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After we bought our RV, we quickly realized that electricity is quite useful. Unless you like ice-cold coffee, blank TV screens, and sweltering summer heat, you’ll want the ability to camp with substantial amounts of the stuff on hand. But since one can’t purchase extension cords in mile-long lengths, we need portable options.
What about solar? Note that I advocate “substantial” amounts of energy for RV camping. Sure, solar power may be useful for certain applications (like illuminating low-wattage light bulbs as a parlor trick) but I’m afraid it falls short of meeting our needs on a daily basis. With the flick of a switch, my wife’s jet engine of a hair dryer can completely destroy solar panels.
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QUESTION: Booze Ban?!
Here in America, we like to toss around the word “freedom” a lot. We supposedly live in “the land of the free.” In reality, we live in the land of the taxed and regulated — but that’s not such a catchy phrase. Case in point: Maryland has BANNED ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION in state park campgrounds. No [...]
VIDEO: Battle of the Airstream Floorplans!
Confession: I find RV floor plans strangely fascinating. Okay, “fascinating” may be a stretch. I mean, I don’t sit around all day dreaming about floor plans. But it’s quite remarkable how many different combinations manufacturers create. I’ve likened RV floor plans to Mexican food entrees — the chef always starts with the SAME BASIC INGREDIENTS (meat, [...]
VIDEO: New or Used?
One of the purposes of our “Campfire Questions” is to consider a variety of issues that RV owners face. But it goes beyond RV owners, because many people who check out LongLongHoneymoon.com are researching RV purchases. They may be debating whether to pull the trigger on an Airstream purchase, or another type of RV. Bear [...]
VIDEO: Can you top a TARANTULA?
Wild animals. We love ‘em – at least when they’re not trying to eat us.
VIDEO: 11AM Checkout Times — ANNOYING?
Today I’m filing a blog entry in the ol’ complaint box. Early campground checkout times are one of my chief annoyances with the camping industry. Kristy and I typically do our driving in the afternoon, and arrive at campgrounds in the evening. There have been a couple of occasions when we checked into a campground [...]
VIDEO: Gas or Diesel?
On The Long Long Honeymoon (LongLongHoneymoon.com) we’re launching a new series of video questions that you can discuss around the campfire. On the menu today: gas or diesel? Those of us who have towable RVs must confront this issue head on. Quite frankly, when we bought our Airstream I had little knowledge of diesel engines. [...]
