Park, Pedal, Play: Buellton, California
May 13, 2018JamesBlog
We’re trying something new here. Stef and I recently spent a week in southern California using the RV as a base camp for cycling (and for work, but nobody wants to hear about that). We liked...
Flying Flags RV Resort & Campground, Buellton, CA – RV Park Review
May 06, 2018JamesRV Park Reviews
Flying Flags RV Resort is one of the Highway West resorts, and its location in Santa Barbara wine country in Southern California put it in the ideal place for us to spend a week checking out the...
A Safer Shore Power Connection? Testing the SmartPlug
Apr 07, 2018JamesRV Tips
A few years ago while visiting our friends at Advanced-RV, we learned about a new type of shore power connection they were putting on their rigs, The SmartPlug. (We like visiting Advanced-RV...
Our Experience as Pure3 /Lithium Travato Test Pilots
Apr 01, 2018JamesRV Reviews
A few weeks ago at their dealer event in San Diego, Winnebago announced their Pure3 Energy Management System, which brings 48 volt lithium power to two new models, the Travato 59GL and 59KL. Russ...
A Detailed Review of Winnebago’s Lithium-Powered Travato 59KL!
Mar 26, 2018JamesRV Reviews
This is another really long RV review, but we are reviewing the whole coach as new. And this is not just a review of Winnebago’s lithium Pure3 Energy Management System. (Just to set your...
Winnebago’s Travato 59 GL – Lithium Powered!!
Mar 12, 2018JamesRV Reviews
O.K. Make yourself some popcorn before watching this video. It’s gonna be a long one. Stef and I were asked by Winnebago to come speak at their dealer educational conference, “Winnebago...
It’s All Uphill From Here: Mallorca Ride Camp: Days 3-7
Mar 03, 2018JamesBlog
Well, not to spoil the ending, but we’re back home from our Trek Travel ride camp. The last few days of riding went by in a flash – just like my first 50 years. Sigh… ...
Mallorca Prologue: Getting There
Feb 19, 2018JamesBlog
We’re on a Trek Travel trip right now – a bicycle training camp in Mallorca. And as much as we love our RV, Lance, he’s not amphibious, so we had to take a plane to get here. We had...
The Best Screen Door We’ve Ever Seen on a Camper Van
Feb 15, 2018JamesRV Tips
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then this video is worth 60,000 words per second. So first, let’s get right to it: We first encountered this screen door on a Pleasure-Way Lexor...
Join Us for Two Cycling Events! (Live or Virtually)
Feb 13, 2018JamesBlog
(With instructions on what to get me for my birthday.) I’ve had cycling on the brain lately. Actually, I’ve had cycling on the brain since at least August of 1983, if you can believe this...
