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Portobello Melt Dipper
Hey there fans of vegetarian meals as you travel, here is your recipe. My wife enjoys a break from the meat every other day menu that typically happens on this rig. Simple, quick, tasty, fresh ingredients and easy to prepare on an RV is this.
Classic Macaroni Salad
It’s summer, time for burgers, dogs , picnics and yes Mac salad.This is an old school recipe that is tried and turn. Make this us as a side or just something to snack on.
RV Park Reviews
Diamond Lure Campground
This park is located about 1 hour north of Atlanta nestled in the foothills of the Smokey Mountains. If you are looking for a quiet wooded campground with a 15-acre lake as the focal point this park is for you. As they say on their site, this might be the best-kept secret in North GA. You might have to wait to get a site that will accommodate a 35′ rig, but it’s worth the wait.
Texan RV Park
Just outside the small town of Athens, TX you will find this RV park just off I175 West. It is the home of the NRVTA Training Academy. The park has some 86 sites and at the time we were there they were adding another 12 or so Premium Back-In Sites.
Cherry Hill Park
Camping in a large metro area always seems like a crape shoot. You are either in a small cramped space with very little green space or the entire park is concrete or blacktop it seems. Typically the rates are high for this precious space. We were not sure what to expect when we arrived at this RV Park. The rates were high, running a little over $105 a night for a premium pull-through. We were pleasantly surprised when we pulled into this location
Cooking Road Tested
Creamy Gnocchi with Mushrooms
As that cool fall breeze signal the coming of lower temps, Ginny and I reach for our comfort food recipes. The ingredients can be found at most every grocery store in the country. You can toss this together in under 30 mins in one pan. Add a Ceasars salad and you have a complete meal.
Grilled Pork Tenderloin w Hoppin John Salad
We love a good BBQ while we are traveling. This recipe combines some of our favorite southern flavors. Hoppin John Salad made with rice and blackeyed peas. Combine with cubed pork tenderloin, onions, apples, and a Carolina mustard sauce baste. Add some canned Margaret Homes seasoned Collard Greens and boom your in South Carolina for the night đ
Fresh Gazpacho
There is nothing better than finding a great farmers market while traveling. The place is filled with fresh local organic produce if you are lucky. A few more stalls down and you might even find some fresh crusty bread. For Ginny and I there is nothing like garden fresh cool Gazpacho with a dollop of sour cream on a hot summer nite of camping. Add crab cakes to the mix and you have a perfect dinner combination.
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PAW PERFECT
Route 66 RV Resort
This was our second stay at this RV park. The first was a rather chaotic stop with battery issues etc. This stop gave us much more time to check out this first-class RV resort. Located on the west side of Albuquerque, NM conveniently off I40 this is the perfect location for short or long term stays. The campground is situated behind the Route 66 Casino and within walking distance or quick free shuttle door to door.
New Bern KOA
Sometimes you just pick a winner. We have stayed at a number of KOA during our travels. This location by far has been the best on any we have stayed at. Shortly before our arrival and prior to me booking this location we got a notice from KOA that this was the KOA 2019 Campground of the Year. Our first reaction was, this should be interesting, what are the makings of Campground of the Year? I hope my notes below can begin to explain why this campground got a well-deserved award. Let’s walk it down.  Â
National Parks
San Antonio Missions National Parks
San Antonio Missions symbolize an era when the world was expanding, culture were intertwining, and the global landscape was forever changed. Today they remain a thriving religious center for many San Antonians and a historic destination for the entire world to enjoy.
Wanderers 2018 – Top 10 Must See Sites
As the 2018 season comes to an end, here is a list of the years best. We have put over 14,000 miles on the rig “Wandering”. I thought I would share our favorite place with you. Many of these I have yet to blog about, that will be coming in the next few months. Enjoy and have a fantastic Holiday.
Carlsbad Caverns/Roswell
The park is located northeast of downtown Carlsbad and about 50 mins away from the caverns. We headed out in the morning only to find that the elevators at the caverns where out of service.
Attractions
Petrified/Painted/Meteor
Minutes away from Meteor RV park you will find the world’s best-preserved meteorite impact site on Earth. Â Located just minutes from Interstate 40 and the old Route 66 in Northern Arizona near Winslow. Â Meteor Crater is the spectacular result of a collision that rocked the American Southwest approximately 50,000 years ago with the energy of more than 20 million tons of TNT.
Wanderers 2018 – Top 10 Must See Sites
As the 2018 season comes to an end, here is a list of the years best. We have put over 14,000 miles on the rig “Wandering”. I thought I would share our favorite place with you. Many of these I have yet to blog about, that will be coming in the next few months. Enjoy and have a fantastic Holiday.
