Jake Von Slatt’s sweet school bus conversion
It seems Jake Von Slatt stumbled onto a fantasy back in 1982 when he was a college sophomore and standing in a long line…
Free 3-day Presidents Day weekend at all national parks, other federal lands
“America’s Best Idea” … keeps getting better with *free entrance days for the upcoming 3-day Presidents Day Weekend. During 2014 there are five more opportunities…
Caverns of Sonora in west Texas is perfect RV Short Stop, plus camping
We literally stumbled onto this amazing national treasure when our first choice of campgrounds (South Llano State Park) was closed to public camping and we…
For quick, easy, eye-popping potluck campground recipes … check out Janet Groene’s ‘Camp and RV Cook’ blog
Longtime cook, traveler, boater and RVer Janet Groene offers recipes, tips and techniques to help you prepare healthy meals within the confines of a small…
Habitat for Humanity needs RV volunteers who ‘have hammer, will travel’
RV Care-A-Vanners is a “volunteer program for anyone who travels in a recreational vehicle, wants to build Habitat for Humanity houses and have fun…
RVer Jimmy Smith rethinks his whole concept of leisure
In Jimmy Smith’s latest entry in his on-going reflections about nothing in particular and his “own internal landscape” in general, he continues to…
Tim Shephard’s ‘Restoring a Dream’ Part 3 — The Four Steps
The four steps of restoring a vintage RV are: “Choosing, Inspecting, Recovering, Restoring,” according to Tim Shephard, author of the how-to/memoir “Restoring a Dream: My Journey…
Tim Shephard’s ‘Restoring a Dream’ Part 2 — Deciding to buy a vintage Airstream
In 2001 Tim Shephard, author of “Restoring a Dream: My Journey Restoring a Vintage Airstream“ and his wife, Debra, decided to purchase and restore…
Tim Shephard’s ‘Restoring a Dream’ Part 1 — Owing an Airstream can change your life
“Owning an Airstream can change your life,” according to Tim Shephard, creator and host of the highly-rated The Vintage Airstream Podcast and author of the how-to/memoir…
RVer Jimmy Smith reflects in morning twilight
After a few weeks picking our way through the southwest (more posts on that to follow) we find ourselves resting for a couple days…