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About this Website
What's "About RVing" About
The idea for this website was a result of the thousands of questions from what I call “New and Used RVers” and wannabie RVers that purchased our books, attended our seminars, were on forums, and e-mail groups. I belong to several e-mail groups but am only active on a couple of them—the Bounder-owners group (we used to own a Bounder) and the Monaco-owners group (Monacoers). We have a Monaco.
So, the big question is why? Why would I screw around with a project like this (it takes a lot of time, effort, and there is a cost to do it)?
The answer is that I have loads of RVing information and want to share it with others. That’s it.
The joke is that as a retired teacher, I can’t shut up. The reality is that I thoroughly enjoy writing and speaking to groups and (in my teaching and RVing) want to convey correct information about the “how to.” There is so much misinformation, myths, and rumors floating among RVers that maybe it’s my mission to try to correct it.
Where Did this Information Come From?
As you may know by now, I have written three RV books. All are “how to” books on some aspect of RVing and they contain detail—I try to explain every process/procedure thoroughly. I don’t mess around with the “feel good” stuff—I don’t care if you feel good about what I say, I just want you to do it. The reason I want you to do it is that the processes/procedures I write about are correct. They work and have been verified. They are the way it was meant to be.
With all that, writing a book is a fine way to get information to people but there is always new information coming out—especially during this time of our lives. Therefore, you should just think of the articles in this website as supplements, additions, or just totally new stuff that (mostly) didn’t go into the books!
But some did. So, in several places, I used excerpts from one of my books as a starting place for the article. If you had one of my books and the respective article open side-by-side, you might think they were the same. But they are not. Think of it this way, the details are in the books. The newest information is in the website.
How Big is This Site?
I now have over 100+ full-blown articles (under RV Topics) with plans to add more every couple of weeks. We have topped 80+ RV Tips, and a mass of Unusual Places.
[Friendly Advice… I strongly recommend you NOT try to print all these articles. Or if you do, try to find a wholesale outlet to buy your printer cartridges. Our best guess is that there is about 400± pages of information on the site—many with full-color photos. A page is equivalent to a Microsoft Word.doc page.]
I Had Some Help
While I have lots of experience, there are technical areas I really have no interest in and others are much more qualified than I to write about it. Whenever that happened, I asked good people to help. You will see their names at the top of their respective articles and if they are responsible for a full RV Topic, I have included a bio on the RV Topic Intro page.
I Appreciate Comments
For anyone wishing to contact me, please e-mail me at…
- I do not answer e-mails without subject lines
- I get a lot of e-mail, it may take a while. Be patient.
- I do not have the expertise nor interest to answer in-depth technical questions specifically about repair or maintenance. Find a good RV tech and ask them.
- If I’ve made an error, please, it’s my first one ever so let me know about it ASAP!
About this Website Owner
I'm an RVer
I’m Ron Jones and I’ve been RVing a long time—that is, I got up off the ground and started camping on wheels in
1962 in this Nimrod trailer (yes, that is my 1962 Corvair). It was basic but fun—and I was not sleeping on the ground. Sandy (wife) and I have been fulltiming since early in 2003. We meander everywhere across the USA and Canada in our diesel pusher. I stay busy. Here’s my info…
Ron has retired (several times). He is retired Army (medical, 1970), retired Senior Professor of Engineering Technology at the University of North Texas (1998), and retired publisher (2006). Ron’s hobbies are traveling, cooking, good wine, photography, writing, and eating out, and enjoying a good, local microbrewed beer.
Ron writes (a lot). He was a columnist for Coast to Coast RV magazine, had feature articles published in Motorhome, Highways, Family Motor Coaching, and Escapees magazines, and was a contributor to the Good Sam Website (both for Weekly RV Tips and CyberSam articles). He has written ten books including numerous textbooks for public schools and colleges, how-to books, co-authored the best-seller RV book entitled “All the Stuff You Need to Know About RVing, 2nd Ed.” (ISBN 1-56870-514-X) with Rob Lowe, was a collaborator with Sandy on “Wrinkle-Free RV Laundry” (ISBN 978-156870-590-3), wrote “Fulltiming for New and Used RVers, 2nd Ed.” (ISBN 978-1-56870-610-8), and his newest book, “RVing to Alaska” was released in 2010.
I love this stuff and this lifestyle. In our seminars, I tell people that my last drive in my RV will be to the nursing home door where I will hand them my keys and they can help me inside.
We Do Seminars
Sandy and I present a variety of RV seminars nationwide at rallies, shows, and various gatherings. From Fulltiming to Driving topics to Hand Signals to Alaska to the now famous “Sewage 101,” our seminars are filled with great information, use professional-quality media, are laced with humor, and based on the idea that “You don’t know what you don’t know.”
Sandy and I also cruise a lot and have now taken 28 cruises to various places in the world. Ron and David Bott (an avid cruiser and RVer) developed a unique project called "RV at Sea."
We Have A Blog
I currently use this site... http://rvstufff.blogspot.com (Note: there are 3 "f's" in this website.) This will likely change and be moved to this site.
Contact me
For anyone wishing to contact me, please e-mail me at…
- I do not answer e-mails without subject lines
- I get a lot of e-mail, it may take a while. Be patient.
- I do not have the expertise nor interest to answer in-depth technical questions specifically about repair or maintenance. Find a good RV tech and ask them.
- If I’ve made an error, please, it’s my first one ever so let me know about it ASAP!
How About a Little Help Here?
Help get the word out about this great site! Tell your friends about this website… aboutrving.com. It’s easy to remember… aboutrving.com. It’s easy to write… aboutrving.com.
Post a note about us on the forums so others can appreciate the info, too. It doesn’t cost anything to look. You don’t have to register. You don’t have to belong to any group. It’s just great info put out there to help you. I hope it helps.