Spirit of the Open Road
by Peggi McDonald
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Author: Peggi McDonaldEdition: Spiral-bound
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1997-01-09
ISBN: 0968172903
Number of pages: 273
Publisher: WE Publish!
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Book Review: Helpful for American RVers, Too
Summary: 5 Stars
SPIRIT OF THE OPEN ROAD is subtitled, "The Essential Reference Guide for Canadian RVers," but in fact it holds a wealth of how-to advice for American travelers as well. Most RVing basics are the same everywhere: selecting the type of RV that suits your needs, dealing with limited storage space, safe driving techniques, ways of keeping in touch with family and friends back home, selecting campgrounds from the many types out there, securing your home on wheels from the dangers of burglars, fire, or carbon monoxide poisoning. Peggi McDonald covers all these topics and more, in a clear, easy-to-read style with occasional cartoon drawings and shaded boxes for key points. As an American RVer, I especially appreciated the many practical tips in the book -- including clever fixes for plumbing problems, an entire chapter of hints on "Extending Your Living Space," and "Weighing Your RV," a section that explains the alphabet-soup mysteries of GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating) and GCVW (Gross Combined Vehicle Weight). RVing wannabees of any nationality should find this a useful guide to getting started in life on the road.
Summary of Spirit of the Open Road
Spirit of the Open Road acts as your best friend. This book provides advice for most situations RVers encounter while enjoying the fascinating RVing lifestyle. It is written as a guide and the reader friendly spiral binding make it an easy to read reference book. Peggi addresses everything from the basic choice of RV's to living in it to packing it to driving it plus much more. There are no chapters, instead a list of titles and sub titles with page numbers make it easy to find help for any situation RVers find themselves in.Dealers are now ordering the book by the case to present as a gift to their new customers. Although the book is written from a Canadian perspective, the information in it is most valuable for anyone RVing in a country other than their own. Many topics are general RV tips but my American readers rave about Spirit's easy to read informative format.
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