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RV Daily Tips. Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Issue 1532
Welcome to another edition of RV Travel’s Daily Tips newsletter. Here you’ll find helpful RV-related and living tips from the pros, travel advice,...
Meet the horses of the first RVs, the “Traveler” caravans
By Nanci Dixon
In last weekend's RVtravel.com newsletter, there was a video of John Lennon gifting a Caravan to his 4-year-old son, Julian. This sparked...
WOOD you own this 1920s motorhome? You’d sleep like a LOG!
If you wanted to know what RVs looked like 100 years ago, here's your chance. (Just kidding. We don't think all RVs were built...
Actor Jeff Goldblum explores the world of RVs
Jeff Goldblum takes fans on a journey through the history of RVs in the December 27th episode of The World According to Jeff Goldblum....
Do not take your picnic table for granted
For most of us, a picnic table is simply something that comes with the campsite we choose for the night. It's just there, and...
When roads were made of wood
By Chuck Woodbury
Early in the twentieth century, when auto travel was becoming the rage, Yuma, Ariz., was at a crossroads but with a big...
History of Caravans – From our friends across the pond
Veteran RVer and RVtravel.com contributor Greg Illes ran across this piece recently and sent it along with the following intro:
Most of us know that...
Own a piece of RV history from the ’20s
By Russ and Tiña De Maris
Among RVers there are plenty of history buffs. How many of us have it on our list to tour...
The RV Lifestyle: How it all began
Did you ever wonder how the RV craze began, and what were the factors that made it such a popular way to travel, experience...
RV History: Coachmen evolves
RV History with Al Hesselbart
Coachmen evolves
In 1964, three brothers with varied backgrounds decided to start a trailer company. Tom, Keith and Claude Corson...
Vintage RV photos: “Harriet” the house car
By Russ and Tiña De Maris
We don't imagine that too many of our readers attended this RV gathering. It was January 10, 1929, in...
RV History: Slide outs celebrate 100 years
RV History with Al Hesselbart
Popular selling features of RVs today, such as slide outs, are much older than most RVers realize. Almost every RV...
