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February 20 is National Love Your Pet Day. It seems somewhat unnecessary to have such an observance, given that those of us with pets love them with all our hearts every single day of the year. Still, it’s hard to find anything wrong with a day when our pets are even more special to us. And make no mistake, there are a lot of us: Sixty-seven percent of U.S. households, or about 85 million families, own a pet, according to the 2019-2020 National Pet Owners Survey conducted by the American Pet Products Association (APPA). (Interestingly, there are more cats in the United...

You’re standing outside your RV early in the morning. There’s a slight chill in the air, but the sun is starting to slowly warm things up. Nestled in your hands is a steaming hot cup of coffee, the smell rising up into your nose, the taste satisfying your palate. Few things in life are quite as enjoyable as that first cup of coffee each morning on an RV trip. So, you want to ensure that you’ve got all the ingredients and the tools to make the perfect cup. The type of coffee maker you use makes a difference. And obviously,...

Staying hydrated is one of the most important parts of any physical activity.  It’s essential to follow smart hydration practices. Our body uses water to help us regulate body temperature, aid in our digestion, deliver oxygen all over the body, protect and cushion joints, and flush out unwanted toxins from the body.  Water intake varies widely by individual, so you need to know your own hydration needs. Sometimes we might encounter problems while hiking and one of them is dehydration. Avoiding dehydration is crucial, especially when backpacking the back country and other dry areas without access to any water. Dehydration...

At Clear₂O^®, we know that RVers appreciate the value of pure, clean water – whether it’s for cooking, cleaning, rinsing or, especially, drinking. They know that campgrounds are notorious for having poor-quality water, filled with sediment, contaminants, plastics, and other sorts of undesirable items. As RV Life describes it in an article from June 2017, “You wouldn’t take a sip out of your RV sewer hose, but connecting to some campground water supply lines could be just as disgusting and dangerous to your health.” And while the water flowing in the streams and rivers of the backcountry may look pure,...

Among the many reasons to invest in water filtration products – pitchers, countertop filters, water bottles, and RV filters, to name a few - is to help reduce the number of plastic bottles that end up in our landfills The numbers are staggering. According to EarthDay.org, Americans purchase about 50 billion water bottles per year, averaging about 13 bottles per month for every person in the country. Worldwide, the numbers become even more eye-popping. A recent article in the magazine Fast Company notes that around the globe, people are using almost 500 billion plastic water bottles per year; that number...