The RVer's Bible Everything You Need to Know

For the 5 million owners of RVs, this reference shows how to live efficiently, safely, and comfortably on the road--offering invaluable information and terrific tips from two experienced RVer's. Photos and line drawings.

Sunny Baker has successfully run her own home-based writing and consulting business since 1983. Along with her late husband, Kim Baker, she is the co-author of more than twenty lifestyle, travel, business and computer books. Sunny took her first RV trip in 1976 and has been living part time in RVs ever since. She is a regular contributor to Road Trip magazine.

To the Reader

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Introduction

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Part I. Choosing the Best RV for You

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(100)

1. The RV Lifestyle

3

(11)

2. So Many Choices: The Many Kinds of RVs

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(33)

3. Buying and Selling Your Dream Rig

47

(29)

4. Financing, Insurance, and Warranties

76

(17)

5. Renting an RV for Fun or Commerce

93

(10)

Part II. The Mechanical Side of RVing

103

(182)

6. The Mechanical Inspection

103

(16)

7. Push Me-Pull You: All About Drivetrains and Transmissions

119

(8)

8. Water, Heat, and Power: The RV Subsystems

127

(41)

9. Weight Management: The Good, the Bad, and the GSBTD

168

(9)

10. Towing, Tow Vehicles, and Towed Vehicles

177

(12)

11. Checklists and Procedures: Setting Up and Breaking Camp

189

(22)

12. Driving Your Rig

211

(14)

13. Basic Maintenance

225

(10)

14. Storing the Rig in Winter

235

(6)

15. Gadgets and Options

241

(17)

16. Safe and Sound RVing

258

(27)

Part III. RV Lifestyles and Activities

285

(94)

17. Parks and Campgrounds

285

(21)

18. RVing for Free Around the Country

306

(13)

19. More Things to Do

319

(6)

20. Crossing Borders

325

(7)

21. Keeping in Touch

332

(25)

22. Working, Volunteering, and Saving Money on the Road

357

(9)

23. Kids and Pets on the Road

366

(7)

24. The RV Chef: Cooking on the Road

373

(6)

General Resources for RVers

379

(3)

Index

382

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The RVer's Bible Everything You Need to Know About Choosing, Using, & Enjoying Your RV

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