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HITCH HINTS CAMPING WITH THE COLES THE COOKING LADIES NEW PRODUCTS AND MUCH MORE! CANADA’S #1 RV MAGAZINE - YOUR KEY TO RV ADVENTURES!CANADA’S #1 RV MAGAZINE - YOUR KEY TO RV ADVENTURES! www.rvlifemag.com $9.95 268 - 44 Crawford Crescent., Campbellville, ON L0P 1B0 Publications Mail Agreement #43638025 Vol. 52 No.6 WESTFALIA WAVE AND WAVE POP-UP VENTURE RV SPORTTREK TOURING 354VBH BUNKHOUSE CANADA’S RV Friendly FESTIVALS RV REVIEWS: Plus IT’S GOING TO BE A FANTASTIC SEASON OF MUSIC AND LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ACROSS CANADA 52-6 NEW.indd 152-6 NEW.indd 12024-05-13 12:16 PM2024-05-13 12:16 PMYour RV, your coverage Visit aviva.ca/rvlife or talk to your broker to learn more. Class A | Class B | Class C | Travel trailer | Tent trailer | Horse/Stock | Truck camper Toy hauler | Fifth wheel | Park model | Permanently parked trailer Insurance products are subject to terms, conditions, restrictions and exclusions, which are outlined in our final policy wording. Please speak with your Aviva insurance broker to learn more. Insurance products are underwritten by Elite Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Aviva Canada Inc. Product availability varies by province. Aviva and the Aviva logo are trademarks used under license by the licensor. CS-22-9812 11/22 © Aviva3 DEPARTMENTS 6 HITCH HINTS by Andy Thomson Tire Pressure – your key to optimal handling and even wear. 12 CAMPING WITH THE COLES Spring camping at Pinery Provincial Park. 16 THE COOKING LADIES Phyllis Hinz and Lamont Mackay Twice-Tossed Garlic Shrimp – at the World Food Championships! RV SPOTLIGHTS 20 WESTFALIA DEBUTS THE 2024 WAVE AND WAVE POP TOP! The iconic pop-top van returns to North America! 22 VENTURE RV SPORTTREK TOURING 354VBH A family-friendly, feature-packed bunkhouse fifth wheel… DESTINATIONS 24 THE GREAT AMERICAN ROAD TRIP How long would it take to travel Route 66 by car, bicycle, or on horseback? 28 CANADA’S RV FRIENDLY FESTIVALS Your guide to camping compatible music festivals and special events. 38 EXPLORING THE PAST IN NEW MEXICO James Stoness takes us on a tour of great scenery and ghost towns. SPECIAL FEATURES 37 IT’S AN ADVENTURE BUG! Brad and Jennifer Voisin customized their teardrop trailer – you can do this too… NEW PRODUCTS 42 ESSENTIAL ITEMS FOR YOUR RV WATER AND WASTE SYSTEMS Available now at RV dealerships and campground stores. Contents 12 VOLUME 52 NUMBER 6 | RV LIFESTYLE RV Lifestyle Magazine archives are open for your viewing pleasure – check them out at www.rvlifemag.com Click on MAGAZINES, and use the password RVLFREE2017. Watch our road test videos at our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube. com/rvlifestylemagazine ON THE COVER Fireworks and folk music at the Gatineau Montgolfieres Balloon Festival! HITCH HINTS CAMPING WITH THE COLES THE COOKING LADIES NEW PRODUCTS AND MUCH MORE! CANADA’S #1 RV MAGAZINE - YOUR KEY TO RV ADVENTURES!CANADA’S #1 RV MAGAZINE - YOUR KEY TO RV ADVENTURES! www.rvlifemag.com$9.95 268 - 44 Crawford Crescent., Campbellville, ON L0P 1B0 Publications Mail Agreement #43638025 Vol. 52 No.6 WESTFALIA WAVE AND WAVE POP-UP VENTURE RV SPORTTREK TOURING 354VBH BUNKHOUSE CANADA’S RV Friendly FESTIVALS RV REVIEWS: Plus IT’S GOING TO BE A FANTASTIC SEASON OF MUSIC AND LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ACROSS CANADA 52-6 NEW.indd 152-6 NEW.indd 12024-05-13 12:16 PM2024-05-13 12:16 PM SUBSCRIBERS: e-mail editor@rvlifemag.com for FREE access to the latest digital edition! RV52-6 CONTENTS.indd 3RV52-6 CONTENTS.indd 32024-05-14 11:43 AM2024-05-14 11:43 AM4 RV LIFESTYLE | VOLUME 52 NUMBER 6 It’s the beginning of another fabulous RV camping season, and families across Canada are prepping their RVs, gathering their gear, and planning their sum- mer excursions. At RV Lifestyle Magazine, we enjoy blending a range of interests when we hit the RV roads to adventure. From RV friendly festivals like the events featured in our cover story, to exploring historic sites and enjoying a gourmet tour of North America, there’s something for every member of the family to enjoy when you embark on an RV voyage of discovery. This issue includes a range of expert RV content from our team, and our friends in the industry. Our website at www.rvlifemag.com and our digital edition archives encompass more than 1,000 articles, covering a full array of camping and RV topics. 