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How the RVIA should measure Growth (Shipments)

Let’s talk about how the RVIA should measure growth (shipments)! I’ve talked before about doing a five-year average on shipments so you could get a clearer picture of how the industry is doing. Why is this important? Well, it tells… Continue Reading →

Is StarLink all it’s cracked up to be?

Is Starlink all it is cracked up to be? Oh yeah it is! Let’s start by talking about why it could be important for you. If you camp somewhere that doesn’t have cellular or WIFI, that’s a really bad thing…. Continue Reading →

Thinking of Buying Your First RV? 12 Must-Ask Questions Before You Decide

If you are thinking of Buying Your First RV? You need to ask these 12 Questions Before You pull the trigger. More details are available in our book: Having a travel trailer can be an incredible way to explore the… Continue Reading →

Big Bend to Abilene with a dose of drama!

Our desert adventure in west Texas continues. Now on with Big Bend National Park. Big Bend National Park was named after a large bend in the Rio Grande river. The park protects more than 1,200 species of plants, more than 450 species of… Continue Reading →

July Shipments – Bad News

July Shipments are in from the RVIA.Org web site and it is bad news. As always let me start by saying that they are comparing their “growth rate”, only to 2024, which wasn’t a great year.  So, if this month… Continue Reading →

Marfa Texas

Marfa, Texas is a very small city in west Texas, about 575 miles from our home. Much like the city of Nevada Texas, where we currently live, Marfa was founded as a railroad watering stop. Now while Nevada Texas was… Continue Reading →

June Shipment Numbers

June Shipment numbers from the RVIA.Org web site. As always let me start by saying that they are comparing their “growth rate”, only to 2024. 2024 was not a great year for the RV industry.  So, let’s start there. Right… Continue Reading →

Solo Trip with Eva part 5 – Cliffside Park

This is the final installment of the solo trip with Eva to Wisconsin. Tammy will be following us home in her vehicle when we leave in two weeks. So now let’s dig into the Solo Trip with Eva part 5…. Continue Reading →

Solo Trip with Eva Part 4

This is the fourth installment in the Solo Trip with Eva. Today we head to the double J campground in Chatham Illinois. It us about a five-hour drive from Marshfield MO, our previous stop. We left the RV Express RV… Continue Reading →

Solo Trip with Eva Part 3

Welcome back to the Solo Trip with Eva! Today we leave the Lake Eufaula KOA and head to Marshfield, Missouri. This would be a four-hour drive without accounting for Dog stops and fuel stops. Marshfield is home to the RV… Continue Reading →

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