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Missing Children Report, October 5, 2017

Emily Woodbury -
RVers get around. They not only see a lot of beautiful scenery but a lot of people too. With more than 50,000 RVtravel.com readers...

Don’t miss out! National Fossil Day coming soon

Chuck Woodbury -
It's time to honor our fossils! Step into the shoes of paleontologists on October 11 for National Fossil Day to discover how these scientists piece...

Dometic chips in to support hurricane victims

Chuck Woodbury -
Dometic is donating more than $400,000 worth of products to Habitat for Humanity to assist victims of hurricanes in Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico,...

Thumbs up – September 2017

Chuck Woodbury -
Here are some recent "thumbs up" letters or comments we've received from readers of RVtravel.com. Great service from an RV dealer Dear Chuck, There are...

Reader’s Recipe: Casey’s Blueberry Pie

Emily Woodbury -
By Emily Woodbury STAFF WRITER I'm having a hard time saying goodbye to our favorite summer fruits. Each year I savor the last juice...

Reader lists problems with his new 5th wheel

Chuck Woodbury -
Dear Chuck, We purchased a 2015 Forest River Signature Ultra-lite 32′ Fifth Wheel 8289 WS. Here is a list of problems we have experienced so...

What Mr. Piper could teach RV manufacturers

Chuck Woodbury -
By Chuck Woodbury EDITOR This was originally published as part of issue 752 of the RVtravel.com newsletter, July 22, 2016. William Piper, inventor...

More about paid content, the real ‘fake news’

Chuck Woodbury -
I recently wrote about how at RVtravel.com we do not accept paid content, even though we receive, almost daily, requests from advertising and PR...

How easy it could be to deceive you for quick profits

Chuck Woodbury -
By Chuck Woodbury RVTRAVEL.COM Below is an actual email I received this week. It made me mad. I was offered $60 to post a...

Missing Children Report, September 21, 2017

Emily Woodbury -
  RVers get around. They not only see a lot of beautiful scenery but a lot of people too. With more than 50,000 RVtravel.com readers...

Website ranks Camping World second worst in customer complaints

Chuck Woodbury -
The website PissedConsumer.com has ranked Camping World as the second worst company for the most customer complaints for the month of August. According to Pissed...

Manufacturer NeXus RV to end direct selling to public

Chuck Woodbury -
For NeXus RV, a full-line motorhome manufacturer founded in 2010 by Claude Donati and Dave Middleton, the just-completed Hershey RV Show was its first...

Snowbird haunts: Pioche, Nevada

Russ and Tiña De Maris -
By Bob Difley In Pioche, southeastern Nevada's richest mining town in the 1870s, in order to rise to the top of the pecking order —...

Missing Children Report, September 7, 2017

Emily Woodbury -
  RVers get around. They not only see a lot of beautiful scenery but a lot of people too. With more than 50,000 RVtravel.com readers...

Hurricane Harvey RV roundup

Russ and Tiña De Maris -
  By Russ and Tiña De Maris With so much information flooding the web, we've tried to weed out a few of the highlights as they...

Fire forces evacuations of popular Glacier Park areas

Chuck Woodbury -
TUESDAY, Sept. 5, 2017 — Glacier National Park officials ordered everyone to leave areas of the park on Sunday due to the growth of...

Use your TV for a “memories” slideshow

Greg Illes -
By Greg Illes Most of us take pictures of the places we've been. Although few of us make a lot of pro-quality photos, many...

Video: Travel trailer wipes out after passing truck

Chuck Woodbury -
Oh, this is bad. We do not know the source of this video, but we do know that whoever was towing this trailer had...

RV park floods with little warning. Residents flee

Chuck Woodbury -
SEPTEMBER 1, 2017 — Dozens of people in Goodlettsville, Tenn., had to evacuate after their RV park was flooded with five feet of water....

Texas RV parks open up to Houston evacuees

Chuck Woodbury -
The Texas Association of Campground Owners (TACO) has identified 41 campgrounds and RV parks with space available for Hurricane Harvey evacuees, including parks in...

Snowbird haunts: “Burro” Schmidt’s tunnel

Russ and Tiña De Maris -
By Bob Difley Editor's note: As summer draws to a close, the RV snowbirds are beginning to think about their winter getaways. Need a little help...

Where you can help Hurricane Harvey victims

Chuck Woodbury -
Here are many organizations, including online-only organizations, that are actively involved in helping the victims of Hurricane Harvey. They all welcome your support. Of special...

Motorhome crashes, burns after brakes fail

Chuck Woodbury -
Here's yet more evidence that it pays to be sure the brakes on your vehicle are properly maintained — whether car, truck or motorized...

Three woofs for National Dog Day!

Emily Woodbury -
  By Emily Woodbury STAFF WRITER Today, August 26th, is a day to celebrate our furry friends (ahem, dogs.) There seems to be a national...

Missing Children Report, August 24, 2017

Emily Woodbury -
RVers get around. They not only see a lot of beautiful scenery but a lot of people too. With 50,000 RVtravel.com readers keeping our...

