If you live in Summit County, Colorado, you know that water is scarce. County rules prohibit the ‘unlawful’ use of water taken from “household use only” wells. What’s unlawful? Washing the car. Watering the lawn. Filling the hot tub.
Water has become so hard to come by in these parts that […]
Winnebago Industries has announced a major milestone - the production of its 400,000th motorhome. The company made the statement this month.
The Forest City, Iowa-based manufacturer will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2008. Winnebago opened in 1958 as Modernistic Industries and built travel trailers for several years before entering the motorhome market. The company officially changed […]
In mid-December, 47 U.S. senators asked the National Park Service to allow gun owners to carry loaded weapons in federal parks and wildlife refuges. Many RVers will likely be interested in this proposal: a survey at RVtravel.com revealed that about half of all RV enthusiasts carry a firearm with them when they travel.
The letter, drafted […]
Want to visit Mexico but don’t have a passport? Don’t worry! Uncle Sam’s plans have changed once again. Check out our story in our sister blog, RVing Quartzsite.
When Fleetwood RV closed its Canadian manufacturing facility, hundreds of line employees were out of work. Now a new RV manufacturer says it’ll be putting many of them back to work. See the full story in our sister blog, Fifth Wheeling.
A family making a holiday run in their motorhome came to grief the day before Christmas, making another footnote in the “safety” column.
It happened in California’s Fresno County on a fog shrouded roadway. The motorhome driver pulled the family Winnebago to the shoulder of the road, and then attempted to make a U-turn across […]
Last March we reported on an RVIA (Recreational Vehicle Industry Association) ‘trial balloon’ that would have allowed fifth wheel manufacturers to build units bigger than 400 square feet. At the time there was considerable opposition from the Recreational Park Trailer Association–an industry group of the park trailer builders. Apparently the park trailer folks […]
Betting on fuel prices is like betting on a pool game between two unknowns in a shady looking backstreet pool hall. A month ago Uncle Sam’s energy wizards projected diesel prices for the 2008 year. Today they’re running the estimates up 18 cents a gallon. Here’s the breakdown:
January: $3.31February: $3.29March: $3.27Whole […]
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