No one likes emptying their RV toilet. Dealing with black tank odors and regulating the water used for flushing is a pain. But the future of RV toilets is now here.

This week on Episode 456 of the RV Podcast, we tell you one of the RV Community's Best-Kept secrets: The electric Laveo Toilet. 

Also in this episode:

* Expert advice on how to safely unhook, refill and reattach your RV’s propane tanks.

* The hottest social media buzz about the RV lifestyle

* And the RV News of the week, your questions, a fabulous camping food recipe, and much, much more

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SOCIAL MEDIA BUZZ - Wendy Bowyer

Wendy Bowyer reports on the hot issues most talked about this past week on our RV Lifestyle Facebook Group:

​​We got a post from Natasha last week that really got people talking. Natasha is a seasonal camper who posted a picture of her crowded and tiny RV counter and said she needed some ideas on how to improve the counter space because her configuration was not working.

She uses her Keurig coffee maker, air fryer and toaster every day and asked if anyone had an arrangement that was working for them.

Dianne told her she has a Ninja convection oven that does several jobs at once - including a toaster and air fryer - saving her space.

Some, like Carol, suggested she invest in a smaller Keurig coffee maker.

Others showed her how they had made counters and attached them with hinges so they could fold up when needed and fold down when not needed. So many great ideas and encouragement in this post.

Just about every day in our RVLifestyle Facebook Group,  people who are new to RVing or new to the group introduce themselves, and sometimes they show a picture of their new rig.

Nate did that last week, snapping a few pictures of the interior of his new Grand Lodge by, I believe, Forest River. It was so beautiful! It had an upstairs loft with a ladder, an island in the kitchen, and an L-shaped sofa. It was very interesting to see and received so many enthusiastic comments from the community.

Then finally, one of my favorite posts of the week came from Carol, who asked: What do you never leave home without and why?

Lots of interesting comments from the RV community! 

Bill said good lawn chairs, patience and humor. Michael said his wife - she is the navigator.

There were so many other things like bug spray, broom and dustpan, pillows from home, lip balm, a good hat, duct tape, the dog ....

I had to agree with Kelly who wrote that she just loved the post and loved reading what everyone w...