

RV Lifestyle RV Podcast
Mike Wendland
All about the RV Lifestyle – News, Tips, Trip and camping resources
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Feb 12, 2025 • 41min
Fuel Saving Hacks & Sasquatch Tracks: Younger RVers, Money-Saving Fuel Tips, and a Michigan Bigfoot Adventure
This week on the RV Podcast:
This week we tell you about Fuel Saving Hacks and a new way for RVers to cut their fuel costs
Confusion remains over the hiring of seasonal employees at our national parks
The average age of RV owners is getting younger
In Mike & Jen’s storytime we’ll tell you why an Upper Peninsula town is a hotbed for Bigfoot sightings and share a true story about the time Mike went on a REAL Bigfoot hunt
All this plus the RV News of the Week and your questions coming up in Episode 534 of the RV Podcast

Feb 5, 2025 • 42min
RV Towing Tips from a Top Expert
This week on the RV Podcast:
We have some very helpful RV towing tips from a top expert who also shares the best way to weigh your rig and what you need to know about tire maintenance.
Guess what kind of RV sold the best last year? If you said motorhomes…. You’d be wrong!
In Mike and Jen’s storytime, we’ll tell you about the time we spent a wild night in our RV on Gobbler’s Knob in Pennsylvania, waiting for the Groundhog Day appearance of Phil.
All this, plus the RV News of the Week and your questions coming up in Episode 533 of the RV Podcast.

Jan 29, 2025 • 51min
RV Solar and Lithium: The Latest Innovations
This week on the RV Podcast:
The Latest in RV Solar and Lithium Innovations - How much RV solar and lithium power do you need to run your AC all night long? How about if you just want to use a CPAP machine? And how much does it all cost? This week we talk about the latest innovations in RV power systems with two of the industry's leading experts. We also share the ballpark costs so you’ll know whether it's right for you.
Love’s Travel Centers are adding more overnight camping spots with RVers this year
In Mike and Jen’s Storytime… How Mike's love of popcorn led to our serendipity style of travel.
All this plus the RV News of the Week and your questions coming up in Episode 532 of the RV Podcast.

Jan 22, 2025 • 49min
2025 RV Models: What Real RVers Like and Dislike
This week on the RV Podcast:
This year's RV Supershow in Tampa is a wrap. We’ll hear from real RVers about what they liked and didn’t like about the 2025 models
The crazy winter weather continues this week, disrupting travel plans all across North America
California has hit the pause button over some of its clean air regulations
What’s with Campground WiFI? Why is it so bad?
All this plus Mike & Jen’s Storytime, and your questions coming up in Episode 531 of the RV Podcast.

Jan 8, 2025 • 39min
RV Show Tips, Ford Truck Recall & Dangers of Overconfidence
This week on the RV Podcast:
It’s RV Show Season, and if you’re planning on visiting a show, we have RV show tips to save you time AND money.
If you use a late model Ford Heavy Duty truck to pull your RV there’s a major recall that you need to know about
In Mike and Jen’s storytime, the dangers of bad weather and overconfidence
All this plus the RV News of the Week, and answers to your questions coming up in Episode 529 of the RV Podcast.

Jan 1, 2025 • 39min
2025 RV Travel Goals: Ideas, Tips, and Help
This week on the RV Podcast:
We’re On the Road Again: We share our 2025 RV Travel Plans and Goals. Maybe you can get some ideas for your RV trips, too.
By popular demand, we bring back the Mike and Jen’s Story Time segment, this week, focussing on our trip to Plains GA a while back where we encountered Jimmy Carter. As the nation celebrates the former Predsident’s 100-year life we remember a sweet encounter with a very decent man.
All this plus the Social Media Buzz, the RV News of the Week and your questions coming up in Episode 528 of the RV Podcast.

Dec 18, 2024 • 29min
What’s Ahead? Our Honest, Unfiltered Predictions on 2025 RV Camping and Travel
This week on the RV Podcast:
We share our no-holds-barred predictions on 2025 RV Camping and Travel. We’ll tell you what to expect and identify 10 trends that will impact your RV Lifestyle in 2025.
Plus the Social Media Buzz, RV News of the Week and your questions coming up in Episode 527 of the RV Podcast

Dec 11, 2024 • 41min
How to Handle RV Warranty Disputes
This week on Episode 526 of the RV Podcast: How to Deal with RV Warranty Disputes - perhaps the industry's best-kept secret.
Plus, RV News of the Week, the Social Media Buzz, and answering YOUR questions about the RV Lifestyle.

Dec 4, 2024 • 45min
RV News Update: Now they say it’s not a “Ban” but may just be Motorhome “Unavailability”
This week on the RV Podcast: We answer all your questions about the controversial clean air regulations in California that are threatening to limit the availability of all large motorhomes in a bunch of states starting next year.
Is an all-electric, no water RV toilet right for you? Maybe… we’ll tell you the pros and cons
Plus, the Social Media Buzz and your questions coming up in Episode #525 of the RV Podcast

Nov 20, 2024 • 34min
More Confuson over Motorhome Ban
This week on the RV Podcast: There's more confusion over the so-called Motorhome Ban: The California Air Resources Board now denies there is a ban coming in 2025. The RV industry still insists there is.
RVers are urgently needed in North Carolina…to help those displaced by the hurricane to learn about their temporary RV housing.
In our RV Conversation of the Week: 7 Red flags about bad camping neighbors that may make you want to leave a campground.
All this plus the RV News of the Week and your questions coming up in Episode #524 of the RV Podcast.