Flat Towing Behind a Motorhome
We recently made the switch to a class A after 10+ years of pulling trailers (first our pop-up and then our fifth wheels). What...
Building a solar rack to maximize solar on your RV
Having a tiny space like a truck camper makes maximizing solar difficult, at best. When you only have so much free roof space that...
RV Batteries on Steroids – DIY lithium
Can you imagine running your air conditioner all night, on batteries, and still having over 50% of your battery capacity left? Night-time A/C is...
Can My Truck/SUV Tow This RV Trailer?
You have your truck, SUV, or even car and you need to figure out if you can tow a specific trailer, be it a...
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Overview
Thousand Trails is our favorite membership. I don’t mean just when we were fulltiming for five years, but even before...
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
In 8 years of travel and 5 years of fulltiming, the event that is my family's favorite is the Albuquerque International Balloon...
Inverters – when you don’t have shore or generator power
It's common for new RVers to to be confused as to whether or not they will have "power" when they aren't plugged...
RV Electrical Service
A very common discussion on RV forums is about installing an outlet at home for your camper. The discussion invariably leads to...
DIY Power Awning Support Poles
A while back, I wrote about support poles for your power awning. They had been made by a couple members of the...
Breaking News! New Thousand Trails Membership Explained
Thousand Trails was instrumental in our family getting into RVing. Then after weekending for 3 years, our family became Fulltimers. Each year,...