Spirit of the Open Road [Spiral-bound]

Peggi McDonald (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 9, 1997

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.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...worth its weight in gold...a book that got down to the nitty-gritty." -- The Gazette

"Spirit of the Open Road is by far the best guide for RVers we've seen and we have looked everywhere, We take it with us everytime we go on a trip." -- Roger and Louise Gendalion

Spirit of the Open Road has received many rave reviews from both Canadian and American readers. All say that the book is light, informative and easy to read. Many RVers who bought the book at various RV shows and dealer open house events have commented that they have read and reread the book up to five or six times and it has become their "on-the-road bible". In an independent book review published in RV Lifestyle magazine (February, 1998), writer Paul Van Hooydonk commented that, with the numerous hints and tips in the book, "Peggi proves she is also the Martha Stewart of the open road."

A quote from the RVUSA Bulletin Board by Pat Mulvihill says it all, "If you don't do anything else, get Peggi's and John's book. I have just read it and it is full of tips you wouldn't even know to ask about until it is too late." -- From the Publisher

From the Author

My husband John and I were both in the Canadian Military, together we served a total of 59 years of service. Since we joined up at 17 and 18, we spent most of our working years moving from one place to another. As young retirees, (Peggi age 44, John age 48) becoming Fulltime RVers seemed a natural choice of retirement.

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Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 273 pages
• Publisher: WE Publish!; 1st edition (January 9, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0968172903
• ISBN-13: 978-0968172902
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,712,467 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What A Great Book!, June 14, 2001

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"kooldak" (Chama, NM United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Spirit of the Open Road (Spiral-bound)

My wife and I are new Rvers & were looking for a good book or two to help us learn and avoid beginner mistakes. If you are in the same boat, this is the book for you! While the book is subtitled "The Essential Reference for Canadian RVers", it is almost completely irrelevant whether you live in Canada or the USA (as we do). This book is about the RV experience - period. Jam-packed with tips, it teaches you the basics and much, much more. This book, written from years of experience & suggestions from other RVers, is very complete and informative. If you're not a novice, you still just might find some great ideas that you had not occurred to you before.

The book is easily read, fun, and well laid out. You'll find information on maximizing your space, towing/driving, dealing with pets, budgeting for your RV lifestyle, finding a good campground, buying or selling your RV, and much more.

I bought 5 different RV related books, but "Spirit of the Open Road" was far and away the best of the bunch.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy This Book and read it to Your RV!, July 2, 2000

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This review is from: Spirit of the Open Road (Spiral-bound)

At last, practical advice for both before and after you have bought that dream RV. I have read a lot of RV advice and how to's but this is the one I'll take with me. Peggi delivers an organized and extremely helpful book divided into logical sections so you can read the whole thing ( I recommend this approach so you don't miss anything) or just what you need to know when you need it. I have owned an RV for 6 years and I wish I'd had this book when I bought my first one. This is the best book I have seen for novices - strong on how to and practical tips culled from years of experience and chats with RVers all over. This is also a great book for those thinking of beginning in RV's. If you think you know it all read Peggi and you'll learn a lot more! Hope she brings out another one soon.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read book for anyone who tows or drives an RV!, April 25, 1999

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This review is from: Spirit of the Open Road (Spiral-bound)

My wife and I bought the book in February at the Toronto RV show and read it twice because we found so many useful tips and hints, many more then we learned in the school of hard knocks in the past 10 years. We will keep it in the RV newspaper rack and more than likely read it many more times. The book was written in a very easy to read manner that helped make things very clear. After meeting John and Peggi, I found out that they are more than willing to share everything they learned about RVing with anyone who will listen and wants to have more fun with thier RV. When / if Peggi decides to write another book on this subject again, I will surely buy it as soon as it becomes available. GREAT BOOK. THANKS PEGGI! See you on the OPEN ROAD!