Episode 83: Great CampEats for the RVer

This week, we talk about a topic near and dear to every RVers heart – food. We hear from a woman who has started a company that aims to meet the special needs of campers and RVers who want quick, tasty and nutritious meals – the preparation of which doesn’t take time away from enjoying the outdoors. Plus, we have RV news, some tech tips, a great off the beaten path report and, of course, your comments and questions. [spp-player] JENNIFER’S TIP OF THE WEEK – KAYWOS Cloth This week’s tip is about one of our favorite cleaning products… the KAYWOS cloth. KAYWOS – spelled K-A-Y-O-S stands for Klean (why they spell it with a K is beyond me) Anything Without Leaving a streak. Anyway, weird name and spelling aside, these cloths are nothing short of amazing. They really do clean just about anything. On our RV, we’ve used them to remove bugs, road gunk, bird droppings and dirt and grime from the exterior of our Roadtrek motorhome. Without soap and water. In essence, we cleaned the whole RV with the cloth. You just wet it, wring it dry and start cleaning. The cloths are re-useable. You can run them through the wash. Just let them air dry, never put them in the dryer. On the interior, we use them to clean mirrors and windows– with no streaking. They remove tar, grease, fingerprints and grime. They clean plastic, granite, stainless, chrome, computer screens, glasses and more. The KAYWOS cloth is made of ultra fine micro fibers and they grab and hold dirt like a magnet. The results are clean, streak free surfaces. Using water helps emulsify dirt and oil, making it easier for the micro fiber cloth to pick it up. Its high absorbency will quickly clean up spills. When washing a well used cloth, machine wash with laundry detergent or hand wash with dish soap in hot water. Rinse thoroughly. Using bleach will shorten the life of your cloths. Do not use fabric softener (fabric softener leaves a film on the cloth and decreases its effectiveness). And be careful when machine washing or drying in mixed loads as cloths will pick up lint from other fabrics. Air-dry only. We love the cloths. They cost $6 for one, $10 for two. We’ll put a link to them on the shownotes for this episode at Roadtreking-dot-com-forward slash-83. Here's a video Mike and I did showing how well they work. The tip of the week is brought to you by Good Sam, the world's most popular RV organization, now celebrating its 50th year. LISTENER QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK: Norm is getting a new RV and will use a mobile hotspot. He asks how we measure and report back the temperature in our motorhome while their dogs are alone. I share info about the Canary system we use. Tina is off from Southern California to Lake Louise, Calgary and Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies. She’s looking for places to stay and see.I refer her to travelalberta.com for a list of attractions, places to camp and so much more Tom suggests a way to protect against pollen for RVers. He recommends a product called PollenTec that is an extra fine screen that can be put over your RV windows. Sponsoring this part of the podcast is Van City RV in St. Louis, and their Partner Dealerships Creston RV in Kalispell, Montana, and Wagon Trail RV in Las Vegas. Bringing You the largest Inventory of class B’s from three locations. RV NEWS OF THE WEEK: Free Days and National Parks: Mark your calendar and plan to visit your National Parks on these special days! Entrance fees will be waived to celebrate and honor the following important dates: April 16-24 – National Park Week August 25-28 – National Park Service Birthday Weekend September 24 – National Public Lands Day November 11 – Veterans Day Winnebago Recalls 2-16 Winnie Drop Trailers Winnebago Towable is recalling certain model year 2016 Winnie Drop recreational trailers manufactured Sept. 10 to March 8. The refrigerator compartment may not be completely sealed and thus may allow carbon monoxide to enter the main cabin.