Aviation Nation
The National Naval Aviation Museum is the worldâs largest Naval Aviation museum and one of the most-visited museums in the state of Florida
RV Upgrades
Power Make Over
The first order of business once we had decided on the Solutiude 310GK-R was the batteries. After researching battery types, solar compatibility, and recommendation from other RVers we landed on Battle Born Ion Lithium. Battle Born batteries can provide you with two to three times more power than a lead-acid battery which allows you to stay off the grid longer without having to hassle with a noisy generator. Battle Born Batteries are also capable of being charged up to five times faster than a standard lead-acid battery. Now we can put our battery anxieties to rest and finally focus on our next RV adventure.
Drawer Dividers
The age-old problem in most kitchens that calls for dividers in the drawers to keep your stuff organized. No one likes to reach into a drawer only to find that you have to dig to the bottom to find what you need. On an RV this can be particularly frustrating as the “Stuff” gets put into the rough road blender and scattered in the drawers.
AC Silencer
The WackO Products DA100 is an air conditioner silencer kit that allows you to run your A/C unit without all the noise. Never try listening to your TV over your air conditioner or being kept awake by the unbearable noise ever again.
Tips
Tire Pressure Monitor
We have heard hundreds of stories from RVers relating to tire failure. Some of the tire failure issues an RVer may encounter can be a minor nuisance and some failures can be catastrophic.Â
Truck Lane Fueling
You have finally decided that the RV and Car fill up lanes are not for you when it comes to filling your RV fuel tanks. Highway driving takes you past numerous Travel Centers and you have seen your fellow RVerâs in the Truck Fuel Lanes. Why not give it a go, canât be that much different from what we are doing now. They say itâs much faster to fuel that way and there is DEF at the pumps.
Bring In The Crane
We use our truck on and off through the year to haul, yard debris, landscaping, mulch and such. The hitch is a 175 lb problem when you want a clean bed to work with. Ginny and I thought we could easily handle the hitch once we took it apart. Not so as we found out,...
Memorably Trips
Cajun Fun, Food and Music
Caroline our caravaning buddy and we were having a conversation about our love of Cajun food and music during one of our trips. She suggested we meet in Lafayette, LA and explore the area. That sounded like a great idea and plans where put into motion. Late September was our target date.
Maiden Trip – Lets Head Home
Franklinville NY â Triple R Resort was our next destination. The trip was going well until we decided to use the truck GPS and not the directions provided by Good Samâs.
Maiden Trip – First Leg
As newbies we where told that the average RVer places about 2,000 lbs of stuff on their rig to get started. We hit the scales for a quick how much do we weigh. The envelope please, 12,000 flat, which meant we put about 2,000 lbs. The rig weighed in at 10,640 empty.
Itineraries
NRVTA Experience
I’m sure you have seen those National RV Training Academy posts in your Facebook feed. You may be following Todd Henson’s “Tech Tip Tuesdays” on YouTube. Are you wondering if these classes are a good fit for you?
Would you like a review from a Do-It-Yourselfer like yourself? I am a recent graduate and have been Certified as an RVTAA Registered Technician. I have put together an overview that I think you will find informative. I would highly recommend the Fundamentals course if you are a new RV owner or for that matter, a vet of sorts like me. Click on the read more tab for the complete story.
MORryde IS Upgrade
Five plus years of OEM suspension on our Open Range Roamer tested every inch of that RV. Many times described as an earthquake happening on wheels, we can attest to that. We took painstaking efforts to tie down, brace, or lock in items we thought would be displaced. Trip after trip we would find something ajar, broken, or lying on the floor. My first fix on the old rig was to replace the suspension with the MORryde SRE 4000 suspension system. That helped a bit but I knew there was another answer.
DC Move In
The primary reason we purchased the RV was to visit with family. The secondary reason is to be on call when we are needed. We were needed in Ft. Belvoir, VA to help with a move to a new Military assignment for our Son-In-Law, Daughter, and grandson. It had been some time since we visited the east coast. We lived in NYC for several years during our working days. We knew this was not going to be a budget visit, nor would it be a pleasure to drive in our 35″ Grand Design Solitude 310GK-R in that traffic.
Repair, Fixes & Faux pas
2017/18 Repairs, Fixes and Faux pas
2017/18 proved to be years that tried our patients regarding breakdowns and repairs. I was building a very good relationship with my service tech at the dealership.
2016 Repairs,Fixes and Faux pas
It would be easy to show all the great locations and fun times we have had over the last couple of years. I want to be a bit more transparent about RVing.