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Highway History And Back Road Mystery

Do you know who’s really buried in Daniel Boone’s tomb? Have you ever heard the sad tale of Zona Hester Shue, West Virginia’s Greenbrier Ghost? We all know about Paul Revere’s midnight ride, but do you know the story of John Henry Wisdom, the Paul Revere of the South? The great Chicago Fire killed some 300 people, but did you know that on the very same night, the entire town of Peshtigo, in northern Wisconsin, was destroyed in an inferno that claimed ten times as many lives? These stories and more await you on America’s two lane roads, along with tales of a dead man who led a wagon train over the Oregon Trail, America’s only “king,” a beautiful woman spy, ghosts who still haunt an old prison, Arizona’s lady bandit queen, lawmen, outlaws, shipwrecks, and more! A collection of some of our favorite stories discovered in years of exploring America’s back roads and small towns, Highway History And Back Road Mystery tells these stories and many more There is adventure and mystery to be found away from the interstate highways. Use this wonderful new book as your guide to America’s back road adventure. Just $16.95 plus $3.50 shipping.*Due to shipping costs, this book is not available for Canadian addresses.

The Frugal RVer

Yes, you can enjoy the RV lifestyle on a budget! Nick Russell tells you how! Nick has presented his Frugal RVer seminars at RV shows and events across the country, teaching RVers how to enjoy traveling without spending a lot of money. Now you can learn  these same money saving techniques to cut your travel expenses and get the most out of your RVing experiences for the least! Learn little-known secrets about free and low cost campgrounds, boondocking and dry camping, traveling for less, equipping your RV for low cost camping, alternative energy for your RV, communicating by phone and e-mail for less, cutting your food costs, free entertainment and much more to help you save money as you travel. Just $10.95, plus $3.50 shipping. *Due to shipping costs, this book is not available for Canadian addresses.

Work Your Way Across The USA

If you have ever wanted to travel fulltime in an RV, but did not believe there was a way to earn enough money to support yourself and your family as you travel, this book is for you! Written by a working fulltime this book gives you dozens of ideas for generating an income as you travel. Learn about seasonal, full, and part time jobs open to RVers and small businesses that you can run from your RV anywhere you travel. From working at theme parks to selling advertising on campground maps and selling Christmas trees, swap meet vending to computer oriented businesses, everything you need to help you find just the right opportunity is included. Nick Russell has presented his seminars and classes on working on the road at RV rallies across the country, and now he brings his information to print in an easy reading book that is both fun to read and packed with useful information to help you achieve your goal of financial security while you explore all this great country has to offer from the comforts of your own RV! $12.95, plus $3.50 shipping.  *Due to shipping costs, this book is not available for Canadian addresses.

Meandering Down The Highway

Nick’s First RVing Book  Is Still One Of Our Best Sellers!

Come along for the ride as two overworked, over-stressed baby boomers decide that life is too short for their 75+ hour work weeks, sell everything they own, and hit the road to a brand new lifestyle! Join them as they wander the highways and back roads of America in search of adventure. If you’ve ever wanted to climb out of your rut and run away from the rat race, this is the book that will tell you first-hand what it’s like to take the big step. A compilation of the first year’s Meandering Down The Highway columns from the Gypsy Journal RV travel newspaper, this is the book you can’t afford to miss if you have ever thought there is more to life than hard work and frustration! $16.95, plus $3.50 shipping. *Due to shipping costs, this book is not available for Canadian addresses.

Support Your RV Lifestyle!

If you are considering working as you travel in your RV, you cannot afford to miss Support Your RV Lifestyle!. Author Jaimie Hall, a working RVer for ten years, has combined her own experiences and interviews with dozens of working RVers to bring together a wealth of information on every aspect of earning money on the road. If you want to learn how to make a living on the road, this book is the best investment you will ever make. $19.95, plus $4 shipping.

