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Journalist Mike Wendland Travels North America in a Class B Motorhome

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More RV Lessons from the Road

More RV Lessons from the Road Since I released the post on the 10 lessons we’ve learned in our 75,000 miles of RV travel, several readers have asked for another installment. So here it is. This... Roadtreking : The RV Lifestyle Blog - Traveling North America in a small motorhome Source

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Hot Topic: Carrying firearms in an RV

Hot Topic: Carrying firearms in an RV It’s certainly one of the most controversial topics there is among RVers. I’m talking about guns and carrying them in your RV. I get reader questions on this all the... Roadtreking : The RV Lifestyle Blog - Traveling North America in a small motorhome Source

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How We Roll in our RV: Tech use while on the road

How We Roll in our RV: Tech use while on the road Every week we get at least one question about how we use technology while traveling. In this edition of How We Roll in our RV, you get to see the... Roadtreking : The RV Lifestyle Blog - Traveling North America in a small motorhome Source

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Why we like boondocking deep in the woods

Why we like boondocking deep in the woods One question we get a lot when we talk about our love of being off the beaten path and away from everyone is, “Why? What do you do there.” This... Roadtreking : The RV Lifestyle Blog - Traveling North America in a small motorhome Source

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Mini Office for Your Class B

Mini Office for Your Class B At times on the road we need more than a laptop computer – we need an entire office. The need arises to scan something or print something or even just... Roadtreking : The RV Lifestyle Blog - Traveling North America in a small motorhome Source

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Happy Holidays Any Time!

Happy Holidays Any Time! Earlier this summer, Olga, my RT Adventurous, went to the RV spa for some revitalizing treatments and beautifying. She got 2 new uber batteries. The retractable step was repaired... Roadtreking : The RV Lifestyle Blog - Traveling North America in a small motorhome Source

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The Mysteries of the RV Water Pump

The Mysteries of the RV Water Pump Water pumps in Class B RVs, or pretty much all RVs for that matter, are just about the same. The basic design was developed back in the middle Cretaceous and... Roadtreking : The RV Lifestyle Blog - Traveling North America in a small motorhome Source

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Our love affair with Mackinac Island

Our love affair with Mackinac Island For the better part of four decades, there is one place that has lured Jennifer and me back again and again, multiple times each year: Mackinac Island, located in Lake... Roadtreking : The RV Lifestyle Blog - Traveling North America in a small motorhome Source

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After 43 years, a return to Indiana Dunes

After 43 years, a return to Indiana Dunes The last time I was at the Indiana Dunes was on a field trip my senior year in high school. That trip was so cool that I knew some day... Roadtreking : The RV Lifestyle Blog - Traveling North America in a small motorhome Source

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IPhone 6 Plus is now my main mobile device

IPhone 6 Plus is now my main mobile device That’s my old iPhone 5 on the left. The new gigantic iPhone 6 Plus on the right. For as 10 million other people have done over the past two weeks,... Roadtreking : The RV Lifestyle Blog - Traveling North America in a small motorhome Source

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Little Mods That Make RV Life Better: Forgetting to turn things off?

Little Mods That Make RV Life Better: Forgetting to turn things off? One of the joys of an older Class B is the absence of reluctance to make changes.  Over the years we have learned much from Roadtrek owners we encountered on... Roadtreking : The RV Lifestyle Blog - Traveling North America in a small motorhome Source

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Places the guidebooks ignore

Places the guidebooks ignore I’m one of those eclectic travelers. It’s not that I disdain tour guides and “must see” sights. It’s more that I am amused by, and interested in, the funky, the... Roadtreking : The RV Lifestyle Blog - Traveling North America in a small motorhome Source

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Copper Harbor, MI – The end of the road

Copper Harbor, MI – The end of the road Everyone knows we Michganders love to represent our state by showing our hand. Here, try it. Take your left hand and extend it, palm facing out. That’s the Lower Peninsula,... Roadtreking : The RV Lifestyle Blog - Traveling North America in a small motorhome Source

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Mirrors: The Illusion of More Space

Mirrors: The Illusion of More Space One evening a giant Prevost  motorhome pulled into the campsite next to us. We were in an tiny old campground in a small town for a week while attending an... Roadtreking : The RV Lifestyle Blog - Traveling North America in a small motorhome Source

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Our most-asked Roadtreking Question

Our most-asked Roadtreking Question I love getting reader mail and I do my best to answer them. But lately, as the fall RV RV shows start getting underway and lots of people are thinking... Roadtreking : The RV Lifestyle Blog - Traveling North America in a small motorhome Source

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Roadtrekingmike

 

Apps to help you find fall colors

Apps to help you find fall colors The annual fall foliage show is now underway as trees across North America begin turning color. I have some online resources available that can make your fall color RV travels... Roadtreking : The RV Lifestyle Blog - Traveling North America in a small motorhome Source

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Roadtrekingmike

 

In the Black Hills: Custer State Park

In the Black Hills: Custer State Park Custer State Park was our favorite spot when traveling the Black Hills of South Dakota. If you want to see an abundance of wildlife along with great scenery, this is... Roadtreking : The RV Lifestyle Blog - Traveling North America in a small motorhome Source

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Campskunk’s back on the road in a new RV

Campskunk’s back on the road in a new RV After many long months, I was finally able to give my captors the slip and am now safely across the border at Port Huron and proceed west a few miles... Roadtreking : The RV Lifestyle Blog - Traveling North America in a small motorhome Source

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Here’s your chance to try out winter camping

Here’s your chance to try out winter camping Announcing, the first annual Winter Wonderland Roadtreking No Rules Rally,  to be held Jan 23-25 at the very snowy Tahquamenon Falls State Park. Last time I camped there that time... Roadtreking : The RV Lifestyle Blog - Traveling North America in a small motorhome Source

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Spontaneous Roadtreking

Spontaneous Roadtreking We’re the traveling trio- Olga, Laura and Ruka. Olga (stands for Old Ladies Get Aound)  is my comfy-ever-ready-super-cool-traveling machine that makes me feel a little bit like Dr. Who?, because... Roadtreking : The RV Lifestyle Blog - Traveling North America in a small motorhome Source

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Episode 1 – The Roadtreking RV Lifestyle Podcast

Episode 1 – The Roadtreking RV Lifestyle Podcast Here it is, the first of what will be a weekly program: The Roadtreking RV Lifestyle Podcast. This has been a lot of fun to do. This is a show... Roadtreking : The RV Lifestyle Blog - Traveling North America in a small motorhome Source

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A Dog’s Life

A Dog’s Life Rambling Ruka Robinson here, on the road again, with my chauffeur/minion/BFF Laura. I love to travel and have already marked routes all the way to Idaho,Oregon, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida and... Roadtreking : The RV Lifestyle Blog - Traveling North America in a small motorhome Source

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Episode 2 of Roadtreking – The RV Lifestyle Podcast

Episode 2 of Roadtreking – The RV Lifestyle Podcast This has been such a blast to do. I’m thrilled by the response from so many who listened to our first podcast. I have dozens more planned! This week, we... Roadtreking : The RV Lifestyle Blog - Traveling North America in a small motorhome Source

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Essential Cooking Supplies for your RV

Essential Cooking Supplies for your RV We do not eat out a lot when traveling, and when the weather does not cooperate for cooking on the grill, or we are in need of restocking the refrigerator/freezer,... Roadtreking : The RV Lifestyle Blog - Traveling North America in a small motorhome Source

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