Both Canadian And U.S. RVers Are Reporting Harassment Because Of Political Tensions

This week on the RV Podcast:

• Are Canadian RVers within the U.S. being harassed by American residents? Are US RVers in Canada being harassed by Canadians? There have been incidents on either side of the border.
• How to plan a very epic RV keep – wherever you resolve to cease. Expert recommendation from Wendy Bowyer, who plans all our RV Community gatherings.
• What’s occurring at our National Parks throughout this extended authorities shutdown? It’s not a reasonably image.
• All this plus the RV News of the Week and your questions developing in Episode #569 of the RV Podcast

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Harassment reported by each Canadian and U.S. RVers

Today, we’re diving into the frosty chill that is settled over the border for RVers like us—Canadian and American alike. The present tensions between Canada are boiling over into the RV Community.  They stem from escalating U.S.-Canada commerce and political frictions, amplified by U.S. President Donald Trump’s declare that he needs Canada because the 51st state.

Then, this summer time, new U.S. immigration guidelines—resembling stricter visa necessities and enhanced border scrutiny—have shocked Canadian RVers, resulting in a pointy drop in northbound journey, with reservations canceled en masse.

Surveys present practically half of Canadians at the moment are much less inclined to go to the U.S. this 12 months, citing not simply monetary woes but additionally a rising sense of political alienation from inflammatory rhetoric that paints Canada as an adversary. 

Meanwhile, some American RVers who’ve headed northward with fewer hesitations have been reporting a particular chill that strains the once-seamless camaraderie of the RV neighborhood. 

We’ve been listening to about this all summer time. But this week, we acquired two emails that deliver this house in essentially the most highly effective manner, telling us these tensions are being felt by RVers on either side of the border – by Canadian RVers visiting within the U.S., and American RVers visiting Canada. 

These honest and unhappy emails are an instance that phrases have penalties and that behind each coverage tweet could also be a household in a Winnebago questioning if the subsequent campsite will really feel like house or a battlefield. 

First, this e mail from Canadian Rvers named Pat, who has been an everyday snowbird customer to the U.S.

I would love it if you happen to began overlaying how Canadian snowbirds are navigating going south this 12 months. My husband and I’ve gone South for years however fairly honestly are slightly anxious about doing it this 12 months. There are new guidelines for Canadians who’re staying greater than 30 days. We are additionally involved concerning the border and taking place there. We have heard some horrendous tales and do not know what to assume. For instance, one girl spoke of a gun being pointed at her as she drove on the street. There was additionally the case of the border patrol man who adopted somebody with an Ontario license plate and screamed at them to not come again to the USA. I give it some thought on a regular basis as a result of we love going south and we love American associates. It might be an extended chilly winter with out them. I’d love some enter.

Then, a day later, we acquired this e mail, from a Tracy – U.S. RVer who hung out in Canada:

We are on the ultimate weeks of a 4 month journey from Texas that included journey to the Canadian maritime provinces and Newfoundland. While we met many good folks alongside the best way, we additionally encountered some offended Canadians who felt that it was their job to ensure we knew how offended they’re on the U.S. and people of us dwell there they usually had been fast to supply unsolicited opinions. We definitely really feel the necessity for a welcoming neighborhood greater than ever and your phrases remind us all that all of us share that must be “ seen, known and valued”.  God’s blessings to you.

Mike and Jennifer’s Response:

There are at all times a couple of unhealthy apples on either side of the border. Every nation has folks with brief tempers or poor judgment, and each Canada and the U.S. aren’t any exception.

But these remoted incidents don’t replicate the overwhelming majority of parents you’ll meet on the street. Most Canadians and Americans alike are pleasant, useful, and genuinely welcoming to RVers, typically going out of their solution to supply instructions, share journey ideas, or strike up a pleasant chat on the campground.

Unfortunately, social media could make it appear worse than it’s. It’s stuffed with rumor-filled posts, secondhand tales, and exaggerated accounts which might be laborious to confirm. The fact is that these on-line “he-said, she-said” tales typically unfold far past their actuality.

RV journey stays top-of-the-line methods to discover each nations, meet great folks, and expertise native hospitality firsthand. Don’t let a couple of unhealthy actors or deceptive on-line chatter preserve you from hitting the street and having fun with the journey.

RV LIFESTYLE NEWS OF THE WEEK

As the federal authorities shutdown continues one more week, we’re now seeing reviews of non-profits fundraising to supply meals and different fundamentals for workers at Zion National Park. And on the Grand Canyon, neighborhood teams have began a meals pantry for his or her park workers. At Rocky Mountains National Park, volunteers are organizing to select up trash. At Yellowstone, reviews say the bear jams have gotten extra of a difficulty with out rangers to maintain of us safely shifting. And with nobody to gather entrance charges at any of the parks, some reviews present the National Parks Service is shedding as a lot as $1 million per day. If you are heading out know customer facilities are usually closed, some parks are closed and confusion nonetheless reigns.

Attention Ford pickup homeowners: There is one other recall. Nearly 292,000 pickup vehicles from the 2020-2022 mannequin years are being recalled due to discrepancies with a rearview digital camera picture that won’t show correctly inflicting a diminished view for the driving force in sure circumstances. The F-250 SD, F-350 SD, and F450 SD fashions are affected. Letters must be mailed out Oct. 20.

A well-liked 577-site RV park on South Padre Island, Texas, will shut for the subsequent 12 months because it undergoes $12 million in enhancements. Isla Blanca Park will modernize the RV websites’ electrical, water, and wastewater infrastructure, and can realign two streets to enhance site visitors stream and create one other row of RV spots for the favored vacation spot.

Drought and strange climate is inflicting muted fall colours in a lot of the nation. The greatest fall colours require rain in August, then sunshine with heat days and funky nights in September. But September offered sizzling days and heat nights in a lot of the nation, and reviews present as a lot as 40 p.c of the nation is in a drought.

An RV was stopped in Pennsylvania because it drove by means of Berks County after somebody reported seeing numerous canines inside. When police stopped the driving force and opened the doorways, 44 small terrier-type canines had been found, many soiled, matted and shaking. They had been turned over to the native Animal Rescue League for care and placement.

RV CONVERSATION OF THE WEEK

This week we’re doubling up with our Conversation of the Week and Social Media Buzz. That’s as a result of the Wendy Bowyer – the one who normally brings us the Buzz – can also be our chief occasion planner for all our RV Community gatherings. She’s a professional at recognizing the proper campground, discovering native gems, and turning any RV keep into a very memorable journey.

So after we had been collectively final week in Texas for one in all our rallies, we couldn’t resist asking her to share a few of her best-kept secrets and techniques.

Listen or watch the interview within the gamers above.

RV QUESTION OF THE WEEK:

QUESTION: My daughter flushed my husband’s glasses into the RV black tank. Any suggestions to get them out? – From Haley

ANSWER: Oh no, Haley, that’s a tricky one! Unfortunately, as soon as one thing like glasses goes into the black tank, there’s actually no simple solution to fish them out. The tank contents, design, and slim valve system make retrieval practically not possible with out a full tank elimination—which normally isn’t value it.

Your greatest guess is to let it go – actually. Empty the tank as normal, and if the glasses don’t come out on the dump station, they’ll most likely keep lodged on the backside.

If you actually need them again, an RV service heart might drop the tank and clear it out—however that’s a messy, labor-intensive job that’ll price an entire lot greater than changing the glasses.

So, in brief, write this one off as a humorous RV-life story to inform across the subsequent campfire!

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