Before heading out for a new season of camping, there are some RV Electricity Dos and Don'ts you need to know about. We detail them from a top expert whose advice can save you lots of grief.

Our guest is Mike Sokol, who tells us in Episode 441 of the RV Podcast how to safely wake up your RV's electrical system.

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This episode comes to you from Florida's Emerald Coast, where we have been hanging out the past few weeks. Spring Break is now in full swing down here, and the crowds are causing us to long for some solitude.

Thus, we're headed to Loblolly Ridge, our private little 5-acre RV retreat in Middle Tennessee. We plan to spend a couple of weeks up there and clear some trees blown down by the recent storms - two of which ended up gently leaning on our fifth wheel.

Thanks to some good neighbors - Brad and Jim - the trees were removed, and the RV suffered only a couple of minor scrapes and bruises. Whew!

Those trees were toppled by the wave of dangerous storms that swept through the nation's midsection Friday night. It was the third weekend in a row of tornadoes and violent thunderstorms, and they claimed some two dozen lives in multiple states, including two campers in Indiana (see news story below).

There was a similar death toll the previous weekend.

Still more spring storms are forecast for midweek so please, check the weather frequently and have a place to shelter if so advised by weather authorities.

Our RV Summer Meetup is now open for registration!

Our RV Summer 2023 gathering is set for June 19-22 in Northern Michigan. We call it the "Meetup at Mackinac" because we're camping on the shores of Lake Huron in the Straits of Mackinac, which divides Michigan's Lower and Upper Peninsulas.

This gathering will sell out, so get your ticket fast. (One ticket is good for one RV and three people. Details are available at https://rvlifestyle.com/michiganmeet

RV Social Media Buzz

This week, we introduce a new FEATURE - Social Media Buzz with Our Social Media Maven Wendy Bowyer, who moderates our RV Lifestyle Facebook Group. With over 170,000 members to keep track of, she has her finger on the pulse of the RV Lifestyle community and often spots trends before the rest of the industry.

Here are a few of the topics that got her attention this week:

Our RV Lifestyle Facebook group has been busy as many have started their spring camping, and are sharing what they encounter on the road.

Rocky gave a tip for anyone driving west of I-40 near Flagstaff. Rocky said it was nearly impossible to drive - the worst section of road he had ever seen.

Numerous RVs and big rigs pulled over with blown tires, broken suspensions and even axles.

Other members who had been down this stretch of freeway agreed.