Blood Clots and RV Travel: The Most Dangerous Risk You Never Knew Existed

Blood clots and RV Travel pose a serious risk to RVers, and yet few are even aware of this hidden danger.

When sitting in a truck or RV for extended periods, such as on long drives, blood flow can slow down and cause blood clots to form. These clots can break off and travel to the lungs, causing a potentially fatal condition called pulmonary embolism.

That's just what happened to the husband of Betsy Johnson. We interview Betsy in Episode 439 of the RV Podcast.

It killed him. With no warning. Just like that, moments after arriving at a campground.

There was little to no warning, and this week, Betsy tells us how this can be prevented by taking frequent travel breaks to move around.

This is one of the most important interviews we've ever done, and Betsy walks us through this terrible tragedy and tells us much, much more. Please copy and share this episode with your fellow travelers. It is truly life-saving.

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Audience Feedback from last week

We had considerable feedback from last week's episode about some of the topics we discussed.

Tony sent us this note about our story last week on the National Park Service requiring permits for anyone who visits a National Park and puts their video on YouTube. Says Tony:

The video issues in National Parks I feel, is an attempt for the NPS to generate additional funds. I’m pretty confident that the opposite effect will take place, but the NPS won’t realize it until they hit a financial hardship, if not a downright crisis. I’m pretty sure the YouTube videos that you have shared created the desire for my wife and I to visit Yellowstone, Grand Teton and Rocky Mtn National Parks. New campers are still entering this community and thousands make plans every year for iconic vacation/camping locations, and most rely on YouTube to set their agendas.  I applaud you for “not playing the game”.  YouTubers aren’t going to suffer too much but I’m afraid the NPS will in time. Sad day. Please keep your episodes coming.  Love them. - Tony

And Wil passes along this interesting tip from our RV Lifestyle Facebook Group:

Had an interesting experience yesterday with our furnace. Woke up to what sounded like a Black Hawk helicopter over our 5th wheel. Turned out it was our furnace. I figured the motor was out and began pulling the furnace out. After removing the unit, my wife noticed a large mouse was in the squirrel cage fan. After removing the dead critter and testing the motor, all was fine. On our furnace there was a 3" square hole that was directly over the fan. I placed a open mesh metal screen over the hole to prevent this from happening again. - Wil

RV Interview of the Week: The Hidden Dangers of Blood Clots and RV Travel

Betsy and Rick had been married for 45 years

Our guest is Betsy Johnson, a solo female traveler in her 70’s who has been widowed since 2017.

How she became a widow is the topic of this week's RV podcast episode.

Betsy and her late husband, Rick, spent about two years RVing around the country in th...