Trends Archives - RV Travel

Video: Building the first 3-D printed RV

February 28, 2018March 4, 2018 Chuck Woodbury

Here, from CTV News in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, is a report about the building of the world’s first 3-D printed RV. It’s 13-feet high and weighs 600 pounds, and is made entirely of plastic. It was created (er. . . printed) with the largest 3-D printer in North America. The inventor hopes to bring the trailer to the market by... Read More

Gorgeous RV restorations will amaze you

February 11, 2018February 15, 2018 Chuck Woodbury

Gorgeous! Is this stunning or what? It’s a restored 1954 Airstream Flying Cloud trailer. It’s just one of many old trailers, motorhomes and other vehicles restored by Timeless Travel Trailers of Wheat Ridge, Colorado. Some end up as classy RVs, others as mobile food businesses, company demonstration vehicles, even mobile barber shops. “While customization of new or vintage Airstream... Read More

RV park trend: Luring customers without RVs

February 8, 2018February 8, 2018 Chuck Woodbury

By Chuck Woodbury You see the cover of the magazine? That’s Woodall’s Campground Management, the largest publication covering the RV park industry. Notice the headline toward the bottom: “Campgrounds See Growth with ‘Unique Accommodations’ Aimed at non-RVers.” The article runs five pages. It begins: Savvy campground owners understand that those looking to enjoy the great outdoors aren’t necessarily looking to... Read More

Construction workers on temp assignments choose RV living

January 29, 2018February 1, 2018 Chuck Woodbury

One of the reasons RV parks are so crowded these days is because many of the spaces are occupied by long-term residents. That includes Baby Boomers who live year-round in RVs, poor people in old or inexpensive RVs who can’t afford a traditional home or apartment, and construction workers who move from job to job with their own RVs rather... Read More

“Homeless” who live in RVs are not all the same

January 24, 2018January 24, 2018 Emily Woodbury

By Emily Woodbury It’s a problem much of America is facing: skyrocketing housing costs, abruptly forcing people out of their homes. Illegally parked RVs are showing up by the thousands parked along streets in neighborhoods across the country. Some of them, as seen in the video below, are occupied by mentally ill people and others with drug addictions. Laura Bliss,... Read More

Mini electric car doubles as office, living space

January 2, 2018January 4, 2018 Chuck Woodbury

This article was written for RVtravel.com by our friend James Raia at the Weekly Driver, one of our favorite websites about automobiles, including news, car reviews and reports of trends about new makes and models. No other vehicle at the recent Los Angeles Auto Show attracted any more bizarre reaction than the Redspace REDS EV. It’s the automotive version of a... Read More

Rent a tiny house (like an RV) near a Florida beach

December 29, 2017December 29, 2017 Chuck Woodbury

If you’re hankering to visit Sarasota, Florida, and plan to leave your RV somewhere else, here’s a way to stay in an RV park and enjoy an experience close to traditional RVing. Rent a tiny house at Tiny House Siesta, less than a mile from the beach. Tiny houses are small like most RVs (about 300 square feet), but they... Read More

RV ghettos along the road

December 3, 2017December 7, 2017 Chuck Woodbury

By Chuck Woodbury Gail and I drove from Tyler to Kerrville, Texas, yesterday along mostly secondary highways. We passed through Waco on the way — the big city along the route. We saw at least 15 RV parks, all right along the road, the cheapest property. I wasn’t counting, but I’d guess a half dozen were nice, most fairly new.... Read More

RV just sitting in your driveway? Rent it and make money

November 16, 2017December 5, 2017 Chuck Woodbury

Note from Chuck Woodbury, editor The peer-to-peer RV rental concept surfaced a few years ago. The idea is that someone who wants to rent an RV may prefer to do it from a private party rather than a RV rental company like Cruise America or El Monte RV. The private party gets paid, which can provide significant income from an... Read More

Public lands management — Does history repeat itself?

August 14, 2017August 17, 2017 Russ De Maris

By Bob Difley Editor’s note: In light of the recent push by some agencies of the U.S. government to increase the amount of management of public campgrounds by private concessionaires, it’s interesting to look back to 2010 regarding the same topic. Writing under the headline “Campers express displeasure with public lands campground concessionaires,” Bob Difley presented some interesting notes... Read More

Too many RVers unhappy with quality of their RV

August 10, 2017August 10, 2017 Chuck Woodbury

By Andrew Robinson When RVtravel.com asked its readers to assess the workmanship on their RVs, one in five said “poor or terrible.” The flip side, of course, is nearly four in five, 79 percent, rated the workmanship as “good or excellent.” More than 1,400 RVers responded to the poll conducted in late July 2017. “Four out of five is... Read More

This RV resort is going to pot — deliberately

May 10, 2017May 10, 2017 Russ De Maris

By Russ and Tiña De Maris Please take our 10-second survey. See below. As more and more Americans are lighting up marijuana legally, the combination of pot smoking and recreation was bound to happen. Cannabis consumers can rent vacation homes, tour and toke with fellow travelers, even whitewater raft with your reefer. But park your RV and puff the magic dragon?... Read More