For lite RVers, consider checking out Woodall’s Camping Life magazine and Web site.
Camping Life targets individuals who use a pop-up trailer, truck camper or tent as a base of operations.
If you enjoy taking your children on day hikes in your favorite state or national park, one informative article found on the Camping Life Web site talks about “How to: Not get lost.” […]

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A number of the Red Bus Tour drivers in Glacier National Park are RVers who use their motorhomes or travel trailers as their living quarters during their summer jobs.
The historic (1936 -1939) Red Buses are both a symbol of Glacier National Park and a reminder of a time when “adventurous travel was done with style and […]

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Charleen and Chuck Martin of Roseburg, Ore., and their yellow lab, Iceman, travel for fun in their 2003 16-foot Chalet Arrowhead folding trailer.
The longtime campers love their smartly designed A-frame pop-up travel trailer. “I don’t even know it is back there,” says Chuck. “it tows like a dream.”
Chalet RV (out of Albany, Ore.) offers a […]

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Jaimie Hall-Bruzenak and Alice Zyetz, authors of “The Woman’s Guide to Solo RVing,” (among others) are starting another book and are seeking contributions from RVers.
In a recent e-mail Jaimie said the new book will be called ”Choosing the RV lifestyle: Real people, real choices”
“We are exploring the RV lifestyle and the decisions people have made about various aspects about RVing […]

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One of the popular classes at last week’s RV Life on Wheels was “The Green RVer” with Bob Difley, former general manager of an RV rental and sales company.
Difley reviewed ways RVers can recycle, reduce and reuse. For more information check out his posts  about Green RVing on his RV.Net blog.
He also writes “The Green RVer” and “Backroads & Boondocking” columns […]

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Rodd Cayton reports in the Riverside, Calif., Press-Enterprise that “A group of local executives announced Thursday (7/10/08) that it has bought out the Moreno Valley-based travel-trailer subsidiary of Thor Industries Inc.”
Now called MVP RV, the new private company “will continue to manufacture Wave, Summit and Jazz travel trailers and fifth wheels, Tahoe and Vortex toy […]

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 With soaring fuel prices, one class that got a great deal of attention this week at the RV Life on Wheels Conference in Lewiston, Idaho, was “Increasing Fuel Mileage by Lowering Resistance” taught by Robert Henderson of Grants Pass, Ore. 
People are clammering to discover ways to squeeze more miles out of each gallon of fuel. To learn more […]

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Peggy and Clyde Waterman, of North Idaho, officially “retired” last autumn and have changed their ways.
“We no longer wear watches and often lose track of what day of the week it is and have to check the calendar on the refrigerator,” says Clyde. “We both love discovering new and exciting things while traveling and […]

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 Shortly after retiring in the mid-90s and only 12 weeks after the purchase of a new motorhome, Arlene Janssens’ husband was diagnosed with a fatal brain tumor. After his sudden death, she learned to drive, maintain and enjoy her home on wheels.
Janssens, of Salem, Ore., passes along helpful information in a workshop she leads on […]

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Veteran RV campers and travel guidebook authors Mike and Terri Church are in Lewiston, Idaho, this week presenting several travel classes at the RV Life on Wheels Conference on the Lewis and Clark College campus.
The Churches have written and published seven camping and travel books through their Rolling Home Press.
Their books include traveler’s guides to Europe, Mexico […]

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