TORKLIFT International in Kent, Washington is one of those companies.

Jay, Brian & Jack

My goal in visiting TORKLIFT was to make The Green RV, my Lance Camper, more stable and secure. Soon I will be towing my Lance Base Station (Lance 2285 Trailer…stay tuned for details!) and needed to fashion a truly solid, unwavering system for both.

To secure my Lance Camper fully, I needed a frame mount system whose turnbuckles were 100% Stainless Steel, 100% tool-free and 100% lockable. FastGuns are precision-made from High-Impact Powder-Coated Stainless-Steel, comes Spring Loaded and includes Spring Tension Indicators all in addition to a Lifetime Guarantee.

Brian Brawdy's FastGun

I then turned my attention to towing. The SuperHitch Magnum along with the Supertruss Receiver Extension fills the bill in a formidable way. It is a class 5 hitch rated up to 20,000 lbs with weight distribution.  It also utilizes a 2.5 x 2.5” top and 2 x 2″ bottom dual receiver and hardened, reinforced hitch pin locations.  Supertruss extensions come in 8 lengths, from 21”-60”, so whatever your configuration, they’ve got you covered.

All Torklift products carry an industry exclusive lifetime warranty.

Brian Brawdy's SuperMagnum Hitch

Brian Brawdy's Super Truss

I can’t tell you the number of times, over the last 19 months that my adventures have kept me pushing it, early in the morning and late at night. In addition to vehicles big and small, I have shared the road with numerous dear, elk, moose and even a roadside black bear. Driving at dawn and dusk can be a full contact sport in some parts of our country. With animal/vehicle accidents on the rise my leading edge of defense, a huge part of my safety plan is a bumper that can handle the impact. For those times when swerving isn’t safe, your bumper can make all the difference. I love the tag line at BuckStop, “The Best Bang for the Buck.”

BuckStop Classic II Bumper

The BuckStop Truckware Classic II is rugged beauty with a grill/brush guard, fully-enclosed winch area accessible through an included access door along with a 2″ trailer receiver that will get plenty of use.

I upgraded (in a huge way) to a Warn 16.5ti heavy-weight series Thermometric winch for it’s smooth, quiet and amazing power. One look is all it took. I can’t find a better setup.

Warn Winch Upgrade for Green RV

Here is the video with all the details.

For more information, please visit StarLightsInc.com

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Guest Intro/Interview

Mary Burrows

Our guest today is Mary Burrows. Mary is the Manager of Chemical Development at Thetford Corporation, the world’s leading maker of portable and permanent RV toilets, and the holding tank deodorants and related additive products used in and on RVs. Mary received her Bachelor’s degree from Albion College in 1980, with majors in Chemistry and English. She has worked at Thetford for over twenty years, and spends much of her time researching and developing RV deodorant and cleaning products. She is a recognized expert in the area of treating holding tank waste and the deodorants used in RVs, and is called upon repeatedly for her knowledge and experience in this field.

www.Thetford.com

EPA: Design for the Environment

http://www.epa.gov/dfe/

Design for the Environment

In a study conducted by Opinion Research Corporation, and summarized in Packaging Digest in Feb 2009:

“Four out of five people say they are still buying green products and services today – which sometimes cost more – even in the midst of a U.S. recession.”

“Half of the 1,000 people surveyed say they are buying just as many green products now as before the economic downturn, while 19% say they are buying more green products.

Fourteen percent say they are buying fewer environmentally green products.”

“About one in three say they don’t know how to tell if green claims are true. One in 10 consumers blindly trust green product claims.”

“Consumers are verifying green claims by reading the packaging (24%) and turning to research (going online, reading studies, 17%).”

In an article from Brandweek in Feb 2009, quoting from a study by Mintel:

“A $17.7 million business in 2003, the Chicago-based market research company says the green cleaning category quadrupled sales to $64.5 million by 2008. by 2013, Mintel anticipates eco-friendly cleaners will do an astounding $623 million in business and account for 30 percent of the household cleaners market by then (compared with 3 percent last year)”.

“Green Works brought green cleaning products into mainstream supermarkets, which have seen green sales increase more than 170% from 2007-08 and market share rise 16 percentage points.”

As you can see green is growing rapidly. Many manufacturers want to claim their products are green. The only way to know for certain if a product is green is to look for products that are certified or recognized green by a third party.

Green Washing

7 Sins of Green Washing

Mary Burrows Final Thoughts

Buried Logic Closing by Host Brian Brawdy

To learn more about Mary Burrows and the Thetford Corporation, please visit www.Thetford.com

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One of the necessities of Green RVing, boondocking & dry camping is the ability to generate power. By tapping into the free and ubiquitous energies of the sun, I’m able to go off road, off the grid while staying out longer.

In this video, I look at the cutting edge technology of the PowerSource 1800. A uniquely designed solar powered generator.

Learn more at RVBackup.com

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When Bob Difley worked for a living, he was Northern California Regional General Manager of El Monte RV Centers, a national RV rental and sales company.

Bob now photographs and writes articles on the RV lifestyle, Green RVing, nature, and the outdoors. Bob’s RV articles appear regularly in Trailer Life, MotorHome, Good Sam’s Highways magazines. Bob also wrote the Backroads & Boondocking and The Green RVer columns in Western RV News & Recreation.

He also teaches RV lifestyle classes and seminars at The Rally, was an instructor in the Life On Wheels RV Conferences, and presented interpretive programs for Arizona State Parks. He is a featured blogger on RV.net and writes the boondocking blog at rvboondockingnews.com and the birding blog at birdwatching.rvtravel.com.

Bob and his wife, Lynn, have been fulltimers for seventeen years and enjoy an active RV Lifestyle of kayaking, hiking, swimming, mountain biking, and bird and wildlife watching.

BOONDOCKING: Finding the Perfect Campsite on America’s Public Lands is Bob’s new 65-page eBook crammed with bookdocking information, loaded with links to additional sources, and photos of great boondocking locations. Learn more about Bob Difley’s new eBook.

To learn more about Bob, visit his website www.healthrvlifestyle.com.

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It was also an educational trip. To learn about the myriad benefits of a PressurePro system including economical, environmental and safety was truly eye opening.

Learn more and see photos of my afternoon at PressurePro in Harrisonville, Missouri.

Brian is excited to highlight new technologies now employed on the Green RV from his new HEMA Atlas, to upgraded technologies from Xantrex, MotoSAT and RV Backup!

More details, videos and updates starting Monday!

Please follow Brian on his SPOT Adventures page for more route details and additional behind the scenes photos!

Join Brian as he reviews the Smart Drain, the new sewer system by Thetford, that offers RVers a superior dumping system loaded with benefits and features…

For additional information about the Smart Drain, please visit Thetford.com