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Gr8LakesCamper: 2010 Camping & Canoeing Extravaganza Part I

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 [...]

Gr8LakesCamper: Cincinnati & Mammoth Cave Part II

This, the second of two posts on our recent camping trip to Cincinnati and Mammoth Cave, will complete the journey to the famous Kentucky landmark. Click here to read about the first part of our trip.
As I mentioned earlier, although we enjoyed our stay in Cincinnati we weren’t all that unhappy to leave Miami Whitewater [...]

Gr8LakesCamper: Ground Rules

Midwest Living magazine, one of my very favorite magazines, came out with their picks for the best state parks in the Midwest. The magazine’s May/June 2010 issue features 36 of the best state parks in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas.
I plan on highlighting some of [...]

No Sway Hitch for Any Size Trailer

If you call Hensley Mfg. and ask about a sway control hitch, you’ll be told that Hensley is not interested in controlling trailer sway. They are interested in eliminating trailer sway.
And that’s precisely what they do. All other sway control devices on the market use friction to control, or dampen, trailer sway. The unique linkage [...]

RV Doctor – My RV Furnace’s Gas Ignition Isn’t Working

Dear Gary,
I have an Excalibur 8500-II furnace and the gas ignition has stopped working. The blower works fine but no spark to ignite gas. What could it be? – Mike Watt, (Winnipeg, MB)
Answer:
Mike, there are a few things that may be causing this, the most likely of which is low voltage, a faulty control [...]

RV Doctor – Why Does The GFCI on My Brand New RV Keep Tripping?

Dear RV Doctor,
I have a troubling electrical issue. Last year when I plugged in my brand new RV at the campsite the GFCI (ground fault circuit interrupter) on the pedestal tripped immediately. The campground had to wire up a standard non-GFCI outlet and then everything work fine. I took the RV into the dealer for [...]

RV Slides, More and Bigger, May Not Be Better

Slides, or pop-outs, are abundant on most of today’s motor coaches and trailers. Depending on the RV make, model, size and floor plan will normally dictate the number of slides. There may be one or there may be multi. There are small slides and there are full wall ones. Additionally there are varying depths usually [...]

The Lug_Nut RV Whacky Glossary. The Real Meanings

Ever wondered the real meaning of some of the common RV phrases and lingo? If so, you need to read the Lug_Nut Whacky Glossary for Recreational Vehicles. It isn’t quite the “RV Language for Dummies”, but should help you in understanding the real meanings of some of the more common words and phases associated with RVing.

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RV Cooking Show – Three Crepes and a Castle…a love story

Hello RV Cooking Show “lovers”,
When you were a kid did you dream of being a famous movie star or sports figure, invited to exclusive parties to mingle amongst the elite? Visit the Hearst Castle estate and, with some imagination, you might get a taste of what it was like to be part of that crowd. [...]

A Glimpse At The RV Underworld, Black Tank Tales

The Lug_Nut View. Beneath the modern glitter and shine of all RV’s is the underworld, the basement, and of course, the waste tanks. Seemingly unchanged over the years, the black and grey tanks are filled and must be emptied as needed. This, in most cases, is being done using the big stinky slinky, at least [...]

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