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RT68 Retirement: What Are You Waiting For?

RV Lifestyle RV Podcast

Mike Wendland

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

4.7 • 624 Ratings

🗓️ 30 December 2015

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Is retirement all it's cracked up to be? Yes, a new study says it makes you happier and healthier. In this episode, we focus on retirement and it's many benefits, particularly retirement and RVing. Plus our usual tips, RV news, Tech news and destination reports. [spp-player] Complete shownotes for Episode 68 of Roadtreking: The RV Travel Podcast Mike and Jennifer share their New Year RV resolutions, their immediate travel plans and a look ahead to a year of RV stories from across North America [spp-timestamp time="2:43"] JENNIFER'S TIP OF THE WEEK: RV Travel Map with State Stickers If you are like Mike and me, you love keeping track of the different states and Provinces you visit in your RV. For us – since we started our RV travels nearly five years ago – that works out to 38 different states. [spp-timestamp time="12:33"] I’ve seen folks who have maps on their RVs that show where they’ve been so when we found one on Amazon, we ordered it. The one we got is called the RV & Travel USA State Sticker Map and it shows each state in vibrant solid colors. It’s printed on durable, premium 3M automotive vinyl/ You can put it on an inside wall or outside. In our case, on the rear door of our RV. It measures 12.7" x 19.6", so it’s not gaudy or too big. You get the map on one sheet and the individually cut self adhesive states to apply on the outline of the states on the base map. It’s all very simple, though you want to take your time sticking the states on the mark, lining them up on the outline. We are very happy with it. The vinyl is of excellent quality. We’ve long wanted one like this, just a simple map with bright colors. It costs $35 and is shipped free. It's available at http://amzn.to/1R1QDe0 READER QUESTIONS AND FEEDBACK Mike answers reader questions about streaming video in the RV and using a 50 amp to 30 amp power adapter and why he and Jennifertraded up to a Roadtrek CS Adventurous XL this year [spp-timestamp time="15:56"] RV NEWS - RV saves big money over traditional vacations A follow up study confirms the findings of the Recreational Vehicle Institute of America that RV travel saves money. [spp-timestamp time="28:54"] TRAVELING TECH TIPS - Apps to help you stay organized in 2016 The beginning of the year is a great time to get organized and a number of great apps can help you make 2016 your best organized year yet! [spp-timestamp time="33:58"] Any.do wins lots of praise for its ease-of-use and number of smart features, including the ability to simply add tasks with your voice. You can share lists with friends, family, or anyone else. You can also sync to the cloud for accessing tasks on any iOS or Android device. You can even add tasks by sending an email. The app is free for iOS and Android. 2Do is one of the most powerful and customizable task managers around. It features clean graphics, a great interface, and a bunch of super handy features. Creating a to-do item is easy and can be done with the touch of a button. It can be synced with services such as Dropbox and iCloud Reminders. The app is $7.99 for iOS and $3.80 for Android. The Clear app is another great one for making to-do and task management tools. The goal is to make it as easy to use as pen and paper. Among other things, the app gives you the ability to make multiple and customizable theme-based lists, along with the ability to set reminders. The app is $4.99 for iOS. OFF THE BEATEN PATH - LIMEKILN STATE PARK, CALIFORNIA Terri Speakman tells us about the little known Limekiln State Park in California, a park that offers breathtaking views of the Big Sur Coast, the beauty of the redwoods, the rugged coast and the cultural history of limekilns. The park has 24 campsites. The park is 56 miles south of Carmel, off Highway One; two miles south of Lucia. [spp-timestamp time="36:14"] Main Topic: Retirement and the RVer We report on a new study that shows surprisingly strong health and happiness benefits from retirement and we fact check it through th...

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0:00.0

Happy New Year, everybody, and welcome to episode 68.

0:05.2

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

0:12.9

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

0:24.0

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

0:31.2

Hello everybody. Welcome to the last episode of 2015. Happy New Year. I'm Mike Wendland, and this is road trekking, the RV

0:40.5

podcast. Whether you have a great big Class A motor home, maybe a smaller one like the Class B

0:46.7

Jennifer and I travel in, or a fifth wheel, a pop-up, a trailer, even if you dry camp out of your

0:52.1

car or tent and just thinking about getting an RV. Well, this is for you. We talk about being out there, enjoying God's creation, meeting

0:59.7

interesting people, finding great campsites, exploring the countryside, and sharing tips on keeping

1:05.4

our RVs running right and using the right gear and tech to enhance our camping experience.

1:11.1

That's what road trekking the podcast is all about, the RV lifestyle.

1:15.5

Hey, this episode of Road Trekking the RV podcast is brought to you by Van City RV in

1:20.5

St. Louis, Missouri and their partner dealerships Creston RV in Calispell, Montana,

1:24.9

and wagon trail RV in Las Vegas, bringing you the largest inventory of

1:28.8

Class Bs from three locations.

1:31.7

By Aldi, A-L-D-E, the only name you need to know when choosing a heating system for your

1:37.8

RV, and Leisure Time RV, a family-owned dealership in Central Florida.

1:43.2

Your vacation starts at Leisure Time RV.

1:47.0

Well, happy new year, everyone.

1:48.4

This edition being released on December 30th, 2015.

1:53.6

Next week will be our first edition of 2016.

1:58.9

Amazing how fast the time goes by. Speaking of which, we're going to talk about

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