Northwest RVing

The Northwest RVing Blog site is hosted by MHRV (Manufactured Housing and Recreational Vehicle) Show Association. Each year, MHRV presents three important trade shows in the greater Seattle area to promote and display the RV Lifestyle. We are all about RVing and hope you will enjoy the many articles posted here about RVing in general and about our upcoming shows.

Useful RVing Links for Planning

Details: Written by Cheryl Johnston; Published: 26 February 2022

Over the years, we've included many helpful links in our articles for RV trip planning. With so many people getting RVs recently, we thought it might be nice to pull together some of the more useful links for getting your RV trip planned ahead of time.

There is also an excellent article, How to Make Campsite Reservations Like a Pro, on the doityourself.com website with questions you’ll want to ask yourself before you do your research.

Top Ten RV Essential Items

Details: Written by Dave Helgeson; Published: 24 February 2022

Were you one of the hundreds of people that purchased an RV at the recently concluded Seattle RV Show? Is this your first RV upgrading from years of tent camping? While many of the items you have utilized through your tent camping years will make the transition to RVing, there are some essential RV items you will need to add to your camping gear checklist before heading out on your first RV trip to the campground or RV park.

How to Maximize Your Time at the Seattle RV Show

Details: Written by Dave Helgeson; Published: 27 January 2022

Shows

The 58^th annual Seattle RV Show is coming February 17^th – 20^th, 2022 to the Lumen Field Event Center, formerly the CenturyLink Field Event Center. It is the oldest and largest indoor RV show in Washington state.

With the absence of RV shows over the past two years, those new to RVing that have never attended an RV show might feel a bit overwhelmed at the size and scope of the Seattle RV Show.

We suggest you develop a game plan to maximize your time at the show.

Spring RV Shakedown

Details: Written by Steve Froese; Published: 02 February 2022

Our RV hasn’t seen much use since the Covid pandemic began. While we did enjoy a nice trip up north to the Yukon Territories last summer for a family wedding, we have not visited any of our favourite RV destinations in the United States since the border closed in 2020. While the border has reopened now for traffic in both directions, returning to Canada is inconvenient, since a Covid test is still required, even for the fully vaccinated and boosted. However, spring is just around the corner, and we plan to return to our favourite pastime of RV travel, including visiting our favourite American haunts. This month I will discuss de-winterization and the spring shakedown.