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Beefy Blocks RV Gadget Box Review for Escapees RV Club
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Beefy Blocks

Tired of dealing with old, cracked, and deformed leveling blocks every time you park? While wandering around in the Big Tent at Quartzsite, Arizona, last winter, I ran across some new RV leveling blocks that looked very well made. Beefy Blocks are made from UV-stabilized black plastic and are, well,

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Gripstic® Bag Sealers

In many RVs, drawer space is limited, so if you have a bunch of bag clips filling one of your precious drawers, I have a solution: GRIPSTICs. These are slide-on bag sealers that do a superior job of sealing just about any kind of bag. Easy to use, and they

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Home Monitoring and Control on a Budget

When I’m on the road for months at a time, I often wonder about my house and how it’s faring. Years ago, I reviewed a Wi-Fi temperature monitoring system, but sadly, it’s no longer available. Recently, I began looking for a replacement and started playing with Wi-Fi smart switches and

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Bug Zapper

I think the best RV gadgets are ones that not only do essential work but are also fun to use. I certainly do enjoy my hand-held bug zapper! Looking like a small tennis racket, it has an electrostatic charged grid and is advertised as a mosquito deterrent. I’ve had one

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Orion Compact Camper Roadside Safety Kit

I usually try to keep a low profile when I’m RVing, but the one time I want everybody to know exactly where I am is when I’m on the side of the road with a problem! IIf you travel the interstates in your RV, it’s always a good idea to

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Napier Sportz SUV Tent

While we are a club of RVing enthusiasts, there are among us members who are either still tent camping (pre-first RV!) or enjoy tent camping as a way to explore more remote areas that their RVs cannot safely access. This is why, when Napier Outdoors reached out to us about

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Camp Chef Fire Pit

There’s nothing like having a campfire when you’re out camping. It makes a great conversation starter and keeps you happy outdoors in cooler weather. The problem with a campfire is that it requires a lot of preparation and work, and everybody smells like smoke the next morning. That’s why I

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Gadgets Revisited 2023

Battery Monitor In the May/June 2022 issue of Escapees magazine, I reviewed an inexpensive battery state-of-charge (SoC) meter, the HENGSHAN AiLi Battery Monitor. It has proven to be amazingly dependable and accurate. Available online for under $80, I think it’s the best value out there, and mine has survived in

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VOLISUN Solar Driveway Lights

Here’s a great way to light your campsite when you’re out in the boonies. There are a number of manufacturers making solar driveway and boat dock lights. They are all similar in design and are used to light paths and walkways. They recharge each day from available sunlight and automatically

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Omnia Stovetop Oven

It seems like conventional ovens have pretty much disappeared from RVs. Yes, you can have a convection microwave, or a counter-top oven, but they all require electricity to operate and take up a lot of space. Years ago, I removed my old RV oven and converted the space into a

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