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RV Review: 2022 Newmar New Aire 3543 Class A Diesel Pusher

A few years ago, friends John and Kathy Huggins, whose Living the RV Dream podcast was a real inspiration for me, retold the story...

RV Review: Ford Transit Connect Nugget. Spoiler alert – You can’t have one

If you look at the growth of RV sales, the single segment that is experiencing the greatest percentage of growth is Class B RVs....

RV Review: 2021 NeXus Viper 25V B+ Motorhome

Saturday we got a chance to look at the Gulf Stream BT Cruiser 5210 B+ motorhome. The first thing that happened is Chuck G...

RV Review: 2021 Gulf Stream BT Cruiser 5210 B+ motorhome

Sometimes things aren’t what they seem. That was the premise of Apple’s advertising campaign “Think Different” (which always drove me nuts because the correct...

This 52-foot RV can be yours at a bargain price!

If you love big rig RVs, as in "the bigger the better," you're going want this 52-foot beauty which has a price tag of...

RV Review: 2022 EarthRoamer HD luxury overlander

Sometimes you have to dream big and, for those who love overlanding and dream big, something like the EarthRoamer HD might be the stuff...

RV Review: CAMI Terra Wind “floaterhome”

I’ve seen lots of cases where someone has a pickup, a fifth wheel and a boat all headed out on vacation. But what if...

RV Review: Wayfarer “Walter” Class B van – super affordable and cool

In many cases when I write about Class B RVs, inevitably the comments include something like, “I could build it for half of that.”...

RV Preview: Italian B+ RV, Wingamm Oasi, coming to America

I have written in the past that I see the U.S. market for RVs as being very, very attractive to foreign manufacturers. While we...

RV review: 5 Mars Illusion Minivan Class B

Of all the categories of RVing, Class B RVs are the hottest with a rise in sales of more than 150% year over year....

RV Review: 2022 Newmar Essex 4551 Class A Diesel Pusher

One more takeaway from the recent 103rd FMCA Convention was the fact that I got to spend some time with Matt and Will from...

RV Review: Storyteller Overland Beast MODE 4X4 Class B

Recently I wrote about Thor’s new Sanctuary 4X4 Class B van based on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 4X4 platform. One of the most telling things...

RV Review: Thor Sanctuary 19P 4X4 Class B Van

When you look at overall RV sales, it’s no secret that they’re skyrocketing. But the category that is the hottest right now is Class...

RV Review: 2022 Holiday Rambler Nautica 34RX diesel pusher

Sitting here at the FMCA Convention I feel like I’m in the land of the giants. Our small travel trailer sits in a valley...

RV Preview: Rivian Truck Camp Kitchen

What exactly defines an RV? We all have our strict definition, but we also sometimes like to see what others are doing. That curiosity...

RV Preview: LEVC e-Camper van: An (almost) all-electric camper

What do you get when you mix a London taxi and a Volkswagen Westfalia camper and throw in a little bit of Chevrolet Volt...

RV Review: East To West Entrada 2200s Class C Motorhome reveal

This is the time of year when new products start popping up. Sometimes I get notified by the manufacturers, sometimes someone at a dealership...

RV Review: Thor Palazzo 37.5 Class A Diesel Pusher

When I opined that the end of the diesel pusher was within sight, a lot of RV Travel readers absolutely lost their minds. And...

RV Review: 2022 Airstream Interstate 24X Class B Adventure Van

The folks at Airstream have been watching the changes in tastes on Class B vans. They have recognized the outdoor/adventure lifestyle with their new...

RV Review: Bürstner Lyseo Gallery prototype with inflatable second floor office

I love seeing the innovation in the industry whether that be here or overseas. Recently, Bürstner GmbH & Co KG showcased a new prototype...

RV Review: Glampervan Class B RV

One of the best parts of sharing RVs with you is when I get to talk to cool people about RVs, especially when they’re...

RV Review: 2022 Winnebago Solis Pocket Class B RV

By Tony Barthel I wouldn’t call myself a Class B van-likely customer but when I saw the innovative features in the Pleasure-Way RECON, I had...

RV Preview: 2022 Pleasure-Way RECON Class B Adventure Van

By Tony Barthel If you’re a regular reader of this column I bet you look at some RVs and wonder just what the companies were...

RV Preview: Fleetwood announces new Frontier diesel pushers

https://youtu.be/OgBZ5z1rmko By Tony Barthel from a press release from Fleetwood RV Fleetwood RV has announced the 2022 Fleetwood Frontier in two models promising to incorporate features...

RV Review: Thor Rize 18T Mini Motorhome

By Tony Barthel Yesterday we traveled to the past to relive the idea of camping in a German-sourced pop-top camper in the form of the...

