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RV shipments expected to decline this year and next

Can it be — shipments of RVs actually declining after eight straight years of growth? According to a news release from the RV Industry Association...

Armed man barricades himself in RV in 8-hour standoff with police

JACKSON, California -- SWAT officers were dispatched Tuesday night to a Sierra foothill RV park after an armed man threatened to shoot people with...

Greg Gerber to return as editor of RV industry website

ATHENS, Texas – Greg Gerber, the founder of the RV industry website RV Daily Report, will return as owner and editor after selling the...

NorCal’s horrific Camp Fire 100% contained, officials announce

Amazing and weary firefighters work right through the Thanksgiving weekend to finally contain the destructive Camp Fire. Thank you firefighters! The most destructive and deadly...

Colorado Springs, Berkeley, and San Diego confront homeless RV dwellers

COLORADO SPRINGS has long banned parking RVs on city streets in residential neighborhoods, but soon, City Council will cast a vote on whether to...

Winegard® DISH® Playmaker™ OS 2.1 with HDTV available now

(NOVEMBER 27, 2018) — Winegard announced in a press release today that a new upgrade to the DISH Playmaker will include expanded HDTV coverage...

German RV component company Truma picks Elkhart County for its U.S. HQ

Instead of an American company leaving for a foreign country, Truma Corporation, a leading European supplier of RV components, announced plans to put its...

RV shipments decline in October

The RV Industry Association’s October survey of manufacturers found that total RV shipments finished the month with 43,568 wholesale shipments, a decrease of 11...

Guidebook of free campgrounds updated after four years

By Bob Difley Any RVer that has been on the road for awhile likely has a dog-eared and ragged copy of Don Wright's Guide to...

RVs parked on Palo Alto streets, rented to workers in Silicon Valley

The American Way: Find a need and fill it. That is what a new breed of landlord has brought to the Bay Area, where...

Amazon’s minimum wage increase costs hourly workers bonuses

Amazon's just announced minimum wage increase for its hourly workers comes with a trade-off: no more monthly bonuses and annual stock awards, Amazon confirmed...

Amazon raises minimum wage to $15/hr. for seasonal workers

There is good news for work campers and RVers that work seasonal jobs, especially in the Amazon warehouses during the holiday season. Amazon has...

Nearby drivers help fifth-wheel owner douse flames

Contrary to some observations of our current times, good Samaritans still exist, at least in Logan, Idaho. On Tuesday morning several drivers came to...

RV Industry Association president takes long RV road trip

By Frank Hugelmeyer  President, RV Industry Association I am not a stranger to on-the-move travel. It has been a constant necessity in business and my wife,...

Airstream says “cease and desist” to new Silver Streak plans

It had been 20 years since Silver Streak manufactured travel trailers, the aluminum-bodied brand launched in 1946. Entrepreneur Ellie Dillon acquired the rights from...

RV News for March 31–April 6, 2018

Return to RV Travel Issue 840. As anticipated, values for sales of used RVs on the auction market in February were up. According to market...

Are you transporting alien bugs in your RV?

By Deanna Tolliver Stink bugs! Specifically, brown marmorated stink bugs. Have you seen them in your RV? They're more common in the eastern U.S. but...

Construction workers on temp assignments choose RV living

One of the reasons RV parks are so crowded these days is because many of the spaces are occupied by long-term residents. That includes...

Beware of scam that impersonates IRS, FBI

The Internal Revenue Service is warning people to avoid a new phishing scheme that impersonates the IRS and the FBI as part...

Are computers stealing your favorite campsite?

  By Russ and Tiña De Maris Ever tried making an online reservation for a popular campground – say Yosemite Valley – and just couldn't get...

Wow! Can you see yourself in this vintage trailer?

  Isn't this pretty? Can you imagine the attention you’d get rolling into an RV park with this beauty? This must be one of the best...

Are RVers introverts? Our survey says “yes!”

By Chuck Woodbury EDITOR, RVTRAVEL.COM Are most RVers introverts? Well, that is surely what one of our reader surveys suggests. In fact, it shows that RVers are...

Be careful: Crooks want your vehicle

  Just because you own a car (or RV) doesn’t mean you can always keep it. Thieves want it, too, and every 46 seconds they...

RVers’ panic over HUD proposal unfounded

By Greg Illes It's early April, 2016, and the RV Internet is a-buzz with gossip, rumor, and (fearful) speculation concerning a soon-to-be-released regulatory revision from...

Women RVers: Positive thoughts

By Malia Lane  I received an email from a woman the other day saying she admired my "guts" in getting out there as a...

How to keep rattlesnakes away from your RV

By Eric Brotman Staff writer RVer Tim Slack emailed us recently from Arizona with a question we hadn't heard before: “Are there any reasonable ways to...

Backup cams: Changing your trailer hitching routine

By Dave Helgeson Ever since man first attempted to back a horseless carriage up to the coupler of a trailer he has been trying to...

RVs: Stable in high winds?

By Russ and Tiña De Maris When high winds cut a path through Wyoming, at least one RVer learned the hard way that RVs can...

Buying an RV without slideouts is a big mistake

by Steve Savage, Mobility RV Service Considering the purchase of any type of RV without slideouts? Think again! I know, I know. You're going to...

Should you use black tire covers?

by Russ and Tiña De Maris We once wrote about keeping your tires safe when stored in a hot, sunny climate. One of the points...

RV wind deflectors: Use ’em right or don’t use ’em

By Jim Twamley Just how effective are those RV wind deflectors you see on trucks pulling 5th wheels and travel trailers? Though somewhat technical (what...

How to replace your RV’s drain valve

By Jim Twamley It was early in the morning and I could see my breath as I hurried to winterize my coach before leaving for...

RV co-pilot making navigation harder. What to do?

Dear RV Shrink: When we bought our RV my wife and I decided we had to act as a team. Since our rig is so...

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