- Texas Artist Captures Spirit of RV Lifestyle on Canvas
- Movie Star Vin Diesel’s $1.1 million Fifth Wheel RV
- Easy way to get your Fifth Wheel out of tight spot.
- Custom Truck Camper RV Built on Old Cab Over Truck
- VW Doubleback T5 California Class B Camper has Rear Slide-Out
- Motorhome with Hydraulic Lift-up Garage Door and Smart Car
- Older Single Women Living On The Road
- Dicor TPO RV Flooring Experiment
- Dicor Corporation demonstrates a stronger composite wall panel
- Campground Host Lives the Good Life
- Free Wi-Fi at Select Alabama State Parks Campgrounds
- Virgin Media will throttle heavy users’ broadband
- Three New Technologies May Change How You Use Wi-Fi
- WiFi WPS security vulnerability found, major router makers affected
- Belkin Wi-Fi Range Extender Works Well
- HughesNet Will Decommission Horizon 2 Satellite
- Some Impressions of HP’s Wi-Fi Mobile Mouse
- RV Park & Campground Wi-Fi Pushed to the Limits
- Free Wi-Fi in all US Taco Bells by 2015
- Verizon Plans Wi-Fi “Hot Zones” To Ease Burden on Mobile Network
Archive for December, 2005
>Fred Kressman, was on his way to a motor home rally when a wheel on his 2000 Chevrolet Suburban that he was towing went flat without his knowledge, he said.
The friction of the dragging tire caused a fire which quickly spread to the engine.
By the time Kressman saw the fire in his rearview mirror and pulled over, it was too hot for him to unhook the SUV, he said. The back of the motor home caught fire, and a hand extinguisher was useless against the flames. Full Story… (photo)
>Williston, FL: When Bill and Denise Martin found the property on SR 121 in Williston they fell in love with many of its defining characteristics but what stood out most were the limerock quarries filled with water.
When the Martins first happened across the property over six years ago, they could see opportunity in the acreage but at first they decided to just build their home and have a place for their own RV. After the first year or so, the Martins decided that this land in Williston would be the perfect place for an upscale RV park that would stand out from many other parks across the state and across the country. Avid recreational motorhome enthusiasts themselves, the Martins admit that at other parks they visit they would often see things they didn’t like or thought they could improve upon. With Williston Crossings, they had the opportunity to make those adjustments. Full Story…
>U.S. ownership of recreation vehicles (RVs) has reached record levels, reveals a newly released study by the University of Michigan’s Survey Research Center.
Today nearly 8 million U.S. households own at least one RV—a 15 percent increase over the past four years and a stunning 58 percent rise since 1980, according to the study. One in 12 U.S. vehicle-owning households now own at least one RV.
A leading force behind RV ownership’s upswing is the enormous baby boomer generation, supported by strong ownership gains among both younger and older buyers. In fact, high RV ownership rates now extend across a 40-year span from age 35 to 75, the study found. Full Story…