Tom Blaha

Tom Blaha bought his first RV in 2011, a 20-year-old Dutchman that he fixed up and renovated to make it road-worthy. He currently owns a 36-foot SportTrek 327VIK that he has made significant modifications to. He spent 2 years full-time RVing with his family of 6 – covering 35,000 miles and visiting 22 national parks and 43 states between 2017 and 2019. Today Tom’s family continues to enjoy RVing from their home base in the southeast US, where he also runs a small farm/homestead and a plastics machining company.

Do RV slideouts need structural supports?

The vast majority of RVs sold today have at least one slideout. Those slideouts have two important characteristics which many RVers believe they need to correct. First, those slides seem … Read more

What are slide covers, and are they worthwhile?

So you’ve purchased your first RV. Regardless of whether it is a new or used unit, it is a big investment. Protecting that investment to get the most out of … Read more