Two RV shows in the next few weeks will be an interesting study on whether we can truly believe the recent reports that the RV industry is on the rebound.
According to a television report, RV manufacturers in Elkhart County, Indiana, home to 70 percent of the nation’s RV makers, are ramping up production. A spokesman [...]
By Bob Difley
As recent events show, even though our food sources are likely among the most inspected and safest to eat on earth, pathogens do make it into foods available to us. While most of us are familiar with and have confidence in our local food suppliers, how and from whom do we pick our [...]
Labor Day weekend…summer’s last hurrah. Are you going camping this weekend? We’ve been dedicated tenters, pop-up lovers, travel trailer testers, and 5th wheel dwellers…and made lots of terrific friends along the way. One set of friends recently hit a milestone in their business – Pine Acres Family Camping Resort in Oakham, MA celebrated their 50th [...]
The Never-Bored RVers’ regular Wednesday article (depending on availability of Internet connection)
“Do you ever get tired of your RV life?” is a question that we are frequently asked by non-travelers. Your answer to that question probably isn’t exactly the same as ours; however, we all are likely to say something like, “We enjoy our life [...]
The State of Michigan is betting the future of its state parks on the willingness of its residents to fork out $10 a year. The $10 will buy each resident a Recreation Passport, and the program is Michigan’s solution for funding our favorite recreation destinations. It begins October 1, 2010.
Instead of spending $24 for an [...]
Once again, our recent Cheeseburger in Caseville camping trip did not disappoint!
The festival, now in its 12th year, is basically a 10-day tribute to Jimmy Buffett and the laid-back beachcomber lifestyle for which he’s known. Featuring music, cheeseburgers, beach volleyball, cardboard boat races, sand castles, the Parade of Fools and much more, the festival is [...]
A while back I posted a press release from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources shifting all of its campground reservations to the Internet. Several people commented on this post, basically taking exception to the state parks contracting with third party vendors and passing the costs onto us.
I promised a follow-up, and here it [...]
This is the second of two posts. To read the first post, click here.
After an enjoyable Friday night by the campfire and a great breakfast Saturday morning, we made our way to Wilderness Canoe Trips in Mesick, Michigan. We would use them again. They service both the Pine and the Big Manistee rivers, and their [...]
Short of an accident or injury, is there anything worse for a camping trip than an all-day rain storm?
Our most recent camping trip – the 2010 Canoeing & Camping Extravaganza in Wellston, Michigan – was nearly a wash out.
A bit of background: nearly every summer for the last eight years we have gone on a [...]
Greetings from the road,
Summer is officially here as evidenced not only by the calendar but the temps outside!! Chances are RVing/camping is in the cards…even if you are on a budget. Well, you won’t be surprised with this show…you already know we RVers are the most frugal bunch around. In this episode of the RV [...]
