For my recent birthday, my lovely wife Anne gifted me with an Akaso V50 Elite action camera. I’ve had my eye on it ever since I did a review for their Trace 1 Pro dashcam. I’ve been wanting an action camera to add to my YouTube video creation arsenal. It’s going to come in handy … Read more
Just a quick blog post and video to thank all you viewers who have subscribed to the Love Your RV! YouTube channel. We just surpassed 20,000 subs! Amazing, I’m blown away by the support. Thank you for all the thumbs up and the overwhelming positive comments. Much appreciated. In many of my videos, Angie my … Read more
Introduction I’ve been asked numerous times “What camera equipment and software do you use for your blog photos and videos?” Rather than answering the question over and over I’ve decided to put up a post detailing my stuff. None of it is very fancy but since I’m producing content mostly for use on the internet, … Read more
Deciding on a Southern Utah Destination We were looking for a new place to explore when passing through southern Utah this spring. While camped out at the Bisti Badlands with some RVing pals from Wyoming they suggested checking out the Valley of the Gods BLM area between the towns of Bluff and Mexican Hat along … Read more
Short Hike in Big Bend While camping in the Rio Grande Village we decide one gorgeous evening to take the short hike up to the Rio Grande Overlook. It is locate just a few minute drive west of the campground. I figured this would be an excellent place to watch the evening’s sunset and maybe … Read more
This Place Rocks! The City of Rocks is a little gem of a state park located about a half hours drive north of Interstate 10 and Deming, New Mexico. Access is very easy on paved highways. Like other New Mexico state parks we’ve stayed in the park, was extremely well kept and a bargain. Electric … Read more
Introduction We arrived at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument this winter with high expectations after last year’s amazing visit. To our surprise and shock, the first three days were overcast and rainy! What the heck? We got out for a few short hikes but spent a good deal of the time holed up in the … Read more
As we approach the middle of summer I find myself with one of those crappy summer colds. Blah! While it runs it’s course I decided to use this down time to give the website a little love by updating the design. Over the last few years I have been adding articles, videos and photos at … Read more
I’ve had a companion YouTube channel for LoveYourRV.com since I started the blog last fall. It’s grown to 60 RVing related videos, over 150 subscribers with 50,000+ views in that short time. I love being able to showcase RV tips, trip reports, how-tos, product reviews etc. in the video format. Some things just come through … Read more
Use Cordless Drill for Rear Stabilizer Jacks My Keystone Cougar fifth wheel trailer has manual crank rear stabilizer jacks. By using my cordless drill with a special socket sized for the jack, deploying and retracting the jacks is a breeze. No more being stooped over and cranking like crazy with the manual wrench. Place Step … Read more
Introduction RV water heater maintenance is pretty straight forward. With a few tools, a warm sunny afternoon and a little know how it’s easy to do it yourself. The main thing we want to do is flush out the sediments and deposits that build up over time in the tank and replace any corrode parts. … Read more
How I Lubricate My Fifth Wheel Trailer Usually twice a year I will go through the fifth wheel mechanisms and give them a good lubrication. I find that lubing my fifth wheel trailer and hitch regularly really helps it perform better for me. Everything works smoothly and as it should. Keeping the moving parts properly … Read more
Upgrading a 12 Volt RV Lamp Fixture Recently I updated our Keystone Cougar Fifth Wheels lighting systems to new LED bulbs. While installing the new bulbs, one of my fixtures was damaged. Due to the heat produced by the 12-volt incandescent bulb the bulb holder became very brittle and the bulb actually fused to the … Read more
Introduction For the last little while our RV shower fixtures have been acting up. The cold tap has been really wonky. We have to really play around with it to get a constant stream which makes adjusting for good pressure and temperature a real pain. Also the cheapie shower head has never really been that … Read more
Why Rip Out My Fifth Wheels RV Carpet? I was doing the spring cleaning of our RV after another great snowbird season down south and got to work tackling the carpets. For carpet cleaning, I use a Bissell portable steam cleaner, great little unit and small enough to travel with us. It does a great … Read more