| By its own design, you can go green RV quite easily! | | | | water savers, and toilets don't use as much water |
| RV's are smaller in size, create less waste and are | | | | because they are also smaller than home models. In |
| very adaptable to current green products and energy | | | | the small space, fewer cleaners are used, and there |
| savers. Although they may drive father to a | | | | are green cleaners readily available. Lights can be |
| destination, RV enthusiasts are quite vocal in telling | | | | replaced with energy saving CFL bulbs. |
| others that they are earth friendly and | | | | RV campers can install Solatube lighting, a flexible |
| environmentally green in their operations. Once at a | | | | tube light, for daylight use. At night, they use less |
| destination, RV campers are more likely to park the | | | | energy than at home, and use blankets instead of |
| RV and use bicycles or hike to nearby destinations, | | | | running heaters on cool nights. The small RV interiors |
| thus saving gasoline. | | | | are quick to heat and cozy for occupants. RV |
| For power, the RV can use solar energy, propane, or | | | | campers follow the sun schedule more than those at |
| electric rather than gas. Newer environmentally | | | | home, retiring early and getting up at sunrise. This |
| friendly fuels are being used, including recycled | | | | saves energy with lighting and appliance and television |
| vegetable oil, hybrid fuel, biofuels, and soon nitrogen | | | | use. |
| fuels. There are small foldable solar energy producing | | | | Ask any RV camper if they are earth friendly and |
| panels that bring free solar energy to the wilderness. | | | | living an environmentally protective lifestyle and they |
| They can power up to 110 watts, enough to run cell | | | | will say yes, they are. They would probably be happy |
| phones, radios, GPS, fish finders and lighting. As a | | | | to give you a little tour and show you the energy |
| portable fuel source, they can go anywhere, even in | | | | efficient features of their RV. Smaller refrigerators, |
| kayaks or boats. | | | | smaller or no freezers, fewer and less lighting fixtures |
| RV owners travel light, so using recycled paper | | | | with energy saving bulbs, compact efficient energy |
| products and using less water for dishwashing go | | | | saving heaters, and smaller hot water heaters are |
| hand in hand. They buy products with less packaging | | | | items that work together to reduce the RV carbon |
| that are easier to store in the small spaces of an RV. | | | | footprint. |
| To really go green RV, they go all the way, buying | | | | Go a step further and browse through and RV |
| biodegradable products and green cleaners. For some, | | | | equipment store and you will find racks of new items |
| it is an entire lifestyle, and they communicate it to | | | | that are green products, energy savers, and |
| others to spread the lifestyle. | | | | downsized just for the RV crowd. Go Green RV may |
| Onboard appliances are energy efficient and smaller, | | | | even be posted on the wall, but it's no longer a |
| using less energy and water. Shower heads are | | | | slogan, it is a lifestyle! |