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More people downsizing, choosing to live in RVs

Bob Difley -
Getting rid of their "stuff" seems to be the motivating factor for how families are describing the seemingly more and more popular lifestyle of...

New 330-site upscale RV park coming to Kalispell, Montana

Bob Difley -
A new upscale RV park could be coming to Kalispell, Montana, reports the Flathead Beacon. The Planning Board unanimously approved a proposal for a...

One million deals for Prime day, save big!

Emily Woodbury -
Hooray! The day has finally come! Amazon Prime day is the black-Friday of online Amazon deals, and it doesn't get much better than this.  Starting...

RV industry elated with new educational facility to train RV techs

Bob Difley -
Earlier this month, the RV Industry Association announced plans to launch a technical institute in Elkhart, Indiana, wrote Ernie Smith in Associations Now, with...

Will “booting” of trucks in Georgia Walmart raise concerns among RVers?

Bob Difley -
If you're passing through Perry, Georgia, and plan on spending the night in a Walmart parking lot, you might want to first confirm what...

Could improving RV park safety standards prevent tornado damage?

Bob Difley -
BISMARCK, ND—In the aftermath of the deadly tornado that ripped through the Prairie View RV Park early Tuesday, July 10, killing a newborn baby...

Short-term RV rentals on private property spark debate in San Diego

Bob Difley -
"There's a new twist to the heated debate on short-term vacation rentals in San Diego," according to Channel 7 NBC San Diego. "Many people...

RV News for July 7–13, 2018

RV Staff -
      Return to RV Travel Issue 854. Towable manufacturers continue to make forward sales progress. According to Statistical Surveys, Inc., January through May sales (based on...

RV History: Thor Industries

Emily Woodbury -
RV History with Al Hesselbart Thor Industries, the world's largest RV manufacturer, was created by Wade F.B. Thompson, a wealthy immigrant from New Zealand, and Peter...

Street RV parking a problem in Seattle, even with a permit

Bob Difley -
If you are a construction worker staying at the job site in Seattle, you may want to think twice. Reuben Campbell, a construction superintendent on...

Ninety-space casino RV park to open in Tucson

Chuck Woodbury -
Work officially got underway Thursday on Casino Del Sol’s newest hotel in Tucson, Arizona. The 151-room hotel, expected to be completed by the end of...

Visit one of the only RV museums in America in Amarillo

Bob Difley -
AMARILLO — When Jack Sisemore opened a Chevron station in 1963 and later added motorhome rentals followed by an RV dealership, little did he...

Spend the night at vineyards and farms across America

Bob Difley -
A Harvest Hosts membership costs $49 per year and allows guests access to any of more than 620 campsites scattered about America for one...

Salinas, CA, enacts new restrictive parking ordinance for RVs

Bob Difley -
Salinas, California's start of a new parking ordinance, which affects where RVs can park, continues to shift. Last week, Salinas joined a few other...

Girl climbs tree near Northwest campground to escape wolf pack

Chuck Woodbury -
A helicopter had to rescue a research student Thursday afternoon after a group of wolves surrounded her near a Washington state campground. Okanogan County dispatch...

Yellowstone records 2nd busiest June ever

Chuck Woodbury -
Yellowstone National Park had its second busiest June on record, according to statistics released today. Park statisticians counted 810,884 visits last month, a total topped...

Guided RV tours and caravans

Deanna Tolliver -
By Deanna Tolliver Our readers have spoken out about RV Tours: "I’m currently on a Yankee Tours caravan through the Canadian Maritime including Newfoundland and Labrador....

Destination: the Amana Colonies

Deanna Tolliver -
by Deanna Tolliver Imagine this: a slowly meandering river lined with tall overhanging trees, a patchwork of small family farms, and gentle hills with lovely...

Tornado rips through RV park, destroying RVs, killing infant

Chuck Woodbury -
A newborn baby was killed and more than two dozen people were injured when a tornado whipped through a North Dakota oil patch RV...

Can you read dog (body) language?

Deanna Tolliver -
Ask the RV Vet  With Dr. Deanna Tolliver, M.S., DVM   EDITOR'S NOTE: I am sorry to report that this will be Dr. Deanna's final column for...

Popular Oregon resort and RV park to close

Chuck Woodbury -
One of Oregon's biggest resorts is set to close this summer and 146 employees will lose their jobs. The Kah-nee-ta Resort & Spa sits on...

RV News for June 30–July 6, 2018

RV Staff -
      Return to RV Travel Issue 853. Winds, predicted to gust to 80 mph, caused a major hurt in Regan, North Dakota's New Johns Lake Campground....

Destination: Dubois, Wyoming

Deanna Tolliver -
by Deanna Tolliver If you have plans to head to Yellowstone or the Tetons this season, may I suggest a bit of a detour to...

The good, the bad, and the algae

Deanna Tolliver -
 Ask the RV Vet With Dr. Deanna Tolliver, M.S., DVM I’m currently at my favorite campground in Wisconsin. This morning I went to my (also) favorite...

Popular Glacier Park campground limits camping due to grizzly bears

Chuck Woodbury -
(July 1, 2018) — Visitors to Glacier National Park are well aware of the grizzly bear population and usually do their best to stay...

