Tapping into the Benefits of Being an Explorer RV Club Member
Signs of this year’s RV season are popping up! Canada's largest RV show is happening this month, and we’re only a few weeks from “springing” our motorhome from its winter storage. We’ve also booked our calendars for this year’s Explorer RV Club rally in Niagara...
Embracing the Van Life Part 2 – Chasing Your Rainbows
A Summer of Restoring, Fixing, and Servicing: The Journey Begins We spent the summer restoring, fixing, and servicing our van, which Linda affectionately called “the Wee Beastie.” The Wee Beastie was no ordinary van; it was a professionally built 1995 Dodge Ram...
Embracing the Van Life Part 1 – From a Dream to Reality
Adventures with Benny the Van Let me introduce you to Jake, a guy who once lived a conventional life with a steady 9-to-5 job and a cozy apartment. One day, he stumbled upon Benny, an old van, begging for a second chance. With a bit of savings and many dreams, Jake...
Stuffed French Pastries for Your Next Party
Celebrating with friends or family whether at home or on the road is best enjoyed with tasty treats. Having finger foods at the ready can help turn your hungry guests into happy campers. Gougère are fancy French cheese puffs floating out of the oven and into your...
Winter Holiday Safety Tips
Whether you’re planning to stay home, travel by car, or hit the road in your RV, implementing some safety practices beforehand will ensure you have the best winter holiday possible! Here are some safety reminders to help keep things merry and bright this holiday...
Grilled Five Spice Wings and Ribs
Call me stubborn, but I am determined to keep grilling in winter. The barbecue grill is connected to residential gas and outside my back door. With tongs in hand, I'm only a step or two to get to the barbecue. Why not grill some Asian-inspired finger foods to serve...
Holiday Gifts for RVers
The holiday gift-giving season is approaching, and we're already asking ourselves the same challenging question: What to give those special RVers in our lives? Before we answer that question (and check out the suggestions below), let’s step back and remind...
Thanksgiving Dinner on The Barbeque
Summer is the time to cook outdoors. The heat this past year has had me testing and expanding the use of the barbeque to include baking bread and pies. Why not continue the trend and roast a turkey on the barbecue? Fire up that BBQ to cook Thanksgiving dinner and...
Fire Roasted Vegetables
Why let a good fall fire go to waste? Why not cook some vegetables right in the fire? It seems caveman-like to cook food on the coals, but this project was fun and delicious. You may be surprised to find squash, beets, yams, carrots, and corn deliciously sweet...
Trailside Plumbing: How to Replace an RV Water Heater Yourself
It was the middle of February; we were enjoying a month of luxury camping at Retama Village, in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas. At the end of March, we would head back to Canada. After fourteen years of faithful service, our RV water heater sprung a leak. “What!”...
Chargrill For A Perfect Steak
“Salt meat as soon as you get home from the butcher.” This is advice from Michael Ruhlman, prodigious chef, cookbook author, and someone who knows what he’s talking about when it comes to making food delicious. The second chapter of Ruhlman’s Twenty (20 Techniques,...
Weather Apps for RVers
Planning for that epic road trip this year? In addition to checking we’ve the right insurance coverage, it’s becoming increasingly more important to also plan for the possibilities of extreme weather and wildfires on our journey. Last year (2023) more people were...
