July RV Information Roundup – Distinctive RV Tenting with Harvest Hosts

The Tallest Timber on the Planet Reside at Redwood Nationwide Park

With no sign of ending to the damaging sizzling climate, you could be searching for a cooler RV vacation spot. Redwood Nationwide and State Parks—reknowned for large coast redwoods—is ready for you.

This park is a complete package deal deal, with prairies, oak forests, riverways, and a wide ranging shoreline that may go away you speechless. And the wildlife? Look out for Steller’s sea lions, Roosevelt elk, killer whales, and extra.

Yr-round temperatures common mid-40s to low-60s°F. Timber that attain for the sky, cooler climate and no reservations or entrance charges required (except you camp). Head west!

Be taught extra about Redwood Nationwide and State Parks right here.

Take pleasure in a Seafood Extravaganza on the Maine Lobster Pageant

Craving a lobster roll? Possibly you’re extra of a lobster stuffed into mac and cheese or a lobster donut type of particular person. No matter it’s, you’ll discover it on the Maine Lobster Pageant. 

In case your culinary tastes transcend lobster, attempt the domestically grown corn on the cob, do-it-yourself Maine blueberry cobbler, quite a lot of seafood chowders, and Maine steamed mussels or clams. 

There’s one thing for everybody at this epic occasion. Meals, music, arts and crafts, a lobster cook-off with a money prize, and the Worldwide Nice Crate Race. 

The Maine Lobster Pageant takes place August 2-6, 2023.

Take a look at the main points right here.

Outside RV Lighting: Yay or Nay?

Bear in mind the long-running advertising marketing campaign for a well-liked finances motel chain? Campgrounds don’t normally promise to go away a light-weight on, so convey a flashlight for those who pull in after hours.

When you’re arrange, you need to use out of doors lights to brighten up your website. Lights  assist with campsite safety and security. They discourage prowlers of each the human and animal variety, and assist stop trip-and-fall accidents.

Not everybody loves the sunshine! Some campers really feel like leaving your RV lit up all night time is impolite. It relies upon whether or not they establish because the get together folks or the “completely not” crew. 

Earlier than you go all out with the lights, discover methods to make use of out of doors lighting with out disturbing fellow campers.

The HD Residing Car

Household-owned Residing Car, primarily based in Santa Barbara, California, makes a speciality of off-grid-ready journey trailers. In 2024, they’ll introduce their newest luxurious journey trailer—The HD Residing Car. It’s designed for the last word off-grid RV expertise. 

Options of the HD Professional mannequin embody 72kWh of battery storage and 18kW of energy. Whenever you increase the photo voltaic awnings, the trailer has 4.4kW of solar energy. Sufficient to energy the trailer utilizing 100% photo voltaic vitality for a number of days.

Have you ever ever created potable water from humidity? Residing Car is the one trailer to make use of Watergen. It’s an non-compulsory function and extracts as much as 5 gallons of water from the air each 24 hours.

Take the digital tour right here. 

Do You Must Filter Campground Ingesting Water?

Earlier than you’re taking a sip from the campground water spigot take into consideration this: the place did it come from? For those who’re not 100% sure, it’s a sensible transfer to purify your consuming water. 

Purifying helps take away or kill dangerous micro organism, viruses, parasites, and different contaminants generally current in water. It might imply the distinction between having fun with your trip or discovering the closest pressing care facility.

Water filtering choices for RVs embody inline filters, countertop filters, and whole-house filtration methods. 

Assist stop water-borne sicknesses by following the following tips from the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention.

Within the Information: Tricks to Keep away from Heatstroke

Whenever you physique turns into overwhelmed by excessive temperatures, you may undergo from warmth stroke. It’s a critical situation and requires speedy medical consideration.

You possibly can keep away from heat-related well being issues by following the following tips:

• Keep hydrated
• Keep away from caffeine and alcohol
• Put on loose-fitting, light-colored clothes 
• Search shade or air-con 
• Restrict out of doors actions throughout peak warmth hours 
• Put on a wide-brimmed hat and sun shades
• Place a moist a bandana or towel in your neck or brow
• Take cool showers or baths
• Place chilly packs on pulse factors.

With the present heatwave blanketing the U.S., don’t go away house unprepared to beat the warmth. Be taught extra about warmth stroke right here.

To study extra about any and all of those tales, take a look at the hyperlinks in our present notes. 

You possibly can join with us every month as we convey a month-to-month roundup of stories about RV life. We’ll spotlight new RVs, tech that makes your travels higher, the entire happenings within the open air area, and naturally, a number of the greatest farms, wineries, breweries, and extra round North America. 

Within the meantime, you may keep in contact along with your Harvest Hosts group by means of our chat system at HarvestHosts.com.