RV Navigator Episode 234

The Slow Road South

October, 2024

Finally back on the road in the RV, we travel to FL on a round about itinerary that included stops in Michigan, Ohio, South Carolina and Georgia before our final stop in Titusville, FL.  September is a great weather month in these northerly states so we took advantage of fall (before the colors) to slowly drive south.  A major stop along the way was in Gaffney.  Not a tourist stop but an important MH stop for this is the home of Freightliner - the maker of our chassis.  We found the important of letting the pros work on the MH as they performed our annual check-up and found several major problems - and solved them before they became issues.  Expensive, yes, but worth it if it keeps from being stranded on the side of the road.  We are getting ready for our Alaska adventure next summer so reliability of our Rig is very much on our mind.  With a 12 year old MH, we never know what will go wrong, so we try to do as much preventative maintenance as possible.  Florida proved to be its usual hot an humid with a hurricane thrown in for good measure.  Our area was not impacted by the storm so we are feeling lucky this year. 


This months episode features a new cooking segment done by the copilot. She shares some ideas for maximizing the kitchen space in an RV.

These are actual comments left on U.S. Forest Service registration sheets and comment cards by backpackers completing wilderness camping trips:

  • “A small deer came into my camp and stole my bag of pickles. Is there a way I can get reimbursed? Please call.”
  • “Escalators would help on steep uphill sections.”
  • “Found a smoldering cigarette left by a horse.”
  • “Trails need to be reconstructed. Please avoid building trails that go uphill.”
  • “The coyotes made too much noise last night and kept me awake. Please eradicate these annoying animals.”
  • “A McDonald’s would be nice at the trail head.”
  • “The places where trails do not exist are not well marked.”
  • “Too many rocks in the mountains.”
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Martha, the RV Navigator cook, shares her kitchen secrets.  She has equipped the RV kitchen to match her kitchen at home - where possible but there are limitations as explained in the podcast.