Archive for April, 2006

>Built on the Dodge Sprinter chassis, a platform with a proven track record in Europe, Winnebago’s all-new Class C motorhome was created specifically for the American market. The Itasca Navion uses a Mercedes-Benz 2.7-liter turbocharged I-5 that develops 154 horsepower and 243 pound-feet of torque. For 1500 miles, we put the Itasca Navion through its paces. In steady operation across the Mojave Desert at 75 mph, with the dash A/C on high, we averaged a respectable 14 mpg. While that’s not bad, the Navion specs list the vehicle’s fuel economy at 17-19 mpg. Full Story…

How to Buy an RV, Before you Buy it An RV Education 101 E-book By Mark Polk

>The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says one of two campgrounds at Lake Bronson State Park in northwestern Minnesota is closed because of flooding.

The Lakeside Campground is under water and will remain closed until further notice. Snow still covers parts of the Two Rivers Campground, but those sites are expected to be available for the Easter weekend.

The Lakeside Campground is located on the shore of Lake Bronson. Kittson County Road 28 which runs along the top of the dam also is closed, but all other roads and trails in the park are open.

For current conditions, call the park at 218-754-2200 or check the Lake Bronson site at http://www.mnstateparks.info

301 Ways to Make RV Travel Safer, Easier and More Fun – save time, money and effort.

>For Jim Thompson, a retired Miller Brewing marketing executive and Milwaukee restaurateur, and his wife, Pat, a Sheboygan native, traveling in style doesn’t necessarily mean first class airline tickets. In fact, when the couple travels, they don’t even leave home—their 43-foot, Mountain Aire motor home, that is.

The Thompsons have been enjoying the recreational vehicle (RV) life for more than 20 years. Their current RV is the fifth motor home the Milwaukee couple has purchased from Horn’s RV in Sheboygan. And according to Jeff Lillesand, a sales representative at Horn’s, the Thompsons are typical of people who, once they get a taste of the RV life, get a big appetite for hitting the road in style.

For some RV’ers, life on the road becomes the norm. Lillesand said that some of his customers actually use their motor homes as their primary home, selling the homestead and calling their RV home sweet home.

But that’s not the usual case. “A good portion of our customers live in them (RVs) about three to four months of the year,” he said.

Which works into the lifestyle of the majority of his customers. “Most of the people who buy them—especially the big ones–are retirement age,” he said. Full Story…

301 Ways to Make RV Travel Safer, Easier and More Fun – save time, money and effort.