RV Owners Love Freedom, Relaxation
from Canwest Global Communications
There's something about an RV, from tent trailer to Class A motorhome that makes it more than the sum of its parts. RV owners aren't just looking for a place to spend the night, cook meals and hide out of the rain; they are buying into a lifestyle. More

Campground Profile: Crossroads RV Park, Lyndon, Kan.

Crossroads RV Park & Campground is located two miles north of Lyndon in the historic and scenic setting of Northeastern Kansas. Topeka is just 20 minutes to the north on Highway 75. It is shaded by trees and surrounded by green rolling hills, woods, lakes and farmland. Crossroads RV Park is a destination in itself or a great location from which to visit the surrounding areas. They are open year round! 59 RV sites, they can accommodate any size RV, 42 pull through sites, 20/30/50 amp service, propane, showers, laundry, shaded sites, quiet country setting, playground, large meeting room, storm shelter, walking trails located on 61 acres of land, 10 minutes from 2 federal lakes. More

Police Warn of RV 'Gel Coat' Scam
from Ventura County Star
Moorpark police in Ventura County, Calif., are warning campers to be on the lookout for scammers who offer to put a new "gel coat" on trailers and other recreational vehicles made of fiberglass. The scammers will typically look for a vehicle where the gel coat is aged and faded, police said. They will offer unsuspecting owners a new gel coat, saying the vehicle will look “like new” again. The cost ranges from $50 for a front grill to $1,000 for an entire motor home, police said. More

Parks Aim to Reduce Visitor Emissions, Their Own
from The Association Press
Karen Lasch and her family recently pulled over their car near a glacier-fed creek in Mount Rainier National Park, piling out for a glimpse of the snowcapped peak in the distance. But she hadn't given much thought to the impact that she, millions of other tourists and the national parks themselves have on the wilderness. Each year, vehicles and parks operations spew thousands of tons of emissions that contribute to climate change. "This is such beautiful scenery," the Louisville, Ky., tourist said recently, as her family snapped pictures. "It would be such a shame to lose." More

Grilled Bananas a Camping Revelation
from Minneapolis City Pages
You all know hobo dinners, surely. Camping staple. Slice up some meat, potatoes, and veg, mix it with oil and and spices, wrap in some foil and throw in the campfire. Wait 45 minutes to an hour or so depending on the intensity of your campfire, then open and eat. Always perfect. It seems fewer people are as familiar with the hobo dinner's lesser known, sweeter cousin that really desperately needs a cool name but for now will just be called ... hobo dessert? More

Home Away from Home
from The News Tribune
Many travelers abandoned the weekend road trip last summer because of high fuel costs, but gas is more affordable today and families are eager to stretch their dollars in a recession. Enter the recreational vehicle. Renting an RV isn't necessarily the cheapest form of travel, but if you’re hitting the road with family, there can be savings. Instead of renting multiple hotel rooms, there's enough space to put up everyone, or a tent can be pitched just outside. More

RV Industry Battling the Economy
from KTKA-TV
Like many other companies, the RV industry has taken a hit because of the economy, but people are still traveling across the country to buy RV’s in Junction City, Kan. "Having the resiliency to get through something like we’ve been going through," New Horizon's RV Owner Cole Brokenicky said. More

RV Shipments to Begin Recovery in 2010
from RV News Magazine
The RV industry's shipments are projected to total approximately 169,500 units in 2010 — a 24 percent increase from the 136,500 predicted for 2009 — according to a new forecast by an RV industry analyst. Seasonally adjusted shipments reached their low point in the first quarter of 2009, and gains are expected over the next two years as the negative financial factors that caused the steep drop in RV sales will slowly give way to improved conditions in the market. More