RVs are popular for a lot of reasons. One is they help bring down the costs of vacations. The second is they pack in a lot of people whether that’s family or friends. They carry your personal belongings without an extra charge. More and more people are turning to RVs as an alternative to regular air and hotel travel.

However, to get the most out of your RV or motor vehicle, you have to be kind to it. By that, I mean, you need to make sure everything is running smoothly before problems happen. This can be done through a routine maintenance stop. If you are RV savvy, you can check most things yourself.

Some people realize after a while they aren’t getting the mpg they used to or were promised. It’s easy to look up what the manufacturer claims. If you aren’t coming close, there may be another problem that needs to be looked at. Driving in the city will reduce your mpg while highway driving will increase it.

The following are intended to be a guide to help improve your fuel efficiency. Take care of your vehicle and it will take care of you:

- check tire pressure

- check the condition of your tires

-Wheel alignment. When you’re driving, loosen your hands around the steering wheel for a second. Do you keep going straight or does your vehicle start to veer? If it veers, it’s time to have the alignment fixed.

- Take a look at the engine. If you don’t know much about vehicles, have a mechanic take a look at it.

-Change your oil regularly. Dirty oil isn’t dangerous but it isn’t good for your car. If you run out of oil, your engine will seize, so be sure to keep levels from running low.

-Tires should be rotated and balanced once a year. This helps keep wear patterns even on your vehicle.

-Take a look at your gas cap. Is the seal broken or cracked? If so, gas may evaporate.

-If your brakes are grinding, that could be a sign of a serious problem. Get brake pads replaced as needed.

-Check your fuel injection system regularly.

Hopefully you’ll see a dramatic difference in your vehicle’s fuel economy after the above list is completed. You might be able to shave a few off your list if you’ve recently purchased a used RV. Just look through the documents you received or that came with the vehicle. You should find a maintenance record. And if you’re lucky…some of these services may have been performed recently. Then you’ve got one less item on your to do list!

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Parents are always challenged with how to keep their kids occupied on long road trips. Staring out the window and reading books seem old-fashioned to a lot of kids. Technology has become almost a permanent part of their lives, so why not incorporate some of the latest gaming technology into your next trip and enjoy the peace and quiet as kids occupy themselves.

One of the coolest gaming interfaces coming out is Project Cobra. Project Cobra was designed by Zi Ye and Hammad Khalid in the Human Media Lab at Queen’s University in Canada. The concept is taking games and projecting them onto a board that twists and bends. Attached sensors feed back into the laptop. Placing pressure on the board helps control the game, says Paul Ridden in his piece Gaming Flexibility Takes on New Twist with Project Cobra. The idea behind the design is to engage people physically with the software.

The computer is placed in a bag the gamer puts on his shoulder. The strap has a projector attached to it and sensors run from the laptop into the gaming board. Bending a corner of the board forward could, for instance, power up a sword, and releasing or bending it back could then bring down all the force of hell on a once mighty opponent!” says Ridden.

Allowing children to play with Apple’s new iPad is also an excellent option for keeping children entertained. Perhaps because it is new, the iPad is still working out a few minor gaming kinks but for the most part the apps are very user friendly. One game in particular has captured the attention of many; Strategy and Civilization Revolution.

“The former a hybrid game, the latter an iPad-optimized title–play much better on the iPad because its larger screen reveals more of the battlefield while still offering a simple touch mechanism for ordering around your units,” says Chris Holt in his article Gaming on the iPad: What works, what doesn’t. Holt also recommends driving games such as Need for Speed and Real Racing.

The noise level in a diesel pusher can often be a lot to handle especially when accompanied by music and the sound of video games. This is where the Psyko 5.1 headset saves the day. This 5.1 surround sound headset speaker system delivers quality sound to the individual using the system while leaving everyone else in peace. Each ear cup is set up with a subwoofer and there are 5 separate speakers in the bridge of the headset. The Psyko 5.1 is sure to change the way anybody hears anything.

Within the next year Nintendo plans on releasing the 3DS, a console that will provide 3D entertainment without the use of glasses. While it is true that this technology already exists, it has not yet been applied to gaming and gaming technology.

Let somebody else’s kids do the complaining. Set your kids up with some of the most advanced and exciting gaming technology available. Then watch mile after mile pass in peace and quiet!

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