2011 Palomino 4124

2011 Palomino 4124 Buy it now for $8,490 This 16 ft. family-friendly folding camper sleeps 6! Features Side Dinette- Shower/Toilet, Triple Burner Inside / Outside Convertible Stovetop, Kitchen Faucet w/ Water Pump, LP Gas Bottle & Cover Included, Patio Light, original manufacturer warranty, and more! Offered from Terry Frazer’s RV Center in Eldridge, IA. Email seller for details on this 2011 Palomino 4124! Find more great RVs on  Read More →

Aircraft Have the Right of Way on Alaska Roads – 1980

Back in 1980, we decided we wanted to see Alaska. We had a truck with a slide-in shell. We took a month off from work, and because of time, took the Alaska Ferry to Haines. The roads at that time were either dirt, mud or gravel. We purchased the “Guidepost” and it proved to be indispensable. The most interesting experience was while traveling through a desolate area, we heard an aircraft engine, slowed down, and sure enough, a plane landed in front of us. We soon learned that aircraft have the right-of-way on Alaska roads. Submitted by Donald Pilling of Newhall, CA as a part of the RV Centennial Celebration “Share Your Favorite RV Memory” contest. Do you have a favorite RVing or camping memory you’d like to share? Submit your favorite memory here!  Read More →

RVers for Life, from 1961

In 1961 the second summer after we were married, we went camping on a farm, on the river, with another couple. It was late August of 1961, and our son was just a couple of months old. We had a camper cover on our pick-up which I had built a bed across the front next to the cab, across the bed rails. We had a bed/crib in the back for our son. The weather was around 100 degrees and we spent the most of the time in the water. The men took their lawn chairs and went out into the riffle of the river, and set them down holding them down, until we could get sat down into them, and we then sat there with the water just below our chins, with nothing sticking out of the water but our heads, the ladies said it was an awesome sight. We have been committed campers ever since… having worn out 2 pickup trucks with campers traveling the entire USA. We have had 3 travel trailers, 2 Class C motorhomes, and now have a class A, we always tow a car behind out motorhomes. Submitted by Jerry W Scantlan of USA as a part of the RV Centennial Celebration “Share Your Favorite RV Memory” contest. Do you have a favorite RVing or camping memory you’d like to share? Submit your favorite memory here!  Read More →

1979 Family Vacation in a Bread Truck Conversion

My first RV experience occurred the year I turned 17, my parents, my six year old sister and I were traveling to Georgia to watch my nineteen year old brother graduate from Army National Guard boot-camp then continued to proceed to Florida to Disney World for a family vacation. Being able to afford a family vacation in 1979 was a rare ocurence for my family. My father borrowed from my uncle a bread truck that he had converted to a family RV camper. It slept five, with one of the beds being a combination of the driver and passenger seats with a board laid cross the seats, and a makeshift mattress. When the board was laid between the seats the bed was tilted on an angle, I was exposed to the public through the front windshield because the curtain was behind the seats. The curtain provided privacy to the back of the truck but left me exposed in the front seating area on this titled makeshift bed. In the cabinet drawers we saw these blocks of wood but could not figure out what they were for. Needless to say I spent the whole week on this tilted bed exposed to the public because due to our limited finances we slept in parking lots and on the side of the road. We had a great time in Florida and enjoyed Disney World as a family. After retuning home and speaking to my uncle and sharing our vacation I mentioned to him that we came across these blocks of wood and did not know what they were for. He grinned and we went out to the camper and when he placed the blocks of... Read more

Epic 1973 Road Trip in an “Eclectic Truck Camper”

In 1973 I graduated from the University of Illinois and received my commission in the United States Air Force. I had gotten orders to go to training in California, then on to Cheyenne Wyoming for Missile Launch Officer duty. The year before I had bought a used El Camino. As soon as I found out that I was moving to Wyoming – I started planning the camping and hunting I could do in the Rocky Mountains. Being a poor college student, with student loans to pay off, I could not afford many options for camping. I decided that I would build my own camper, to fit my El Camino. With cedar siding and a wood frame, it wasn’t the most luxurious, but it was up off the cold ground, and I had equipped it with a portable sink, a porta-pottie, lights, a propane stove and heater. I was ready! I had convinced my best friend from high school to drive out west with me – it would be an “epic road trip”. We wouldn’t have to pay for hotels, we had my “eclectic” truck camper! We’d see as many sights as we could see on the way, maybe duck down into Mexico, and see the California coast before we made it to Vandenberg AFB for my report date, and he flew home from there. So, we hit the road. Three quarters of the way through our trip, we were in Nevada – traveling the wonderful brand new stretch of I-80. We were enjoying the wonder of the desert night stars, and we passed a sign that stated “Freeway Ends – 1 Mile”. Shortly after... Read more

Journal of 9 Months, 44 States and Provinces Inspires Future Generations, from 1946

