HWH Corporation

We stayed at the HWH Service Center in Moscow, Iowa.

The manufacturer of our hydraulic slide system; we hoped they would be able to repair our broken slide for us. They conveniently have several first-come-first-served sites with electrical hookups.

Dates:

Check in: 2025-07-29
Check out: 2025-07-30
1 night

Weather:

Partly cloudy, thunderstorms overnight, rainy
High temp 91°F, low 67°F
Some wind, gusts to 29 MPH

Noise:

Some road noise
No train horn noise
No neighbor noise

Site:

Back-in, gravel
Needed to disconnect toad, parked beside coach
Somewhat level site; used air leveling
Gravel parking space about 40 feet long by 15 feet wide
No trees
Clean site
Elevation 720 feet, front facing west

Utilities:

50 amp power, conveniently located
No water or sewer
Potable water and dump station apparently available (though I didn’t find them)

Internet (in usage priority order):

RoamLink: 12 Mbps down, 10 Mbps up, 130 ms ping (the RoamLink service picks the best network, so I’m not sure which one it used, other than not AT&T)
AT&T: 210 Mbps down, 34-43 Mbps up, 45 ms ping (I have AT&T on my iPhone)
Starlink: not used
Campground Wi-Fi: not used

Amenities:

Garbage dumpsters
Hydraulic repair service

An interactive map:

Our site:

Our site

We had hoped that they would be able to fix our broken slide (as they are the manufacturer of the mechanism), but they determined that they’d have to drop the fuel tank to reach the leaking piston, which they weren’t comfortable doing. But they did happen to have a few of the pistons (that they were about to ship out), and were willing to sell us one. So we have the part. Now we just need to get someone to install it. We have an appointment with the Oregon Motorcoach Center shortly; hopefully they’ll manage it.

Update: They did, and by going through the back of the battery compartment.

Travel from Chesterton, Indiana to Moscow, Iowa

We drove our coach 233 miles, about four hours of driving, from Chesterton, Indiana to Moscow, Iowa.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading west:

Route

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:

Leaving the campsite:

Leaving the campsite

Returning the car hang tag (a hassle that most campgrounds don’t require):

Returning hang tag

I-94 West:

I-94 West

“Welcome to Illinois”:

Welcome to Illinois

“Visit Chicago”:

Visit Chicago

Very straight-edged quarry:

Very straight-edged quarry

Exit to I-80 West:

Exit to I-80 West

I-80 bridge:

I-80 bridge

Narrow roadworks:

Narrow roadworks

Rest stop:

Rest stop

More roadworks:

More roadworks

Another rest stop:

Another rest stop

Crossing the Mississippi River:

Crossing the Mississippi River

“Welcome to Iowa”:

Welcome to Iowa

Fork to continue on I-80 West:

Fork to continue on I-80 West

Arriving at HWH Corp to get them to look at our slide issue:

HWH Corp

Indiana Dunes National Park

We visited Indiana Dunes National Park in Indiana. Perhaps one of the least interesting parks we’ve visited… it really should have remained a National Lakeshore.

To be fair, we were recovering from Covid at the time, so weren’t feeling up for climbing dunes or even walking along the beach… which is pretty much all there is to do there.

Here’s a map of the park; click or tap for a larger edition:

Indiana Dunes National Park

Bison out front of the visitor center:

Bison

Flowchart of options:

Flowchart of options

Map:

Map

Visitor center:

Visitor center

An art:

An art

Beach access to Lake Michigan:

Beach access to Lake Michigan

Century of Progress historic homes:

Century of Progress historic homes

Century of Progress historic home

A dune:

Dune

Yawn.

Indiana Dunes State Park

We stayed at Indiana Dunes State Park in Chesterton, Indiana. (Campground Reviews listing.)

We stayed in the ironically-named “electric campground”… ironic since there was no electricity for most of our stay.

Dates:

Check in: 2025-07-26
Check out: 2025-07-29
3 nights
We were going to stay about a week, but cut it short to try to get our slide repaired at HWH

Weather:

Partly sunny, some rain
High temps 80-88°F, lows 74-76°F
Little wind, gusts to 18 MPH, sheltered by trees

Noise:

No road noise
Distant train horn noise
A bunch of neighbor noise (kids)

Site:

#97, back-in, asphalt and concrete
Needed to disconnect toad, parked beside coach
Somewhat level site; a little high in front and passenger side; used hydraulic leveling
Asphalt driveway with concrete pad, about 55 feet long by 12 feet wide
50 feet to neighbors on both sides
Grass and trees between sites
Picnic table
Fire pit
Tall trees
Clean site
Elevation 610 feet, front facing north

Utilities:

50 amp power, conveniently located
Though no power for much of our stay due to a 21-hour power cut in the area
No water or sewer connection
Potable water taps around the campsite (including one opposite us, though unthreaded, so would have been a hassle to fill our tank)
Dump station by campground exit

