Books we recommend for beginning RVers
Whether you're buying your first RV for camping or planning to go "full-time," here are books to help.
Woodall's
RV Owner's Handbook

Woodall's is known for providing the best in directories, guides and handbooks for RVers. The RV Owner's Handbook is a complete, illustrated guide to preventive maintenance and repairs. This newly revised edition covers RV issues such as towing with a motorhome, winterizing your RV, holding tank systems, heating systems, water pumps, trailer towing, spring shakedown, water systems and much more. $17.56


Movin' on: Living & Traveling Full-Time in a Recreational Vehicle
This second book by Ron and Barb Hofmeister describes everything a prospective full-timer RVer needs to know about living full-time in a recreational vehicle. Ron and Barb draw on their 9+ years of full-time RVing to share what they have learned -- and it's a lot! This easy to read book is a "must read" for any RVer considering a full-time lifestyle in a recreational vehicle. And we think the information is invaluable to any new RVer, no matter how much they plan to travel. $16.95
Your Home On Wheels, a Beginners Guide to Part Time or Full Time RVing

This is one of the very best guides for beginning RVers we have found. Here's what one reader had to say after reading it, and we think it pretty well sums up the value of this very helpful book. $12.95

"This was the first book and the BEST book I bought on RV life. Carol Ray writes as if she were your best friend speaking with truth and honesty.

"Her advice on picking a dealer and dealing with him on your RV sat inside my head while working on my order. I wasn't afraid to ask for more, to ask for different, to ask and ask again. And I got all I asked for, got all those EXTRAS and I walked away from the table the winner.

"My trailer is coming fully loaded and I'm not paying a penny more then the original asking price. My husband said not a word at the table...just listened as I went down my list of wants and needs. Which I would not have had had I not taken the time to read Ms. Ray's book not once, but twice! I found the book easy to read, so I read it again to make sure I got everything she wrote and spoke about inside me.

"Ms. Ray saved me over $2000 in extras and because of that my life on the road will be much smoother to get used to. Thank you Ms. Ray for taking the time to share your ideas, and for doing the research.

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

The RVers Bible is the ultimate guide to living and traveling in a recreational vehicle. From purchasing, maintaining, and driving the rig to navigating the emotional pitfalls of life on the road, this handbook covers all the bases including:
-- Buying and equipping your RV and how not to overpay.
-- Safety checks and driving school
-- Campgrounds and stopping places
-- Caravans and clubs
-- Tips on saving money on the road
-- The RV chef and much more!

Avid RVers, Kim and Sunny Baker took their first trip in 1976 and have been traveling together, living full time and part time in RVs, through four seasons and three countries. $17.60

RVing Basics
Here's a book that gets to the nitty-gritty.The authors provide guidance on how to choose an appropriate RV, discuss interior options, and offer advice on selecting RV campground sites. They write about preparing an RV for travel, driving (or towing) it, using campground hookups, cleaning, and maintenance.The advice is practical but not condescending, and the less time you spend diddling over propane systems insurance, the sooner you can be on the road, by the lake, or parked in your favorite desert. $13.45


Road Work:
The Ultimate RVing Adventure

If you yearn to hit the road full-time in an RV but don't quite have the money to do it. . . well, it doesn't mean you can't go. Like thousands of other RVers, you can choose to work along way. Here's a book that reveals the secrets of "workkamping," providing plenty of techniques and ideas to help make your efforts successful. $15.95
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