Alaska RV Adventure

Come along with film maker John Holod on "The Last Great Road Trip," an RV odyssey to Alaska. Experience the adventures to be found along the Alaska Highway, encounter wildlife along the way, explore historic Skagway, visit tiny Chicken, travel north along the axle-busting Dalton Highway to the oil fields of Prudhoe Bay. Visit the Gates of the Arctic National Park and the arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Denali National Park for an up-close view of bear, caribou, moose, Dall sheep and wolf, and the sportsman’s paradise of the Kenai Peninsula, where king salmon is king. You’ll love this adventure-packed video experience! $19.95, plus $4.95 shipping.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural Wonders of the Southeast Coast

RVing film maker John Holod takes us on his newest adventure, exploring 1500 miles of America’s southeast coast, from Virginia Beach to Key West. If you thought this area was all big cities and interstate highways, you’ll be delighted to discover  such natural treasures as Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, North Carolina’s Outer Banks, lighthouses, wild horses, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Georgia’s Tybee Island, Cape Kennedy, the Florida Keys and more! Thrill to the sight of 10,000 snow geese in flight, enjoy beach combing, snorkel with manatee, explore the Everglades and more with this fun and informative 85 minute DVD! $19.95, plus $4.95 shipping.

 

 

 

 

 

Baja RV Adventure

Travel south of the border with film maker John Holod on an exciting RV journey from Tijuana to Cabo San Lucas, and find out why so many RVers spend their winters exploring the wonders of Mexico. We’ll frolic with gray whales, visit friendly villages, tour historic missions, shop for bargains, and camp on the beach a few feet from the sea Order today and start planning your Baja adventure! $19.95, plus $4.95 shipping. 

 

Alaska’s Inside Passage

This is what we consider to be John Holod’s finest work to date! Stunning photography, insider information, and great locations make this RV adventure, by ferry up Alaska’s Inside Passage, a trip you won’t soon forget. John introduces us to wildlife and local people along the way as we explore northern locations including Misty Fjords National Monument,  Ketchikan, Prince of Wales Island, Wrangell, the Anan Bear Observatory, historic Petersburg, Sitka, the Alaska Raptor Center, Mendenhall Glacier, Juneau, Skagway, Haines and more! Lots of wonderful footage of calving glaciers, bears, eagles, whales and other Alaska wildlife.  $19.95, plus $4.95 shipping.

 

 

 

Guide To Over 1,000 Free

Campgrounds

Taking advantages of boondocking can really stretch your RVing budget. We’ve assembled a list of over 500 city and county parks, public locations, rest areas, scenic viewpoints, RV-friendly businesses and other places across the country and in Canada where you can park over-night free or for a very minimal cost. Some allow more than one nights stay, some include full or partial hookups. RVers who have purchased this booklet report saving hundreds of dollars with these money saving camping opportunities. $8.95.  *Due to shipping costs, this book is not available for Canadian addresses.

Guide To RV Parks With WiFi

Gypsy Journal’s Guide to RV Parks With WiFi is perfect for the RVer who needs fast internet access. Listing RV parks from coast to coast and in Canada, this handy new guide is sure to help keep you connected! WiFi is the fastest growing, most affordable Internet technology for people on the move! Order today and you will be surfing the Internet right from the comfort of your RV! $7.50 *Due to shipping costs, this book is not available for Canadian addresses.

RVers Guide To Casino Parking

Casinos. They’re not just for gambling anymore. Did you know that many casinos offer RVers low cost overnight parking opportunities from coast to coast? These days more and more casinos are including RV hookups in their list of guest amenities. Still more allow RVers to dry camp in their parking lot overnight, or even for two or three nights. We have assembled a list of RV-friendly casinos from across the country where you will find a safe place to park for free or at low cost, enjoy a good meal and an evening’s entertainment as well if you need to unwind from a hard day on the road. $6.95 *Due to shipping costs, this book is not available for Canadian addresses.

