EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is an excerpt of an article by Ellen Carpenter published by Travel + Leisure. Click here to read the full story.
I live in New York City and take the subway. I’ve never owned a car in my life. So, what was I doing piloting my family around Utah in a 24-foot-long Class C RV, hitting as many national and state parks as we could in a week? Blame my son, Calder, who, it turns out, may be a genius.
As far as we can tell, he got bitten by the RV bug after seeing the classic Disney short “Mickey’s Trailer” at age 5. He immediately begged to go on an RV trip, which we forgot for a few years until we clambered into our Airstream rental during a stay at AutoCamp in Joshua Tree and Calder all but burst into tears at the discovery it was stationary. He got his revenge this year, when he suggested we turn our spring break tradition of visiting national parks into a real RV adventure.
“Think of the money we’ll save on hotels,” he said. Instagram overheard us and I got served up a sponsored post for the German-based company Roadsurfer, promising a 20 percent discount. Next thing I knew, we were in Las Vegas, checking to make sure our black water tank was empty before hitting the road in a 12,000-pound vehicle with no rearview mirror.
Was it amazing? Yes. Were there things I wish I’d known ahead of time? Yes. And fortunately I’m here to share them with you.
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