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RV Navigator
The digital home for RVers. RVing is not camping anymore. It has evolved into a high tech life style that requires maintaining many technology systems. This podcast addresses the myriad issues that arise while traveling in an RV. The podcasters travel extensively in their RV, so they can share their experiences with listeners in a fun and interesting style. Contact navigator@rvnaviator.com and 815/230-0772.

RV Navigator Episode 44 - A View of the Mississippi
A could of technical issues are still outstanding from our comments last month. iTunes downloading seems to be going smoothly since I updated some software. I explain how to actually download our podcast (for listening later) instead of listening live. We also will be posting our podcast on Podomatic.com as a back up to iTunes. We always like to travel in September. If you travel in this month, you know that the weather is usually good, crowds have eased, and the roads are open. We took the month to improve our golf skills at an Elder Hostel in Wisconsin and then see a bit of the midwest. Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois were on our itinerary which focused on the Mississippi River towns. We always bring our bikes so finding some nice riding trails was high on the agenda. Sparta, Wisconsin is the hub for several bike trails that were former RR beds. Winding through the picturesque countryside with rolling hills, green farms and few old tunnels makes these bike trails very appealing. Along with the biking we played more golf at some of the local municipal courses which at this time of year didn't require tee times. Barge transportation is a major means of getting bulk goods through the central part of the US. The COE has made "improvements" in the rivers to make barging a major activity. Locks, dams, levees, and dredging are all part of the plan to keep the rivers open to commercial traffic. It is interesting to see the infrastructure and manpower necessary to keep barge traffic running smoothly along the Mississippi and its tributaries. Of course they have built some nice public campgrounds along the way to make trips like ours scenic and thrifty. On RV tech front, we were forced to buy a new set of house batteries this month. Online research lead me buy the least expensive 6 volt golf cart batteries at Sams Club. At $72 each, this was still a big unexpected expense. It was necessitated by my lack of care for the old ones (3 years old) and was an expense that we should not have had to make at this time. How are your batteries? Do you have a 3 state charger? Do you watch the water level? Lots of other interesting tech topics are on our agenda - digital TV reception with the newly installed Wingman, changes in campground cable TV, RV uses for the iPhone beyond listening to our podcast, Garmin GPS updates and much more are topics of our banter. We share our websites of the month and a few humorous RV stories. We end with some article which give a hopeful picture to the economic prospects of the RV industry. We may have passed the low point and sales are looking up for some manufacturers. Join us on our adventure and thanks for listening. Our numbers are over 2000 downloads per month and growing rapidly. We appreciate your comments and suggestions both by email (navigator@rvnavigator.com) and on our listener comment phone line, 815/230-0772.
RV Navigator Episode 43 – Renewing Friendships
Several readers have emailed with problems with downloading via iTunes. I have tried to fine a solution to the perplexing problem and I must apologize for the inconvenience for those who are experiencing download issues. The problem seems to be the connection from the RV Navigator website and the iTunes software on SOME computers. I really have no connection to iTunes other than the notification of new episodes when they are posted. This happens automatically via their servers talking to the RV Navigator website servers. Some how this process is breaking down with our listeners computers. I don't know how to fix the problem but I have stumbled on a workaround which seems to work for most listeners. If the latest episodes of the RV Navigator DO NOT appear in iTunes, quit iTunes. Open the RV Navigator website (http://rvnavigator.com) and then relaunch iTunes, refresh your podcast list and the new episode will appear and download. How about that - I don't know why, but it works. Listener Debbie poses a question for the group, "What are the top ten most favorite services/amenities/surprises you found at the RV parks in your travels?". We share some of ours - but what are yours? In our 6500 miles of travel this summer, we pickup a stone to the windshield leaving a small crack. How to get it fixed was our dilemma. Listen in for what turned out to be a great and inexpensive solution. On the tech side we share an easy way to improve HD reception and the RV Pillow. We have posted new photos in the listener rigs section of the website so send yours in and take a look at those of your fellow listeners. Ideas and suggestions are always appreciated via email or our listener comment line, 815/230-0772.
RV Navigator Episode 42 – Home at the Stampede
Ride em cowboy was our mantra this month as we made our way North to attend the Calgary Stampede. This is a traditional rodeo with major side shows to visitor entertained. We attended with the help of Fantasy RV tours who made all of the arrangements. They did a superior job of organizing our activities. Although you probably could have made all of the arrangements ourselves, we chose to participate in the Fantasy tour Rally. They provided good tickets of all of the major events and gave us advice on other interesting activities surrounding the Stampede. We did several bus tours to see the sights of Calgary and used the metro to visit the stampede itself. Camping, such as it was, was in the parking lot of a sport stadium. We were a bit skeptical at first, but this proved to be an ideal central location for our visit. A metro stop was within easy walking distance and they provided metro tickets in our Rally package. The parking lot had temporary water and electric for the RV and nice bath rooms for us. They even provided waste water pump-out mid Rally. Traveling the 1500 miles home was took us a full week as we meandered our way home. We made stops at Blue-Ox (free full hookup camping) and again at HWH (leveling jacks) for some repairs. We also had a chance to once again stay in a COE campground along the Mississippi. These campground are very nice with ample space for large rigs. Most of the developed sites have 50 amp, a cement pad and senior citizen rates of less than $10. We'll be back to visit the many water oriented COE campgrounds again. This episode also features our take on the new iPhone 3Gs. This device is turning into a full fledged computer with the many aps that are available. It does email, web browsing, GPS, compass, calendar, contacts, phone, out of the box. For just a few extra dollars you can add many other functions that are customized to your needs. I used the Auto info ap to keep track of fuel usage, repairs, oil changes and the like - for both vehicles. So it is one device that replaces several paper notebooks and other electronic devices. Sweet! We also purchased a Windows Netbook this month. This is a very small Windows portable computer. 10" screen, 3 pounds, 6 hr battery and full connectivity for internet use. Aong with the iPhones, we are expecting it to get a major workout on our next trip. There is industry news this month and it is not all bad. So take a listen to this months episode (42) and let us know what you think. Ideas and suggestions are always appreciated via email or our listener comment line, 815/230-0772.
RV Navigator Episode 41 – National Parks Revisited
After a long drive from our home in the burbs of Chicago, we spent a week in Flagstaff catching up with a town which hosted us for some university classes in 1978. That was the last time we were in this area, so we were anxious to retrace some of our earlier adventures. At that time we were in our green camper van (see our 35 years of camping) and did the national parks on the weekends during the summer session. With the arrival of our friend, Hartmut, from Munich on the last day of May, we headed to the Grand Canyon South Rim. The RV trailer park there is the perfect place to see this spectacular scenic attraction. From there we headed to west Grand Canyon, a fairly new scenic attraction featuring the Grand Canyon. A brief stop in Vegas added to our trip North as we headed to Zion and Bryce for a couple of days each. Hartmut found Bryce to be his favorite National Park, but he found them all to be unique. A long drive to Yellowstone and the Tetons ended our national park adventure. We dropped him off in Salt Lake, were we spent a week doing the sights in a city that we'd only passed through earlier. The end of the month brings us to Calgary for the Stamped which is held over the July 4th weekend. This episode features an interview and our usual collection of stories and adventure from the road. Send comments, suggestions and ideas to navigator@rvnavigator.com or use the comment hot line 815/230-0772.
RV Navigator Episode 40 - On the road again
After only 6 weeks at home the travel bug hit us again so we cranked up the motorhome to head to Arizona and points North. That's the grand plan, but leaving on May 15th with those many days and miles of

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