RV Review: Mercedes-Benz Metris Getaway – Soul of the past?

By Tony Barthel Back when people used to buy specific brands of products and stick with those, my family was a Volkswagen family. Coming from...

RV Review: 2021 Chinook Summit, gold-certified comfort

By Tony Barthel I don’t know if this was true in the rest of the country, but here in California and even in the Pacific...

RV Review: Dynamax Isata 5 Series Class C

By Tony Barthel I’ve talked a bit about truck campers and the fact that many of them can tow a decent trailer. Another bonus of...

RV Review: Newmar King Aire – What do you get for 1.3 million bucks?

By Tony Barthel The band Barenaked Ladies sings a song about having a million dollars and all the things they’d do with it. They’d buy...

RV Review: Thor Vegas 24.1 Class A Motorhome

By Tony Barthel When my wife was younger her family converted an old bread truck into an RV. To me, this makes so much sense...

RV Review: Thor Hurricane 34J Class A Gas Motorhome

By Tony Barthel The photo was beautiful, as it should be. A friend of mine who’s a photographer sent me a shot of her motorhome...

RV Review: Leisure Travel Vans Wonder RTB Class C

By Tony Barthel There has been a tremendous amount of media and coverage of the Winnebago EKKO lately, including my own review on it a few...

RV Review: 2021 Winnebago EKKO 22A

By Tony Barthel Possibly one of the hottest new RVs on the market is the Winnebago EKKO. Winnebago has been making waves in the popular...

RV Review: Coachmen Cross Trek 20XG

By Tony Barthel Class B vans are in short supply nowadays – with customers lined up who want them. This isn’t unusual for anything in...

RV Review: American Dream 39RK Diesel Pusher

By Tony Barthel Ever since I was a wee lad I was told about the American Dream. I think this is something that all young...

RV Review: Mountain View Adventure Vehicles

By Tony Barthel Mountain View Adventure Vehicles in Tucson, Arizona, started life with a very different philosophy than most RV companies. Founder Greg Conser was...

RV Review: 2021 Renegade Classic Toterhome

By Tony Barthel Sometimes my worlds collide. Like when a racing channel I follow was talking about their new RV. So, I thought I should...

RV Review: Cruise America Standard Class C

By Tony Barthel During the past year, I’ve been able to get out a surprising amount just because social distancing and enjoying the RV lifestyle...

RV Review: Everbright EB-RV Tricycle Motorhome

By Tony Barthel If you don’t know about Alibaba but are addicted to Amazon, this is your fair warning. Read this article and never think...

RV Review: Maxus Life Home V90 Villa Edition Class C

By Tony Barthel I have long said that the way the domestic RV market behaves is much, much like the domestic auto manufacturers of the...

Video: Walk through the 2021 Fleetwood Discovery LXE 44S motorhome

In this promotional video from Fleetwood, after examining the exterior features of the 2021 Discovery LXE 44S motorhome you'll tour the interior. According to Fleetwood, the spacious...

RV Review: Tiger Adventure Vehicles, The Bengal

By Tony Barthel As you can imagine, one of the job-related "hazards" of writing RV reviews is the fact that I get to go shopping...

RV Review: 2021 Leisure Travel Vans Unity FX Class C

By Tony Barthel Someone was clearly thinking ahead at Leisure Travel Vans in Canada. At the suggestion of William Robbins, I took a look at...

RV Review: 2021 NeXus Ghost Super C

By Tony Barthel If you’re in the need of an RV that can tow, a Super C motorhome such as the 2021 NeXus Ghost Super...

RV Review: Coach House Platinum 220

By Tony Barthel Some people bemoan the fact that the biggest companies in the RV industry produce so many varied brands and labels that it’s...

RV Review: 2021 Fleetwood Bounder 33C Anniversary Edition

By Tony Barthel Like all folks in the RV business, I get regular updates from companies when they’ve hit certain milestones or have some new...

RV Review: Lazy Daze Class C Motorhomes

By Tony Barthel There I was, camping at the state park, and across from me was a man with a Lazy Daze Class C RV....

RV Review: TruckHouse BCT Overlander Camper

By Tony Barthel I’ve talked about overlanding in the past on here, which is essentially hard-core off-grid camping. Finding that magical spot in a faraway...

RV Review: Thor Magnitude RB34 Class C

By Tony Barthel As I write this I am surrounded by an untold number of acres of the Southern California desert. Here, there are almost...

RV Review: 2021 Winnebago Revel 44E Class B

By Tony Barthel Some people have whatever RV they have just because that’s what was available at the dealership at the time. But then there...

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