I finally bought myself a Kill-A-Watt meter. For me, it will be an additional tool for my RV product reviews testing arsenal. If you haven’t heard of it before, it’s an inexpensive but handy gadget for checking how many watts or amps a particular appliance draws. Extremely useful when trying to figure out how much … 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
When we started RVing full-time seven years ago, I knew we would like the ability to camp off the grid. For ten years before purchasing our Cougar fifth wheel, we enjoyed many trips into the boonies with our old 1989 Ford campervan. RV parks can be lovely and all, but we didn’t want to be … Read more
After another enjoyable visit to the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, we headed east down Interstate 10 around 100 miles to another free 14 day BLM camping location called Saddle Mountain. Last year while camping in the Kofa NWR we met a lady who raved about the beauty and peacefulness of Saddle Mountain. Since our waste tanks were … Read more
I’ve seen this tip or variations of it on several RV forums and blogs over the years. You use a remote oven or BBQ thermometer to keep track of the water heater temperature. The temperature probe is placed against the water heaters metal tank. Once the temperature reaches your preferred showering comfort zone, you turn off the … Read more
Three years ago we visited Alabama Hills so Anne could photograph the famous Mobius Arch. One of those photographers bucket list items. We were pleasantly surprised at that time to find the area was BLM land and allowed free camping, even for larger RVs. The climb into the Alabama Hills is steep, and the roads … Read more
A few weeks ago I installed a new Winegard ConnecT Wifi Extender in our Cougar fifth wheel. Unfortunately, it didn’t come with a 12-volt power supply for off-grid camping only a plug-in wall adapter for a 120AC outlet. I was a little disappointed since we often boondock and firing up our 1000W inverter just to power … Read more
Why We Needed a Generator Five years ago almost to the date we sold our house in Victoria BC and headed out on a planned 1 year RV trip all around the US and Canada. We had plans to visit numerous state and national parks so realized we would need some sort of power source … Read more
Two years ago we had the pleasure to camp in an off the beaten path location called Whitney Pockets. Situated 31 miles from Mesquite, Nevada on the Gold Butte Backcountry Byway, it’s a bit of a trek to get there pulling a fifth wheel. A paved but very old and bumpy 20-mile long road winds … Read more
What to do after Quartzsite? After an annual January visit to Quartzsite Arizona to meet up with RVing friends and take in the RV show and swap meets, we were a little burnt out. We needed to get off on our own and decompress a bit. Usually, we take off and head east which in … Read more
A while back one of my subscribers to the Love Your RV! YouTube channel asked if I could record a “Day in the Life” style video. They were interested to see how a routine day of RV boondocking might look like. I’ve picked a random day while we were boondocking this January in Quartzsite, Arizona. … Read more
The last few years we have been coming to the free Ogilby Road BLM 14-day dry camping spot just west of the Arizona/California border about 14 miles west of Yuma, AZ. It’s a flat section of arid desert off of Ogilby RD (SR34) a few miles north of Interstate 8. The main reason we came … Read more
A little bit of banging my own drum here but I’m pretty excited to see our beloved Cougar Trailer gracing the cover of the RV Open Road Magazine!! I knew my review article on the Waste Master RV Sewer System was to be in it, but what a thrill to get my photo featured on … Read more
Introduction So far in my extensive review of new Firefly portable power box from Renogy I first (Part One) gave you my initial impressions of the build quality and functionality. Then (Part Two) let you have a look with me inside to examine the guts of the beast, offering my opinion as an experienced electronics … Read more
Introduction My wife Anne is an avid landscape photographer so finding ourselves scenic camping spots is an integral part of our RV lifestyle. The best photography light happens in the so-called golden hour around sunrise and sunset. Setting up camp in amazing scenery really helps by saving driving to and from a location, as we … Read more