RV Clubs, Part 4: Escapees RV Club = friendly, full-time RVer services

RV Clubs, Part 4: Escapees RV Club = friendly, full-time RVer services

| RV books/DVDs/Websites, RV Life, RV People
Known as the premier organization for RVers who live full-time on the road, the Escapees RV Club also serves “part-timers” and “some-timers.” There are currently more than 32,000 active member. Extended-time RVers Barbara Summer and Ron Tyrrell of Forest Grov
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Truck campers, Part 4: Ease of driving, good times, guitars

Truck campers, Part 4: Ease of driving, good times, guitars

| Lite / Green RVing, RV Life, RV People, RV Types
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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RVer Jimmy Smith reflects on mystery of road journey

RVer Jimmy Smith reflects on mystery of road journey

| Bureau of Land Management, Jimmy Smith's 'Another View', RV / Camping Destinations, RV Journey 2012-13
We're into the fourth and final week of our winter sojourn to the southwest ... and we are camped for a couple of days at the Bureau of Land Management's Empire Landing Campground on the Colorado River, on the California side, about nine miles north of Parker, Ariz.
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RVer Jimmy Smith writes about 'Awning Etiquette'

RVer Jimmy Smith writes about ‘Awning Etiquette’

| Jimmy Smith's 'Another View', RV Journey 2012-13, RV Life, RV People, RV Types
Question: When faced with an RV awning ballooning with rain water, what would you do first: Reach for a broom or quickly adjust the support arm? To find out one man's answer, read more about 'reacting first, thinking later' by clicking on Jimmy Smith's Another View (
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Resources for solo women RVers

Resources for solo women RVers

| RV books/DVDs/Websites, RV Life, RV People, Women RVers
• "WomenRVers.blogspot.com" features women on the road, edited by Julianne G. Crane. • "The Woman's Guide to Solo RVing" by Jaimie Hall Bruzenak and Alice Zyetz (2002). Available in print or e-book downloaded to your computer's desktop. • "RV Traveling Tales
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Tribute: Veteran, full-time RVer Ken Bixler

Tribute: Veteran, full-time RVer Ken Bixler

| RV People
Another gentle man has passed from this world.  Ken Bixler made his transition early Saturday morning, 12/22/12, at the VA Medical Center in Fresno, Calif. Ken and his dear wife, Jean, were married more than four decades. A second marriage for both, their blended fa
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RV holiday gift suggestions: RVers Terri and Mike Church's 'Traveler's Guides'

RV holiday gift suggestions: RVers Terri and Mike Church’s ‘Traveler’s Guides’

| Lite / Green RVing, RV / Camping Destinations, RV books/DVDs/Websites, RV Life, RV People
Looking for camping guide books for an RV friend for Christmas? Consider any of the six “Traveler’s Guide” books written specifically for RV and camping travelers by full-time RVers Mike and Terri Church (Rolling Homes Press). These travel guides provide detailed
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Full-time RVers Robert and Paige Riewe creating new holiday memories building with NOMADS

Full-time RVers Robert and Paige Riewe creating new holiday memories building with NOMADS

| RV Journey 2012-13, RV Life, RV People
Robert and Paige Riewe, full-time RVers from Minnesota are creating new holiday memories this year by volunteering to lead a construction build with NOMADS (Nomads On a Mission Active in Divine Service) for a United Methodist church in central Florida. “We don’t
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'Retire to an RV: The roadmap to affordable retirement' out in paperback

‘Retire to an RV: The roadmap to affordable retirement’ out in paperback

| RV books/DVDs/Websites, RV Life, RV People
If one of your dreams has been to retire soon and hit the road 24/7 in a recreation vehicle, consider reading this informative book by RV Lifestyle authors Jaimie Hall Bruzenak and the late Alice Zyetz (d. 2012). Recently out in paperback, "Retire to an RV: The roadm
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RVer Mary Fountain first traveled the globe

RVer Mary Fountain first traveled the globe

| RV People, Women RVers
Full-time RVer Mary Fountain's wanderlust started at UC Berkeley in the 1950s. She chose not to live her life in a traditional way, and fresh out college she packed her suitcase and headed for Europe. Years later, as a young widow in 1984, Mary, with her teenage son
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