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PUBLICATIONS MAIL AGREEMENT #43638025 Undeliverables to: 268 - 44 Crawford Crescent, Campbellville, Ontario L0P 1B0 MONTREAL, QUEBEC © 2023 CAMPING CANADA MAGAZINE PRINTED IN CANADA @ RVLifestyleMagazine @rvlifestylemagazine www.rvlifestylemagazine.com FOLLOW RV LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE: RV52-6 CONTENTS.indd 4RV52-6 CONTENTS.indd 42024-05-10 2:06 PM2024-05-10 2:06 PMTake a one-on-one personalized video tour of any 2024 Pleasure-Way model today at www.pleasureway.com/golive E X P ERIENCE THE 2 0 2 4 LINEUP T OD A Y Take a one-on-one personalized video tour of any 2024 Pleasure-Way model today at www.pleasureway.com/golive E X P ERIENCE THE 2 0 2 4 LINEUP T OD A Y pleasureway.indd 1pleasureway.indd 12023-11-22 9:25 AM2023-11-22 9:25 AMRV LIFESTYLE | VOLUME 52 NUMBER 6 www.rvlifemag.com 6 In the last issue we went over how to weigh your combination or motorhome on a truck scale. Many people weigh their units just to check and see if they are overloaded, but accurate weight information can helpful in other ways as well. In the old days the tires on RVs were often borderline at best, so there was little question about what pressure to carry. You just kept them as hard as possible. Every trailer has a GVWR sticker which lists the tire pressure, but this pressure is what is necessary with the tires loaded to their maximum weight capacity. What we often run into now are tires that have much more capacity than they need. When a tire is run at its maximum pressure but is carrying far less than its maximum load, the tire will wear in the centre, have less traction and be harder riding. The ideal is to have the tires inflated to properly match the actual load they’re carrying. This was brought home to me last summer when we took a 33-foot HitchHiker fifth wheel on vacation with G-rated tires, which will carry 110 PSI. The combination seemed fine on a short test drive, but after about 100 miles we noticed that the ride was somewhat aggravating. I drove to a scale and weighed the combination. The next morning when the tires were cool, I adjusted six of the eight tires on the rig. The trailer tires were at 105 PSI, but it turned out that 82 PSI was all that was required for the load they were carrying, The back tires of the truck had 80 PSI and that was close enough to be correct; the front tires had 65 PSI in them but only required 40 to carry the 3,600 pounds on the front axle (I always leave some margin for error when adjusting the fronts tires on the truck). So I took the front truck tires down to 45 PSI and the trailer tires down from 105 PSI to 85 PSI. That 20 PSI difference may not seem like much of a change, but the improvement in the ride was immediately noticeable. Even the family, who had no idea I had changed anything, commented on how much smoother it was. Later on the trip we were running in 100 degree temperatures and the tires never ran warmer than 135 degrees. With 45 PSI in the front tires of the truck, steering feel was a little less direct than I would have liked, so I experimented a bit finally, settling on 52 PSI as being optimal. The dual wheel rear axle assemblies on motorhomes and pickup trucks are heavy. This means that several hundred pounds of axle has to move up and down over every bump in the road with only the tire to cushion it. Unsprung weight can cause a thumping sensation in the ride, especially over pavement strips. Often the tires on duals can be run much softer than the maximum HITCH HINTS BY ANDY THOMSON TIRE PRESSURE TIRES INFLATED TO MATCH THE LOAD THEY CARRY PROVIDE OPTIMAL HANDLING WHILE PREVENTING PREMATURE WEAR. 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