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Hello Winnebago!

Hello Winnebago!

After a few good seasons with our Keystone Hideout, we decided it was time to upgrade.   After a bunch of research and dizzying comparisons, we landed on the Winnebago Minnie Plus 27BHSS.   This rig was the exact combination of features and design we were looking for with very few compromises. The flipped floor plan, I call it the “L”, was very attractive to us.  It changed it up enough to make it feel like something totally different.  This floorplan is available from…

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Zippy Doggy

Zippy Doggy

One of the best parts about RVing is having the ability to take your four-legged friends with you.  However, once you arrive at the campsite, how do you allow your pooch some freedom to roam about without causing others problems or violating leash rules? We have tried several tethers with varying success and have even just tried tying them off to a bench or post.  In each situation, they always seemed to end up with the dog getting totally tangled…

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Unclogging A Black Tank Flush

Unclogging A Black Tank Flush

A few trips back we started having issues with our Black Tank Flush system that came with our trailer.  Normally when we would attach a hose, water would spray into the black tank.  This was very handy for cleaning and to help add water to the tank before or after dumping.  But what was happening is that the line would essentially pressurize and no water would go into the black tank.  This was obviously disappointing and I started troubleshooting what…

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Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2017

Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2017

In July we had the privilege of once again representing the RV Family Travel Podcast Network at the Outdoor Retailers Summer Market.  As in years past the goal was to find interesting or new products that would be of interest to the RV crowd.  While we can not include every product we find at the show, we try and select several that fit a need or are new and interesting.  All of the products below we have actually tested and felt that they…

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Can You Hear Me Now?

Can You Hear Me Now?

Imagine yourself, sitting in a beautiful national forest campground at the picnic table enjoying your lunch.  Tall pine trees towering above and providing just the right amount of shade to make it cool enough that you need a jacket.  Off in the distance, you can hear to roar of the local river and the chirping call of some very active squirrels.  When all of a sudden the serene moment is shattered by yelling. “HEY HONEY, WILL YOU BRING SOME NAPKINS…..NAPKINS…..NO…..BRING SOME…

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