RV Storage theft occurs much more than many individuals notice. Now we have an unbelievable story from an RVing couple who realized this the onerous approach.
Their RV was stolen from what was alleged to be a safe storage facility. When police recovered it and took it to their storage facility, the identical thief stole it once more.
And when police recovered it the second time, they ended up promoting it at public sale. The homeowners knew none of this, considering their RV was nonetheless protected within the facility they have been renting.
They solely found this once they went to select up their RV within the spring. They’ve since spent months frustratingly attempting to determine how out this might have occurred and what recourse they’ve.
That is the story we share within the interview of the week in Episode 472 of the RV Podcast.
Additionally on this episode:
- The most effective day of the week for RV journey
- Easy methods to discover one of the best RV and tenting devices and equipment
- Campground etiquette for outside-the-RV lights
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Interview of the Week – RV Storage Theft
Steve and Claudia Sorensen have spent three months of each summer season touring of their RV for the previous 15 years.
From Mount Rushmore to Glacier Nationwide Park to Chaco Canyon, they went up and down the American West of their 22-foot Minnie Winnie, which they’d transformed with new upholstery, curtains, paint, flooring, kitchen fixtures, photo voltaic panels, lithium batteries, and an inverter.
After they have been accomplished touring every summer season, they might retailer their RV in a storage facility in no matter city they occurred to be close to. They deliberate to proceed doing this for years to return.
However once they went to their storage facility final July able to hit the highway and camp they have been in for a shock: Their RV was gone. It had been stolen.
And the way the RV storage theft occurred and what they uncovered and skilled subsequently is an unbelievable story that you simply simply have to listen to.
The Sorensens have realized loads.
And right this moment Claudia is right here to assist us all higher perceive what each RVer ought to know when storing their RV.
Click on both the video or audio gamers above to listen to the whole story of their RV storage theft.
Social Media Buzz
Wendy Bowyer reviews on the recent points most talked about this previous week on our RV Lifestyle Facebook Group:
Have you ever ever puzzled what state has the worst roads? Nicely, Michael was questioning simply this so he requested the query on the RVLifestyle Facebook Group. Michael thought the state with the worst roads was in all probability Tennessee, however stated he was informed Louisiana was the worst.
Greater than 1,200 individuals weighed in with their vote, and I’ve to inform you, there are a LOT of contenders!
So what states did the group say have the worst roads?
Michigan and Pennsylvania got here up a LOT, however so did California, New York, New Jersey, Colorado, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arkansas, South Carolina, and Arizona…
However as to Michael’s unique query, most appeared to assume the roads in Louisiana have been worse than these in Tennessee. What an inventory!
Javier requested the group, Is age 69 too old to start RVing? His reply was a transparent no, under no circumstances!
Catherine stated she is 73 and simply began. She wrote: “If you’re adventurous, it does not disappear with age!”
Terry stated he’s greater than 83 years previous and his spouse is 81, and they’re on the market on the highway full-time and loving life.
Steve stated not when you’re match and bodily in a position to do it, age does not matter.
And over and over individuals stated so long as you are feeling fantastic, go do it. You aren’t too previous.
Then lastly Paul requested: What’s the best way to bake outside whereas tenting?
Some individuals stated to convey a smoker. Others stated simply convey their moveable grill, put the duvet over it, and use it like an oven.
However most individuals stated they use a forged iron Dutch oven. Whereas some place the Dutch oven over the coals of a campfire, most use charcoal briquettes, placing the coals beneath the oven and on prime of the lid to keep up a heat temperature inside. Somebody even shared a chart to point out what number of coals to position on the highest and the underside to obtain varied inner temperatures wanted for baking. About 300 individuals commented, and I simply love how very particular and actually useful the group was.
RV Information of the Week
Gasoline prices on the decline nationally and the trend is expected to continue
Have you ever seen gasoline costs are dropping? We certain have, and the excellent news is AAA believes the pattern will proceed.
As of Sunday, the nationwide common for a gallon of gasoline was $3.37. That’s down from $3.42 every week in the past and $3.65 a month in the past. The common worth for a gallon of diesel is $4.36.
Gasoline costs fluctuate enormously by location within the nation. The best common worth for a gallon of gasoline was in California Sunday at $5.07 per gallon. And the bottom worth was in Texas at $2.81 per gallon.
Gasoline costs sometimes decline seasonally this time of yr, and globally, costs are additionally declining, all bringing excellent news on the pump, particularly to RVers.
To see our story on gasoline low cost playing cards and extra, click on here.
Wildfires rip through wilderness, closing campgrounds in several mid-Atlantic states
Wildfires are spreading, closing campgrounds, and triggering campfire bans in some well-liked wilderness areas out within the Mid-Atlantic states.
In West Virginia’s New River Gorge Nationwide Park and Protect wildfires are burning within the Struggle Ridge and Backus Mountain areas. The Struggle Ridge Campground is at the moment closed, in addition to the entry highway past the campground.
Firefighters are additionally battling a fireplace at Shenandoah Nationwide Park. The Rapidan Camp space is closed together with quite a few different trails and areas in and close to the park.
