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RV Podcast - Stories From The Road

Gas vs Diesel for RVs and the one mistake you do NOT want to make

RV Podcast - Stories From The Road

Mike Wendland

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

4.5704 Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

This week on the RV Podcast: * Gas vs Diesel for RVs and the one mistake you do NOT want to make * A Senate bill proposes selling federal land to lower the national debt. Some fierce opposition is trying to keep that land available for public use. * In the Social Media Buzz this week, RVers were discussing Mayflies, also known as Fish Flies. When they hatch each summer around the Great Lakes, all we can say is keep your mouth shut unless you want some extra protein. * All this plus your questions and Mike and Jen’s storytime coming up in Episode #552 of the RV Podcast You can watch the video version from our RV Lifestyle YouTube Channel by clicking the player below. If you prefer an audio-only podcast, you can hear us through your favorite podcast app or listen now through the player below. We have some exciting news to share with you this week – we’ve added a new rig to our family! We’re thrilled to introduce our brand-new Embassy Cape Cod motorhome, which joins our beloved Montana Fifth Wheel.  While the Montana will continue to be our home base for tours and extended stays, the Embassy Cape Cod is going to open up a whole new world of adventure for us. This compact beauty is perfect for those off-the-beaten-path boondocking spots where our fifth wheel just can’t venture.  We can’t wait to explore more remote locations and discover hidden gems that were previously out of reach! Mark your calendars for this Saturday, when we’ll be sharing a complete interior and exterior walkthrough of our new Embassy Cape Cod on our YouTube RV Lifestyle Channel. You’ll get to see all the features that make this motorhome perfect for off-grid adventures, and we’ll share why we chose this particular model for our boondocking escapades. RV NEWS OF THE WEEK ​Epic Miscalculation: RV Rental Tries to Squeeze Through 7-Foot Tunnel, Fails Spectacularly​ Let’s start the RV News of the week with a painful lesson on why it’s important to pay attention to road signs about overpasses and tunnels.  An RV rental driver tried to squeeze through a downtown Tampa tunnel and got stuck - literally. The Cruise America rental almost made it, but couldn't quite squeeze through the 7-foot high clearance. Talk about every RVer's nightmare!  ​Public Lands on the Chopping Block: Unlikely coalition unites to oppose sell-off in proposed budget bill​ The latest version of the U.S. Senate reconciliation budget bill includes the potential sale of more than 2 million acres of federally owned land in Western states to help provide housing and pay off the federal debt. For sale would be land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service that meets certain conditions. While some Republican senators have long argued for some...

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0:00.0

This week on the RV podcast.

0:01.9

Gas versus diesel for RVs and the one mistake you do not want to make.

0:08.1

A Senate bill proposes selling federal land to lower the national debt.

0:12.5

Some fierce opposition is trying to keep that land available for public use.

0:17.4

In the social media buzz this week, RVers were talking about mayflies, also called fish flies.

0:23.9

When they hatch each summer around the Great Lakes, all we can say is you better keep your mouth shut unless you want some extra protein.

0:31.2

All this plus your questions and Mike and Jen story time coming up on episode 552 of the RV podcast. Hello everybody. I'm my, this is my

0:41.6

lifelong traveling companion, the love of my life, my bride. Jennifer. Oh my, sweet talking boy today.

0:48.5

We're hit the road, our brand new RV, actually. And that's been the big news for us. We added a new rig to our family.

0:56.7

We're thrilled to introduce our brand new Embassy Cape Cod Motor Home, which joins our beloved Montana Fifth Wheel.

1:05.0

Now, the Montana is going to continue to be our home base for tours and extended stays and long-term projects. The embassy Cape Cod

1:13.9

is going to own up a whole new world of adventure for us. It's compact and it's perfect for those

1:19.3

off-the-beaten path boondocking spots where the fifth wheel just is a little too big to venture.

1:25.5

Now, we can't wait to explore more remote locations

1:28.3

and discover hidden gems that were previously out of reach.

1:32.4

Mark your calendars for this Saturday

1:34.1

when we'll be sharing a complete interior and exterior walkthrough

1:38.5

of our new embassy, Cape Cod, on our YouTube RV lifestyle channel.

1:43.9

You'll get to see all the features that make this motorhome perfect for our off-grid

1:48.4

adventures and we'll share why we chose this particular model for our boondocking escapades.

1:55.6

All right, let's jump right into our RV News of the Week.

1:59.9

Let's start the RV News of the Week with a painful lesson

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