Boondocking on dispersed camping site along Clark Fork River in Lolo National Forest
Last September we stumbled onto a dispersed Lolo National Forest campground right off Hwy 135, between mileposts 14 and 15, heading downriver (north) from St. Regis, Mont., along the Clark Fork River. We were actually looking for Lolo National Forest's Cascade Ca
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'Survivor Truck Bug Out Vehicle,' not your average weekend camper
In an in-depth interview, Truck Camper Magazine writer Angela White talked with Jim DeLoziers, the driving force behind the ultimate Survivor Truck bug out vehicle. A professional security consultant, DeLoziers "wanted a vehicle that could quickly evacuate his family
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Roadtrek's RS E-Trek green travel van, but at a price
This past week, I've been doing research on type B motor homes for an article I'm writing for Motor Matters and I ran across Roadtrek's nifty RS E-Trek--an "Environmentally Conscious" travel van. According to press material provided by Roadtrek, the E-Trek is designe
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RV Clubs, Part 3: Family Motor Coach Association = camaraderie, travel
An international organization with more than 80,000 members, the Family Motor Coach Association is limited to owners of self-contained motor homes. “Perhaps the most important benefit of FMCA membership is the camaraderie and friendships that develop among people e
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Woman RVer Kate Bright converts cargo van into her own custom rig
Born in Maine, Kate Bright currently travels around the country camping on remote public lands in the 20-foot 2012 Ford e250 cargo van she recently converted into a fully functioning recreation vehicle. The retired teacher, mother and grandmother said she took on the
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Traveling on to our next RV adventure ... Citation has new owners
The RV lifestyle comes in many iterations and today we are closing the door on one and throwing a new door wide open to whatever comes next on our life's journey. We've sold our 2001 28.5-foot 5th Wheel Citation Supreme to Paul and April Smith (no relation to Jimmy)
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ArtStream Nomadic Gallery at 'Art of the Pot' Studio Tour, May 10-12 ('13) in Austin, Tx
In 2001, potter Alleghany Meadows remodeled a 30-foot 1967 Airstream Sovereign Land Yacht into a traveling exhibition space featuring his work and the work of fellow artists on a North America Studio Potters Tour. Based in Carbondale, Colo., the ArtStream has travele
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Truck campers, Part 6: Where to go for information
Truck campers give RVers the experience of going where you want to go and camping where you want to camp, along with the freedom of having everything you need with you all the time. If you are interested in more information: "Talk to a few truck camper owners," advis
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Truck campers, Part 4: Ease of driving, good times, guitars
Jim and Laura Monti of Great Falls, Mont., favor the truck and camper combination because of its ease of driving and maneuverability. They first met in 2007 at a Montana music festival. They were both single, enjoyed music and traveling in RVs. Jim had been RVing
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Truck campers, Part 3: Boondockers love 'em
John Bach of Sacramento, Calif., selected his truck camper with its off-road capacity in mind. Currently Bach lives full-time in his 2006 Northern Lite, Classic 9.6-foot slide-in camper that sits nicely in his 2005 Ram 2500 4x4. Bach, who has been RVing for more
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