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Time Capsule RV Cleaning
Whether you’re vegging out on a weekend RV trip to living on board for months at a time, chores happen. Could you keep ahead of the mess by devoting just 15 minutes to just one small area?
Here are 5 spots that you might blitz in 15 minutes:
Heavy items need to be organized and secured for highway travel.
Standby foods. Do you have a deep cupboard where you stash emergency food supplies such as jars of peanut butter and cheese spread, condensed soup, canned beans, powdered milk? Check for use-by dates and replace as necessary. Keep heavy items in lowest spot possible.
The Junk Drawer. Just as at home, the RV probably has a drawer were you keep rubber bands, paper clips, twist ties and other just-in-case stuff. Empty, sort, discard. Make a shopping list of things that need to be replaced. Vacuum the corners. Another day, do the silverware drawer.
The Spice Shelf. Spices stale quickly in outdoor air. I try every new one that comes along and then it just takes up space, never to be used again. Give this area a 15-minute purge, then wipe the shelf clean.
Seats and seat cushions. Oh, how quickly dust, crumbs, bits of food and dead bugs build up under cushions and around the dinette. Fluff pillows. Vacuum under seat cushions, the convertible sofa, the cockpit seats and in corners around the dinette.
The recharge station. These days it’s not just the phone that needs charging. We also have banks of cords and chargers for everything from the toothbrush to the vacuum cleaner and power drill.
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RV PARKS & CAMPGROUNDS;
GOOD NEWS/BAD NEWS
These news items are from local media sources and may be incomplete or premature for the RV consumer. They are given here for you to follow up. No endorsement of any place is implied.
NEW AND FUTURE RV PARKS & CAMPGROUNDS
To open next year near Holbrook, Arizona is the Old Trails RV Campground. Phase one of the project will see RV sites, a laundry, bathrooms with showers, Wi-Fi, walking trails, a gazebo and a playground. Future plans call for 250 RV spaces,, a swimming pool, pickleball courts, a restaurant, gift shop and tours to nearby attractions such as the casino and Petrified Forest National Park. The golf course is a half mile away, Go to OldTrailsrv,com to schedule a phone call with the developers.
UPGRADING, EXPANDING, CLOSING CAMPGROUNDS
Oakleaf Campground in Glocester, Rhode Island is expanding by 10 acres. The park has a swimming pool, partial hookups, a dump station, lots of outdoor activity areas and theme weekends. :Seasonal sites for 2026 are already booked but nightly reservations are available. (401) 568-4446
CLOSINGS
Sam’s Town Casino and RV Campground in Tunica, Mississippi is permanently closed. The future of the campground has not been reported.
Flying Saucer RV Park in Sheridan , Colorado will close next year. The property has been rezoned for the building of a 362-unit apartment complex.
Closing in the fall of 2026 and into 2028 is the campground at Gifford Pinchot State Park in Lewisberry, Pennsylvania. The $8 million makeover will modernize a campground built in the 1970's. Day use facilities are expected to remain open.
SCUTTLEBUTT
In Hemiston, Oregon there is talk of adding a 100-site RV park at the Farm- City Pro Rodeo.
The city-operated Riverview RV Park in Clinton, Iowa is now known as the Gary McDermott RV Park. It’s renamed in honor in honor of a local veteran. (563) 242-3600
Finish Line RV Park, formerly the Butler Mobile Home Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas, is seeking to expand, pending approvals. The gated, secure park has a loyalty program and is currently offering BOGO specials. Check it out at FinishLineRVPark.com/
Opening by Spring, 2026 will be the Camp Margaritaville Orange Lake in Citra, Florida. The popular brand offers ultra luxury RV resort life plus this region’s natural advantages such as fishing, hiking, and biking. Start alert for the opening of reservations.
Joe Wheel State Park in Rogersville, Alabama is getting an eye-popping, all-accessible, $450,000 playground. In other news, Lake Lurleen State Park near Tuscaloosa is getting a complete makeover. Campsites will be larger and better equipped but wlIll be reduced from 90 sites to a 70 or fewer. The upgraded campground area will be gated.
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