Guide To Public RV Dump Stations

Introducing our newest publication for RVers, the Gypsy Journal’s Guide to Public RV Dump Stations! A must-have for every traveling RVer and boondocker, this new booklet lists nearly 1,000 RV dump stations from coast to coast and in Canada too! $7.50.  *Due to shipping costs, this book is not available for Canadian addresses.

E-Mail On The Road

Computers have become an essential tool for modern RVers. Internet access while on the road allows them to do their banking, pay their bills electronically, manage their investments, and keep in touch with family and friends through e-mail. The biggest challenge has been finding places to access the Internet while traveling. More and more camp-grounds are now providing modem hookups in their offices or recreation rooms, but many times RVers need to send and receive e-mail when they are not in a campground. Many truck stops around the country now have modem hookups. While these are primarily intended for professional truck drivers, RVers are frequently allowed to plug in long enough to send and receive e-mail. We have compiled a list of over 200 truck stops across the country that provide modem access. Now you can access your e-mail wherever you travel. $6.95  *Due to shipping costs, this book is not available for Canadian addresses.

RVers Guide To Fairgrounds Camping

Looking for a safe, inexpensive place to spend a few days, but the area where you are visiting does not allow dry camping in the local Wally World parking lot? Are the local RV parks full, or out of your price range? Check out the local county fairgrounds In many areas of the country, fairgrounds offer RV sites with full hookups, or water and electric, with a dump station, and the rates are often much less than at area RV resorts. Fairgrounds offer a good solution to the budget-conscious RVer. Learn how you can save money by camping at fairgrounds nationwide! Our new booklet RVers Guide To Fairgrounds Camping lists over 250 fairgrounds that offer RV camping nationwide, with telephone numbers and e-mail addresses for most. $7.50  *Due to shipping costs, this book is not available for Canadian addresses.

Gypsy Journal’s Guide To RV Good Guys

We know that there is nothing more frustrating than having a problem on the road and not knowing who to turn to for honest, reliable service and repairs. So we have compiled a list of automotive and RV repair facilities recommended by our readers as being first rate people to deal with. No business listed in the guide has paid to be included, and we do not accept advertising for the guide. The only way a business gets our recommendation is through a referral by our readers and RVing friends.  Our new Gypsy Journal’s Guide to RV Good Guys is available for just $7.50, which includes postage. *Due to shipping costs, this book is not available for Canadian addresses.

Special Seven In One CD Deal!

Now you can order all seven of our best selling booklets: RVers Guide To Fairgrounds Camping, Gypsy Journal’s Guide To Free Campgrounds and Overnight Parking Spots, Gypsy Journal’s Guide To Public RV Dump Stations, RVers Guide to Casino Parking, Gypsy Journal’s Guide to RV Parks With WiFi, Gypsy Journal’s Guide To RV Good Guys, and Favorite Restaurants RVers Will Love on one CD! Over a $45 value, for just $24.95, postpaid. You save over $20!  *Due to shipping costs, this book is not available for Canadian addresses.

Free Camping For Veterans!

If you are a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) you have many free and low cost overnight parking opportunities awaiting you all across the United States. Many VFW Posts welcome traveling veterans who belong to other Posts to pull off the road and spend the night in their parking lots. Some even offer RV hookups! Most Posts do not charge their fellow veterans for this courtesy, and those who do ask only a token fee. We have compiled a list of VFW Posts around the nation that welcome you for a visit. Order your copy today for just $5.50 and reap one of the benefits of your service to your country and your VFW membership. To order your copy of our guide Overnight Parking With The VFW, send a check or money order to Gypsy Journal, 1400 Colorado #C-16, Boulder City, Nevada 89005, or click on the shopping cart icon and order online with your credit card. *Due to shipping costs, this book is not available for Canadian addresses.

A Year Of The Gypsy Journal On CD!