My grandparents, Lauren and Dorothy Ober, first RV trip, a 9 month journey in 1946-1947. They covered 34 states, 4 Canadian provinces, and 6 states in Mexico. Dorothy typed a daily diary with colorful descriptions of the sights they saw, the miles traveled, the # of trailers they saw on the road. She added in photos, postcards, coasters, matchbook covers, newspaper clippings, receipts, etc. The 9 month diary is 2 volumes (each 3-1/2 inches thick) and every item added to the text is numbered and referred to in the diary. She was a bookkeeper, hense the detailed account and the 33 page ledger at the end itemizing every penny they spent! An eye opener!!! 271 days on the road Total miles: 20,626 Total cost: $2,575.92 It is a wonderful look into the time. The people, farming and industry, the roads, Tourist attractions and RV parks at the time. Historically, it is interesting to me, as a nurse, the references to relatives they visited hospitalized for measles; and to Polo outbreaks in Minnesota and their inability to get ice for the trailer. ALL the ice went to the hospitals for the polio victums (infantile paralysis)! What an era gone bye, thank goodness! Her diary was an inspiration for my husband and me to get our own 5th wheel and tour the country. Like them, our first trip was also cross-country, albeit much shorter at 2 months. And we, like most everyone we met had our ‘Newby RV story’. On the 4th day out we tore a 25ft rip in our roof pullling into our spot. They... Read more

1960: A Rented 16ft. Trailer Kicks off 50 Years of RVing

The year is 1960. I had just returned from seminary and was serving a United Methodist Church in Keota, Iowa. My wife and I were leaving Sunday afternoon after morning services. However, the day before our leaving I fell and broke my foot.  Needless to say, we were a day late in our leaving (until after a cast was applied) . We left on Monday with a rented 16 ft Aljo (our first camping experience.) My leg in a  cast and my wife 3 1/2 months before the delivery of our first son. My parents decided to go with us. They slept in the small bed and the two of us (led in cast and pregnant) slept on the folddown dinnet set. We went to Lake Okoboji and enjoyed fishing. However, as we caught fish my Dad kept busy putting them on the stringer (since I was with a cast and on crutches), but did we have fun. This year marks 50 years camping. We now own a 21 ft. travel trailer. Submitted by L. Duane Churchman of the United States as a part of the RV Centennial Celebration “Share Your Favorite RV Memory” contest. Do you have a favorite RVing or camping memory you’d like to share? Submit your favorite memory here!  Read More →

1961: RVing with 5 Kids at Morro Bay State Park

I built my first RV in 1961. It was on trailer frame. It had 1 double bed and 3 single bunks. our 5 small children slept end to end. Under the double out the back was the cooking area with a Colman stove. On one occasion while camping at Morro Bay state park after we all exited the camper a man asked if he could look inside. He could not believe we all 7 came out. Submitted by Gerald Kelly of Lake Havasu, CA as a part of the RV Centennial Celebration “Share Your Favorite RV Memory” contest. Do you have a favorite RVing or camping memory you’d like to share? Submit your favorite memory here!  Read More →

Ways to Save on RV Insurance

Today I wanted to talk about saving a little money. When it comes to your RV, one way to save a little money is to look for some discounts on your RV insurance premium. Having the proper type of insurance coverage on your RV is extremely important but it can be a little pricey too, especially when you are not always using your RV.  In this day and age finding ways to lower any of our bills is just the smart thing to do. Let’s take a closer look at some simple ways to trim a little off of your RV insurance premium.  Read more  Read More →

Gr8LakesCamper: Memorial Day weekend campsites still available

The following good news for procrastinating campers is from the Michigan Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC). There are plenty of campsites — for tenters, RVers and cabin-dwellers — available at private campgrounds from Southwest Michigan to Metro Detroit to the Straits of Mackinac and throughout the Upper Peninsula for the upcoming holiday weekend. Campgrounds reporting availability for the holiday weekend include: Ann’s Putman Lake RV Park & Campground, Baldwin 231-745-2621 Big Cedar Campground, Germfask 906-586-6684 Cedarville RV Park, Cedarville 906-484-3351 Clementz’s Northcountry Campground, Newberry 906-293-8562   Coolwater Campground, Wellston 231-862-3481 Covered Wagon Camp Resort, Ottawa Lake 734-856-3058 Crystal Lake Campground, Scottville 231-757-4510 Duggan’s Canoe & Campground, Harrison 989-539-7149 Dumont Lake Campground, Allegan 269-673-6065 East Branch River RV Park, Tawas City 989 362 8000 Gammy Woods Campground, Weidman 989-644-2267 Gaylord KOA, Gaylord 800-562-4146 Grand Rogue Campground, Belmont 616-361-1053 Heart of the Forest RV Park, Wellston 231-848-4161 Hearthside Grove MC Resort, Petoskey 888-GROVE88 Hidden Hill Family Campground, Harrison 877-801-CAMP Holiday Camping Resort, New Era 231-861-5220 Insta Launch Campground, Manistee 231-723-3901 Irons RV Park & Campground, Irons 231-266-2070 Petoskey RV & Cabin Resort, Petoskey 800-562-0253 Twin Oaks Campground, Wellston 877-442-3102 Whispering Surf Camp Resort,... Read more

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