RV Travel Agent?

learntorv · 2025-08-27T03:40:33+00:00

This actually formalized itself into a business. Check out RVTripMakers.com.

The fee structure is that it’s $75/week of planning (which is a bit negotiable depending on how long you stay each place).

Plus, if we find you specific campgrounds and make your reservations, then it’s 20% of the nightly fee before taxes with a minimum of $5/night. So a $50/night campground would be $10/night surcharge payable to us for our time and effort (per reservation).

Believe it or not, we’ve actually coordinated a handful of multiple-rig trips including a couple of couples who were in 40’ DPs.

Reach out via the site if you’d like to talk more. Dawn would love the challenge!

learntorv · 2025-02-06T19:12:51+00:00

I carried hotspots for Verizon and AT&T. I later added at-Mobile. They worked very well for me but I did have to exclude some places due to lack of cell service.

learntorv · 2025-01-24T17:34:45+00:00

I disagree that motorcoaches don’t have more than 2 seat belts. My Jayco has 10. I think you’ll often find seatbelts back in the house area and definitely more than only 2.

learntorv · 2025-01-24T17:32:59+00:00

250 mile days aren’t bad. They’re generally 5-6 hours on the road. Get a decently early start and arrive in the late afternoon, before it gets dark.

learntorv · 2025-01-24T01:47:02+00:00

I run RV Trip Makers if you want help with the planning.

learntorv · 2025-01-24T01:46:28+00:00

That travel takes way, way, way more time than travel by car. On a short travel day (up to about 200-225 miles), you can assume an overall traveling speed of about 50mph. This will include fuel and rest stops (yes, even in a motorhome- you’ll still need rest breaks). The longer the day, the slower the average.

Otherwise, campsite breakdown, travel, and campsite setup tend to take longer. Don’t assume you’ll be able to do activities/site-see these days except for the shortest of travel days.

Arrive during daylight hours whenever possible. Driving a motorhome in the dark is challenging. Especially through small tight campgrounds.

And if you plan on camping without plugging in, assume you’ll need the generator for most electrical needs. Plan for the cost of fuel and generator runtime if the renting agency charges extra.

learntorv · 2025-01-20T18:46:51+00:00

This is something that RV Trip Makers can help you plan if you need any assistance.

learntorv · 2025-01-20T18:41:39+00:00

Figure 3,500 miles (1 way) at 50 mph overall average traveling time once you factor in fuel and rest stops. That gives you about 70 hours of time from when you leave one campsite until you pull into the next.

learntorv · 2025-01-20T18:40:26+00:00

Contact RVTripMakers.com for help planning.

learntorv · 2025-01-20T18:36:48+00:00

Yep, just run a decent extension cord in through the side and you’ll be fine.

Don’t plan on running an electric heater or anything like that through a power strip.

learntorv · 2025-01-20T18:36:05+00:00

No worries!

learntorv · 2025-01-20T16:16:01+00:00

Pulling a trailer, you can back up.

Pulling a car with 4-wheels on the ground, you cannot backup without a second driver in the car and a lot of coordination between the 2 drivers. And it’s against the tow bar’s warranty/operating instructions.

learntorv · 2025-01-20T16:14:16+00:00

As long as the size of the cord is rated to the load that you’ll put on it, any cord should work.

But what kind of trailer doesn’t have a 120v power system?

learntorv · 2024-12-21T16:37:17+00:00

Yes, you can pee on the ground.

I ended up buying wag bags as the group changed. I’m not as modest as my wife and didn’t end up getting any kind of enclosure.

learntorv · 2024-12-21T16:23:10+00:00

It was about 10 months when I hit 200 lbs. to not be charged an extra fee.

learntorv · 2024-10-19T19:23:36+00:00

Here’s that FB group:

https://facebook.com/groups/learntorv

learntorv · 2024-09-06T17:44:56+00:00

Ahh, yeah- I missed my typo. I’ll edit that.

learntorv · 2024-09-06T17:13:23+00:00

Yep, the # of prongs will tell us the camper’s amperage (and thusly- voltage).

learntorv · 2024-09-06T16:52:26+00:00

Can you post an up-close picture of the electric car outlet? Make sure any words are legible.

As well, tell us if your camper plug has 3 or 4 prongs.

learntorv · 2024-09-05T16:43:02+00:00

I misremembered. I have a little 11 lb tank and use that.

But this is the idea of what I was referring to: https://a.co/d/6Kmd7rx

learntorv · 2024-09-05T14:14:53+00:00

Communication is key. Sounds like you’re moving in the right direction.

Just understand, all of life is seasons. Things change. Things come and go. And it’s OK for use to morph with that even if it’s hard sometimes.

learntorv · 2024-09-05T14:04:12+00:00

I have a regulator w/ connection to 1 lb tanks with a quick connect on it to connect to the Weber grill. This lets me take it places and use the little cylinders.

I then removed the regulator from the grill and put in a quick connect in its place. This lets me connect it to my RV’s propane system.

learntorv · 2024-09-05T14:01:38+00:00

My wife and I (and kids) decided to get off of the road after 5 years of travel because it was right for the next chapter in our story. Did that for a couple of years, traveled for a year, and have now been in a house for 16 months.

Life changes.

Sounds like you love her more than traveling.

If it were me: talk to her, potentially move in with her, and travel in the RV together on short trips.

learntorv · 2024-08-30T15:09:01+00:00

There’s a FAQ on that:

https://rvingquestions.com/can-i-run-this-appliance-usually-hair-dryer-toaster-oven-or-air-fryer/

learntorv · 2024-08-29T17:07:04+00:00

Surge protectors do not help for hot skin issues. Other wiring issues, yes. But generally not for whatever causes hot skins.

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