Archive for February, 2008

>the Times-Standard 02/28/2008 01:32:15 AM PST
by Rene Agredano
Since June of last year, my husband, Jim Nelson, and I have been wandering around the U.S. in our RV, working on our newest business ventures along the way. When we first hit the road, some people told us we would get bored with the RV lifestyle because we wouldn’t have a lot in common with the stereotypical full-time, retired RVer. But the reality is, thanks to the Internet, we’ve actually met a fair amount of younger, non-retired RVers who also have opted for a truly mobile, nomadic lifestyle.

I’m not talking hippies in school buses or hitchhiking weirdoes. These are working age people who are touring North America and beyond, while supporting themselves with Internet-based work along the way. With better mobile broadband options every day, the stereotypical retired RVer may soon be a thing of the past.

Carol White, author of the book “Live Your Road Trip Dream,” calls us “the new guard of RVers,” and Jim and I are just two of maybe thousands out there. We still make money from the road through our blogs and book publishing ventures, but because we live out of our RV, we are completely mobile and free to do business wherever we want, whenever we want. In our travels, we’ve met many other younger RVers who are doing the same thing.
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RV Living in the 21st Century: The Essential Reference Guide for ALL RVers For anyone considering or experiencing the RV lifestyle, this book is a wide-ranging tour of things you need to know. Peggi McDonald, a Canadian with extensive (20 years on the road) RV knowledge; been there, done that. She shares the kind of information and advice that enable people to build their competence and confidence as pat-time or full-time RVers.

>Thursday, under a consumer advisory issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said owners of certain unrepaired Ford vehicles, including Ford pickups and vand, should take them to dealerships to disconnect faulty cruise control switch systems that have been linked to engine fires.
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RV Education 101 has bundled it’s instructional DVDs into cost saving Value Packs. Each of the three packs includes four training DDVDs (3 hours of information) that help RVers understand how an RV works, and how to maintain and use their RV. There are DVD sets for motorized or towable units.

>All of the advance campground reservations at nine Iowa state park sites are booked for Memorial Day weekend. It only took 72 hours once the early registration opened.

Don’t worry though, about half of the sites at each park are reserved on a first come first serve basis.

To make reservations or get more information, see www.reserveiaparks.com.
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Get the Original RV Movie – Lucy & Desi’s The Long, Long Trailer