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RV Tips
![The first trip and trial run of the year was to a location less than 30 minutes from home.](https://www.rvwest.com/images/uploads/MicroMinnietrailer400.jpg)
One couple’s story of the first year in their new trailer
![Wooded campground with trees on all sides and several large RVs](https://www.rvwest.com/images/uploads/mainimagerondtn.jpg)
![Picture of tablet and cell phone sitting on counter.](https://www.rvwest.com/images/uploads/Cellandphoneoptions400.jpg)
Travelling South? Here are the best options for cell phone coverage
![Border crossing between Canada and the US at Hill Island, Ontario. Photo credit: CanStock photo](https://www.rvwest.com/images/uploads/Bordercrossing400.jpg)
Know Before You Go: Border-crossing advice for Canadian travellers with RVs
![A couple posing in front of ocean scene.](https://www.rvwest.com/images/uploads/Snowbirds400.jpg)
Medical insurance advice for travelling Canadians
![A white carbon monoxide detector sitting on a ledge](https://www.rvwest.com/images/uploads/carbonmonotn.jpg)
Heading out on fall adventures? Stay carbon monoxide safe
If you are heading out on any RV adventures this fall, take note of these safety tips.
![Freshly manufactured trailers await new owners.](https://www.rvwest.com/images/uploads/OutdoorsRVtour400.jpg)
Why you might need an RV factory tour
![These safety chains need to be re-attached in a crisscross.](https://www.rvwest.com/images/uploads/trailerhitch400.jpg)
Pilots use pre-flight checklists — RVers should too
Missing a key step in hooking up your RV trailer or fifth wheel can be disastrous—a checklist will help.
![Herd of Pronghorn antelope.](https://www.rvwest.com/images/uploads/pronghorn400.jpg)
Pronghorn Xing: Making prairie highways safer for wildlife and RVers
RVers can help make our highways safer by using the Pronghorn Xing app.
![Bruce Hunt found a great multi-year rental on Longbow Lake near Kenora, Ontario.](https://www.rvwest.com/images/uploads/PermanentRVsite400.jpg)
Is a permanent RV lot right for you? Breaking down the options
If you know your preferred site numbers at your favourite campgrounds but can never reserve them, you might need a permanent RV lot.
![A man and a woman setting up a golf shot.](https://www.rvwest.com/images/uploads/ShowandPutt400.jpg)
Drive for show and putt for dough: How to shave 15 strokes off your game
In the drive for par, remember putting counts for half of the course’s 72 par strokes.
![The Pineridge Clubhouse.](https://www.rvwest.com/images/uploads/PineridgeGofResort400.jpg)
12-hole golf? Why not?
Having trouble carving out time for 18 holes? Here’s your ticket to a shorter round.
![Shown is a campground in Fintry Provincial Park with a truck and fifth wheel parked.](https://www.rvwest.com/images/uploads/fintryyyytn.jpg)
Reserving a campsite with BC Parks
If you want to make camping reservations with BC Parks, here are some things you need to know.
![Foursomes can be fun.](https://www.rvwest.com/images/uploads/Golffoursome400.jpg)
Why you should never try to teach your wife or significant other how to golf
Foursomes should be fun. A retired teaching professional’s top advice: Be careful golfing with your spouse.
![Golf and RV living are a great combination at a permanent RV lot, such as this one at Pineridge Golf Resort near Wabamun Lake, Alberta.](https://www.rvwest.com/images/uploads/Golfresortlot400.jpg)
Love the game? Move to the course
Whether a residential neighbourhood with a golf course or a golf resort with spaces for RV and park model homes, get closer to the game.
![Pair of hands holding iphone with Venice canals in background.](https://www.rvwest.com/images/uploads/iphonearticle-lead400.jpg)
Leave the camera bag at home
Brock Kryton, a professional photographer in Alberta, gives advice on smartphone photography.