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Heating the RV Against Bitter Cold

Imagine being in your RV anywhere north of Florida when December’s bomb cyclone hit. With temps plunging below zero in many areas, gas furnace could keep you warm. But even many “all season” RVs aren’t designed for bitter cold.

How can you improve your RV’s thermal dynamics to make the bitter cold less bitter? We were at Suwannee Hulaween music festival one year when the early morning temps were in the 30s. We flipped on the furnace and were comfy in no time. Heck, it was in the 70s by early afternoon. That’s Florida.

What about Montana, where sustained freezing temps can come any time – fall, winter, spring. Mother Nature lives to no schedule. 

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13 Holiday Gifts for RV and Music Festival Campers 

What do you get for the RVer, tent camper or music festival camper who has everything? Don’t be silly. No RVer or tent camper ever has everything they need. There’s always something more to buy. So, if you’re looking for last-minute holiday gifts for outdoor folk (or yourself) and aren’t looking to break the bank, below – in no particular order – are some tools, gadgets and gizmos that we’ve found handy for the campsite.

Keep this list. Most items are under $50, making it useful for the holidays, birthdays or “just because” gifting. What would you add…?

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RV Camping: The Marvels of the Outdoor Kitchen

Imagine you’re an up-before-dawn camper hosting people who prefer to sleep in, but who’ll no doubt awaken hungry for breakfast. Try perking coffee, frying bacon or doing meal prep with an RV full of sleeping bears best left unpoked.

Enter the outdoor kitchen, the ideal place to cook, serve and entertain friends and family. It’s an idyllic place, especially sipping that first cup of coffee of your own.

Why do people rave about their RV’s outdoor kitchen? Because it’s a camping marvel.

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Bougie Wooks: The Unapologetic Glampers

One of the early “glamper” tents used by Ottoman Sultan Suleiman.

When hitting the music festival circuit, who’s your crew? Is it the RVers parked in the full hookup sites, with refrigerators and beds and toilets that flush. Or is it the primitive campers who sleep in tents and whose food and drinks are pulled from a cooler that someone damn-well better have remembered to restock with ice.

We usually camp with the glamper set, a relatively climate-controlled world where the elements are left outside – with the $100 zero gravity chairs and shoes all dry and tidy beneath the awning.

But we’ve been known to pitch our tent beside Spirit Lake, digging that primitive vibe with fellow tent campers.

Though the forces of gravity and the corrosion of age have us tending toward glamping’s softer touch, we’re comfortable with our flip flops in both camps.

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Win Big With Ryobi Tools Camping Hack Giveaway

We’re at it again. Want some stuff for your deep woods or music festival campsite or around the yard or patio? How about a bunch of @ryobitoolsusa Camping Hack gear? Whether you have full hookups or are boondocking deep in the woods, battery and solar power simplify camping chores.

Just LIKE RoadtripMojo on Facebook for a chance to WIN.

This kit includes the a P747 18V ONE+ Dual Function Inflator/Declator, RYI14SP 14W Foldable Solar Panels, a P755 18V ONE+ Workshop Blower, and a P5453 18V ONE+ 8” Chainsaw Kit. 

A few deets on these goodies:

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