Episode 115: A Roadtreking Thanksgiving

It's Thanksgiving Week in the U.S. and the roads are full with lots of travelers heading home for the big holiday. In this Thanksgiving edition of the podcast we’re joined by a whole bunch of our friends from the Roadtreking community and RV industry who share the things they’re most thankful for this year. Besides or regular tips, news and RV questions and answers, you’ll hear the Roadtreking community marvelously underscore just how awesome the Roadtreking lifestyle truly is and how it brings people together in truly inspiring ways. Click the player below to Listen Now or scroll down through the show note details. When you see a time code hyperlink, you can click it to jump directly to that segment of the podcast. [spp-player] Show Notes for Episode #115 Nov. 23, 2016 of Roadtreking - The RV Lifestyle Podcast: Mike and Jennifer begin by sharing the many things they are thankful for this Thanksgiving [spp-timestamp time="2:47"] JENNIFER’S TIP OF THE WEEK We all love cooking out on the road… but sometimes, those grills we use can be a real mess. On a recent Roadtreking gathering, we saw how a friend of ours from Texas does it. [spp-timestamp time="7:57"] Doug McClendon shares how he uses half a lemon to scour and clean dirty grills. And for all of you, be sure to send me your tips and suggestions for the RV lifestyle. You can use the “Leave Voicemail” link at Roadtreking.com. Just click it and then use the built-in microphone on your computer or mobile devise to record a message to me. You can do it over as many times as you want, until you are satisfied. And then you just click a button and it comes right to my email inbox. If I use your tip in the podcast, we’ll send you a free Roadtreking hat! I love hearing from you! Here's a photo of Doug cleaning a grill with an onion. Jennifer's tip of the week is brought to you by RadPower Bikes (www.RadPowerBikes.com_… an electric bike manufacturer offering direct to consumer pricing on powerful premium electric bikes. LISTENER QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK: Two questions this week: [spp-timestamp time="12:54"] A listener asks about screens to cover the opening in a sliding door on a Roadtrek. A listener asks about whether he can order a Roadtrek with a different floorplan. Sponsoring this part of the podcast is Van City RV in St. Louis, and their Partner Dealerships Creston RV in Kalispell, Montana, and Wagon Trail RV in Las Vegas. Bringing You the largest Inventory of class B’s from three locations. RV NEWS OF THE WEEK: We have six stories for you this week: [spp-timestamp time="21:36"] Number of entrance fee-free days in national parks system dropping by 40 percent in 2017. Read more Woman sexually assaulted in southern California campground's restroom. Read more. Trail Ridge Road at Rocky Mountain National Park closed for winter. Read more Wayward elk, seen wandering around homes in South Carolina, tranquilized and taken out to mountains. Read more Ten new national historic landmarks announced. Read more Maryland woman mauled by bear in her own driveway. Read more This portion of the podcast is brought to you by Alde the only name in heat that you need to know for your RV INTERVIEW OF THE WEEK: Listen to a wide assortment of readers, listeners, members of our Facebook Roadtreking Group and industry leaders share their Thanksgiving wishes and the travel highlights they are most thankful for this past year. It’s a very inspiring and comprehensive string of messages that marvelously underscores just how awesome the Roadtreking lifestyle truly is.[spp-timestamp time="31:27"] TRAVELING TECH TIP: Steve Van Dinter Verizon's Steve Van Dinter reports [spp-timestamp time="53:45"] Thanksgiving is a time when all of us slow down just a little, gather with family and friends, talk about what we’re thankful for, and share stories about fond memories from the past. And if that past happened more than about 10 years ago chances are we don’t have digital photos to back our stories up. But there are likely physical pictures lying around somewhere. Well if you’ve always wanted to get those physical photos organized like your digital ones, you’re in luck. That’s because Google has announced a new app to complement it’s free Google Photos app. It’s called PhotoScan and it’s free for Android and iOS devices. The app is really simple to use and allows you to scan and then instantly upload your physical photos from the past. If you’ve tried to do this you know how hard it can be because you want to use a flash to avoid shadows but then you end up with glare on parts of the photo. PhotoScan eliminates the glare by having you line up four dots on the photo. It then takes four different scans of your picture and digitally eliminates any glare. Then you can upload your scans to Google Photos where they’re easily searched by keyword. With this week’s traveling technology tip, I’m Steve Van Dinter from Verizon. This part of the podcast is brough