Full-time RVers View the Entire Country as their Home
from The St. Petersburg Times
Michael Dautel had enough of the "rat race." So when his fourth marriage ended in divorce in 1999, he put all his furniture into storage. He bought a 30-foot trailer and hit the road. Dautel, who currently lives in Tampa, Fla., is part of a nomadic class of "full-timers," as insiders call people who live exclusively in their recreational vehicles and travel trailers. More

Don't Winterize Your RV Yet
from The Wall Street Journal
You don't have to winterize your RV just because summer is over. The cooler months are still a great time for camping; there's more fun waiting to be discovered by you in your RV this fall and winter. More

RVing Leaves Smaller Carbon Footprint than Traditional Vacation
from CNW Group
A new study which compares total carbon dioxide emissions demonstrates that RV vacations are more environmentally friendly than vacations involving flying, driving and hotel stays. The study, by an independent research firm specializing in travel and tourism, revealed that a family of four taking an RV vacation will generate less CO2 emissions than a family traveling by plane, renting a car, and staying in a hotel. More

Oregon State Parks Offers Whale Watch Training
from The Oregonian
Internationally recognized whale expert Bruce Mate will lead off training for "Whale Watching Spoken Here" Nov. 22-23 at the Mark O. Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport, Ore. Free RV and tent campsites in nearby South Beach and Beverly Beach state parks are available to training participants during the weekend. More

RV is Affordable Travel Mode
from The San Francisco Chronicle
Driving an RV has been a long-time dream of San Francisco Chronicle reporter, Holly Reich. Traveling with a friend in a 29-foot-long Class C Mini motor home, Reich explains how the four-day round-trip Canadian journey was one that she would do again in a "New York minute." More

Gas Falls to $2.45 a Gallon
from CNN
Gas prices lost nearly 3 cents to sell near $2.45 a gallon on average, according to a nationwide survey of filling station credit card swipes. The average price of regular unleaded gasoline dropped 2.7 cents to $2.436 a gallon from $2.463 a day before, according to the survey released by motorist group AAA. More

Smaller, Lighter, More Fuel-efficient Motor Homes is 2009 Trend
from MotorHome Magazine
Imagine, if you would, a stroll through an RV show two or three years from now. There’s an abundance of motorhomes built on chassis with familiar names — Freightliner, Roadmaster, Spartan, DynoMax, Workhorse, Dodge, Ford and Chevy. But there are also a few that you’re seeing for the first time. More

Home Is Where the Park Is
from the Jacksonville Daily News
For full time RVers, home is as close as the nearest parking space. Curt and Mary Heldreth of Onslow County, N.C., don't feel that they are exactly "roughing it" in their recreational vehicle, but since they packed up and moved out of their West Virginia home more than a year ago, they have discovered a different and exciting way to live. More