According to U.S. Energy Information Administration fuel prices are falling – and falling SUBSTANTIALLY. Their data shows that from early May to early December, a 7 month period, gasoline prices have fallen about 17% from 3.80 to 3.16 per gallon. Locally, here in Southern Utah, diesel fuel is down to 2.94/gallon (as of 12/12/24.) In …
If you ride an e-bike with a LITHIUM battery, Mike Sokol of RV Electricity recently shared (via his email newsletter) an incident where the owners of a motorhome experienced a fire that virtually destroyed the camper. Fortunately, no one was injured or killed. The RV’s owners were not home at the time. What happened? The …
Ok, Trump got elected. BUT… What does this mean for rv sales? Will it continue to be a strong (incredible) buyers market? Will demand increase for RV’s and hence improvement for sellers? Watch my video below where I share my best analysis as of November 2024 – and please let me know what YOU think! …
House Brand RV’s: A CLEARLY deceptive practice in the RV Industry… How to avoid purchasing a camper that exists for ONE reason: To make MASSIVE PROFITS for the dealer who is selling it As I travel and share places I’ve stayed and things I’ve learned… Many of my posts here on RV Across America detail …
It’s late morning and life is predictable here in Duchesne Utah and at the Black Sheep Coffee Shop… The regulars shuffle in. Sonora, the owner of Black Sheep Coffee is hard at work making great coffee drinks (really!) and the wifi is FAST. Not bad for the frontier eh? Enjoy this interview with Sonora, a …
A return to camping at Starvation State Park in Duchesne, Utah On Wednesday 10/16 I left Vernal, about 60 miles east of Duchesne. I’ve been staying in Vernal for the past couple of weeks. As with past stays, I paddled, biked and swam. Pelican Lake and the Brough Reservoir were my water bodies of choice …
Boondocking with your RV camper (of any type) is WORTH THE EFFORT! Considering how things are heading in our nation, the ability to survive (and thrive) in remote areas is definitely something I’ve spent lots of time thinking about (and taking steps towards.) This post ties in with an earlier one titled “Should your RV …
AND… Budget RV Camping Tips Our society is clearly becoming less safe, even in the remote and lightly populated regions I travel through. Since leaving a GREAT boondocking area in Clark Canyon Reservoir last week, I traveled to Idaho Falls (Shelley), Pinedale, Rock Springs and now Saratoga. All these spots are in Wyoming, except for …
and it could have been up to 14 nights – all for FREE… After 10 months of Full hookup RV camping at Anaconda’s Copper Court, I was ready to return to “primitive” camping in Clark Canyon Reservoir. I NEEDED this! Dry camping on my own for a few nights – just me and my resources …
AND… A truly inspiring drive at the end of a patriotic day I’m starting to write this post on August 29th. This past week in SW Montana saw our FIRST FREEZE (yep, in AUGUST), and many mountain tops saw their first accumulating snowfalls (yep, TWO of them!) They were light accumulations, however it definitely whitened …