And in North Carolina, nine state parks within the western a part of the state are closed to backwoods tenting due to elevated fireplace threat by means of Dec. 1, and campfire bans at the moment are in impact in 13 state parks.
If you’re planning a late fall tenting journey to this a part of the nation, you’ll want to examine fireplace situations first.
Rocky Mountain National Park announces park entry reservation system returns May 24, 2024
Rocky Mountain Nationwide Park will proceed its timed reservation system subsequent yr, with timed entries required starting Might 24 and persevering with into October.
The timed entry system went into place in 2020 to handle crowds and enhance customer expertise. The Nationwide Park Service says the reservations have labored, however some guests say the system is a problem as reservation spots in peak occasions do promote out.
No reservation can be required for individuals who wish to go to very early (earlier than 5 am for Bear Lake Highway hall, for instance) and won’t be required for these coming into the park late within the day.
Additionally a restricted variety of reservations can be obtainable at 7 pm for the subsequent day to accommodate final minute vacationers.
Rocky Mountain Nationwide Park is among the many nation’s hottest and a cease in our Colorado 7 Day Journey Information you’ll be able to see here.
Greater number of campers are either veterans or active military
Have you ever ever seen that campers on common appear a bit extra Patriotic than most?
Seems 14 % of all campers are both veterans or energetic army, which is greater than double the common American inhabitants.
The Dyrt discovered 14.8% of all campers are veterans or energetic army in comparison with the common U.S. inhabitants which is 6.4% veterans and fewer than 1% energetic army.
The Dyrt surveyed 4,000 campers to give you its report
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App of the Week
This week, we’re speaking about RV storage. Are you aware that as a substitute of high-priced storage services, yow will discover locations at non-public properties and companies?
That’s the place the app referred to as Neighbor is available in.
You enter the Zip Code for the realm the place you want storage, choose RV for locations with room to retailer an RV, and it returns an inventory of locations the place you’ll be able to preserve your camper. We used it final yr in Florida after we needed to spend a while at a rental on the seashore that did not enable RVs. We discovered a spot not far-off that had a safety digicam and, higher but, was on property owned by a state trooper.
We plan to make use of it once more after we take the RV all the way down to the Tampa RV present.
Many of the leases require at the very least one month.
We discovered the costs very aggressive and because the storage was in individuals’s yards or companies, we really feel our RV is watched higher and be safer.
Test it out. Go to Neighbor.com
RV Query of the Week
First, some suggestions:
Keep in mind final week’s story about an RV that was severely broken by a bear? Nicely, we heard from a camper who was in the identical campground when this occurred, and after listening to our report, Beth wrote to inform us… the remainder of the story:
We have been within the website subsequent to this camper. Just a few nights prior some individuals have been in a cabin cooking exterior and feeding a bear, they thought it was enjoyable. The bear then proceeded to take the meals out of the pan. The park rangers assume it was the identical bear, the individuals on this camper had meals cooking inside however have been not there, they assume the bear was attempting to get to the meals. Sadly they assume they must euthanize the bear, lesson realized, don’t feed wildlife.- Beth
QUESTION: We full time RV and proper now are stationary. I’m nonetheless stunned what number of newbies are coming into the tenting world. With that stated…would you focus on the correct use of coach lights at evening within the campgrounds! Im a piece camper and lately we now have needed to ship a textual content blast out to people about lights! A motorhome turned on docking lights all evening! Paul & Gina
ANSWER: Sure, exterior RV lights left on all evening lengthy in a campground is a pet peeve of lots of RVers. In truth, we simply printed an article on leaving lights on when camping on the RV Lifestyle blog.
To make certain, it’s a actual annoyance for many individuals. And doing so is taken into account by most to be poor manners.
Let’s first say, many occasions, it’s inadvertent. Folks simply overlook to show them off once they go to mattress. Been there, accomplished that. Folks simply overlook. It is a mistake, not intentional.
Others, significantly newbies, assume it makes them extra protected and safe. They’re blind to correct campground etiquette and easily will not be serious about how annoying it’s to their neighbors.
So, for everyone, please make it part of your pre-bed routine at a campground to verify your porch, awning, cab, and docking lights are off.
It is simply fundamental consideration.
In the event you really feel it’s essential confront your neighbors about this, please accomplish that in a sort and well mannered method. We go into particulars in our article on leaving RV lights on at RVLifestyle.com, so we urge you to learn that for some recommendations on coping with thoughtless tenting neighbors.
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Until subsequent time… Glad Trails.
Discover Arizona with our RV Journey Information
We begin our Arizona journey information on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, then transfer west in a sluggish semi-circle to hit all the highlights, together with Sedona, Lake Havasu, Quartzsite, Kofa Nationwide Wildlife Refuge, Apache Junction, and Saguaro Nationwide Forest.
Throughout this guide, we discover unbelievable rocky vistas, historic and mystical websites, inspiring scenic byways, charming Southwest cities, nationwide and state parks galore with fantastic wildlife. It doesn’t matter what your pursuits are, you might be certain to seek out one thing to awe and encourage you in Arizona.
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