Forty-five RV manufacturers to display at Hershey Show

Chuck Woodbury -
  The Hershey RV Show, coming Sept. 13 through 17 at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania, is one of the top two or three...

RVing in the news, August 18, 2017

Emily Woodbury -
Bear trapping to begin in Yellowstone National Park Bozeman Daily Chronicle Beginning August 22, researchers will be trapping both grizzly and black bears in...

Cute, tiny RV is made from a hunting blind

Chuck Woodbury -
This unusual RV rolled into my campground a couple of days ago. I didn't get a chance to meet the owners, but I...

Roadside gimmicks a thing of the past

Chuck Woodbury -
By Chuck Woodbury A half century ago, before Interstates, businesses along the two-lane highways typically relied on a visual gimmick to attract customers. A sign...

Visit Red Ryder in Pagosa Springs, Colorado

Chuck Woodbury -
Anyone who grew up in the 1940s or early '50s, especially boys, remembers Red Ryder, the cowboy hero of newspaper comic strips, comics, books,...

No RV? Where you gonna go – when you gotta go?

Russ and Tiña De Maris -
  By Russ and Tiña De Maris For most of us, a road trip with our RV takes some of the guesswork out of that necessary...

RVing in the news, Aug 17, 2017

Emily Woodbury -
  Eleven new Oregon wildfires prompt closures Statesman Journal The western half of the Three Sisters Wilderness in Oregon is closed to the public after...

Would you use this RV park’s toilet?

Chuck Woodbury -
This is what greeted one RVer upon entering an RV park's restroom.  It appears there's some construction going on with the showers. Still, to...

RVing in the news, Aug 16, 2017

Emily Woodbury -
RV burns to the ground in Texas KBTX-TV An RV burned to the ground in Round Top, Texas, Monday around noon. The Fayette County...

NASA dismisses solar eclipse myths

Emily Woodbury -
Next Monday, August 21st, the first total solar eclipse will be visible to America since 1918. RVers, campers and outdoor enthusiasts have prepared for...

RVing in the news, Aug 15, 2017

Emily Woodbury -
Drunk driver crashes into tent, injures 7 US News On Saturday, August 11, at 10 pm, a drunk driver crashed into a tent at...

Camper wanted for murder at lake. Have you seen him?

Chuck Woodbury -
(August 15, 2017) — U.S. marshals have issued a $5,000 reward for a man suspected of drowning another man, Samuel Smith, on July 26...

RVing in the news, August 14, 2017

Emily Woodbury -
  North Hollywood residents fed up with RVs on their streets NBC-4 Los Angeles North Hollywood, Calif., residents are angry at people living in RVs...

Public lands management — Does history repeat itself?

Russ and Tiña De Maris -
  By Bob Difley Editor's note: In light of the recent push by some agencies of the U.S. government to increase the amount of management of...

Video released of deadly police motorhome chase

Chuck Woodbury -
Newly released video from KOB 4 TV in Albuquerque shows a wild police pursuit of a motorhome in June that turned deadly. It began...

RVing in the news, August 10, 2017

Emily Woodbury -
  Grand Design RV investing $10M in factories Goshen News Grand Design Recreational Vehicles is planning a $10 million expansion with the addition of two...

Amazing motorhome was once one huge tree

Chuck Woodbury -
RV Travel reader Richard Hughes sent us this photo of a 1924 Redwood Log Motor Coach. "An uncle, on my father's side, was an...

Missing Children Report, August 10, 2017

Emily Woodbury -
RVers get around. They not only see a lot of beautiful scenery, but a lot of people too. With 50,000 of us keeping our...

Current Northwest wildfires seem unstoppable

Emily Woodbury -
  By Emily Woodbury RVtravel.com So far this year, 39,000 wildfires have burned 5,899,245 acres in the United States. With hundreds of campground closures, hiking...

RVing in the news, August 9, 2017

Emily Woodbury -
Surge in visitors is overwhelming America’s national parks Yale Environment The growing crowds at U.S. National Parks have become unmanageable, jeopardizing the natural experience the...

RVing in the news for August 8, 2017

Emily Woodbury -
  Hit and run alert: RV smashes two cars then drives away Talk about a jerk! The driver of this motorhome was turning it around...

Hit and run alert: RV smashes two cars then drives away

Chuck Woodbury -
Talk about a jerk! The driver of this motorhome was turning it around on Danebro Ave. last Saturday, August 5, in a Eugene, Oregon...

Watch out for bears, Washington officials warn

Chuck Woodbury -
Washington state officials are telling campers not to fear bears they may encounter in the wild, but to be aware. According to the Yakima Herald,...

RVing in the news for August 7, 2017

Emily Woodbury -
  What RVing says about modern marketing Financial Times RVing shipments are up 20 percent this year, yet another record year for sales. Big rigs...

Demand for National Park senior passes taxing supply

Chuck Woodbury -
It still costs $10 for a lifetime Senior Pass to American National Parks. But not for long. On August 28, the fee jumps to...
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