Stories

These articles cover a range of topics in the RV world. Read about vintage campers, RV-related contests, culinary recipes, important news and tips and tricks to make your camping experience even better.

RV Tech Talk

RV Power Inverters

Find out how your RV’s power inverter converts 12-volt to 110-volt for RV use

Cactus
Snowbirding 101

All about organ pipe cacti

We were surprised to realize that the Ajo/Why, Arizona, area offers so many great sights and things to do. Our first outing was to the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.

Kitt Peak
Snowbirding 101

Welcome to Kitt Peak

We talked about the observatory at Kitt Peak and decided that on this trip we just had to check it out.

RV in a storm
Snowbirding 101

The desert I know and love

We woke up Tuesday morning to bright sunlight, quail scurrying through the wash and the smell of creosote…now that’s the desert I know and love. Monday night was quite an ordeal, however.

Quartzsite
Snowbirding 101

Quartzsite after the shows and vendors

They say you can get anything you want in Quartzsite, but you have to wait until the vendors show up. Before that all you see is an outline of what’s coming.

Celia’s Rainbow Gardens
Snowbirding 101

Multifaceted Quartzsite

Quartzsite attracts a lot of interesting/different types, musicians, artists, as well as, some burned-out desert rats. Come show time, the populations explodes.

Desert palace
Snowbirding 101

Sun, sand and rocks

Even if geology isn’t your thing, approaching and driving through Death Valley gives you a sense of all the tremendous geological happenings throughout the ages.

Zion National Park.
Snowbirding 101

Reaching up to the gods

Check out these hikes and climbs in Zion National Park

Calico mines
Snowbirding 101

Beyond Laughlin

More than just casinos and bright lights—unique and unusual attractions surround Laughlin, Nevada

California canyons
RV Sojourners

Snowbirds heading home—Part II

The Bredas detail the next step in the Snowbirds series, heading north through California via the western route

by Anthony F. and Marguerite Bred
RV Sojourners

Snowbirds heading home—Part I

So you have enjoyed day after day of warm sunshine in southwest USA this past winter, and as the seasons begin to change it is time to prepare for the trip home.

by Anthony F. and Marguerite Breda
Palm trees at Salton Sea
RV Sojourners

The East side of Salton Sea

Salton Sea is rapidly evaporating but there is still time to see and play while you marvel at its beauty and variety.

by Anthony F. and Marguerite Breda
metal sculptures
RV Sojourners

Exploring the California desert

Borrego Springs and the surrounding area are made for recreational pursuits.

by Anthony F. and Marguerite Breda
red rock canyon
RV Sojourners

The other side of Vegas

Yes, we hit the major casinos, even won a few dollars but when we did not win big immediately, we looked around for something else to do.

by Anthony F. and Marguerite Breda
Arizona scenery
RV Sojourners

Land of the standing-up rocks

The Chiricahua Apaches knew this place as “Land of the Standing-up Rocks” and the early pioneers named it “Wonderland of Rocks.” Today many think of it as a “Fantasy World.”

by Anthony F. and Marguerite Breda
Bisbee scenery
RV Sojourners

Bisbee—queen of the copper camps

Bisbee, although not as well known, is a desirable location. We discovered Bisbee while serving as volunteers at a wildlife refuge 30 miles away.

by Anthony F. and Marguerite Breda