like. All this plus the RV News of the Week coming up in Episode #508 of the RV Podcast

This week on the RV Podcast: Is RV Caravan travel right for you? Just how does that work? The Escapees RV Club has been bought out by Harvest Hosts. What will that mean to the membership of both organizations? How we came to adopt the “330 Rule” for our travels and why you should too. All this, plus the RV News of the Week and your questions coming up in Episode # 507 of the RV Podcast

This week on the RV Podcast: RV quality problems don't seem to be getting better, and campground infrastructure issues are straining the 2024 camping experience The brutal heat wave gripping the West is being blamed for at least four deaths in National and State parks. In Jen & Mike's storytime, we'll share how what sounded like a good marketing idea turned out to be the most embarrassing thing we've ever done as RVers. All this plus the RV News of the Week and your questions coming up in Episode #506 of the RV Podcast.

This week on the RV Podcast: Picking up the pieces after a major RV accident. Toss in the towel or start all over again? In our RV conversation of the week, you'll meet a couple who just faced those questions. They have some inspiring advice for us all. Do your RV shades annoy you by rattling as you ride down the road? Our RV Lifestyle Community has some great sound-dampening advice. Dangerous heat and nasty weather have been sweeping across the country taxing the comfort and safety of lots of RVers this past week. All this, plus the RV News of the Week and your questions coming up in Episode # 505 of the RV Podcast

This week on the RV Podcast: What's going on with the recent violent RV theft crime wave? There have been two more dangerous incidents since last week's deadly attack in Nebraska. If you have a drone made by DJI, as many RVers do, the government wants to ban them because they think the Chinese could be using them to spy on us. What to do when you empty your RV black tank but the sensor shows it is still full? All this plus the RV News of the Week and your questions coming up in Episode #504 of the RV Podcast

This week on the RV Podcast: Off Grid RV Living in the Desert - We'll learn how one RVer has found paradise in Arizona The latest on the brutal knife attack on an elderly RVing couple at a Nebraska Rest Area that left the husband dead and the wide fighting for her life. There are a lot of people who are disappointed about the rising Internet costs for on-the-go RVers. All this plus the RV News of the Week and your questions coming up in Episode #503 of the RV Podcast

This week on the RV Podcast: What real RVers like and dislike about their RVs. An Alaska RV rental company has abruptly shut down after being accused of shady dealings involving security deposits, collecting taxes that were not due and forging customer signatures. And in Mike & Jen's Storytime, we'll share how we learned firsthand why every hiker in bear country should carry bear spray. All this plus the RV News of the Week and your questions coming up in Episode #502 of the RV Podcast

This week on the RV Podcast: RV Trip Planning with AI is now a reality. We'll explain in our Interview of the Week about a powerful AI Trip Planner aimed at RVers.  It's finally a buyer's market for those who want to purchase a new RV. Dealers are anxious and more willing to offer big discounts as their lots remain filled with unsold inventory  On Mike and Jen's Storytime segment at the end of the show, we'll tell you all about the most embarrassing - and costly - mistake we've ever made while RVing. Zion National Park plans to ban all large RVs from its popular eastern entrance starting in 2026 in hopes of unsnarling the park's often massive traffic jams. All this plus the RV News of the Week and your questions coming up in Episode #501 of the RV Podcast

This week on the RV Podcast: This is our 500th RV Podcast.