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April 17, 2010

Great Diesel Pusher Pass Times

Loading the family in your diesel pusher and hitting the road? As you already know, a diesel pusher is a great way to see the country but taking children on these trips can sometimes make children restless and impatient. To attend to this, here is a list of ideas that are sure to make children entertained and happy as you push your diesel pusher along.

The License Plate Game – There are 50 states in the U.S., that means 50 license plates to identify as you are driving. Count how many you see, the kids can keep their heads on swivels eagerly looking to be the first to find a new state plate. Bring a map and allow the kids to cross off or color the states where plates have been spotted. Children may also enjoy counting other diesel pushers on the road!

Card games – card games are always good for hours of fun as you and your family maneuver from state to state. Whether your family’s preference is Old Maid, Go Fish, War or another classic card game, everybody can join in the fun. These games are often sold as specific decks designed for each game but traditional playing cards can often be used for many of these games. Card games are particularly handy for car rides because they do not require a board or small pieces so there is not as much of a worry that game parts will be lost.

Alphabet Games – there are two kinds of alphabet games, both of which have their appeal. The first type of game consists of selecting a category and participants take turns naming qualifying elements going through the alphabet. For example if the category was foods, the first player may say Apple and the next may say Bread and so on. The other type of alphabet game requires players to find all 26 letters of the alphabet on the various road signs, license plates, billboards and business signs. The first to find all 26 letters wins the game.

I Spy – who hasn’t shouted the phrase “I spy with my little eye…” at some point in their life? This fun guessing game is sure to get everybody involved and guessing. One player thinks of something and the other players attempt to determine what was picked by asking yes or no questions. “Is it round?” “Is it red?” “Is it alive?” Eventually enough clues are found and the answer is guessed; “Is it the moon?”

Moo Cow – This game can be fun and even a little educational. Game players keep their eyes open to spot and count cows on the side of the road. The more you see the higher you count. Without question, in some parts of America you will be counting pretty high!

If travelers grow tired of games or simply seek another form of entertainment, books are always a great way to pass the time. Whether a child chooses to read to themselves or to have a parent read to everybody, books are certainly a good time. Children and adults may also enjoy games like crossword puzzles, word searches or Suduko.

There are countless ways for you and your family to pass the time while driving your diesel pusher from A to B then to C and D and on an on but no matter how you choose to do it the important thing is that you are together as a family.

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Filed under travel by Jim Tolar

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March 16, 2010

Real Estate investors cash in on the RV Rental Business

RV Rentals Nationwide has set up a nationwide call center to handle the demand for motorhomes and travel trailer quotes that are starting to flood the line. They are now looking for owners of Motorhomes and Travel trailer that would like to make income with there RV Rental Property.

RV Rentals Nationwide specializes in bringing the RV rental to the customer and was able to capture a large portion of the travel trailer rental market in Oklahoma in less than 2 years. Since then RV Rentals Nationwide of Oklahoma in now allowing RV renters to tow units on there own as well deliver rv rental unit to the campsite but the demand for Motorhomes / Coaches are on the rise. RV Rentals Nationwide receives thousands of requests every month for people wanting to rent a rv and drive a motorhome to many different events such as NASCAR, Church events, disaster relief and many other situations that RV Rentals Nationwide has always been involved in.

RV Rentals Nationwide has been referring allot of the business out but in January of 2007 RV Rentals Nationwide made the major decision to create its own National RV Affiliate / Owner operator program allowing RV owners that don’t use their RV that much the opportunity to get a piece of the RV Rental and Motorhome Rental industry. RV Rentals Nationwide is creating a special site for RV Owners to sign up as an affiliate and to list there RV Motorhome and travel trailer on a state of the art RV reservation system. RV owners will be able to log in and upload all the pictures of the RV to the Reservation website for the world to see. RV owners will also be given the option to register as an owner or owner operator which will allow the owner of a travel trailer the option to deliver their trailer directly to the campsite of a renter that is not able to pull a travel trailer. This option will put even more money into the pockets of the RV Owner.

RV Rentals Nationwide is currently seeking more real estate investors to get involved in the RV Rental Market. As were most travel trailer are rented out for 6 to 7 months of the year, Motorhomes rent out 11 to 12 Months of the year. As a motorhome investor the Motorhome / Travel Trailer is insured under their million dollar RV rental policies. All drivers of motorhome are required to put up credit card deposits to cover any damages so there is literally no risk to the owner of the unit. “This is better than the Real Estate Business” says corporate Investor.

If you compare the purchase amount of a house and the purchase amount of a RV Rental Unit verses the income collected each month then the RV Rental Property would be the best way to go.

If a Real estate Investor takes a $100,000 (30) year mortgage on a house hey would stand to pay approximately $655 at 6%. If a real-estate investor was to rent out their home one might be able to rent it at $850 a month if they were lucky.

Real-estate Investors could make up to $2450 off one Motorhome worth $50,000. The monthly payments are estimated around $360 a month. This is achieved by using the RV Rentals Nationwide Reservation System to keep there unit booked out. If an investor had more that one unit then the numbers would go up again.

Investors are also able to track there Motorhome / Travel Trailer with the RV Rentals Nationwide GPS tracking system right online.

You can reach RV Rentals Nationwide by calling 866-610-4931 Ext 60 for more information.

Find out how to “Rent My RV”, then visit www.rentarvnow.com to find the best advice on Renting your Motorhome for you.

Filed under travel by Lilly Jarman

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December 8, 2009

Towbars for Motor Vehicles

The freedom of the open road beckons so many people from all over the country every year, and being able to get as much of one’s belongings into the car and on the road is very appealing to many people that decide to undertake a road trip.

That’s where having a towbar installed on your vehicle comes into play: to allow for the use of a trailer behind one’s vehicle and thus expand the volume of things that travel with you on the road.

To properly tow a trailer, it is necessary to have a standard and strong towbar, also known as a tow hitch, installed that can deal with heavy loads and ensure that the vehicle and the trailer move in relative synchrony, preventing excessive disarticulation between the movements of each.

Not any towbar will perform that way, of course. Beyond making sure that your towbar fulfills certain industry standards it is essential that you hear what a professional has to say on the matter before you have a towbar installed on your car or buy a vehicle because of its in-built towbar.

Basically, towbars come in two forms: there are those with a tow ball mounted on a tow bracket, and another kind that involves a tow pin and corresponding jaw that fit to a trailer loop. The first kind is better for articulating the movement of the towing vehicle and the trailer which is a major consideration when towing, while the second type does not allow for such great coordination, though if you allow enough slack in the tow pin you can come closer to successfully articulating the movements of both.

What is known as a receiver-type towbar is a version that has a detachable tow ball, while on the other hand a fixed-type towbar usually will have tow ball and other components incorporated directly into the vehicle’s frame. In both cases, the towbar is connected directly to the chassis, which permits the driver to tow a heavier load. For better weight distribution and therefore a safer tow, with less risk of accidents, there are special square receiver sockets designed for such purposes.

It is incredibly important that when connecting the trailer to the vehicle, the loading of the tow ball be performed correctly both horizontally and vertically – people without experience in performing such loading operations should seek out the advice of someone that does know what they are doing, and that way prevent possible damage to property and persons.

There is hardly a towbar safer than the Lunette Ring variety of coupling. This variety is made up by the Lunette Ring itself and the pintle hook on the vehicle; these couplings are recommended for people towing trailers on uneven or rugged terrain such as out in the country.

Byron Jonas knows that tow bars are an crucial accessory for a vehicle, which is why he sought qualified advice before buying a towbar on his vehicle.

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Filed under travel by Byron Jonas

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