2003 Gypsy Journal CD

Many Gypsy Journal readers keep their back issue for reference on places they plan to visit in the future. A great number of our readers purchase some or all of our back issues. We recognize that many people, especially fulltimers, just do not have the space to store a big stack of newspapers. As supplies of certain issues become depleted, we have no way to reprint them. Now we have found a solution that will work for many of you. We have created a CD of all six issues of the Gypsy Journal for the year 2003, in PDF format that can be opened on any computer with Adobe Reader. Many computers come with the program already installed, but if you don’t have Adobe Reader, you can get it as a free download on the Internet by logging on to www.adobe.com. The CD is an exact reproduction of the Gypsy Journal, just as it looks in the printed version, but in an easy to store and use electronic format. To order, send check or money order for $15 to Gypsy Journal, 1400 Colorado #C-16, Boulder City, Nevada 89005, or click on the shopping cart icon below and pay with your credit card. *Due to shipping costs, this book is not available for Canadian addresses.

2004 Gypsy Journal CD

All six issues of the Gypsy Journal from 2004 on one CD in PDF format (see above description) that can be opened on any computer with Adobe Reader. Many computers come with the program already installed, but if you don’t have Adobe Reader, you can get it as a free download on the Internet by logging on to www.adobe.com. The CD is an exact reproduction of the Gypsy Journal, just as it looks in the printed version, but in an easy to store and use electronic format. To order, send check or money order for $15 to Gypsy Journal, 1400 Colorado #C-16, Boulder City, Nevada 89005, or click on the shopping cart icon below and pay with your credit card. *Due to shipping costs, this book is not available for Canadian addresses.

Save $$ With Our Two-In-One Electronic Edition CD

Now You can get both the 2003 and 2004 Gypsy Journal on one money-saving CD in PDF format (see above description) that can be opened on any computer with Adobe Reader. Many computers come with the program already installed, but if you don’t have Adobe Reader, you can get it as a free download on the Internet by logging on to www.adobe.com. The CD is an exact reproduction of the Gypsy Journal, just as it looks in the printed version, but in an easy to store and use electronic format. To order, send check or money order for $25 to Gypsy Journal, 1400 Colorado #C-16, Boulder City, Nevada 89005, or click on the shopping cart icon below and pay with your credit card. You save $5 with this great new CD! *Due to shipping costs, this book is not available for Canadian addresses.

Four-In-One Electronic Edition CD!

Our Three-In-One CD with the 2003 – 2006 editions of the Gypsy Journal on one big CD! Formatted in PDF, this CD can be opened on any computer with Adobe Reader. Many computers come with the program already installed, but if you don’t have Adobe Reader, you can get it as a free download on the Internet by logging on to www.adobe.com. The CD is an exact reproduction of the Gypsy Journal, just as it looks in the printed version, but in an easy to store and use electronic format. To order, send check or money order for $35 to Gypsy Journal, 1400 Colorado #C-16, Boulder City, Nevada 89005, or click on the shopping cart icon below and pay with your credit card. You save $10 with this great new CD! *Due to shipping costs, this book is not available for Canadian addresses.

Now Available! Four Year Back Issue Electronic Edition CD Set!

Just added to our product lineup, a new four year back issue CD set CD with the 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 editions of the Gypsy Journal on two CDs! Formatted in PDF, this CD can be opened on any computer with Adobe Reader. Many computers come with the program already installed, but if you don’t have Adobe Reader, you can get it as a free download on the Internet by logging on to www.adobe.com. The CDs are an exact reproduction of the Gypsy Journal, just as it looks in the printed version, but in an easy to store and use electronic format. To order, send check or money order for $40 to Gypsy Journal, 1400 Colorado #C-16, Boulder City, Nevada 89005, or click on the shopping cart icon below and pay with your credit card. You save $20 with this great new CD set! *Due to shipping costs, this book is not available for Canadian addresses.

