After two decades, couple still loving the RV life
Hilton Head Island Packet
Celebrating 20 years of full-time traveling in their motor home has Lew and Barbara Shattuck full of tales from their "happy trails." They've surpassed their initial goal of traveling for 14 years that they set in September 1990 when they first left home in a 20-foot recreational vehicle. Barbara has kept a diary and log of the more than 283,000 land miles the couple has driven to all 50 states and 1,024 campgrounds.More

New Jamaican RV rental luxurious, but not cheap
RV News Service
For a place so popular with tourists, RVs are an anomaly in Jamaica. So much so, that when Nadine Hamilton rolled her company's first (and thus far only) rental RV out, the license reads, "JFRV" for Jamaica's First RV. But if the concept works, it may not be the last RV on the popular Caribbean island.More

USO of North Carolina goes mobile with tricked-out RV
Freedom Raleigh Bureau via New Bern Sun Journal
The generosity of a Gastonia, N.C., veteran has resulted in the USO of North Carolina being able to use a recreational vehicle to serve military troops across the state. John Goff, a World War II U.S. Navy veteran, donated the 34-foot RV. John Falkenbury, president of USO of N.C., said that Goff got in touch with him after Goff’s son had heard a presentation about the organization at a civic club meeting.More

Bob Newhart to open The Rally RVer Show
MotorHome Magazine
It's only natural that the "Greatest RV Rally in the World" would have someone larger than life open it. And so it will be, as legendary actor-comedian Bob Newhart will perform on opening night of The Rally, set for July 22-25 in Louisville, Ky. Newhart is best known for his role as the psychologist Dr. Robert Hartley on the 1970s TV situation comedy, "The Bob Newhart Show," and as inkeeper Dick Loudon on the 1980s sitcom "Newhart."More

For some fans, close to Super Bowl is good enough
The Associated Press via ABC News
The longtime New Orleans Saints fan got together with nine of his family and friends, rented a $400-a-day RV and made the 14-hour haul to Miami — just so he could park his house on wheels in a friend's driveway to watch the Super Bowl on a big-screen television. Being close (about 8 1/2 miles away from Sun Life Stadium) was good enough when you've waited 43 years for your team to make it this far. "They can feel us," said Ronald Higgins, who also came along for the ride.More

Tin Can Tourists: Travelers to embrace friendship, trailers
The Gainesville Sun

Hunter Hampton looks up at a blue sky as she sits with her three dogs on the steps outside her home. This could be a scene from any neighborhood, except for one major difference: Hampton and her neighbors are constantly on the move, a steel caravan rolling across the country on wheels.More

Fleetwood RV adds Holiday World of Texas and Sunland RV of New Mexico to its dealer network
PR Newswire
Fleetwood RV, Inc., a producer of Class A and Class C recreational vehicles, announced that it added Holiday World of Houston and Sunland RV to its dealer network. Holiday World of Houston and Sunland RV will be full-line Fleetwood RV dealers – carrying all brands from Tioga up to Revolution LE – as well as an authorized Fleetwood RV service center.More

Arizona's RV parks report upswing in business
Phoenix Business Journal
Snowbirds have arrived at Arizona's recreational vehicle parks in greater numbers than last year, according to the Arizona Association of RV Parks & Campgrounds. The industry group is reporting that private parks are reporting increases in occupancy from 10 percent to 30 percent, with many out of town visitors extending their stays into March and April.More