RT29 Roadtreking Podcast: A Guide to RVing Free, Healthy, and Less Buggy!

Judging by the amount of listener questions we're getting these days it's clear that many are getting ready for the best time of the year: RV season! Don't worry, we have you covered in the latest Roadtreking RV Lifestyle podcast, telling you what you need to know by answering as many listener questions as we can - and then some. In fact, we talk everything from eating healthy on the road and keeping insects away to amateur radio and speed traps. And wait until you hear our main interview! Charlie Adcock, president of the Family Motor Coach Association, tells us how RVers are finding places to stay overnight free and about a program in place that definitely should alleviate fears of an emergency happening - to you OR your rig - while travelling. Plus, we have a lot of RV news this week, from a false rumor that Walmart is considering a ban on RV parking across the country, to a KOA workamping couple in Georgia who turned out to be murder fugitives and the woeful state of disrepair affecting many of our national parks. [spp-player] Listener Question: Eating Healthy on the Road Listener Diane wants to know how we eat healthy on the road. Jennifer joins me to talk about what it takes to make it happen. Among other tips, you MUST plan ahead BEFORE leaving your sticks-and-bricks base. Listener Question: Let's Talk Amateur Radio Listener Dave, an amateur radio operator, wants Mike to talk more about ham radio and RVing. He does. For folks interested in amateur radio, go to http://arrl.org Listener Question: R-Pod Solo Traveler Seeks Roadtrekers Listener Kassie, a solo traveler, shares her love of traveling in a small R-Pod, a teardrop-shaped towable trailer and wants to find other Roadtrekers to hang out with. She’s invited! Listener Question: Tell Me More About Insect Screens Listener Cindy asks about the screens we use on our motorhome. We tell her how many make their own. For Sprinters, we send her to http://sprinterstore.com/insect_screens.htm Here’s a video on the screens we use - https://rvlifestyle.com/how-we-roll-in-our-rv-keeping-insects-out/ The Skeeter Beaters we use are available at https://roadtrekingstore.com/skbervwisc.html Listener Question: Don't Fall Into This Trap! Listener Mike, a Canadian Roadtreker on the way into the U.S., asks about rumors of "overzealous" police shaking down travelers. Well, we've never heard of that, but you do need to be aware of speed traps. Mike refers him to the National Speed Trap Exchange at www.speedtrap.org RV News of the Week: Walmart Shooting Fallout, Arrests at KOA, Rocky Mountain Probs Walmart Lot Shooting Fallout - There’s a lot of fallout over that wild shootout in the parking lot of an Arizona Walmart last week, a part of the lpt where RVers park. Some pundits on the Internet are claiming Walmart is about to ban all overnight parking at all its store…. Not true. That one in Arizona, though, may do so as it apparently has become a sort of mecca for the homeless who are even camping out in cars. (Read more) KOA Camper Caper - A couple working at a KOA in Georgia have been arrested for a 13-year-old murder. The KOA is north of Macon off Interstate 75. (Read more) Rocky Mountain Help - Rocky Mountain National Park is in need of some major repairs - to the tune of $67 million. (Read more) Traveling Tech Guide: Get Hip with This Website There’s a pretty cool new website for finding campgrounds and searching for specific things – it’s called Hipcamp - http://www.hipcamp.com/ If you’re like me and travel a lot, you probably have a plan to keep your home safe and secure while you’re on the road—including keeping your lights on a timer. But, the problem with timers is that they can only be set to one time. And, if someone is watching your house, they’ll quickly figure out that your lights turn off and on at the same time every day—an indication that you’re not home. Enter the Philips Hue Connected Light Bulbs! They can be controlled from anywhere you have Internet access—...