Archive for August, 2009

>Fleetwood RV, Inc., a leading producer of high-quality Class A and Class C recreational vehicles, announced the launch of its 2010 Bounder Classic, a value-priced Class A gas motor home, to consumers during FMCA’s summer rally in Bowling Green, Ohio on July 20 – 24, 2009.

“Bounder Classic is a great example of our founder’s original vision – building high-value motor homes that meet the needs and exceed the expectations of our customers and dealers,” said John Draheim, president of Fleetwood RV, Inc.
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RV Packing Tips and RV Life Lessons Plus Easy Living Hints

RV Packing Tips and RV Life Lessons Plus Easy Living Hints
The First portion shares mega tips of ‘How-to Pack’ so EVERYTHING STAYS IN PLACE during transit.

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>The Sun-N-Fun RV Resort is now one of Southwest Florida’s largest mobile home and RV parks — a Sarasota landmark celebrating its 50th anniversary that continues to attract tourists and the same winter guests year after year.

It was half a century ago that three Ohio couples set out on a mission to build a recreation center off a then-unpaved portion of Fruitville Road that is now a short drive east of Interstate 75.

A decade in, they actually started to make money from their efforts.

The Hysells, Marvin and Marilyn Keyser, and Duane and Evelyn Werstler had their share of doubts and struggles during their first years of financial hardship.

Introducing camp sites to the park officially changed the game and gave the couples a taste of the comfortable lives they would eventually lead.

A flood at the Myakka State Park revealed an opportunity to the owners. The Sun-N-Fun grounds, at 18 feet above sea level, were ideal for camping.

The 175-acre park grew from accommodating only a few hundred trailers to about 1,000 when the three couples sold it in 1978.

Sun-N-Fun now has more than 1,500 sites for RVs to settle in for a week or the whole winter season.

And guests barely have to leave the resort, with a restaurant, poolside bar and grill, entertainment and many activities within footsteps.

“It’s like living in a bubble,” said current manager Tim Deputy. “You don’t really have to leave it. If we had a Wal-Mart here, they’d never leave.”
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>You can’t hide from a spouse in a camper. Good thing Jim Caverly and wife Jeanne Meyer-Caverly usually get along so well.

The couple, formerly of Stroudsburg, now of Everywhere, U.S.A., live full time in a recreational vehicle.

“Let me give you a tour,” Jeanne, 62, chuckled, “Here’s the living room, here’s the kitchen. That’s about it.” She had not moved a step.

A walk-through bathroom and bedroom in the back completes 320 square feet of living quarters in the 40-foot Country Coach diesel-pusher. The rig is parked on a farm outside Bangor while they visit family.

They pared down 25 years worth of household accumulations and kept just what would fit in the RV. After two years in the RV, they sometimes compare the differences between stationary and mobile life, but say they have never regretted the decision.

“We knew if we were ever going to do this kind of thing we are going to have to do it now,” Jim said.
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Live Your Road Trip Dream: Travel for a Year for the Cost of Staying Home Have you always dreamed of taking an extended long trip but didn’t know how to make it happen? Have you thought “if only I knew where to start” the planning process? “Live Your Road Trip Dream: Travel for a year for the cost of staying home” (Second Edition) will take you from “dreaming” to “living” your perfect road trip dream.

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 part-time or full-time RVers. Fran and I are proud to have Peggi as our friend.