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Results are in about what you think of ads on this website

Chuck Woodbury -
By Chuck Woodbury FOUNDER AND PUBLISHER For many months now, I have been perplexed about the advertising in this newsletter and our website. We have received...

Why I write for RVtravel.com

RV Travel -
This article was originally published in 2022, but we can't help sharing it again. We love you, Nanci!  By Nanci Dixon Recently, at one of our...

Transportation Secretary says, ‘Hit the road!’ Seriously?? With these costs??

Cheri Sicard -
OPINION Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has a message for Americans: Hit the road and celebrate America’s 250th birthday with a great American road trip! That would...

What do RVers 60 years or older have in common?

Chuck Woodbury -
By Chuck Woodbury I am putting my byline on this article, but I didn't write most of it. Technically, nobody wrote it, no person except...

California RV Show is back in Pomona with a bang!

Dave Solberg -
The California RV Show ran for more than 40 years, starting in Dodger Stadium, moving to the Fairplex in Pomona for several years, and...

The RV industry needs a ‘Tony Certified’ standard

Tony Barthel -
Dear RV industry, You need to hire an old fat guy like me, Tony Barthel. No, I’m not kidding. Let’s talk about this.  When I go...

RVtravel.com publisher Woodbury celebrating 50 years as on-the-road reporter

RV Travel -
By Chuck Woodbury FOUNDER AND PUBLISHER I realized the other day that I took my first RV trip 50 years ago. I was 29. And now,...

Are RVers responsible for poor quality RVs?

RV Travel -
By Russ and Tiña De Maris Over the years, we’ve heard from countless frustrated RVers. The story goes something like, “I bought a brand-new RV...

Thanksgiving: What a season of gratitude and hope teaches us

RV Travel -
By Nanci Dixon During the trying times of the last few years, I am reminded that this is the season of giving thanks. I will...

My RV is my home, but does the public think I’m ‘homeless’?

Sandi Sturm -
We are categorized as being “remote workers,” but I prefer to say I work from home. This motorhome is my home. It is my sanctuary....

Why we request donations instead of just selling subscriptions

Chuck Woodbury -
By Chuck Woodbury FOUNDER AND PUBLISHER We often ask readers to support our efforts at RVtravel.com with a donation. Some readers complain that we ask. Some...

Is it right we have to pay a banker every time we visit a popular national park?

Chuck Woodbury -
By Chuck Woodbury Every week, it seems, more national parks only accept payments by credit or debit cards. Have you ever considered what a bonanza...

Removing ‘offensive’ photos in national parks is wrong

RV Travel -
WASHINGTON - Last month, The Washington Post published an article on history erasure in America’s national parks, reporting that the Department of Interior has...

What is wrong with people who would do this to a national park?

Chuck Woodbury -
By Chuck Woodbury This news makes me sick. In Northern California's magnificent Redwood National Park and its interwoven California State Parks, thieves are making off...

What RV buyers and teenagers have in common

Chuck Woodbury -
By Chuck Woodbury PUBLISHER A few years ago (OK, many years ago), I was a teenager. I remember early one morning when my mother opened my...

From Publisher Chuck Woodbury: Was I out of line last Sunday?

Chuck Woodbury -
By Chuck Woodbury FOUNDER AND PUBLISHER We have recently posted some messages to readers regarding donating to RVtravel.com. My message last Sunday resulted in a trickle...

A story to touch your heart that came out of the 9/11 tragedy

RV Travel -
This incredible story is related to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on America. It was written by a flight attendant on Delta Flight...

Cheap RV invites mice to enter to pee, poop, chew wires, raise family

Chuck Woodbury -
The mice above are happy because an RV manufacturer has left a big hole in the floor of an RV for them to climb...

Reader comments about National Park Service ‘erasing history’

Chuck Woodbury -
READER COMMENTS ABOUT: National Park Service ordered to erase ‘negative history’ We received (and are still receiving) reader comments to the article above, posted August 3,...

Please help us understand how we can eliminate angry, rude reader comments

Chuck Woodbury -
By Chuck Woodbury PUBLISHER Thanks for helping us out with your opinion about commenting. I love the idea that so many of our readers are engaged...

National Park Service ordered to erase ‘negative history’

RV Travel -
This article was issued as a press release from the nonpartisan National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) Read reader comments to this article here. In accordance with President...

Forest River slammed by Wall Street Journal; RV media stick heads in sand

Chuck Woodbury -
In yesterday's newsletter, our cover story was about a major article last week in which The Wall Street Journal criticized Forest River for a...

RV awnings are reminiscent of a simpler time in America

Chuck Woodbury -
When RVers think of awnings, most think of a sheltered area outside their RV’s front door. It’s a place to enjoy fresh air without...

How observing pavement helped create a retailing empire

Chuck Woodbury -
I doubt you have heard of Leon Levine. You might have if you were an executive in the retail industry. At age 22, back...

How Google has turned against us

Chuck Woodbury -
By Chuck Woodbury Google is messing with us in a bad way. Oh, not just RVtravel.com, but every independent website and blog, and that includes...

Are more drivers ignoring traffic laws?

Russ and Tiña De Maris -
Is it just our perception, or are drivers increasingly ignoring traffic laws? We’re accustomed to driving the speed limit and having folks overtake us—that’s...

