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Episode 92: The Roads Less Traveled

RV Lifestyle RV Podcast

Mike Wendland

Personal Journals, Leisure, Places & Travel, Society & Culture, Automotive

4.7624 Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2016

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

It's a sad fact that so many RVers travel so fast that they miss so much. That's because they travel the interstates, where the country whizzes past in a blur. In this episode of Roadtreing: The RV Lifestyle Podcast, we suggest a better way, through the backroads, the two lane state and county highways. In the interview segment towards the end of the program, Mike interviews RVers Jerry Pavlat [spp-timestamp time="58:32"], who reveals how he makes sure he spends as little time as possible on the Interstate. Then, in an off-the-beaten-path report [spp-timestamp time="51:30"], Tom and Patti Burkett take us to Western Oklahoma and an event far from the Interstate that is worth traveling to just to getthe T-Shirt. Plus your comments, questions and lots of tips.Scroll down for show note details and resources and click the player below to start listening. When you see a time code hyperlink, you can click it to jump directly to that segment of the podcast. [spp-player] Show Notes for Episode #92 June 15, 2016 of Roadtreking - The RV Lifestyle Podcast: JENNIFER'S TIP OF THE WEEK [spp-timestamp time="5:10"] This week’s tip is a follow up to the suggestion I made last week about using Zip Lock bags to store all sorts of stuff, from food to spare parts to things like cereal which can be emptied out of those big bulky boxes and stored in much less space. A listener named Diane offers up an alternative suggestion. The system Diane suggested is called Thrifty Vac. It seals all kinds of foods in vacuum bags.. It is very inexpensive, less that $2 . The bags cost about 17-cents each. I’ll put a link on the shownotes page for this episode at Roadtreking-dot-com-forward slash-92. If you have a tip you’d like to share with our RVing audience, use the “Send Voicemail” link on the right side of the Roadtreking.com blog. You can use the built-in microphone on your computer or smartphone to record the tip and send it directly to me. You can also reach me at Jennifer@roadtreking com The tip of the week is brought to you by Good Sam, the world's most popular RV organization, now celebrating its 50th year. LISTENER QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK: [spp-timestamp time="9:31"] ===Maribeth asks about hooking her RV up to the house current while its parked in her driveway. Mike recommends a 30 AMP system, especially if she wasn’t to run her air conditioning. For the fridge and to charge the house batteries, the normal house system of 20 Amps will work but you will not be able to run the same amount of appliances inside the RV as you could if you were getting power from a 30A or, for the bigger RVs, a 50 A system ===Ann asks about the proper tire pressure in her RV. She checked the door post panels but found a suggestion on the Internet that recommended different settings. The recommended maximum inflation pressures for your tires are indicated on the certification label or in your owner's manual. Since RVs can be loaded with many different configurations, the load on each tire will vary. For this reason, actual air pressure required should be determined based on the load on each individual tire. Inflation pressure should be adjusted to handle the tire carrying the heaviest load, and all tires on the axle should be adjusted to this standard. Each manufacturer provides load and inflation tables specific to their products to help you determine the correct tire inflation pressure for your vehicle's loading. Under inflation brings a higher risk of susceptibility to damage due to road hazards, reduces casing durability, and causes a loss in fuel economy, plus uneven or irregular tire wear. Severe or prolonged underinflation brings about an increased risk of tread It's a common practice for RV owners to lower tire pressure in their search for a smoother ride. This is not only dangerous, it's relatively ineffective, as the difference in ride quality is not significant. When minimum inflation pressure requirements are not met,

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0:00.0

Welcome to episode number 92.

0:04.2

It's time for road trekking, the podcast, traveling North America in a small motor home.

0:11.8

Exploring, camping, boondocking, embracing the RV lifestyle, and sharing tips, and where to go, and how to keep things running right.

0:23.1

Here's award-winning journalist, Mike Wendland and his network of road trekking reporters.

0:30.0

Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of the Road Trekking RV Lifestyle Podcast.

0:36.3

No matter what kind of an RV you have, a motorhome,

0:39.5

a towable trailer, a fifth wheel, a tent, even if you're just dreaming, maybe someday about getting

0:45.6

an RV, this show is for you, because here we talk about being out there, enjoying God's

0:51.6

amazing creation, meeting interesting people, boondocking, discovering

0:56.0

interesting places, and using the right gear and technology to enhance our RVing lifestyle.

1:02.2

So we welcome you.

1:03.8

We are very honored that you chose to put us in your ears this week.

1:20.0

And this episode of Road Trekking the RV podcast is brought to you by Van City RV in St. Louis and their partner dealerships Creston RV in Calais, Bel Montana and Wagon Trail RV in Las Vegas.

1:26.2

By Campers Inn, the nation's largest family-operated RV dealership with 15 locations on the

1:32.6

East Coast.

1:33.8

By Alde, ALDE, the only name to know when choosing a heating system for your RV.

1:40.2

Verizon, the nation's largest, most reliable 4G-LTE network, Good Sam, the world's most popular

1:47.0

RV organization with over 1.6 million members now celebrating its 50th year, and all stays,

1:53.4

the Internet's number one RV in camping app since 2010. Well, welcome, everybody. We have lots

1:59.4

to talk about in this episode, including an interview with an RVer who shares with us how he travels the back roads. That's kind of the theme, the roads less travel that we're going to talk about in an interview with him, and he's going to share how he's able to find things along the way that most people on the interstates just blow on past.

2:19.3

Plus, we've got lots of email, tech tips, RV news, your questions and comments, a great

2:24.9

off-the-beaten path report from western Oklahoma about another off-the-beaten path place with a very

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