• If your travels will involve toll roads (between Cape Canaveral and Orlando, for example), remember RV's cost more than cars. Make sure to have an abundant supply of change for automatic toll booths. Once we cleaned out both vehicles of all change, throwing in much more than it should have been, and never did get the green light to come on to let us go!

• To prevent ants from getting in your camper, sprinkle Ajax (the powdered cleanser) around all parts of the RV that touch the ground, including the power cord and hoses. There's nothing quite like waking up and seeing your pillow covered in ants. (We like Terro to resolve an existing ant problem, but be very careful if you have kids or pets.)

• Since our camper is 2 years old and still has the "new camper" smell--stinky fumes that build up inside, especially when it's hot--we keep the roof vent open when we're driving. This only works if you have a vent cover, though.

• If you have a slide-out, make EXTRA sure you lock it before leaving, or watch out for that first curve!

• Chock the trailer wheels BEFORE unhooking the tow vehicle, or the trailer may roll away from you! (A bottle jack was necessary to get the tongue up high enough to re-hook to the truck! A secondary tip: A bottle jack is a good thing to have with you.)

• Velcro is very good for securing things you don't want to move around while driving. Pictures on the wall, televisions, etc.

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