Neiman Marcus offers dream teardrop for Christmas
Just in time for a fantasy Super Bowl tailgate party, Neiman Marcus is offering a $150,000 custom-built "Bulleit Frontier Whiskey Woody-Tailgate Trailer" in its "Fantasy Gifts Christmas Book." "A chorus of cheers rings out the minute you pull up. Tailgating will neve
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Another RV holiday gift suggestion: 'Big Rig Best Bets Campground Directory'
“Big Rig Best Bets Campground Directory” by Ken and Ellie Hamill (K & E Big Rigs Publishing, 12th edition, 2012, 482 pages, spiral-bound, $24.95). The ‘Big Rig’ directory includes more than 1,200 parks in 49 USA states and seven Canadian provinces. There
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Holiday Rambler celebrates 60 years on wheels
Love these classic canned ham travel trailers, especially this 1954 Holiday Rambler. This week, Navistar RV will celebrate the 60th anniversary of its Holiday Rambler brand at the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) 50th National RV Trade Show, November 27
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Queen Elizabeth II gives RV factory Royal treatment
While we in the United States were watching the Houston Texans beat the Detroit Lions in overtime or gathering around the table for a traditional turkey dinner on Thanksgiving--Queen Elizabeth II was checking out a recreation vehicle during her visit to the Bailey carav
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Safely back in home park after 5 long travel days, out racing high winds, 'Frankenstorm'
A week ago we were visiting family in Floyd, Virginia, near Roanoke ... we then left for two nights camping near the Smoky Mountains. Late Monday, 10/22,  we became aware of the weather system (then Tropical Storm Sandy) brewing in the Caribbean and decided to point ou
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Winterizing your travel trailer
If you've taken your last trip into the woods for the season, it is definitely time to start thinking about winterizing your recreation vehicle. If you plan to do it yourself this season, there are a number of informative videos available for free on You Tube. The on
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18-hour stopover by road-weary RVers Kevin and Jane Justis
Extended-time RVers Jane and Kevin Justis of Susanville, Calif., rolled through our temporary home north of Spokane the other day for a hot shower, a bit of food and rich conversation. Over Jimmy's savory barbecue chicken and a couple micro-brews, they brought us up-
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Latest RV adventure of Kevin & Jane Justis
"We had a new adventure/ traumatic experience that is somewhat represented in the photo. No, the Casita did not spring a leak," writes Kevin Justis of Susanville, Calif., in a recent e-mail. "As we were setting up in a Gull Lake Corps of Engineer site in Minnesota, J
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'Small towable RVs' part 3 -- Watch your weight
This is the third of four postings on the trend toward small towable RVs. As a reminder, for safety, all recreation vehicle owners need to know three figures: their tow vehicle's maximum hauling/load capacity; their RV's dry weight and gross vehicle weight rating (GV
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'Small towable RVs' part 2 -- Easy to handle
This is the second of four postings on the trend toward small towable RVs. 'Easy' is a term used over and over by many small towable recreation vehicle owners. As a refresher, for this series of posts, we are defining 'small trailers' as being between 16 and 19 fe
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