Special Reports Of Interest To RVers

In the past, we have published several articles on special topics related to the RV lifestyle that we continue to get requests for reprints of. We have made those articles available as reports that will be e-mailed directly to your inbox. Just click on the shopping cart icon below each report to order.*

*Your report will normally be delivered by e-mail within no more than a few hours. However, if we are on the road traveling, sometimes it takes us a day or two to receive and process your order. We will e-mail your information immediately upon accessing our website. We cannot supply these reports by snail mail, only by e-mail. Some reports are too large to deliver to PocketMail users, due to the limitations of your PocketMail inbox.

Two Way Satellite Internet – There Is An Affordable Alternative – An in-depth look at the two wireless Internet dish options currently available to RVers for high speed 24/7 Internet access. While some vendors will try to convince you that the only viable option is the Datastorm MotoSat unit, retailing for around $5,000 installed, many RVers are using fixed DirecWay systems with very good results, with prices starting just over $1,000 for a complete system. This report compares the two systems and explains the pros and cons of both, while debunking the claims of some dealers of the more expensive units that the DirecWay systems are "illegal". To order your copy of this report for just $2.50, click on the shopping cart button.  

The Armed RVer – Should you carry a firearm in your RV for self-protection? Nick Russell, a lifelong shooter, former firearms instructor, and fulltime RVer, gives a practical look at carrying and using a gun in your RV. Included are the legal and emotional ramifications of using deadly force, suggestions on what type of firearm to consider, and the ammunition to use with it. Also covered are what options you should consider before reaching for a weapon. To order your copy of this report for just $2.50, click on the shopping cart button.

Camping At The Slabs – Slab City is an abandoned military base in the desert near Niland, California, and a popular boondocking spot for RVers. Some come for a few days, some for the entire winter season, and many arrive and stay for years! Depending on who you talk to, Slab City is one of the last places in America where you can be truly free, or a once seen, never revisited experience. We share our experience at Slab City and our opinion of this famous RV destination everybody should see at least once.  To order your copy of this report for just $2.50, click on the shopping cart button.

Advice For New Fulltimers – This article answers many of the questions we get from new and wannabe fulltimers in our newspaper and in the seminars we present at RV rallies across the country. Topics include selling the house and getting rid of your "stuff," which RV is right for you and what state you should register it in, an overview of RV clubs and campground memberships, suggested accessories for your new home on wheels, and more to make your transition into the fulltiming lifestyle easier.  To order your copy of this report for just $2.50, click on the shopping cart button.

Camping With The Elks – Membership in the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks offers RVers many low cost camping and overnight parking opportunities from coast to coast! Learn how you too can join this fine organization and the many benefits membership holds for RVers. Many lodges will allow you to park for a few days for free, and some lodges even have actual RV parks for visiting Elks members! To order your copy of this report for just $2.50, click on the shopping cart button.

RV Dealer Scams – Spend much time in any campground or gathering of RVers, and you will soon learn that while there are many fine RV dealers in this country, unfortunately there are also plenty who won’t hesitate to take advantage of an unwary RV shopper at every opportunity. This report explains many of the tricks and techniques RV dealers and salesmen use to get you to sign on the dotted line for an RV that may not suit your needs or budget, if that is the unit they want to move today. Many who have read this report tell us they have been subjected to the same abuse when RV shopping. Better yet, many have read it before going RV shopping, and have written to tell us it saved them from a lot of expense and grief. To order your copy of this report for just $2.50, click on the shopping cart button.

Co-Pilot Tips – A good co-pilot can make every RV trip easier, safer, and more fun. Learn what tools and knowledge a co-pilot needs to help the driver navigate safely through traffic and along America’s highways and back roads.  To order your copy of this report for just $2.50, click on the shopping cart button.

Order All Seven Reports for Just $10, You Save $7.50! – To order all seven of the reports above for just $12, (a savings of $7.50 if ordered individually), just click the shopping cart button.

To order anything from our book store, please remit payment to Gypsy Journal, 1400 Colorado St. C-16, Boulder City, Nevada 89005 or order online by clicking on the shopping cart icon next to the item you wish to order. Shipping is calculated automatically. Except for products published by the Gypsy Journal, all other items will be sent directly from their publishers.