Ross Reinhold
The American RV industry loves adding slide-outs to increase the amount of interior space available in a travel trailer. While the design concept adds available space, it also adds another important maintenance responsibility and a source of mechanical problems. That deficiency, among others, narrowed our search for a compact couples RV trailer. Most no-slide compact … Read more
My wife and I have been looking for a smaller (under 5000 lbs) comfortable travel trailer for at least three years. For the last 20 years our classic Winnebago Rialta class C motorhome has served us well. However, in recent years we’ve been spending an increasingly longer period of time wintering in Florida. And while … Read more
Is the Dauphin Island Golf Course Open? 2026 Isle Dauphine Golf Course Update Also see our article on things to see and do on Dauphin Island The Dauphin Island golf course was originally part of the Isle Dauphine Club. Constructed in 1957 as an effort by local boosters to make the island a “Modern Vacation … Read more
Things to see and do on Dauphin Island. A quaint little town on Mobile Bay and the Gulf of Mexico with lots of things to do and see for people who like nature, the outdoors, and a welcome escape from the hustle of urban life. Dauphin Island, a worthy detour from the main Mississippi-Alabama Gulf … Read more
When does Bentleyville Lights open for the 2025 Holiday? Opening before Thanksgiving, the Bentleyville Tour of Lights is a huge Christmas Lights Holiday Village constructed in Duluth’s Bayfront Park out of wire and about 5 million lights. It is America’s Largest Free Walk-Through Holiday Lights Display. A fun visit for kids, young and old (including … Read more
The Top Ten Biggest & Best RV Shows for 2026 in US and Canada Two of the biggest RV Shows for 2026 occur early in the year: the Florida RV Super Show occurring JANUARY 13-18 2026 in Tampa, Florida and the Quartzsite RV, Sports & Vacation Show occurring JANUARY 17 -25th, 2026 in Quartzsite, Arizona. … Read more
The Levy County Quilt Museum, in rural Chiefland, is more than a museum of antique quilts and sewing machines. Sprinkled among the quilts for sale by local quilters, are other uniquely crafted items. It is a great outlet for unique handcrafted gifts by Florida artisans. The museum also serves as a quilting supplies outlet, offering … Read more
What’s Open in Cedar Key? Cedar Key has been devastated by two major hurricanes in the last two years: Hurricane Idalia (Aug 2023) and Hurricane Helene (Sept 2024). The village bounced back quickly from Idalia and by March of 2024 we found most of our favorite haunts open. But that was not the case in … Read more
The fun island community of Cedar Key (see our first article here) is to date our favorite Florida Gulf Coast Beach town. It is what a friend termed what “Key Largo” used to be. An artsy, fun place that has some neat restaurants and attractions . . . but remains very accessible. You can find … Read more
The Chiefland Chamber of Commerce (https://www.chieflandchamber.com/) calls Chiefland the “Gem of the Suwannee Valley.” It is a city of about 2000 residents, with a few thousand more in the Greater Chiefland area. As stated in the Chamber of Commerce website, people in and around Chiefland enjoy the best of two different worlds. It offers the … Read more
(Go here for our 2026 Best & Largest RV Show Calendar, with dates and links The Top Ten Biggest & Best RV Shows for 2024 in US and Canada Two of the biggest RV Shows for 2024 occur early in the year: the Florida RV Super Show occurring JANUARY 17-21 2024 in Tampa, Florida and … Read more
New Leader in Compact Class C Motorhomes A few years ago we rated the PleasureWay XLTS as a top pick among the more premium-priced compact Class C RVs (some use the B+ label). But then PleasureWay dropped this model in their decision to solely focus on Class B motorhomes and camper vans. This was an … Read more
Traveling the Gulf Scenic Drive from Gulf Shores to Dauphin Island Alabama Traveling West of Pensacola along the Gulf Scenic Drive you drive through the resort communities of Perdido Key, Orange Beach, and Gulf Shores. But after Gulf Shores the highway leaves the gulf to go North along Mobile Bay to Mobile, Alabama. If your … Read more
Is Airstream the Best Compact Tow Behind RV? What else comes close? The Airstream Travel Trailer is the benchmark in quality and luxury among RV campers. But before you buy there are 7 other brands and models you should consider before buying an Airstream. In this article, I review the 20 foot Airstream Bambi and … Read more
An exceptional RV campground in SW Wisconsin Some RVers visiting the collection of quaint and historic cheese producing communities along Wisconsin Highway 11 from Dubuque, IA to Monroe, Wisconsin may need a good overnight camping spot along the route. If that is you check out this neat little campground in the tiny village of Gratiot, … Read more