My youngest son has a dog that he and his wife treat like a child. The dog is treated like a little human. So one day my son decides to sign up for . He calls his dog Chocs (short for chocolate). When you love your dog, you give it nicknames. Usually more than one. […]
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Sheri’s mom lives in Dallas (4 hours from Austin) and my mother lives in Nebraska (14 hours from Austin). It is very hard in this modern world to have the families be geographically close. While I do love Amazon (see articles like this one), Amazon is hardly the be-all end-all in the world. We at […]
Even you can be part of a Wonderful Life “House Blessing”
One of the most power and endearing scenes in the classic movie “Its a Wonderful Life” is where Mary and George bless one of their lending clients houses. The scene underscores how central the little rickety savings and loan was to the lifeblood of Bedford Falls. It also cements the idea that the Baileys see […]
The advantages of Cable TV with the mobility RVers need
If you nick me with something sharp, my blood runs RED. If I stub my toe horribly, I bleed red. Not just red, but SCARLET. What the H-E-double-toothpicks am I talking about? I’m a Cornhusker grad and I love my college colors. I bet YOU do too! In fact PUT A COMMENT on this post […]
Our little RV coffee maker in action!,
Here is the coffee maker Sheri and I are using in the Tiny Texas Tumbleweed. We found this on Amazon and it updates ALL of my previous articles on k-cup coffee makers. This one has them all beat hands down. Why? See my video about the perfect RV coffee maker Very very very compact. Did […]
A wonderful fitness watch – RVers need to exercise – Fitbit can help
I recently purchased an upgrade to my Fitbit Surge. It is the Fitbit Iconic (amazon disclosure). I wrote an article on why we chose Fitbit over Apple Watch. Here is my video overview of my new Fitbit Iconic. Spoiler: I LOVE IT. Here is a plain old link to the Fitbit Surge versus Fitbit Iconic […]
Creating an RV Decal Made Super Easy
An RV Decal is EASY to create and you don’t have to be a graphics artist to do it. This video tell you how to do it: This video is about how to CREATE the video. I have another article about how to apply the rv decal, or at least, how well it went for […]
Putting a cool RV Decal on your RV – Good, Bad, and the Ugly
RV52.com needs an RV decal! As the purveyors of one of the leading RV web sites (RV52.com) it is only fitting that our RV is adorned with our corporate logos! So Sheri and I got this bright idea to order a rv decal from and we were able to try them out. The one thing […]
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How did Story and Song by Bonnie Bishop end?
Over a year ago now, I met an amazing musician named Bonnie Bishop. I wrote a little bit about meeting Bonnie here. That was back in late 2014. Fast forward to now – spring of 2016 – but now could be anytime you actually find this article. Between then and now, Bonnie embarked on making […]
Your computer WILL fail – Here is why – And what you can do about it
Why computer backup service is important! Hello RVers. Today, more than ever, you have more and more of your life captured in digital format. RVers, more than many people are capturing their travel digitally. RVers more than many people are more mobile than ever. RVers digital life can be very rich with a large […]
Dyn-o-mite Insulated Tumblers – RV52 fully recommends
Its not really often that I get to recommend WHOLEHEARTEDLY a product. This recommendation comes from my wife Sheri. Sheri LOVES having ice water with her all day. For several years she has used the Tervis Tumbler and been very happy with it. But after years of use, whatever was helping it stay insulated died. […]
Great Utah area suggestions for RV Parks
This is a really short article, but I really wanted to point out that a reader posted some REALLY nice suggestions for our earlier question about RV Park recommendations in the southern Utah area. She did it as a comment on the article so MAKE SURE YOU SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM TO SEE THE RECOMMENDATION! […]
A NO LOSE Proposition – Amazon Prime Free Trial
I’ve written lots about Amazon Prime and I’m a big Amazon advocate. By the way, when you click on Amazon link I get a small – fairly insignificant – commission that has no impact on you. But that isn’t why I like Amazon. I like it because it has most of what I need. I […]
BlueParrott Headset – Redial and Reject calls
Transcript: Hi, this is Marlan from RV52 again. Hey, to reject a call-somebody calls you and you’re busy, you’re trying to drive, you’re involved, you want to reject the call, you just press and hold this for a couple seconds, and it’ll make two little beeps, and it’ll send them straight to voicemail. Something that’s […]