RV Folks https://rvfolks.com/ Free RV guides, tips and calculators for new and seasoned RVers. en-us Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT RV Boondocking for Beginners: How to Camp Off the Grid Safely https://rvfolks.com/blog/rv-boondocking-basics https://rvfolks.com/blog/rv-boondocking-basics Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Camping Matthew Raven New to boondocking? Learn where to camp for free, how much water and power you need, and how to stretch your tanks and battery without hookups. A woman in a denim shirt sits in a folding camp chair holding a mug beside a white Class C motorhome with brown stripes, parked on bare dirt at the edge of a dry grass field with pine trees behind, with a paper map on a small folding table next to her.

New to boondocking? Learn where to camp for free, how much water and power you need, and how to stretch your tanks and battery without hookups.

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]]> RV National Park Tips: How to Plan a Stress-Free Trip to Any Park https://rvfolks.com/blog/rv-national-park-tips https://rvfolks.com/blog/rv-national-park-tips Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Travel Matthew Raven Planning an RV trip to a national park? Learn how to check size limits, book campsites early, handle no hookups, and avoid common first-timer mistakes. A white travel trailer sits on a gravel pad among tall pine trees at a campground, with a picnic table and two folding chairs beside it and a rocky mountain peak in the distance.

Planning an RV trip to a national park? Learn how to check size limits, book campsites early, handle no hookups, and avoid common first-timer mistakes.

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]]> RV Ownership Costs: What It Costs to Own an RV Each Year https://rvfolks.com/blog/rv-ownership-costs https://rvfolks.com/blog/rv-ownership-costs Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT RV Life Matthew Raven See what an RV costs to own each year: depreciation, insurance, storage, maintenance, fuel, and campsites, plus a simple way to build your own budget. A man in a blue plaid flannel shirt smiles as he writes on loose papers and uses a small calculator at a weathered wooden picnic table in the sun, with a white travel trailer parked on gravel and a grassy field behind him.

See what an RV costs to own each year: depreciation, insurance, storage, maintenance, fuel, and campsites, plus a simple way to build your own budget.

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]]> How to Winterize an RV: Simple Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners https://rvfolks.com/blog/rv-winterizing-guide https://rvfolks.com/blog/rv-winterizing-guide Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Maintenance Matthew Raven Learn how to winterize an RV step by step: drain the tanks, protect the water lines, and avoid costly freeze damage before the first hard frost. A chrome faucet in a small, slightly worn RV sink pours a steady stream of bright pink antifreeze into the stainless steel basin, with a beige countertop and a blurred window behind.

Learn how to winterize an RV step by step: drain the tanks, protect the water lines, and avoid costly freeze damage before the first hard frost.

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]]> First Time RV Camping Tips: What to Expect on Your First Night https://rvfolks.com/blog/first-time-rv-camping https://rvfolks.com/blog/first-time-rv-camping Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Camping Matthew Raven Booked your first campground? Here is what to expect from check-in to checkout, plus quiet hours, campfire rules, and the safety checks to do before bed. A middle-aged couple sits in camp chairs under the awning of a silver-gray Class C motorhome parked on a gravel campsite among tall pine trees, with a picnic table and fire ring nearby.

Booked your first campground? Here is what to expect from check-in to checkout, plus quiet hours, campfire rules, and the safety checks to do before bed.

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]]> RV Height Clearance: Measure Your Rig and Avoid Low Bridges https://rvfolks.com/blog/rv-height-clearance https://rvfolks.com/blog/rv-height-clearance Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT RV Tips Matthew Raven Wondering how to find your RV height clearance? Learn how to measure your rig, read low bridge signs, and plan a route that keeps your roof safe. A modern white motorhome seen from behind drives along a quiet country road toward an old stone arch bridge, with green trees on both sides.

Wondering how to find your RV height clearance? Learn how to measure your rig, read low bridge signs, and plan a route that keeps your roof safe.

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]]> Driving an RV for the First Time: What Beginners Need to Know https://rvfolks.com/blog/driving-an-rv-first-time https://rvfolks.com/blog/driving-an-rv-first-time Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT RV Tips Matthew Raven Nervous about your first RV drive? Learn how to set your mirrors, practice in a parking lot, turn, brake, and park with confidence before you hit the road. A smiling woman sits in the driver's seat of a white motorhome while a man in a tan jacket stands beside the open door giving a thumbs-up.

Nervous about your first RV drive? Learn how to set your mirrors, practice in a parking lot, turn, brake, and park with confidence before you hit the road.

