Episode 108: On Your Fall Camping Trips, Look Up at the Night Sky!

In this episode of the podcast Jennifer offers some resources to help you appreciate those dark October skies. There are meteor showers you should be able to see on several days this month. Also this week, we field a bunch of listener questions on everything from battery-eating RV refrigerators to how to cook your meal as you travel in a crock pot. In RV News this week, you'll hear of the harrowing tale of a Montana man who survived a horrible attack from a grizzly bear and took a selfie video before somehow driving himself to the hospital. Click the player to Listen Now or scroll down through the show note details and resources and click the player below to start listening. When you see a time code hyperlink, you can click it to jump directly to that segment of the podcast. [spp-player] Show Notes for Episode #108 October 5, 2016 of Roadtreking - The RV Lifestyle Podcast: Mike and Jennifer begin by updating everyone on where they are and whats been happening, including: Their upcoming trip to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula [spp-timestamp time="2:11"] Planning our travels and preparing meals ahead of time [spp-timestamp time="3:38"] How Anytime Fitness has cancelled a great benefit they use to extend through a program called Silver Sneakers [spp-timestamp time="6:29"] Jennifer’s new iPhone 7 and update on the Samsung Note 7, which Mike had no idea would be as “hot” as he predicted. [spp-timestamp time="8:25"] They shared a note from a couple who has found the RV lifestyle to provide much needed relaxation and relief from a chronic pain condition [spp-timestamp time="10:17"] This part of the podcast brought to you by RadPower Bikes (www.RadPowerBikes.com_… an electric bike manufacturer offering direct to consumer pricing on powerful premium electric bikes. JENNIFER'S TIP OF THE WEEK - Look at the Night Sky in October One of my favorite things about fall camping is viewing the night sky. When you get away from all that light pollution and look up, it is just amazing. [spp-timestamp time="14:17"] If you feel the same way, then be sure and get out there to do some camping this month. October is a month with several special events for amateur star gazers. Oct. 8 is International Observe the Moon and Astronomy Day. Amateur astronomy clubs throughout the country have special events. We’ll out up a link to all the different events around the country on the shownotes for this episode. Or, if you are near a city with a science center or planetarium, give them a call because chances are a special event is scheduled for that night - many for free. It is worth checking out. Also three different meteor showers will be visible this month - on Oct. 8, Oct. 10 and Oct. 21. There’s a special NASA site that we’ll link to that has descriptions of the showers, and the moon phases. One thing I'm hoping to see when we head up to the Porcupine Mountains gathering in Michigan’s remote Upper Peninsula next week is the Zodiacal Lights. This special, pyramid-like bright phenomena is visible October 1-15. The National Geographic website has some helpful information on the Zodiacal Lights. And, while Mike is not a professional photographer, here's a list of tips he recently shared on photographing the night sky, You can find all the resources I just mentioned at roadtreking-dot-com-slash-108 Happy star gazing! And be sure to send me your tips and suggestions for the RV lifestyle. You can use the “Leave Voicemail” link at Roadtreking.com. Just click it and then use the built-in microphone on your computer or mobile devise to record a message to me. You can do it over as many times as you want, until you are satisfied. And then you just click a button and it comes right to my email inbox. If I use your tip in the podcast, we’ll send you a free Roadtreking hat! I love hearing from you! Jennifer's tip of the week is brought to you by Good Sam, the world's most popular RV organization, now celebrating its 50th year.