Boondocking on dispersed camping site along Clark Fork River in Lolo National Forest

Boondocking on dispersed camping site along Clark Fork River in Lolo National Forest

| Lite / Green RVing, national forests, Pacific Northwest, public lands, RV / Camping Destinations, RV Journey Summer 2013, RV Life, RV Types, wildlife
Last September we stumbled onto a dispersed Lolo National Forest campground right off Hwy 135, between mileposts 14 and 15, heading downriver (north) from St. Regis, Mont., along the Clark Fork River. We were actually looking for Lolo National Forest's Cascade Ca
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Corps of Engineers Riley Creek Campground on banks of Lake Pend Oreille in north Idaho

Corps of Engineers Riley Creek Campground on banks of Lake Pend Oreille in north Idaho

| Pacific Northwest, public lands, RV / Camping Destinations, RV Journey Summer 2013
Well, we landed at the Riley Creek campground on the shore of the magnificant Lake Pend Oreille, just 14 miles west of Sandpoint in north Idaho. This extremely popular campground is the largest of three in the Albeni Falls Dam project that was built in 1955 by the 
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Taking a little camping trip through northern Idaho panhandle and western Montana

Taking a little camping trip through northern Idaho panhandle and western Montana

| Lite / Green RVing, national forests, Pacific Northwest, RV / Camping Destinations, RV Journey Summer 2013, RV People
It's camping time in the Inland Pacific Northwest and we're off on a long weekend circle trip from Spokane, Wash., to northern Idaho for possible canoeing, and over to western Montana for soaking in some hot springs. Rain is on the horizon, maybe even a thunderstorm
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Pack old-fashion road games for next RV trip with young children

Pack old-fashion road games for next RV trip with young children

| RV books/DVDs/Websites, RV Life, RVing with Kids
Getting ready for that first RV camping trip with your grandchildren that involves a long road trip? There are hundreds of old fashion games RVers can have in their toy kit. The following are just three fun games that can be found easily online or at your local books
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'Survivor Truck Bug Out Vehicle,' not your average weekend camper

‘Survivor Truck Bug Out Vehicle,’ not your average weekend camper

| RV books/DVDs/Websites, RV News, RV People, RV Types
In an in-depth interview, Truck Camper Magazine writer Angela White talked with Jim DeLoziers, the driving force behind the ultimate Survivor Truck bug out vehicle. A professional security consultant, DeLoziers "wanted a vehicle that could quickly evacuate his family
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Car top tent camping = sleep safe above the mud, rocks and critters

Car top tent camping = sleep safe above the mud, rocks and critters

| camping tents, Lite / Green RVing, RV Products
If you are one of those holdouts who continues to love the open feel of tent camping ... but you're at the point in life where you want to sleep safe above the mud, rocks and critters -- consider a Car Top Camper Roof Tent. These tents are designed to be sturdy weath
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Great deals on selected Joe & Vicki Kieve RV DVD

Great deals on selected Joe & Vicki Kieve RV DVD

| RV books/DVDs/Websites, RV Life
The RV Bookstore carries the world's largest selection of  RV books and DVDs. Glancing through the catalog recently I spotted a couple of tremendous buys on DVDs by well-known RVers, authors and teachers:  Joe and Vicki Kieva. One incredible deal is the Kievas' pop
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For a little longer RV Short Stop pull over to view the opulant excess of 'House on the Rock'

For a little longer RV Short Stop pull over to view the opulant excess of ‘House on the Rock’

| RV / Camping Destinations, RV books/DVDs/Websites, RV Short Stops
The House on the Rock, a popular regional tourist attraction in southwest Wisconsin, was designed by Alex Jordan, Jr. During the 1940's, Jordan started building his dream weekend retreat on a 60-foot chimney of sandstone formation called Deer Shelter Rock in the beau
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'Sisters on the Fly' still having 'more fun than anyone' in their vintage trailers, fishing, riding

‘Sisters on the Fly’ still having ‘more fun than anyone’ in their vintage trailers, fishing, riding

| Lite / Green RVing, RV / Camping Destinations, RV Life, RV People, Women RVers
Real-life sisters Maurrie Sussman of Phoenix, Ariz., and Becky Clarke of McCall, Idaho, are avid fly fishers, 'cowgirls' and vintage trailer owners. Together they are the inspiration and force behind a "grab life by the tail and swing it around" group of women known
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Roadtrek's RS E-Trek green travel van, but at a price

Roadtrek’s RS E-Trek green travel van, but at a price

| International RVing, Lite / Green RVing, RV Types
This past week, I've been doing research on type B motor homes for an article I'm writing for Motor Matters and I ran across Roadtrek's nifty RS E-Trek--an "Environmentally Conscious" travel van. According to press material provided by Roadtrek, the E-Trek is designe
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