Internet (in usage priority order):

Starlink: 170-310 Mbps down, 10-19 Mbps up, 40 ms ping
RoamLink: 18 Mbps down, 0.5-1.5 Mbps up, 155 ms ping (the RoamLink service picks the best network, so I’m not sure which one it used, other than not AT&T)
AT&T: negligible service
Campground Wi-Fi: none

Amenities:

Garbage dumpsters

Our review on Campground Reviews:

Lovely campground close to Indiana Dunes NP

This is a nice campground convenient to visiting Indiana Dunes National Park. The loop we were in had 50A electric, but no other utilities, which was fine for a short stay. Unfortunately, a power outage in the area forced us to run our generator for part of our stay. The dump station was inconveniently located for a large RV, so we didn’t wind up using it. The potable water faucets throughout the campground were unthreaded, which meant they couldn’t be used to top off our tank, either. We camped at Indiana Dunes State Park in a Motorhome.

Campground map:

Indiana Dunes electric camp

An interactive map:

Our site:

Our site

Other sites:

Other sites

Not a bad campground; the power cut wasn’t their fault.

Travel from Scottsburg to Chesterton, Indiana

We drove our coach 252 miles, about four hours of driving, from Scottsburg to Chesterton, Indiana.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading north:

Route

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:

I-65 North:

I-65 North

An interesting bridge:

Interesting bridge

Rest area:

Rest area

Spotting our coach on traffic cams:

Spotting our coach on a traffic cam

Freeway closed:

Freeway closed

“Construction Expect Delays; Seek Alternate Route”:

Construction Expect Delays; Seek Alternate Route

Freeway closed:

Freeway closed

Popeyes for lunch at truck stop:

Popeyes for lunch at truck stop

Fire boat:

Fire boat

Entering Central Time Zone:

Entering Central Time Zone

Exit to I-90 and I-94:

Exit to I-90 and I-94

Passing through Indiana Dunes National Park:

Passing through Indiana Dunes National Park

Entering Indiana Dunes State Park:

Entering Indiana Dunes State Park

Indiana Dunes State Park entrance station:

Indiana Dunes State Park entrance station

Our site:

Our site

Scottsburg Raintree Lake KOA Holiday

We stayed at Scottsburg Raintree Lake KOA Holiday in Scottsburg, Indiana. (Campground Reviews listing.)

A nice KOA, with food delivery to the site, which is very welcome on a travel day.

Dates:

Check in: 2025-07-25
Check out: 2025-07-26
1 night

Weather:

Mostly sunny
High temp 93°F, low 75°F
Little wind, gusts to 12 MPH

Noise:

No road noise
No train horn noise
Little neighbor noise

Site:

#78, pull-through, gravel
Didn’t need to disconnect toad, and didn’t, since only one night
Mostly level site; used air leveling, since only one night
Gravel driveway about 70 feet long by 14 feet wide
12 feet to neighbor on passenger side
15 feet to road on driver side
Picnic table
Fire pit
One tall tree
Clean site
Elevation 590 feet, front facing SW

Utilities:

50 amp power, conveniently located
50 PSI water, conveniently located
Good sewer connection, conveniently located (1 10-foot pipe needed)

Internet (in usage priority order):

Campground Wi-Fi: 70 Mbps down, 5 Mbps up, 6 ms ping
RoamLink: 12 Mbps down, 1 Mbps up, 190 ms ping (the RoamLink service picks the best network, so I’m not sure which one it used)
AT&T: 8-12 Mbps down, 0.3 Mbps up, 120 ms ping (I have AT&T on my iPhone)
Starlink: not used

Amenities:

Garbage pickup from site
Pool
Food delivery to site, including pizza, breakfast, shakes, ice cream, etc

Our review on Campground Reviews:

Beautifully tended campground

We stopped here for one night and were delighted with our stay. The owners and staff were all very friendly and welcoming, where it truly felt like they wanted to help, not just as a matter of course. Check-in was a breeze, and then we were escorted to our site, which was clean and in good condition. The pull-through was long enough for our 40-foot motorhome and tow vehicle without having to disconnect. They offer food delivery to your site, which is appreciated after a day of driving, so we enjoyed pizza, fried mozzarella sticks, and milkshakes. All in all, this was a pleasant stop and we’d be happy to stay again. We camped at Scottsburg Raintree Lake KOA Holiday in a Motorhome.

Campground map:

Map

An interactive map:

Our site:

Our site

Menu:

Pizza, mozzarella sticks, shakes:

Pizza, mozzarella sticks, shakes

Tasty, and welcome on a travel day. We’d be happy to stay here again.

