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What you need to know before you buy a drone for the campground

Jenn May 7, 2021 in Photography, T@b 0 comments

You immerse yourself in the environment: the sights, sounds, and smells. Maybe you hear or see one buzz by while you sit at the campfire or see photos or video posted by another camper. Whatever the impetus, you think you’re ready for your own drone to capture the full scale of the sights at the campground. But with a drone comes added responsibilities and a couple of rules. Vic Moss of Moss Photography joined me this week to go through the basics of the rules you need to know about as a recreational drone flyer. Links mentioned in the video: B4UFLY: https://kittyhawk.io/b4ufly/ FAA Drone Zone: https://faadronezone.faa.gov/ Moss Photography: Moss Photography Architectural and Aerial Photography Related Amazon Links: DJI Mavic Mini2 […]

Power Consumption

Jenn April 23, 2021 in Blog, Power Management, T@b, T@b Basics 0 comments

Is your battery bad? Did the manufacturer rip you off? Did the dealer rip you off? Are you going to be able to use your RV without being plugged into shore power? Frustrated and maybe even a little bit angry. It’s how you feel when you burn through RV battery with seemingly little effort. Understanding how much power the individual components, like the lights, TV, fridge, and other features use is the key to moving from frustration to empowerment. It’s like a diet The key to losing weight, broadly speaking, is to burn more calories than you eat. That means you have to understand the caloric value of the food you eat and the amount of calories burned when you […]

Everything You Need to Know About Overnight RV Parking

Jenn March 26, 2021 in Travel 0 comments

You’ve been ont he road for at least eight hours and it’s starting to get dark. The last thing you feel like doing, is setting up camp, especially when you know you have an early start tomorrow. You don’t have to set up camp. You can just park and sleep. It’s called overnight RV parking. Urban legend: Sam Walton was an RVer Walmart has been among the most friendliest towards RVers. You will usually find an RV section in a Walmart store and Walmart has always been welcoming towards overnight RV parking. I spent a rainy, stormy night in the parking lot of a new Walmart store in Ogallala, NE. The next morning, a store employee engaged me in conversation […]

Dewinterize the 2021 T@b 320

Jenn March 23, 2021 in Blog 0 comments

Spring is upon us and if your T@b has spent the winter in hibernation, it’s time to wake it up! Dewinterizing with the Nautilus Water System in the T@b 320 couldn’t be easier. Instructions: For the 2021 T@b 320 with the Nautilus Water System: Connect hose to inlet labeled “City Water Connection”. Set bot the blue and green valves on the on Nautilus Panel to following positions: Connect the hose to a hydrant or faucet. Open the faucets one at a time, until no more pink antifreeze is seen. This includes the sinks, shower, toilet, and outside wash station. Flush both hot and cold lines including the wash station. Next, change the valves on the fill tank positions. The left […]

Stop these 5 things from derailing your first RV trip

Jenn March 5, 2021 in Blog, T@b, T@b Basics 0 comments

That sinking feeling in your stomach. “Did I buy a lemon?” “Is this the “Money Pit?” Most of the time, that feeling is replaced with a sheepish grin as you realize that the problem was user error. Sometimes, however, there is something not quite right about your new RV. A lot of times people become frustrated that their new RV isn’t perfect. It’s understandable. You paid a lot of money for it! However, what people fail to realize is that there is a lot more human involvement in RV manufacturing than auto manufacturing. Where you have humans involved, there will be errors. Another issue that you run into is that RV makers depend on third-party manufacturers for components and appliances. […]

Tiny is Terrific: 10 Reasons why a tiny trailer might be right for you

Jenn February 21, 2021 in Blog, T@b 0 comments

The tiny trailer craze is real. The US saw record sales in 2020 and even more expected in 2021. Tiny towables like the teardrops, fiberglass trailers, and a-frame trailers started to surge in in the earl 2000’s and rocketed to new highs when more people took to camping for refuge when the pandemic broke. In 2020, the RV industry shipped well over 400,000 new RV units and that number is expected to rise, again in 2020 by about 20%. Within that market, the tiny towable market has found a popular niche. But if you visit an RV dealer today, you will struggle to find much of a selection of one kinds of trailer on lots: the tiny towable. Even larger […]