A new camper for your pickup or a new folding trailer should cost you a bit less than it did just 4 years ago. You still will find some discounts as dealers recover from slumping sales. Meanwhile, manufacturers continue to lighten the load. Read the full Consumers Digest Article here ...
” If you build it they will come” has to be a catch phrase for this grass Valley, California truck camper manufacturing company. For some reason California seems like the perfect place for something like this to come from. Chances are you won’t find one of these $60,000 campers at your local RV store any time soon ...
Our coach swallows 130 gallons (490 liters) of diesel fuel so it made sense to start with GasBuddy.com when we got our new Android phone. Next we added AllStays Camp and RV to help us find RV Parks, Wal-Marts, RV dealers and a whole lot more. Since then we’ve added Passport America for all our half price ...
Well respected Motorhome manufacturer Winnebago Industries not only has a lot of history in the motor home business they have a lot of history in the fuel efficient motorhome buisness as well. I’ve been a close follower of Winnebago since the mid 1970′s and have watched them have their hand in “fuel efficient RV’s” for ...
I first attempted to begin the conversion to LED lighting in our coach almost two years ago when I spent about $50 on LED lights at an RV store in Canada just before we left for another winter in Mexico. I bought the lights because I was taken by the headline on the packaging that proclaimed ...
Last week’s edition of the Caravan Times, a British weekly RV newsletter, features an article on a new almost all-electric travel trailer. I remember being told about 10 years ago that because of the fire hazard, at some point in the future there would be no more liquid propane gas on any RV’s. That prediction started ...
So, you’re ready to climb up into the driver’s seat and hit the road. You’ve picked the ideal campground, made the reservation, stocked the RV, and locked the house up tight. Now if you only felt more comfortable mastering that “monster” on the road! Take heart. According to the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA), driving ...
With the new year here I thought I’d throw out some maintenance reminders which basically apply to most RV types. Some apply even more for those of us who live in our RV’s. I may go over board (it must be the firefighter in me but my trailer still looks and performs like the day ...
Think about what you currently get for gas mileage when you pull your RV. If you could increase that by 2 miles per gallon that would be a 10 to 20% increase wouldn’t it? Can a wind deflector actually make that much difference? I’m not yet a believer but I am prepared to listen. Read ...
They call it Bulldog and it looks like they designed it the same way. Built on a 14′ chassis, the rugged trailer sports 2 100 pound LP tanks, 2 35,000 BTU furnaces, plus two 110 volt baseboard heaters wrapped in R38 floor and ceiling insulation. For more on this unique RV read the RV Daily ...
I read somewhere not long ago that 80 percent of all RV fires start at the fridge. I don’t know for sure the 80% number is accurate but I do know that most parked RV fires that I have heard about in the last 10 years were all fridge related. In fact, our very good ...
Who says old guys don’t come up with good ideas? Not me, thats for sure. And fellow writer Boondock Bob has one I probably would have completely missed with out his input. If his idea works in Nevada, where else will it work? Read his perfect plan here on RV Boon Docking News. ...
We’ve all heard about the Swiss Army Knife. Chances are we all own one. These folks created the same idea to turn your van into an RV. In their words: The world’s smallest motorhome setup, that can be installed in most cars! Swiss creativity: over 100 years ago, the invention of the Swiss Knife was ...
Introducing Tiny Trailer. If you like the picture, you’ll love the story: To prove that point I borrowed these lines from their “about us” page: Annie loves to go camping. Her family used to load up the 1957 station wagon and hit the road for a month at a time. We started with a van and ...
In over 30 years in the RV industry the one question that I have learned to hate the very most is “We don’t know which kind of RV is right for us. We are having trouble deciding if we want a trailer or a 5th wheel or a motorhome”. So I walk them through one or two of ...
I borrowed this article from Woodall’s Family Camping Blog. Don’t worry though, I’ll put it back as soon as you finish reading it. Let’s face it; we all need to learn everything we can when comes to saving precious fuel. Catch the complete article here. ...
We decided last year that we were paying way too much for roadside assistance. We had only ever required roadside service once in our ten year love affair with the Canadian Auto Association (same as AAA in the US but Canadian) but their pricing seemed to be getting a little silly. We did the research ...
We are doing 65 or 70 miles per hour in the far left lane passing a couple of 18 wheelers on a Ohio Interstate when suddenly we hear a load noise from under the coach. I’m thinking it’s a tire but I can’t feel anything different so I assume it must be a rear. I also assume ...
Yeah, I know, it’s a small picture, but the car is pretty small too, and so is the trailer. If you are looking for light and small this may be a trailer you want to have a peek at. It seems to be that this small Canadian manufacturer may be on to something. The company ...
Did I hear him say heated towel rack, followed by swivel toilet? Today we look at a new model of a British built luxury motorhome, sold and enjoyed across the pond in England and Europe. By my numbers this rig will retail for roughly $80,000 so similar numbers we talk over here. Watch for lots ...
You like to boondock but you’re not finding that perfect place you’re looking for. If you just knew somebody in the area you could just go park in their driveway for a night or two but you don’t know anybody in this town. Or maybe you have some room on your lot for an extra ...
Every industry has it’s own special language. Words and terms that mean something different in one industry then they might to people in other vocations. Here in the RV world we have a bunch that we understand but others may not. Fortunately our good friends at Jayco RV put a list together so we can ...
While a lot of the areas of North America are now enjoying warm spring-like weather, in our northern areas and at higher elevations it’s still cold. A lot of modern recreation vehicles come equipped with “Artic Packs” which may include extra insulation, bigger furnaces, & enclosed and heated holding tanks. Some are available with thermal ...
If I was a family man again and I was looking for an RV that I could use to take the kids to soccer or dance or hockey or I could load up the whole family for a quick trip out to the lake for weekend camping trip I think I would make a trip ...
Thanks to the crew over at RV Daily Report for the heads up on this one. If you love the US National Parks then you will love this offer. For National Parks Week Chimani is giving away 1,000,000 Iphone and Android apps . I’m guessing they won’t be available for long. Check it out here ...
These days most RV’s come with special deep cycle batteries. They look pretty but how the heck do I look after them? We weren’t sure either so we asked Interstate Battery for some answers. Here is their reply: How to check the water level and add water: If your battery has removable vent caps ...
We, like probably a million or so other people in North America, live in our recreation vehicle fulltime and we have done so for the last four years. Let me tell you a bit about that. We had tried full-timing about ten years ago when we chose to quit our jobs and take a year ...
Eighteen years ago, Karen Saltus decided her best option was “stepping off a cliff.” For her own well-being, she had to let go of the steady paychecks she received as a DJ at a Boston radio station, she said. Sick of the 40-hour-a-week confinements of office walls — and working with “big egos” — she ...
No, delamination is not the title of a hit song. It is something you need to know all about if you are in the market for an RV. Most RVs are either built out of “stick and ...
Can you imagine an RV type trailer that expands in to a 1200 square foot home away from home? Now make it a 2 storey mansion. If you’ve been down at the local RV dealer checking out the latest in high end 5th wheels for your family you gotta check out these bad boys. And for just ...