Archive for May, 2008

>Are you an RV enthusiast who embraces the dream of space travel? If so, The Great Outdoors RV and Golf Resort located just minutes from Kennedy Space Center in Titusville, Florida should be on your “must visit” list this summer.

Space shuttles are due to launch on May 31st, and again in August and October. Watch the space shuttle begin its incredible flight to rendezvous with the space station right from our resort, or–for a more up close and personal experience–from the Indian River directly across from the launch pad–just a 5-minute drive from our resort’s front gate!

Take advantage of our summer special RV site rental rates by calling for reservations at 800/621-2267.
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>Recreational vehicle dealers say sales are down dramatically this year — as much as 40 percent, according to one longtime Nashville company — as consumers deal with higher fuel and food prices, as well as the slowing economy.
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But the cost of fuel is the hardest blow to take, said Tom and Penny Maulding, who gave up their home in California 10 years ago to become full-time RV travelers. It now costs more than $600 to fill up their 40-foot Fleetwood motor coach, with its diesel engine and 150-gallon tank. It gets about 7 miles per gallon.

“Every time we pull into a truck stop, I cry,” said Penny Maulding, 66, as she and her husband relaxed in the motor home recently at Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park campground off Briley Parkway near the Opryland Resort & Convention Center.

“These high fuel prices won’t stop us from traveling, and we probably will be staying longer in each place we visit,” she said. “But I can see now that we’ll eventually have to give this up and settle back into a house somewhere.”
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>If you’ve never vacationed in a recreational vehicle, your first reaction might be “I can’t afford to rent an RV” or “They’re too large to maneuver.”

Or maybe even “I don’t want to end up like Robin Williams,” who not only had trouble driving one in the movie “RV,” but also had a run-in with the septic tank.

But RV dealers and rental companies are not going to hand you the keys without some preparation. A tutorial before you drive the RV off the lot is the norm.

And while gas prices have made it more expensive to take road trips in any kind of vehicle, RVs do come in many different models and sizes – from truck campers and towable trailers to motor homes and even sport utility RVs. There’s one for every budget and family type. Winnebago Industries Inc., the largest maker of motor homes, unveiled a 2009 ERA (a class-B motor home model) that gets 22 miles per gallon, while the largest motor homes get about eight miles per gallon, according to industry data.

Courtney Robey, spokeswoman for the Recreational Vehicle Industry Association, says RVs can also be a good deal for families. Despite gas costs, “a family of four can travel much more cheaply in an RV than by flying, where you’d have to buy four tickets. And you’re not going to be eating out at restaurants three times a
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day. You’re going to be cooking in the RV. You also don’t have to pay for a hotel room. So a family can save money in the long run.”
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