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If you’ve walked around an RV park lately, you likely noticed at least one person cooking outside on a flat top grill, probably more. While griddles have been commonplace in diners and restaurants, they are a relatively new trend for outdoor enthusiasts. The flat-top design provides a great deal of cooking space and often multiple temperature controls, which makes cooking different foods at one time easier. This also means less clean-up at your campsite. Both electric and propane-powere …

Being the driver on a road trip is not easy. When you are driving an RV there is even more responsibility and attention needed. Wouldn’t it be great to have a four-hour break and still arrive at your destination? If traveling from one side of Lake Michigan to the other is on your travel plans, booking a spot on the SS Badger can shave off three hours and about 500 miles off the 1,000 mile journey around the lake. As an added plus you get to bypass Chicago traffic on the lower loop and save …

One of the big concerns when adding new RV furniture is how it will be secured inside of the RV. This concern goes past the furniture, too. With unsecured furniture and other items in the rig, you could have a lot of problems. You could deal with breakage, drawers flying open or spilling their contents, foods falling out, messes, crumpled clothing, and even more frustrating issues. Of course, anything stored in your RV will end up being subjected to the rigors of the road, from potholes to …

You own an older RV and you find yourself wanting (and in some cases, needing) to upgrade your rig inside and out. There’s a lot to consider when choosing to move forward with improvements to your recreational vehicle. You have to make a prioritized list of what repairs and improvements that you need to make first. With that list you need to ask yourself, ‘What are am I looking for?’ Do you need a new amber colored tail light? Are you looking to replace a lighting scheme with more att …

Most travel trailers are far too heavy for the average car or SUV to tow. Luckily, a few innovative companies have introduced a variety of alternatives to get car owners off the ground and into a camper. Here are a few lightweight campers that weigh in around the 1000 lb. limit that many cars are capable of towing.#1. Happier Camper HC1 - 1,100 lbs. Happier Camper just released their HC1 travel trailer in late 2015, and with such an eye-catching design, it’s easy to see why it has gained so …