Most motorhomes are used in countries with seasonal climates, hence motorhomes tend to get used during the summer time and then parked up during the winter. Inactivity and a harsh winter can cause untold damage to your campervan. Here are some tips how to protect your motorhome during the winter.

First up, if you can garage your motorhome, you should do so. Keeping it out of the wind, rain, snow, ice and even sunshine offers protection to both body and engine. Due to the size of the vehicle, it may not be possible to keep the vehicle indoors, so most vans will have to winter outside. One point to note if a van is indoors over the winter — on occasions moving it outside on dry days is highly recommended. When housed indoors over an extended period, moisture can form in various places, causing corrosion. Putting the vehicle outside on a dry windy day is ideal to dry out these areas. (more…)

Gas Supply

Heating the motorhome and cooking requires gas. This gas, also known as LPG is stored in replaceable steel bottles or cylinders on-board and should be stored in an upright position. Depending on the type of motorhome there may be permanent gas storage on-board which can be refilled at stations, just like LPG cars.

Two common types of gas used in motorhomes are propane and butane. Butane contains more energy per bottle than propane but will not operate at lower temperatures. As fittings require changing from the use of propane to butane, those who use their motorhome all year will probably prefer to use propane. (more…)

There are so many people in the world who are handicapped and living on the artificial legs. These legs made everything for them as they can just live the normal life and also can make most of their work perfectly. So, in some cases attachments or the additional features can change the lives of people. The same principle is applied in the case of fifth wheel for sale. They are the most happening attachments with vital and wider facilities.

Definition of Fifth Wheel

Fifth Wheels are the links between any of the goods or utility carrying vehicle and the attachment. This is one of the better facility provider fascinating vehicles. They are having the coupling pin or the King Pin to get attached with any of the vehicles like the Semi-trailers, Recreational Vehicles, Trucks, Semi-trucks and also the Tractor units!! (more…)

Having an RV, lets the family visit and experience the countryside in there own backyard or if they more adventure and the time, travelling around the country.

With an RV a whole week can be spent at the beach for just what one night in a hotel would cost a family. And with packing their own food, they can have good healthy meals, that one has trouble finding in restaurants or fast food chains. The cooking can be done either inside, when weather isn’t cooperating or outside when the weather is bright and sunny. The children enjoy cooking over the fire or even barbequing their favourite hotdogs or hamburgers. (more…)

With the economy having a hard time getting back up from its fall, people are looking for more and more ways to save money. So instead of taking plane trips to the Caribbean, more people are turning to road and camping trips. These types of trips are less expensive than buying tickets for each of your family members and/or friends. But why do the savings have to stop there? You should think about investing in installing solar panels for your RV.

Many people stay away from installing solar panels because they believe its going to cost them a lot. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Most systems are under $1,000 and there are even some that are as little as $200. Most camping stores and websites have the information you need to get one installed in your RV. You can easily find one that fits within your budget. With the gas prices steadily rising, you could save so much more money by switching to PV systems. (more…)