Traveling and living fulltime in our fifth-wheel trailer we use a great many different RV related products. In this section of the website, you’ll find all my RV product reviews. I even did a full review of the entire Keystone Fifth wheel trailer after 18 months of use.
Please be aware that some of the products reviewed were sent to me free of charge by various companies as promotional items. In these cases, I will let you know upfront – Ray
Tools and Maintenance Items for the Full Time RV Life
I’m often asked what tools and maintenance items I carry along while pursuing the Full Time RV Life. While organizing the RV this spring I pulled out all my tools…
Finally! I solved the case of the Intermittent Trailer Running Lights
I have battled a problem of intermittent trailer running lights for a few months now. Every once in a while the marker/running lights would go out and I would find…
Champion 2000 Watt Inverter Generator Review
Review of my Champion Generator I purchased 2 Champion 2000 Watt inverter generators plus the parallel cable so I would be able to run my 13500 BTU RV Air Conditioner…
How I Wash, Wax and Detail the RV
Introduction Every six months or so I wash, wax and detail the RV. Occasionally between, it may get a quick wash if it gets very dirty or dusty, usually after…
Metal Detecting Goes Well With RVing
Ever since I was a small boy I loved to find treasures. I remember scouring the neighborhood in search of pop bottles or lost coins. When I grew up and…
Trojan 6 Volt Batteries RV Install
I added to the standard 12v deep cycle battery that came with the RV with 2 of the T-105 Trojan Six Volt golf cart type batteries. This update more than…
Tekonsha Primus IQ Brake Controller
In continuing my RV Product reviews next up is my Primus IQ Brake Controller. I’ve been using it for about 2 years now installed in my 1994 F350 Ford Truck…
So, you want to be an RVer?
Being more of a doer than a thinker I don’t read a ton of books but I have just finished reading a great one on RVing and the RV Life…
Cheap Waste Tank Cleaner
Rather than buy nasty and expensive chemicals for the waste tanks try using a 1/2 cup of good old Borax laundry detergent and 1/4 cup of water softener. The Borax detergent helps…
RV Sewer Dumping – The Straight Poop on the Poop
RV Sewer Dumping. Yes, we all have to do it at some point. It’s the right of passage into the RV world. Everyone in the park loves to watch the…
Essential RV Ipad Apps List
This post contains my Essential RV iPad Apps List I use all the time while RVing. These aren’t all the apps I use or have used but the ones I…
Thousand Trails Zone Camping Pass
I’ve decided to write a post about the Thousand Trails Zone Camping Pass. Just so you know I don’t work for Thousand Trails or get money from them for this,…
Keystone Cougar 276RLSWE Fifth Wheel Trailer Review
Introduction Hi, my name is Ray. In May 2011 my wife Anne and I purchased a brand new Keystone Cougar 276RLSWE Fifth Wheel Trailer to spend one year traveling around…
Progressive Industries Model EMS-HW30C – RV Surge Protector
This Xmas I got a wonderful present, especially for a tinkerer and do it yourself person like me. I opened up a Progressive Industries Model EMS-HW30C Electrical Management System. It…
O-Grill 1000 Gas Barbecue
This is our compact O-Grill Gas Barbecue we use for our RV BBQ. I like many things about the O-Grill 1000 Gas Barbecue 1. It easily folds down into a…
Trailer Aid Plus
For lifting your heavy tandem wheel trailer to change a tire or check bearings and brakes nothing is as easy as using the Trailer Aid Plus. I picked up one to…
VentMate – Vent Covers
First thing I would want on any RV is vent covers. Being from the pacific coast of Canada they came already included from the dealer. They allow the top vents…
Wingman RV-WING UHF Add-On
We added the Wingman RV-WING UHF Add-On to our Winegard Antenna that came with the RV and immediately notice a big difference in the number and quality of stations we…
Jefatech Long Range WiFi Repeater Kit for RVs
Note: This is an old post. There are newer and cheaper devices available now. Finding it tough to pick up the campground WiFi in many parks I was looking for…