Show Notes for Episode #502  of The RV Podcast: What Real RVers Like and Dislike About their RVs This week on the RV Podcast: * What real RVers like and dislike about their RVs. * An Alaska RV rental company has abruptly shut down after being accused of shady dealings involving security deposits, collecting taxes that were not due and forging customer signatures. * And in Mike & Jen’s Storytime, we’ll share how we learned firsthand why every hiker in bear country should carry bear spray. * All this plus the RV News of the Week and your questions coming up in Episode #502 of the RV Podcast You can watch the video version from our RV Lifestyle YouTube Channel by clicking the player below. If you prefer an audio-only podcast, you can hear us through your favorite podcast app or listen now through the player below. We're back and still recovering from our RV Lifestyle rally, held last week in Shipshewana, Indiana, in the heart of Amish Country. We called our meetup the "Gather and Groove with the Temptations" because, on Thursday night, we all attended a concert by Motown's legendary Temptations.  It gets a little embarrassing that after every one of our meetups like last week, Jen and I tell ourselves, "This one was the best ever." Jen is always predictable. She also always says, let's go back and do the same location next year. But it was so great hanging out with our folks last week. We can't wait for the next one, in October, in Florida! SOCIAL MEDIA BUZZ - Wendy Bowyer Wendy Bowyer reports on the hot issues most talked about this past week on social media and our RV Lifestyle Community group. In the RVLifestyle Community's Mods and DIY Tweaks Space, we asked what was the most efficient modification made in your RV to maximize space or utility and why. Several people, including Brian, said adding SnapPads to the Fifth Wheel's landing legs was a huge plus. He no longer needed to place wood boards down under the legs while setting up and it was a huge time saver. Traci said they turned their RV's mid-bunk room into an office by removing the bunk beds. Now it is easier to do work on the road which means they can go camping more. And Mark removed the jackknife sofa and foundation and replaced it with a small sleeper sofa. Now they have double the sleeping space and the same amount of sitting space, He shared a picture of his new sofa and it looks great. There are many other interesting modifications shared in this post so I highly recommend checking it out. Also in the RVLifestyle Community's Troubleshooting Space Alan and Cindy were out in Texas for a month and they picked up an ant problem The ants are the tiniest ants they have ever seen, and wondered if they group had any pest control suggestions. Bud said those really tiny ones are sugar ants and t...