Living Aboard Your RV


Book Description

Revised and updated for today’s younger, savvier RV owners, this new edition of Janet and Gordon Groene’s classic features a new section on home schooling, a more comprehensive resources section, and updated coverage on using the Internet to take care of such things as banking; staying in touch with friends, family and business associates; medical care; bill paying, and other essentials. Readers will also find the latest on new RV models. Yet, despite all the changes, Living Aboard Your RV retains the many timeless features that have made it the top-selling guide of its kind.




Cooking Aboard Your RV


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Written for long-term live-aboard RVers and casual weekenders, "Cooking Aboard Your RV "addresses the unique problems faced by RV cooks--limited water, insufficient counter space, and little room for the extra appliances of today's kitchens. This new edition is fully updated with: Instructions for using a combination convection-microwave oven Hundreds of recipes for every palate and dietary preference, adapted to the confines of the small RV galley Ingenious tips on making the most of limited counter and storage space Helpful illustrations




Living Aboard Your RV, 4th Edition


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Since its first edition in the early 1980s, Living Aboard Your RV has 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. This RV market has seen a resurgence since the recession as younger families are longing for the freedom of their own hours and spaces, learning how to make a living on the road. The fourth edition will help those tempted by the road decide if RVing is the right choice.




Living the RV Life


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Whether you’re downsizing or thrill-seeking—or anything in between—find out if the RV lifestyle is right for you, and learn how to transition from a life of traditional home-ownership to one on the road. Do you love traveling? Meeting new people and seeing new places? Are you craving a life that feels meaningful and new? The RV lifestyle could be the answer. Both aspirational and practical, Living the RV Life is your ultimate guide to living life on the road—for people of all ages looking to downsize, travel, or work on the go. Learn if life in a motor home is right for you, with insightful details on the experiences of full-time RV-ers, tips for how to choose an RV (how big? new or used?), whether to sell your home (and if not, what to do with it), model costs, sample routes and destinations, basic vehicle maintenance, legal and government considerations—and much more! Written in a light and an easy-to-understand style, Living the RV Life is your bible to living a mobile life.




Living Aboard Your RV, 4th Edition


Book Description

THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO A FABULOUS LIFE ON WHEELS Imagine a life with no deadlines, no neighbors, no leaves to rake, and no lawn to mow. The open road beckons, and your home goes with you wherever you travel. Welcome to the world of fulltime RVing--self-sufficient, comfortable, and mobile. Living Aboard Your RV will help you decide if this lifestyle is the right choice for you, taking you through every step of hitting the road fulltime. The fourth edition of this unique RV bestseller includes: The latest information and updated photos of new RV models and trends, especially the growing popularity of RV life for young families and people who make a living on the go What you need to know when choosing the best RV and equipment for your needs Expert advice for maintaining and securing your RV Fresh tips and new techniques for homeschooling your kids and keeping them involved and learning on the road How to use the Internet to keep in touch, make a living, manage your finances, and more "Janet Groene inspired me to use my RV galley for living, not just making a sandwich. Novice RVers and veterans alike need Living Aboard Your RV." -- CHERYL NORMAN, RVer, award-winning crime novelist, and author of Hasty Tasty Meals in an RV "If any of our family or friends were contemplating becoming fulltime RVers, the first thing I would give them is this book." -- Camping & RV "Anyone who has dreamed of living on the road with a recreational vehicle will find Living Aboard Your RV invaluable in planning and living the lifestyle. Once again, author Janet Groene, with her vast experience as a fulltime RVer, has put all the essential information in one volume, making this a must-have for aspiring fulltimers. Even those who plan to travel only a few months of the year--or seasonally--should read this. We expect this new edition to be a bestseller at RVbookstore.com, just like the last one." -- CHUCK WOODBURY, RVbookstore.com




Living Aboard Your RV


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Why do one in ten American households own an RV, & another one in ten families rent an RV each year? Why are eighteen percent of all trips taken by people age 55 to 59 aboard an RV? Because for comfort-loving outdoorspersons who cringe at the thought of a night on a half-inch foam pad & a diet of freeze-dried wallpaper paste, RVs can be the Knight in Shining Stainless Steel. Among other advantages, RVs free travelers from the twin tyrannies of motels & roadfood. They provide comfortable, economical base-camp facilities for backcountry hikers, anglers, mountain bikers, rock hounds, or what have you. But RVs really shine as temporary, or even permanent, homes: spacious, resource-stingy, self-sufficient, home-like, & most important, mobile. Tired of those Montana mountains & yearn for the Gulf of Mexico? Turn the key & be off. When you sight your first shrimp boat, you'll still be home-with all your stuff.




Follow Your Detour: Let Go of Your Pain, Conquer Your Fear, and Find the Real You


Book Description

We've all been told to "follow our dreams", but what happens when those dreams aren't working out? Part personal memoir, part self-help, Follow Your Detour will inspire you to embrace the unexpected, let go of your pain and fears, and find the courage to create your own path.




Living Aboard Your RV


Book Description

Tips on how to choose a home on wheels, how to keep in touch, how to drive the big ones, how to maintain your RV's utility systems, etc.




Sailing Wondertime: A Family Voyage from Seattle to New Zealand


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"People have told us how lucky we are, to get to sail far away. My typical response is to say luck has little to do with it, that we've worked so very hard, made many difficult decisions, and given up so much for so many years to get to this place on the Earth. But on nights like this, under a sky full of stars and our spinnaker full of warm trade wind pulling us deeper into the South Pacific Ocean, I see how very lucky we truly are to be here together." In 2011, the Johnson family of four left their comfortable home in the Pacific Northwest, trading it in for a life of unpredictability, adventure, and joy aboard their 38-foot sailboat, Wondertime. With their two young daughters, Sara and Michael sailed north to Canada, south to Mexico, then west across the Pacific, eventually landing in New Zealand. All along the way, Sara kept an online journal of their travels and trials, her stories followed by hundreds of friends and family members. Now, the best of her stories, essays, and voyage logs are collected in this freshly-edited volume for all to enjoy. Much more than a typical travel log, this is the story of a family's journey into uncertainty, and coming out on the other side knowing that the only thing that's truly certain is the importance of treasuring time with the ones you love.




Maiden Voyage


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What begins as the sheer desire for adventure turns into a spiritual quest as a young woman comes to terms with her family, her dreams, and her first love. Tania Aebi was an unambitious eighteen-year-old, a bicycle messenger in New York City by day, a Lower East Side barfly at night. In short, she was going nowhere—until her father offered her a challenge: Tania could choose either a college education or a twenty-six-foot sloop. The only catch was that if she chose the sailboat, she’d have to sail around the world—alone. She chose the boat, and for the next two and a half years and 27,000 miles, it was her home. With only her cat as companion, she discovered the wondrous beauties of the Great Barrier Reef and the death-dealing horrors of the Red Sea. She suffered through a terrifying collision with a tanker in the Mediterranean and a lightning storm off the coast of Gibraltar. And, ultimately, what began with the sheer desire for adventure turned into a spiritual quest as Tania came to terms with her troubled family life, fell in love for the first time, and—most of all—confronted her own needs, desires, dreams, and goals…