Tom and Kris Camping Podcast, RVing and Tent Camping

RV Batteries, Electronic Sway Control, and Harvest Hosts

RV Batteries and Battery Tender Our camper is in storage when not in use, so we take the battery with us when we leave it. Now that it’s December, the camper will probably stay in storage for a good 60 days or so. What’s the best way to protect that battery when not in use? […]

A Rookie’s Guide To Festival Camping

Our daughter Kelly wrote this post about her first music festival camping experience. We had so much fun reading her story that we decided to make a podcast episode out of it. Join us as Kelly gives us her Rookie’s Guide To Festival Camping. Tom and Kris Ballard A Rookie’s Guide To Festival Camping Summer […]

5 Reasons You Need a Tent With Your RV

I know what you’re thinking. Hey Ballards, we bought an RV so we don’t have to use a tent anymore. I get that, but I can easily come up with 5 reasons you need a tent in your RV. You probably aren’t going to need it every time you camp, but you need to keep […]

Can I Keep The RV Refrigerator On While Driving?

This was one of the first questions I had when Kris and I took our new camper out for the first time. Can I keep the RV refrigerator on while driving to our destination? It seems to make sense. If you buy an RV with a 2 or 3-way refrigerator, why not turn it on […]

New Trends In Camping And RVing

Trend Number One, Don Is Back We really couldn’t discuss new trends in camping and RVing without Don. He’s been able to get quite a few camping trips in this summer. Kris and I just picked up our new camper in early August. As of this episode, we barely had our first camping trip under […]