KomoTV.com features a story and audio on the importance of having RV insurance.
A recreational vehicle needs different insurance than a car. RVs are more than just transportation, many come equipped with the same luxuries and appliances as a home.
RVers also need coverage for events like accidents and injuries.
Have more questions about RV insurance? You can learn more on the RV Trader Online resources page.
The Fortune Small Business site on CNN.com features the story of a family trip across Utah.
Taking a break from the stress of their busy lives, writer Eilene Zimmerman and her family rented an RV and left behind the cell phone and TV for 5 days of travel.
The article describes how the family planned their trip and the destinations they visited in Utah, including Snow Canyon and Zion National Park.
Here are photos of an Airstream trailer designed in collaboration with Design Within Reach.
According to the Airstream website, Design Within Reach (or DWR) provides “easy access to well-designed modern furnishings and accessories traditionally found only in designer showrooms.”
Airstream’s fact sheet highlights features of the DWR trailer.
The aluminum exterior of the Airstream DWR travel trailer is instantly distinguished by its front and rear panoramic windows, stainless steel streamline moon wheel discs, signature DWR red accents, and matching custom full-length fabric awning.
The hand-crafted Airstream shell is bright and airy inside – with a fully exposed aluminum interior skin, front and rear panoramic windows, and recessed halogen ceiling lights.
The exposed aluminum Airstream interior sidewall displays a Nelson Ball Clock to great effect. This design is a modern classic – having been created back in 1947 by George Nelson, one of the founding fathers of American modernism.
You can learn more about the DWR trailer at the Airstream site.
Getting behind the wheel of a new RV is a dream come true. Some RVers are so excited to get on the road that they forget simple safety rules.
Before you fire up the engine of that new camper, you might want to read an article on TheStatesman.com on the common mistakes of RV owners.
Progressive Insurance researched the most common errors of RV owners. The mistakes range from the silly (driving out of a campsite missing a passenger) to the expensive and potentially dangerous (miscalculating overhead or side distance.)
The Columbus Dispatch features a profile of Joseph and Betty Knoch, who have been on the road in their RV since 2001.
The couple’s journey has taken them to 49 states, even driving to Alaska.
They originally ran a small business from the RV. They eventually retired and full time travel now takes up their time.
The Hutchinson News in Hutchinson, Kansas, reports that retired military veterans are gathering at the Kansas State Fairgrounds for the 2007 SMART National Muster RV rally.
SMART stands for Smart Special Military Active Retired Travel Club, Inc.
Veterans from different branches of the military enjoy the event as a way to meet other vets who are also RVers.
Have you checked your RV tires lately? Do you know when the was the last time you had them replaced? How much millage can you safely get out of RV tires?
The Low Tech RVing Blog features an entry on checking your RV tires and watching out for wear.
Your RV tires feature ways to check when they were manufactured. Heat and UV rays can age your tires, so check them regularly.
The Bowling Green Daily News reports on the RV Life on Wheels Conference in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
The RVers gathering for the conference range from experienced full-timers to those just starting out.
Like the RVers who attend, the conference is on the move and headed for Arizona, Idaho, Pennsylvania and Iowa.
SignOnSanDiego.com features a story on the controversy over RV parking on Shelter Island.
RVers like free parking near the water during the day, parking their RVs elsewhere for the night, then coming back the next day.
Local businesses have complained that the RVs are taking away spaces from customers and that the RVers are staying too long.
Now the local Harbor Police are enforcing new rules on where RVs can park and how long they can stay, which has some RVers wondering if the new rules are about business or just resentment over RV travelers who enjoy the area without paying rent.
This is an overhead view of the Hi-Way Haven RV Park, located in Sutherlin, Oregon and featuring an on-site drive-in movie screen.
The screen dates back to when the site was the Cloverleaf Drive-In, which was converted into an RV park in 1986. Movies returned the to the screen in 2006 when investor Jim Remley bought the park and installed a digital projector.
Read more about the Hi-Way Haven RV Park at www.hiwayhaven.com