RV park squatters in unregistered rigs. It’s bad, getting worse

Chuck Woodbury -
By Chuck Woodbury PUBLISHER Please help me. If you are currently staying in an RV park, and there appear to be full-timers among the crowd, would...

Fewer Canada snowbirds will hurt U.S. economy, but may ease campground crowding

Ron Burdge -
By Ron Burge OPINION A new Trump administration rule hits the northern border on April 11 requiring Canadian snowbirds to register with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration...

Are motorhomes headed to extinction? Your thoughts wanted

RV Travel -
Like our headline suggests, the sale of motorhomes is declining. Shipments from manufacturers, with rare exceptions, have dropped annually for the past 4 decades...

RVtravel.com in 2025: A year to celebrate, a year of the unknown

Chuck Woodbury -
By Chuck Woodbury FOUNDER AND PUBLISHER It’s 2025 and I am still alive and healthy, moving steadily toward the senior ranks of the elderly. This year,...

The risk outweighs the dream: How due diligence saved us from a big mistake

Nanci Dixon -
Recently I wrote an article about taking a big risk—a big step outside our comfort zone towards a new life and a new place...

Increasing crime against truckers should concern RVers

RV Travel -
Truckers are dealing with a growing crime that is costing them money and frustration. We wonder if the same thing is happening, but less...

RV rental firm offers help to fire victims: well-meaning or sales hustle?

Russ and Tiña De Maris -
With tens of thousands of homes burned to the ground, California residents are indeed suffering. We’ve seen plenty of groups coming together, like teams...

This is my campground. It’s okay. Rating: 5 out of 10

Chuck Woodbury -
By Chuck Woodbury ROADSIDE JOURNAL This is my campground. Actually it's an RV park. It's rained off and on all day. It's not terrible weather, but...

We tried new voice ChatGPT AI feature: Call a robot

Gail Marsh -
Imagine picking up the phone and having a conversation with a robot that feels as natural as chatting with a friend. That’s the magic...

Did you know? Travel trailers under 33 feet do not exist

Chuck Woodbury -
By Chuck Woodbury I wish RVtravel.com had a million subscribers. Then we could better battle all the misinformation out there created by artificial intelligence robots...

New pollution rule will disrupt RV industry, increase prices of RVs

Ron Burdge -
By Ron Burge Mr. Burge is an RV lemon law attorney who based this article on his experience monitoring the RV industry for the last...

Publisher’s corner: How some readers frustrate me

Chuck Woodbury -
By Chuck Woodbury PUBLISHER If you read yesterday's newsletter, you likely read my essay about how frustrated I got over some comments made by readers on...

Readers demand ‘Keep politics out of RVtravel.com’

Chuck Woodbury -
By Chuck Woodbury PUBLISHER Last Saturday we posted an article about scams and misinformation about FEMA hurricane disaster efforts. The article originated as a press release...

Why go small? This time we’re looking at the case for owning a small RV

RV Travel -
By Tony Barthel Recently, Mike Sherman, previously a full-time RVer, made a very good case for the reasons to go big and have a larger...

FMCA doubles cost of membership. Bad move

Chuck Woodbury -
By Chuck Woodbury PUBLISHER I hope I am wrong about this. But I think I am right. Please keep in mind this is just one guy's...

Watch out RV industry, Elon Musk is after you

Chuck Woodbury -
By Chuck Woodbury FOUNDER AND PUBLISHER I have decided once again to climb upon my soapbox and speak my aging but incredibly wise mind. So here...

Harvest Hosts declares Bowlus RVs “Adventure Ready”—So what?

Russ and Tiña De Maris -
You probably know about Harvest Hosts. It’s a camping membership organization that brings RVers to cooperating farms, wineries, and more, where RVers can stay...

FMCA’s efforts to save club do not make sense

Chuck Woodbury -
By Chuck Woodbury PUBLISHER America’s oldest general-interest RV club, the Family Motor Coach Association, has made some highly questionable decisions lately in an attempt to reverse...

Retirement stories: Part 4. Three readers tell how they did it

Chuck Woodbury -
By Chuck Woodbury FOUNDER AND PUBLISHER Amonth ago I wrote about my struggle with successfully retiring. As much as I try, I can’t seem to do...

Ford Towing Bootcamp at NCRVDA Raleigh RV Show is a success

Dave Solberg -
The North Carolina Recreational Vehicle Dealers Association (NCRVDA) had a new and exciting addition to the seminars offered this year at the Raleigh RV...

Grand Design (finally) fixes defective RV, but Lippert deflects blame

RV Travel -
Consumer advocate Liz Amazing (her real name) has some good news in this week's video (far below), but in the big scheme of things...

Retirement stories: Part 3. Three heartwarming tales

Chuck Woodbury -
By Chuck Woodbury FOUNDER AND PUBLISHER Several weeks ago I wrote about my struggle with successfully retiring. As much as I try, I can't seem to...

An uplifting story of retiring in an RV

Chuck Woodbury -
By Chuck Woodbury FOUNDER AND PUBLISHER Two weeks ago I wrote about my struggle with successfully retiring. As much as I try, I can't seem to...

Compassion or concern for the homeless in ‘our’ campground

RV Travel -
By Nanci Dixon As some of you are aware, we are camp hosts in a large regional park in Minnesota. Last week, a homeless couple...
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