Last fall I installed and reviewed a cellular signal booster kit put out by a company called weBoost. The package is called the Drive 4G-X OTR and came with a large spring mounted trucker antenna. We’ve used it dozens of times over the last five months while RVing all around the southwestern US and up … Read more
Early last month I was stoked to receive a new weBoost Drive 4G-X RV Cellular Booster Kit as an upgrade to our old Wilson Sleek device. Although the little Wilson Sleek did a decent job at getting us online in fringe reception areas the 4G-X Drive Kit, plus the large external RV/Truckers antenna, promised an even … Read more
WilsonAmplifiers.com approached me this summer offering me their weBoost 4G-X + RV Trucker Essentials Kit free for a review. I was very much interested in the product since I currently use the little Wilson Sleek cell booster and have been pleased with it. (See my past review of it –Boosting RV Internet with the Wilson Sleek 4G) … Read more
I’ve installed, reviewed, and tested lots of different electronic gear and gadgets over almost ten years of full-time RVing. Some stuff worked out better than others, and some were just toys. To help out new RVers, I’ve decided to go through all my RV electronics and come up with a list of what I feel … Read more
I this video, I show what’s included in the American Booster Voltex 50 RV Plus cellular signal booster kit. Then I detail its installation into our 2011 Keystone Cougar fifth-wheel trailer. The video finishes up with a quick signal strength test to confirm the operation. Next month I plan to test out the American Booster … Read more
In this video, I give a quick overview of our 500 watts RV solar power system. You can see the full detail explanation and diagrams in the past post and video – Detailed Look at Our DIY RV Boondocking Power System I go through all the things it powers in the rig. From devices, we plug … Read more
I get a lot of emails from fellow Canucks asking how we stay connected on the road while traveling in the USA. Things like cell phone plans, internet access, and long distance calling/texting back to Canada. Also, how do Anne and I stay in touch when apart? So, I thought rather than answer it over … Read more
My wife Anne and I both adore visiting the US southwest desert region each winter. We love the snowbird lifestyle enjoying the plentiful sunshine, warm temps and meeting up with our fellow RVing friends. There is no lack of terrific photography and hiking opportunities and gorgeous scenery to explore. Over the years we have embraced … Read more
Each year we spend summers mostly stationary on Vancouver Island in beautiful British Columbia. However, once the temps begin to drop in the fall, we become snowbirds and fly south for the winter. The winter half of the year is spent on the road traveling down the west coast and into the sunny US southwestern … Read more
Continuing my 2017/2018 snowbird trip videos, a little slice of our RV boondocker life. In this video, I take you along as we head from our recent boondocking location to dump and fill our tanks at the Saddle Vista Ranch in Tonopah, Arizona. The owner has recently installed an RV dump station to serve the needs … Read more
It’s almost seven years now since we purchased our 2011 Keystone Cougar fifth wheel trailer. Over the years as I could afford it I’ve been adding, modding and upgrading things. If you have followed the blog for any length of time you know, I often publish RV product reviews. Most products are purchased by either Anne … Read more
A few months ago I received a new wireless weather station for the RV. Our old one an Acurite works well but is quite basic. It reports inside and outside temperature and barometric pressure. I was ready for a step up when I saw a La Crosse wireless weather station with a wind speed monitor at … Read more
GIVEAWAY IS OVER – random draw was Dec. 7th, 2017 My little RVing blog came into being late November 2012. I could never have imagined at the time I’d still be plugging away at it five years later. It now contains 490 published blog posts and over 300 videos. Thanks for all the tremendous feedback … Read more
A warning light I’d never seen before suddenly began lighting up intermittently on our old 1994 Ford F350 diesel trucks dashboard. It simply displayed the words “Fuel Filter” in red letters. It only seemed to come on when we were pulling steeper grades with the trailer in tow. Since we were traveling along highway 101 … Read more
Another minor repair in my 2017 Summer RV Repair series has to do with our RVs roof. A little while ago I noticed a few bumps starting to show up here and there under the EPDM rubber roofing material. There are a half dozen smallish bumps on the slide out rooms roof and a large one in the … Read more