Travel from Lebanon, Tennessee to Scottsburg, Indiana

We drove our coach 212 miles, about four hours of driving, from Lebanon, Tennessee to Scottsburg, Indiana.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading north:

Map

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:

Leaving NIRVC:

Leaving NIRVC

231 North:

231 North

Welcome to Kentucky:

Welcome to Kentucky

101 North:

101 North

I-65 North:

I-65 North

Rest area:

Rest area

A low plane over the freeway, coming in for a landing at the Louisville airport:

Low plane over freeway, coming in for a landing at the Louisville airport

Bridges in Louisville:

Bridges in Louisville

More to Discover in Indiana:

More to Discover in Indiana

Exit:

Exit

Arriving at Scottsburg KOA:

Arriving at Scottsburg KOA

Guided to our site:

Guided to our site

Travel from Oregonia, Ohio to Lebanon, Tennessee

We drove our coach 335 miles, about six hours of driving, from Oregonia, Ohio to Lebanon, Tennessee.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading southwest:

Route map

This was our first time crossing timezones for several months, in fact since December 22nd, 2024 (it was July 20th, 2025 when we did this travel day; yes, I’m currently a couple of months behind live).

Here’s a map showing part of our route and colors for the Mountain, Central, and Eastern timezones:

Route timezones map

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:

Paladin on the dash when leaving the campground:

Paladin on the dash when leaving the campground

I-71 South:

I-71 South

Cincinnati:

Cincinnati

Welcome to Kentucky:

Welcome to Kentucky

Rest area:

Rest area

Bridge roadworks:

Bridge roadworks

Stuff on the road; Google Maps usually gives me a heads-up of things like this, which is very useful:

Stuff on the road

Exit to I-264 West:

Exit to I-264 West

More stuff on the freeway; someone didn’t secure their load:

More stuff on the freeway

Exit to I-65 South:

Exit to I-65 South

Rest area:

Rest area

Coach broken down:

Coach broken down

Fuel stop:

Fuel stop

Entering Central Time Zone:

Entering Central Time Zone

Perhaps a bad end of a vacation:

Perhaps a bad end of a vacation

Tennessee Welcomes You:

Tennessee Welcomes You

Junk cars being towed:

Junk cars being towed

Heavy traffic:

Heavy traffic

Nashville:

Nashville

Exit to I-40 East:

Exit to I-40 East

Arriving at NIRVC for the annual servicing of our coach (we arrived on a weekend, but they had sent a link to open the gate):

Arriving at NIRVC

We were originally going to stay in our coach while it was being serviced, but we were feeling sick with Covid, so decided it’d be more comfortable to stay in a nearby pet-friendly hotel instead. So we did that, and were very glad we did.

Olive Branch Campground

We stayed at Olive Branch Campground in Oregonia, Ohio. (Campground Reviews listing.)

Just a one night stop on the way to NIRVC.

Dates:

Check in: 2025-07-19
Check out: 2025-07-20
1 night

Weather:

Rainy
High temp 86°F, low 71°F
Some wind, gusts to 23 MPH, but sheltered by trees

Noise:

No road noise
No train horn noise
Little neighbor noise

Site:

#124, pull-through, gravel
The office told us the site was 55 feet and we’d need to unhook our toad, so we did, but we really didn’t need to do so; annoying
Somewhat level site; high on driver side; used air leveling, since only one night
Gravel driveway about 70 feet long by 15 feet wide
20 feet to neighbors on both sides
Picnic table
Fire pit
Tall trees
Somewhat clean site
Elevation 970 feet, front facing NE

Utilities:

50 amp power, fairly conveniently located
80 PSI water, conveniently located
Didn’t hook up the sewer until departure, but it was a little inconvenient.

Internet (in usage priority order):

RoamLink: 45 Mbps down, 10 Mbps up, 90-135 ms ping (the RoamLink service picks the best network, so I’m not sure which one it used, other than not AT&T)
AT&T: 125 Mbps down, 2 Mbps up, 85 ms ping (I have AT&T on my iPhone)
Starlink: not used
Campground Wi-Fi: not used

Amenities:

Garbage dumpsters
Pool

Our review on Campground Reviews:

A bit expensive, but convenient

We needed a one-night stay on short notice, and this campground worked. It was a fairly basic site for $100. If we were staying longer and making use of the amenities, it would feel more worth it. Slightly annoying that the camp hosts told us we’d need to unhook our tow vehicle because it wouldn’t fit in the site, which was wrong–there was plenty of space to remain hooked up, and we would not have been in the road on either side. Site was mostly level and the utilities all worked well. We camped at Olive Branch Campground in a Motorhome.

Campground map:

Map

An interactive map:

Our site:

Our site

Other sites:

Other sites

Just a one night stop, so no real opinion on whether or not we’d stay here again; probably so, though we’d ignore the office saying their site wasn’t long enough to remain toaded if we did.