RV Book Reviews
These are some very useful books to include in your RV library. These best sellers will provide you with the information you will need to make your RV life easier and your trips more fun.
RVers Guide to Dump Stations
There is one thing that all RVers need, and that's a dump station. A dump station, if you don't already know, is a place where you can empty your RV's holding tanks. This directory offers a comprehensive listing by state and by highway of most of the known public dump stations in America — more than 2,000 all together including truck stops, travel centers, city and county parks, gas stations, rest areas and more. It's the most comprehensive directory of its kind. With more and more dump stations closing up every year, this should be an essential reference material on any RV trip. As we all know, when an RV's holding tank has "got to go," it's "got to go!" Fifth Edition. Published 2009, 208 pages.
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Interstate Travel Guide
The Interstate Travel Guide is the book to quickly and easily locate rest areas, welcome centers, scenic turnouts, Flying J Travel Plaza locations, and RV dump stations, along America's Interstate highways. Rest area listings include amenities available such as restrooms, family restrooms, telephones, picnic tables, vending machines, RV dump stations, designated pet walk areas, handicap facilities, on-site security and wireless Internet access. You'll also find general rest area usage rules. The Interstate Travel Guide is packed with information and is one book every RV traveler should have tucked away in his or her glove box! Published 2008. 224 pages.
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Fulltiming For New & Used RVers
If you are thinking about hitting the road full-time in a
recreational vehicle, then this book
should be essential reading. Published in 2009, it's the most
current and comprehensive guide to full-time RVing ever written.
It's packed from cover to cover about everything an aspiring
full-time RVer needs to know. And even those who are already on the
road full-time or who have traveled extensively by RV will pick up
enough valuable information, tips and tricks to justify the price of
this book many times over. It begins with advice for anyone just
beginning to plan their full-time RV life.. In the pages that
follow, author Ron Jones covers costs, type of rigs, the
practicalities of living on the road including communicating on both
personal and business levels. You'll learn how to select a home
base, RV maintenance, outfitting a rig, how to deal with
emergencies, and you'll get valuable tips about banking, protecting
yourself and much more. The book covers both traveling in a
motorhome or with a fifth wheel or other towable RV, offering the
pros and cons of each. This is a well-organized, easy-to-read book
written by a veteran RVer who knows the ropes. Published 2009. 186
pages.
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DVD: Working On The RV Road
Do you dream of traveling full-time or much of the time with your
RV? Would you like to work as you
travel for extra spending money? Or do you NEED to work to pay the
bills? Whatever the case, in this 75-minute DVD hosted by work
camping expert Jaimie Hall you will learn everything you need to
know about what type of jobs are available, what they pay, and how
to land a position. Hall also covers some of the basics of full-time
RVing that are related to living and working on the road. Tens of
thousands of RVers of all ages work each year as employees or as
roving owners of their own businesses. Countless companies and
public agencies actively seek RVers to help during their peak
seasons. This DVD is a video of Jaimie Hall's appearance in the
RVbookstore.com/RVtravel.com Seminar Series from the spring of 2006.
RV Travel editor Chuck Woodbury provides the introduction. Hall is
the author of "Support Your RV Lifestyle" and a contributing editor
to Workamper™ News.
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Repair and Maintenance Manual
RV Repair and Maintenance Manual by Bob Livingston is the most
popular resource for owners who prefer to work on their own RVs,
whether trailers, motorhomes, truck campers, fifth wheels or popups.
The book features step-by-step procedures for maintaining and
repairing RVs, presented in easy-to-understand layman's terms and
simple-to-follow instructions. The fourth edition has been updated
and expanded to keep up with the latest in RV technology and repair
procedures. From trouble-shooting guidelines to quick diagnoses and
repairs, this manual will keep you rolling down the highway and not
in the repair shop. Packed with valuable information, checklists,
photos, and charts, the RV Repair and Maintenance Manual includes
topics on electrical systems, LP-gas systems, water systems,
sanitation systems, AC generators, batteries, heating systems,
air-conditioning systems, refrigerators, trailer brakes, trailer
suspensions, solar-powered systems, dinghy towing, hitches,
drivetrain systems, solar power systems, ovens and ranges,
microwaves and ice makers, exterior and interior care, and
accessories. This new edition includes step-by-step procedures for
fixing components and improving the service life of virtually every
item on your RV, plus expanded details on satellite dishes, camper
jacks and tie-downs, awnings and slide-out systems. Author Bob
Livingston has been an RV technical writer for 30 years.
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Next Exit and RVer's Friend
Never take a wrong exit off an Interstate highway again. The 2010
Next Exit li
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every exit along every Interstate and details exactly what you will
find at each: gas stations (including which brands and if they offer
diesel), campgrounds, truck stops, casinos, laundries, retail stores
(by name) shopping malls, movie theaters, factory outlet malls, drug
stores, hospitals, rest areas, and more. Businesses are identified
by name. Looking for a Wal-Mart? The Next Exit will tell you exactly
which exit to take to find it. The Next Exit is the most complete
Interstate highway directory published and a best seller year after
year. For RVers, it provides essential travel information that can
save time and the stress of wasting time trying to find where you
need to go. With The Next Exit onboard, you will never have to guess
which business or service is located at each Interstate exit. You'll
know for sure! A huge amount of research goes into this thick annual
directory. Published in Jan., 2010.