Roadtreking: RV Lifestyle Blog

Making Reflectix look good

by Mike Wendland | Aug 21, 2018 | How Tos, Videos

We've talked many times before about using Reflectex in RV windows for insulation and privacy. Today we talk to Sharon McCarragher, who made her Reflectix insulation into panels that not only provide maximum heat insulation and privacy at night but they also look...

RV Quick Tip: Dealing with dirty shoes

by Mike Wendland | Aug 14, 2018 | How Tos, Videos

Whether our home is big or small, it's always good to remove our shoes before going inside. But where do you keep those dirty shoes? Jennifer found a great quick tip from our Roadtreking pal Chris Schuhle…

Ask Us Anything

by Mike Wendland | Aug 13, 2018 | How Tos, Videos

Our weekly Ask Us Anything LIVE YouTube broadcast comes to you from the Emerald Coast along the Florida panhandle, where we will be spending the next few weeks. This week, we tackle questions about: Finding an RV Inspector to check out a used RV before buying –...

RV Quick Tip: Carry Extra DEF

by Mike Wendland | Jul 31, 2018 | How Tos

RVers with diesel powered motorhomes know all too well that the unwritten rule that says whenever you are far from anywhere, in the middle of nowhere, that is when your warning light pops on saying your engine is low on Diesel Exhaust Fluid. There seems to be, at...

RV Quick Tips: Easy way to level an RV

by Mike Wendland | Jul 24, 2018 | How Tos, Jennifer Wendland, Videos

It can be a pain finding a level spot when parking your Class B RV for the night. You stop, look at the angle front to back, side to side. Maybe walk back and use a level of a smartphone app. Then back to the front to put the RV in gear and repeat the process. At one...

RV Quick Tip: Bring your garden with you

by Mike Wendland | Jul 17, 2018 | How Tos

We start a new series today that will appear every Tuesday called RV Quick Tips. These will be very sort, practical little tips we pick up as we travel, perhaps abut a useful product or service that will be useful to RVers or perhaps, like today, it is an idea that...

Tips: Protect Your Pets Against Ticks

by Mike Wendland | May 15, 2018 | How Tos

It's that time of year again. The return of warm weather brings out the return of the ticks. When our dog picked up his first tick of the year some years back, we learned from our vet how to remove them. You want to get the entire tick out, in one piece. “Most...