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13

Three Ways to Travel Green!

admin on Sep-13-2009

Green is quickly becoming not only a way to help save the environment, but a way to save money.

Here are 3 quick tips to ensure that make traveling with 5th Wheel Campers as green as possible

- Bring Something to Attach a Clothesline To

Reducing the amount of drying can greatly reduce your electrical bill.

Sun drying has also been shown to increase the lifetime of your clothes, putting them through much less wear and tear.

Bringing
stakes to run a clothesline to will allow you to easily dry your
clothes, and ensure that you’re not ruining any trees in your
campground.

- Keep Engines Off When Not Using Them

Idling creates excessive emissions, and also burns through tons of gasoline

Making
a rule to turn off engines that are idling for more than 30 seconds is
a great way to reduce the level of emissions, and keep you gas bill
down.

If you have a number of tasks that involve the engines, it is often better to do them at once or in a row.

This
will mean that you’re not constantly turning the engine on and off. As
well, it will help you manage the chores on your vacation. Batching
things to be done together will get them done quicker, and leave more
time for everything else you’d like to be doing while on vacation!

- Park Where You’ll Use Less Energy

Look
for areas where you’ll have natural shade in the summer, and are
protected from the wind. In most North American regions, the wind
normally blows from the west, occasionally from the north.

Limiting the exposure to the wind will keep you 5th wheel campers warmer, and make it more enjoyable to have windows open if you choose.

Keeping
out of the sun in the summer will also provide you with less of a bill
for cooling – it will allow you to keep cool without any major hassle

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