CNN Travel Looks at Skyrocketing Popularity of RV Lifestyle

Freedom to go anywhere. An ability to be totally self-sufficient. The potential for nonstop adventure. These are just some of the reasons Michaela Sherer had spent years fantasizing about owning a Recreational Vehicle, or RV, according to a report by CNN Travel. She and her husband always had found reasons not to get one. Then, […]

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RV Sales Rev as U.S. Vacationers Avoid Hotels, Air Travel

Call it a case of cooped up consumers creating pent up demand. Deprived of traditional spring and summer vacations that might include crowded flights and hotel stays due to Covid-19 pandemic restrictions, individuals and families are busting out on the open road in recreational vehicles where their rides are their lodgings, writes Ed Garsten at […]

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Is Pandemic’s Worst in Rear View Mirror for Detroit’s Big 3?

The Detroit 3 emerged from the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic with better-than-expected financial results. Now the companies must navigate an uncertain recovery amid the worst economic outlook since the Great Depression, according to a report by Automotive News. Ford Motor Co. posted a surprise $1.1 billion second-quarter profit — thanks to fortuitous timing on […]

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Pickup Trucks are Getting Huge. Got a Problem with That?

A few months ago, on an ordinary day in an unremarkable Costco parking lot, I was nearly squashed by an unusually large pickup. Thank God I was wearing a mask, writes Dan Neil for a report published by the Wall Street Journal. As that chrome grille closed on me like a man-eating Norelco shaver, time slowed. It […]

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Lawmakers Say Deal on Coronavirus Relief Remains Elusive

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows made clear in separate interviews Sunday (Aug. 2) that they remain far apart on a coronavirus relief deal that would restore expired unemployment benefits for millions of Americans, according to a Washington Post article published by the Indianapolis […]

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Tropical Storm Isaias to Sweep from Carolinas to New England

After veering away from making a direct hit in Florida, Tropical Storm Isaias is now on a collision course with the Carolinas and then with the rest of the Eastern Seaboard all the way to Maine through midweek, according to a report today (Aug. 3) by The Washington Post. The storm is predicted to crash […]

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Pennsaylvania Campground Owners Cancel Convention

The 57th Pennsylvania Campground Owners Association (PCOA) Convention and Trade Show, scheduled for Dec. 7-9 at the Penn Stater Hotel & Conference Center in State College, Pa., has been cancelled due to the logistical and health concerns caused by COVID-19, officials announced. “We held off as long as we could from cancelling, but unfortunately we […]

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RV LIFE Writers Share Best Camping Tips for New RVers

With the recent surge in new RVers, RV rentals, and the RV lifestyle in general, there is an entirely new audience hungry for this information. Unfortunately, a deluge of misinformation often accompanies these new users that turn to social media for “advice.”  In response, many of the RV LIFE writing staff collaborated to share their best camping tips for new […]

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Report: NHTSA Issues Latest Weekly List of RV Recalls

The following is the latest list of RV recalls complied by the National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA): • Thor Motor Coach is recalling 1,780 2017-2020 Aria, Venetian and Tuscany, 2017 Tuscany XTE and 2017-2019 Palazzo motorhomes vehicles that received an inspection-only remedy for recall 18V-763. The rear mounted Power Distribution Module (PDM) may have […]

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InventHelp Inventors Develop Cover for RVs, Boats, Cars

Two inventors, from Van Nuys, Calif., wanted to create a quick and easy way to cover a parked vehicle and protect it against inclement weather, so they invented the IDEAL EASY CAR, BOAT AND RV COVER, according to a press release. The invention provides an effective way to cover and protect a parked vehicle, SUV, […]

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