Continental Tire recalls tires installed on some motorhomes

RV Staff -
  Continental Tire the Americas, LLC (Continental) is recalling certain Conti Coach HA3 tires, size 315/80R22.5 157/154 L, with DOT codes A372KWUU 3517 through A372KWUU...

RV News for June 23–29, 2018

RV Staff -
      Return to RV Travel Issue 852. Thanks in part to favorable, wetter weather, Colorado has seen the reopening of the San Juan National Forest and...

Destination trailers getting popular with RVers

Chuck Woodbury -
By Rick Kessler RVbusiness.com Park model RVs and destination trailers are similar, although there are some key differences. Destination trailers are fully contained RVs but are...

RV History: Hall of Fame leaders

Emily Woodbury -
RV History with Al Hesselbart Since 1972, the RV/MH (Manufactured Housing) Hall of Fame in Elkhart, Indiana, has recognized many of the giants who have...

California city tries new approach to “RV homelessness”

Russ and Tiña De Maris -
By Russ and Tiña De Maris Many big cities are wrestling with the issue of RV dwellers on their streets. Mountain View, California, is just...

Have you seen this stolen travel trailer?

Chuck Woodbury -
ALBERTA, Canada (June 28, 2018) — RVDA of Alberta reported that a travel trailer was stolen from Carefree RV Ltd. in Edmonton, Alberta, earlier...

Is your dog afraid of fireworks?

Deanna Tolliver -
 by Deanna Tolliver, DVM For many dogs, and their owners, the worst day of the year is coming up: the Fourth of July. Not because of...

RV wipes out, totaled, only 20 minutes after couple buy it

RV Staff -
A couple's new trailer was totaled 20 minutes after they bought it on Tuesday in Poulsbo, Wash. The couple, from Auburn, Wash., were heading...

Surprise! RV shipments decline in May

Chuck Woodbury -
Ever-increasing shipments from RV manufacturers to dealers is not news — it happens so often most of us have grown to accept it as...

RV News for June 16–22, 2018

RV Staff -
      Return to RV Travel Issue 851. Perhaps this could be the silver lining to the high cost of gasoline: Auto club AAA says that while...

Another bribe attempt. We declined

Chuck Woodbury -
At RVtravel.com, we get an email like this several times a week. Here's the latest, received Thursday, June 21: Hello,  My name is Jona (last name...

RV squatters ‘camp’, beg at Walmart

Chuck Woodbury -
By Chuck Woodbury Editor The following appeared as a comment on one of our articles from a reader named James. I wanted to add my own...

Urgency emergency? When to call the vet

Deanna Tolliver -
Ask the RV Vet With Dr. Deanna Tolliver, M.S., DVM   It's 11 p.m. on a Sunday night. You’re worried that Annie, your dog, hasn’t been acting herself...

Video: Driving under the influence of illegal and prescription drugs

Chuck Woodbury -
Driving "under the influence" doesn't only mean driving under the influence of alcohol. It can also include drugs, including prescription drugs. In this interview...

Jack Sisemore’s RV Museum in Amarillo

Deanna Tolliver -
by Deanna Tolliver Many of us are familiar with the RV Hall of Fame in Elkhart, Indiana, but did you know there’s another great RV...

Video: Thor Industries CEO talks about new tariffs, plunging stock prices

Chuck Woodbury -
After riding high for years, Thor Industries has hit a bump in the road. In this eight-minute video from CNBC, Thor CEO Bob Martin...

Feds may penalize foreign LP cylinder manufacturers

Russ and Tiña De Maris -
By Russ and Tiña De Maris More RV industry woes: If tariffs on imported steel and aluminum weren't enough to keep RV manufacturing execs awake...

RV News for June 9–15, 2018

RV Staff -
Return to RV Travel Issue 850. This week the U.S. Forest Service shut down Colorado's San Juan National Forest due to high fire danger. It's...

RV History: RVing today in China

Emily Woodbury -
By Al Hesselbart RVing in China is more than 50 years behind the U.S. This article is based on my two trips to China to...

Where was this photo taken?

Chuck Woodbury -
Where was the photo below taken? Here's a hint: it was taken in the late 1930s. Answer the question below the photo. The correct answer...

New park project takes the stink out of the outhouse

Russ and Tiña De Maris -
By Russ and Tiña De Maris Officials at West Virginia's Camp Creek State Park may have hit upon an inexpensive and environmentally friendly way of...

Take a stand against hot dogs (and cats) this summer!

Deanna Tolliver -
 Ask the RV Vet With Dr. Deanna Tolliver, M.S., DV The first official day of summer is coming up, and for most of us, that means...

Reader’s Digest list of the top RV parks in every state

Deanna Tolliver -
by Deanna Tolliver Do you have a favorite RV park in the different states you travel through? What makes that a favorite park? You can compare...

Close call! Train crashes into toad in Flagstaff, Arizona

RV Staff -
From Fox 10: On Wednesday, June 13, an RV towing a toad was stopped at a red light in Flagstaff, Arizona, and couldn't get...

Investigative journalism busts Quartzsite, Arizona?

Russ and Tiña De Maris -
By Russ and Tiña De Maris A Fountain Valley, California, boating and fishing news media outlet called The Log may have gotten into investigative journalism....
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