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]]> How to Empty RV Black and Gray Tanks: A Simple Beginner Guide https://rvfolks.com/blog/empty-rv-tanks https://rvfolks.com/blog/empty-rv-tanks Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Maintenance Matthew Raven Learn how to empty RV black and gray tanks at a dump station, step by step, in the right order, with hose tips and the mistakes that cause messes. A clear plastic elbow fitting on a black corrugated sewer hose rests on wet gray concrete beside a round black dump inlet, with a blurred white motorhome and its chrome wheel behind.

Learn how to empty RV black and gray tanks at a dump station, step by step, in the right order, with hose tips and the mistakes that cause messes.

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]]> How to Set Up Your RV at a Campsite: Step by Step for Beginners https://rvfolks.com/blog/rv-campsite-setup https://rvfolks.com/blog/rv-campsite-setup Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Camping Matthew Raven Arriving at your first campsite? Follow this simple order: park, level, chock, connect power, water, and sewer, then open the slides, without the stress. A campfire burns in a ring of stones in the foreground, with a white travel trailer, its awning out, and a camp chair blurred behind it at a campsite.

Arriving at your first campsite? Follow this simple order: park, level, chock, connect power, water, and sewer, then open the slides, without the stress.

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]]> RV Gas Mileage: What to Expect and How to Spend Less on Fuel https://rvfolks.com/blog/rv-gas-mileage https://rvfolks.com/blog/rv-gas-mileage Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT RV Life Matthew Raven How many miles per gallon does an RV get? See typical MPG by RV type, what lowers it, and how to measure your own number and estimate your fuel cost. A black gas pump nozzle hangs in its holder on a red pump, with a blurred white motorhome waiting under the station canopy behind it.

How many miles per gallon does an RV get? See typical MPG by RV type, what lowers it, and how to measure your own number and estimate your fuel cost.

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]]> Where to Park an RV Overnight: Legal Spots and Etiquette Basics https://rvfolks.com/blog/rv-overnight-parking https://rvfolks.com/blog/rv-overnight-parking Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Travel Matthew Raven Wondering where you can park an RV overnight? Compare Walmart, Cracker Barrel, truck stops, rest areas, Harvest Hosts, and public land, plus the rules to follow. A white camper van with a teal swoosh stripe is parked alone at the far edge of a large asphalt parking lot under a cloudy evening sky, with light poles and a store building blurred behind it.

Wondering where you can park an RV overnight? Compare Walmart, Cracker Barrel, truck stops, rest areas, Harvest Hosts, and public land, plus the rules to follow.

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]]> How to Plan Your First RV Road Trip: A Simple Beginner’s Guide https://rvfolks.com/blog/rv-road-trip-planning https://rvfolks.com/blog/rv-road-trip-planning Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Travel Matthew Raven Planning your first RV road trip? Learn how to choose your daily distance, check your route, book campsites, and budget fuel without the overwhelm. A woman in a gray fleece holds a white mug beside a white Class C motorhome parked on a gravel pull-out, with a folding camp chair near the open door and tall grass in the foreground.

Planning your first RV road trip? Learn how to choose your daily distance, check your route, book campsites, and budget fuel without the overwhelm.

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]]> RV Tire Pressure Guide: How to Check It and Find the Right PSI https://rvfolks.com/blog/rv-tire-pressure https://rvfolks.com/blog/rv-tire-pressure Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Maintenance Matthew Raven Not sure what PSI your RV tires need? Learn where to find the right number, how to check it cold, how often to repeat it, and when tire age means replacement. A man's hand presses a metal and black tire pressure gauge onto the valve stem of a silver steel RV wheel.

Not sure what PSI your RV tires need? Learn where to find the right number, how to check it cold, how often to repeat it, and when tire age means replacement.

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]]> RVing for Beginners: The Complete Guide to Your First RV Trip https://rvfolks.com/blog/rving-for-beginners https://rvfolks.com/blog/rving-for-beginners Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT RV Life Matthew Raven New to RVing? Learn how to choose an RV, budget your costs, check weight limits, drive safely, book campsites, and set up with confidence before your first trip. Five adults and a golden dog relax with drinks in folding chairs around a small table on a gravel campsite at sunset, next to a cream-and-white motorhome with its door open.

New to RVing? Learn how to choose an RV, budget your costs, check weight limits, drive safely, book campsites, and set up with confidence before your first trip.

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]]> RV Tips for Beginners: Essential Rules for Your First Trip https://rvfolks.com/blog/rv-tips-for-beginners https://rvfolks.com/blog/rv-tips-for-beginners Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT RV Tips Matthew Raven Planning your first RV trip? Learn the beginner rules that prevent costly mistakes, from driveway tests and tire checks to leveling, water, power, and dumping. Class C motorhome parked in a mountain meadow with its awning extended and bikes mounted on the rear rack, while a woman relaxes in a camp chair outside

Planning your first RV trip? Learn the beginner rules that prevent costly mistakes, from driveway tests and tire checks to leveling, water, power, and dumping.

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