Your Home On Wheels, a Beginners Guide to Part Time or Full Time RVing (Paperback)

by Carol Ray (Author) "For those of you who are single, I am not discriminating against you brave and independent people, but this chapter is for people with partners..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

Review
Carol Ray has written an excellent guide for beginning RVers covering such topics as whether to go RVing, what to do with the house and possessions. -- ESCAPEES MAGAZINE, by Book Reviewer Marcella Gauthier

Carol Ray has written the perfect book for the beginning RVer. It is easy to read and full of insightful tips from somebody who has been there and done that. -- THE RV CLUB, HOWARD OWENS, PRESIDENT

Everything you would need to know to make your decision about life in an RV is here. -- CRUISING AMERICA

Product Description
Cover: Four color photo cover. One photo of New England in the fall on front, and multiple interesting travel photos on back, printed on 20 lb stock, uv coated. Contents: Table of Contents, Chapters loaded with information, tips and stories which will help potential RVers ease into the lifestyle of traveling and living in a Recreational Vehicle. Includes chapters on what it takes to become an RVer, choosing a recreational vehicle, how to equip the RV, what to pack into the RV (from towels to cookware), how to turn the RV into "Home Sweet Home", dealing with finances, communication systems and internet service while on the road. Questionaire for use when joining RV Memberships, Questionaire for Insurance Agents when shopping for insurance, Checklist for both the inside and outside of RV. Lots of photos to visually assist the reader.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 100 pages
• Publisher: Carol Ray; Revised April 2000 edition
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967173000
• ISBN-13: 978-0967173009
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #467,238 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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68 of 70 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The one RV book you must have, April 16, 2001

By	Leroy R. Bergstrom (Reno, NV United States) - See all my reviews

My wife and I found this gem on Amazon shortly after we bought our first 5th wheel.

While the author emphasises on fifth wheel travel and use, her book applies to other RV rigs about as well.

We've read other books that purport to be helpful to those new to RV's or just new to fifth wheel's, but none even remotely as knowlegably or effectively written.

Having enjoyed 21 years in our 24' motorhome, and 3 years in a 35' trailer forty years ago, we aren't new to the pleasures or potential problems of RV's. Yet this is one book we've both read several times already and it has a permanat place in our new rig's library.

If you don't have it already, buy it!

(No, we've never met the lady and don't work for her publisher, either. But we hope to run into her one day so we can say "thank you!" properly).

Le & Pat Bergstrom

44 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poorly written and not useful - save your money, January 3, 2003

By	"jenev9194" (Modesto, CA United States) - See all my reviews

As a new RV owner, I was very eager to purchase this book and two others so I could become familiar with the terminology and learn about how to use and take care of my RV. After reading The RVer's Bible (by Kim & Sunny Baker) and RVing Basics (by Bill & Jan Moeller) first, I was thoroughly disappointed with this booklet. The other two books are very detailed, well written and I give them high marks. However, this booklet is very basic, skims over most topics and is sprinkled with so many grammatical errors I had to toss it in the waste paper basket. Fortunately, a co-worker told me about the awesome Amazon.com return policy, so all was not lost. Save your money and buy the other two books!!

29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BEST SELLER, SUPERB RESOURSE, December 27, 2000

By	"grammy1943" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

Your Home On Wheels, a Beginners Guide to Part Time or Full Time RVing, by Carol Ray. For the beginning or aspiring RVer, this self-published book by avid RVer Carol Ray is a superb resource. The book is so good and so helpful that it's one of Amazon.com's top 2,000 best sellers, a major accomplishment for a self-published book. It's chock-full of good information, based on Ray's extensive RVing experiences. Even veteran RVers will learn a lot. We highly recommend this book.