Living Aboard Your RV, 4th Edition

by Groene, Gordon; Groene, Janet

• ISBN13: 9780071784733
• ISBN10: 007178473X
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-07-18
• Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press

Summary

Take your home on the road, and turn your wanderlust into action Praise for previous edition: "A perfect guide."-- Anchorage Daily News "Honest, insightful advice."-- Northeast Outdoors "If any of our family or friends were contemplating becoming fulltime RVers, the first thing I would give them is this book."-- Camping & RV Since its first edition in the early 1980s, Living Aboard Your RVhas been the bible for those who want to pick up and hit the road, covering all the essential topics from choice of RV to electronic communication and costs and banking issues. The fourth edition will help turn your temptation to leave it all behind into a reality--if it is right for you. New to this edition are: New photos showing the latest models and trends The breakthroughs in communications technology, abd how they can keep in touch with the world or off the grid safely Updates on homeschooling and community building especially for those younger RV families

Author Biography

Janet Groene's columns appear monthly in magazines including Family Motor Coaching and Trail Blazer. Janet has gained a loyal following for her blogs on travel, RV cooking, and boat cooking. She holds the Distinguished Achievement in RV Journalism Award and is a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors and the Society of American Travel Writers. Janet is the author of Cooking Aboard Your RV and Great Eastern RV Trips. She and her husband, Gordon, own a 21 -foot, fully self-contained, diesel, Class C motorhome.

Table of Contents

Preface to the 4th Edition
1. Song of the Open Road
2. Get Ready
3. Fulltimer Case Histories
4. The Cost of RV Living
5. Where's Home?
6. Making the Break
7. How to Choose a Home on Wheels
8. Equipping Your RV Home Your Way
9. Rest Insured
10. Managing Money on the Go
11. Keeping in Touch
12. Kids on Board
13. The Fulltimer's Pets
14. Driving the Big Ones
15. Mini-Hobbies for Your Mini-Home
16. Home, Sweet Campground
17. Put the RV in ConseRVation
18. Portable Professions
19. The Mysteries of Mobile Medicine
20. Housecleaning on Wheels
21. Tools for the Fulltimer
22. Your RV's Engine and Drive Train
23. Maintaining Your RV's Utility Systems
24. Safety and Security
25. The End of the Road
Appendix 1. Useful Addresses
Appendix 2. What's Available in RVs
Index