Open Mike

Usually, we like to say the journey is the destination — that the real adventure of RVing is the getting there. But this month as we make our way west from our Michigan home to Gillette, Wyoming, and FMCA’s 88th Family Reunion, we’re pretty excited about the destination, too.

One of the most surprising discoveries during our past year of traveling across the country is how many other uses exist for our Type B motorhome besides camping.

It’s March, the month that they say comes in like a lion and goes out as a lamb. For those of us who travel the land in motorhomes, that means freezing temperatures slowly go away as the month progresses and, once again, it’s time to hit the road.

There are so many apps and Web sites out there geared for RVers these days that as we continued our motorhome travels last season, I began to accumulate a couple of screens full of RV-related apps, mapping navigation links, and on-the-road guides. I have 27 of them, in fact …

Mike Wendland shares his list of RV-related goals for the new year.

We could hear the crackle of our campfire. The hoot of a distant owl. The yips of a pack of coyotes somewhere far to the west. The gurgle of the Rifle River moving over a stretch of rocks just downstream from our camp. The whooshing sound of wind whipping through a stand of red pines.

Mike and Jennifer Wendland’s top 10 rules for surviving and thriving while sharing small spaces.