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By Chuck Woodbury Unless something unexpected comes up, I'll head off in my motorhome next Wednesday or Thursday. I'm not sure where I'll go except it will be south. I plan a roamin' kinda trip -- no plan, just going where it feels right. Really, all I care about is getting away and "getting lost."
When I'm stuck at home for months at a time, I start feeling like I'm growing moss. I get antsy. I feel stressed. I daydream of being somewhere else. Most of the time, I don't even care where: just somewhere away from the routine of my regular life. Right now, knowing I will leave in only a few days, I feel like an engine revved up in neutral. When I switch into gear I'll race outta Dodge like a greyhound from the gate.
I'm traveling alone this trip -- although I'll bring along Lucy, my late-father's dog who now lives with my sister. It will be my first time traveling with a dog. I'm curious if I will like it; perhaps it will help tone down some of the loneliness that always accompanies a trip without a human partner.
Lucy barely qualifies as a dog. She's a pint-sized Pomeranian with a full-body haircut that makes her look like a over-sized Beanie Baby. She's an affectionate little lady, who was always eager to head off with my folks' in their motorhome, and she'll be thrilled to head off with me in mine.
So next week at this time I'll let you know where I am and what happened along the way. For now, enjoy this newsletter, and tell a friend about it, too, 'cause the more readers the merrier!
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Sue Bray moves on after 33 years Sue Bray, the executive director of the Good Sam Club for more than 33 years, is leaving to form her own business, Sue Bray Consulting and Marketing. In 1976, Bray became Director of Chapter Activities for Good Sam. In 1979, she was promoted to its executive director. In 2009, she was inducted into the RV Hall of Fame, only the ninth woman selected for the honor. The Good Sam Club will be among Bray's first consulting clients in her new business venture. Read more. NEW 2010 EDITIONS National Park Service Camping Guide
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At Southern California RV park, the
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Should boondocking in desert washes be allowed?
Setting up your boondocking campsite in a desert wash is considered by many RVers to be foolhardy and should be avoided. Many real life stories circulate about hikers being washed away in flash floods and boulders, trees, and splintered RVs tumbling down washes ahead of a raging torrent. So is there a time and place where it's okay to camp in a wash?
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Dealing with a motorhome tire blowout
A blown tire while driving your car can be a frightening experience. But contemplating such an experience if behind the wheel of an RV can give even the most experienced RVer cold chills. But a blown tire on an RV, regardless of its size or type, is not a "game ender." Keeping a cool head and reacting properly can mean a safe -- and stable -- outcome. It's a matter of understanding and applying some simple rules. Read more.
Living comfortably in 150 square feet An RVer shows off his small trailer and explains how he lives both frugally and with respect to the environment. Not only will you find this interesting but you will learn something about RVs and their systems that you may not have known before. Watch the video.
Airstream Ranch gets to stay. Not junk after
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The "art" display of Airstream trailers "planted" front-down alongside
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"What you need to know in as few words as possible." An RVer who gave a ride to a hitchhiker was in good condition last week after the stranger stabbed him with a screwdriver near Stateline, Idaho. No word on why the man attacked. He's still on the loose.
Platte River State Park will become an outdoor education mecca under a plan by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Visitors could learn and practice archery, firearm marksmanship, canoeing, camping, bird identification and other outdoor skills. Its centerpiece would be outdoor shooting ranges for archery and small-bore firearms, and an indoor range for airguns.
Five Virginia State Parks may be closed beginning July 1 to save a half-million dollars a year. They are: Caledon Natural Area, Mason Neck State Park, Twin Lakes State Park, Staunton River Battlefield Park and Falst Cape State Park.
Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation will provide Class A motorhome enthusiasts a chance to learn more about their RVs at two-day informational sessions now through November. More.
The 2010 KOA Directory will include 475
parks, the most since the year 2000. More.
Newmar Corporation has added Quality RV Center of Draper, Utah to its dealer network. Quality RV will carry Newmar's Ventana and Dutch Star Diesel Pusher products.
Two men taking a motorhome for a test drive Friday in Donna, Texas, got an unpleasant surprise when the RV caught fire. "It took less than five minutes for the thing to go down," said one of the men. The fire started when the driver turned the ignition key.
Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort in Newport Beach, Calif., has introduced a state-of-the-art dog wash that shampoos and conditions pets while treating them for fleas. The eight-minute process costs $8.
Fifty animals were removed from a travel trailer where they had been living with their owners and given to the Humane Society in Marion County, Texas. The animals included jungle cats, dogs, miniature horses, parrots, tortoises, and an iguana, gecko and monkey. The animals owners were arrested and fined. They said they only wanted to protect the animals from unusually cold weather. Most of the animals were in good health.
Representatives from Minnesota have been prowling snowbird areas of the Southwest urging residents to flock home in time for the 2010 Census.
Eighty-four photovoltaic solar panels are up and running on the Grand Canyon Visitor Center near the south rim and will provide about 18 percent of the facility's electrical power.
Bode Miller is not sleeping in a motorhome at the 2010 Winter Games like he in did in the previous games at Torino.
Connecticut appears to like RVers, allowing a free overnight stay in a self-contained RV at several of its state welcome centers. More.
Las Cruces, N.M., is considering limiting RV parking on residents' property and city streets. Concerns: People living in RVs and visibility and safety issues.
Bella Terra RV Resort of Gulf Shores, Alabama has launched its second phase with 88 new lots, bringing the resort's total to 176. Read more.
Actor Jim Belushi drove a large motorhome from Boston to Washington, D.C. on a PR tour to bring awareness about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which killed his father.
Trojan Battery Company has announced the introduction of T2 Technology to its most popular flooded, deep cycle batteries, including those for RVs.
Nobody knows how many RVers are workampers, but a spokesperson for KOA told the New York Times on Wednesday that 80,000 or so might be a good guess, based on KOA's percentage of the camping market and the number of its work-campers.
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Worth Pondering "I remember the time I was kidnapped and they sent a piece of my finger to my father. He said he wanted more proof." --Rodney Dangerfield
About the RVtravel.com editor Chuck Woodbury has explored America by RV for nearly three decades. In the '90s he published a quirky travel newspaper about his adventures and was an "on the road" writer for the New York Times Syndicate. Nowadays, he lives near Seattle where he drinks massive amounts of coffee and travels often in his motorhome and sometimes by plane when vast expanses of saltwater would turn his RV into a leaky submarine. He is the host of the Better Business Bureau DVD "Buying a Recreational Vehicle," the definitive guide to purchasing an RV the right way.
RV Travel staff Editor and Publisher: Chuck Woodbury. Contributing editors: Russ and Tina De Maris, Jim Twamley, Gary Bunzer and Bob Difley. Forum Administrator: Adrienne Kristine. Office Manager: Jody Allcott. Roving Outfielder: Zoey Platt. Warehouse operations: Eric Brotman. Clapper/Loader: Emily Woodbury.
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