Recent content by MikeyInNY

I traveling from New York to Oregon and back. Planning my route now, marking down stops along the way. I'm towing a TT this time and haven't crossed any high mountains with it so I'm concerned about the trip. My last scheduled stop before the Rockies is the Old Montana State Prison Museum in...

While I know that going through Delaware would be a shorter drive, the toll is $24 for truck and trailer. Plus the drive through NJ is a mess which I want to avoid. My route, while longer, has less tolls and less aggravation. I do plan on stopping overnight in southern PA at a Boondocker's...

Driving a 26' TT to Williamsburg. Already know I will go I88 to Binghamton, NY, then I81 south. I want to avoid approaching NYC, NJ or Chesapeake Bridge-Tunnel. Google Maps has me on the Baltimore and Washington beltways, and I'm not sure if traveling the beltways towing a TT is a good idea. To...

Never had anyone sleep on our bunks, so we decided to make it into a storage and seating area. Under the bottom bunk is the water heater and mini fridge. Against the rear wall is the water heater plumbing and hot/cold drain valves. I had already made a protective cover for the drain valves so...

We stayed at this park for a week in 2017. This campground is 30 minutes from our grandkids. We had applied for camp host in 2020, but with the situation all camping was put on pause. We got the call about being a camp host for this year. Because of the number of camp host applicants, they...

My wife and I are first-time camp hosting at a New York State Park in June. I haven't ever needed the help of a camp host, so I'm wondering what other people's experiences have been. I'd like to hear both the good and bad, and any advice for a host. Is there anything I should do or bring that is...

My wife wants a screen house with a floor. We have a screen house that the sides barely touch the ground, and the wind causes them to move which create a gap and allow unwanted visitors to enter. I've looked at the various ones other people have at their campsites, and haven't seen any with a...

Not full-timers, but planning extended camping trips 2-3 months at a time.  We plan to bring trailer & truck titles (in case we have issues), passports/Nexus card, the usual IDs and vehicle & medical insurance cards.  Do you recommend anything else? Where do you store these documents? In truck...

I have a single rail that attaches to the camper.  The RVQ mount shown in the picture hooks to the rail when I want to use it, so there isn't anything hanging off the rail during traveling.  Once the RVQ is in the mount and the cover open, the cover provides a heat shield from the camper.  So I...

The RVQ is a small LP gas grill specifically made for campers.  It is a good size for a couple or a small family, not big enough for a big cook out.  My particular RVQ came from a pop-up camper made in the early 2000s.  The rack in the picture hooks to a rail mounted on the side of the camper. ...

I have a RVQ from a previous camper.  My new TT has an aux LP connection at the rear bumper and I have the extension hose already.  I purchased the TT mounting rail for the RVQ and would like to mount it to the rear of the camper.  The mount holds the RQV at a distance from the body of the...

I have a membership that offers a Resorts of Distinction membership as well for $200 a year.  It was one of the main reasons we bought our membership, I'm retiring next year and thought it would help while traveling.  I heard mention that many of the ROD campgrounds have many blackout dates that...

I have a  2019 trailer that I just got in August.  Since I plan on having it for many years, I was wondering about removing the decals now.  After reading many posts about them cracking and fading, and once removed how the "shadow" of the decal is still there, what is the harm in removing them...

Excellent suggestions one and all.  However, my heating system is hot water baseboard so if water off then no heat in the house.  Water heater is a loop off the furnace, I can shut those valves no problem.  I'm not comfortable leaving electric heaters plugged in to maintain temperature above...

I'm not full timing, but I want to go on an extended trip 3-5 months long and the house will be vacant.  I've read some of the full time articles, which have answered a lot of questions, but things are different if returning back home. Some of the things I need to arrange are kind of obvious...