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McAllen, Harlingen, Brownsville are all in that area of south Texas with lots of snowbirds.  I live in the state and would suggest looking at Corpus Christi.  It's big enough for shopping and the like but not a big metro area.  From there you could drive the toad to Mission, McAllen, etc for a...

Dig out the manual, read it, highlight important stuff, and follow maintenance schedules.  Consider changing your own oil and fuel filters. It's not difficult and will save you big bucks.

Most servicemen and women serve willingly. They would do the job regardless, but having the America people support and thank them is priceless.  For all of you who do, Thank You. 

Since I live in the state, and have traveled these roads many times in a 38' DP, I will help you get out of Texas. From Houston Hwy 190 connecting to Hwy 6 to Waco and all the way to I-20 east of Abilene.  Then Hwy 84 to Lubbock. I-27 to Amarillo.  From there you can chose to go west on I-40 or...

A 40 ft MH usually has all the equipment necessary to stay somewhere that doesn't have full hook ups.  It's a personal preference with me, but if I have on board water and at least 30A power then I'm happy to be somewhere that includes a bit of solitude and the hiking and sites that you...

There are quite a few that could be added. Like BLM, NPS, USFS. And, my favorite is RON for Remain Over Night since I usually can never spell overnighter correctly. I resemble that, but I prefer the more politically correct term Old Geezer. ;)

We use two higher end, tower type heaters that have several heat settings which are thermostatically  controlled.  The units also have a built in timer.  Each oscillates in order to distribute the heat in the room.  Regardless of the type of heater, there are a couple of safety precautions...

Every time one of these pesky things start causing problems we simply take them down and throw them in the nearest dumpster.  My wife then replaces them with decor matching Roman curtains.  No further maintenance or problems with that simple solution.

Magnolia Oaks RV Park.  You won't be disappointed.

We tow a 2011 Equinox LTZ. It is AWD.  Hook it up, remove one fuse that controls the odometer (which is an optional step), and go.  We purchased the top of the line LTZ because it's a primary vehicle when not RVing,  and when we are we still wanted a vehicle with comfort, space, bells, and...

I have two bikes.  One is a Honda Shadow which weights about 600 # and a Goldwing, not a trike, that is 950#.  I put the Shadow in the back of my Ranger with tailgate down and tow it.  I would never consider doing that with the Wing, nor a Trike, even in a full size truck just because of the...

It would be well worth the money to rent both a Class C and Class A RV for 3-4 days, each.  Take them to a NP or State Park of your choice and get the feel of what you really want in a RV.  You can do lots of research, but that is not touching, feeling, living in, and driving one.  It outweighs...

Wendy>  Key words in your advice is "major truck route."  That makes it doable.  And, I like "a whole lot of nothing but scenery."  Thanks so much for your help.

From central Colorado, I would like to visit Durango and from there head over to Monument Valley, AZ.  I'm looking for some advise on Hwy 160 that runs from I-25 to both places.  I will be driving a 38 ft DP MH with tow and am experienced with that.  But I prefer not to traverse any 12% grades...

Arguably, all the concrete not under the wheels is wasted money.  An alternative would be to do four individual separate concrete pads for the wheels to park on and then fill in the other space with gravel.  Depending on your weight, 4-6 inches down into the ground would work.  If you are going...