BusBuilding

Random goings on with travelers I keep up with…

Flying Cloud had a less-than-enjoyable time at Epcot
George replaces a circuit breaker in Santa Rosalia
Jim & Chris lead the life of leisure in Quartzsite

continued »

Arizona RV parks were bracing for the worst following a year that saw gas prices reach record highs.

But, according to a report in The Arizona Republic, managers say bookings are up, surprisingly, and the winter visitors were arriving early.

With RVs getting as little as six miles to the gallon, RV owners are paying a lot to drive south for the winter. And yet, they are driving.

“You can’t give it up. You can budget somewhere else,” said Cathy St. Peter, 46, who trekked from Washington to Mesa’s Good Life RV Resort last month. “It’s like going to winter camp for grownups.”

RV devotees across America aren’t expected to end their travels this winter. They will save money by spending less time on the road but more time at RV parks, according to the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA). A recent RVIA survey showed 95% of respondents said traveling in their RVs was important, despite gas prices, while 70% saw prices as temporary obstacles and 70% planned to take a trip this fall or winter.
continued »

Country Coach Destinations Magazine has a story on the World’s First RV Carved from One Redwood Log.

Charles Kellogg, a popular performer, wanted people to see the magnificent trees and to save these gifts of Nature, as logging was claiming them at a frightful pace. He spread the word by making a fallen redwood into a rolling home.

The driver can hardly see out, and a child or animal could stroll in front of the moving vehicle without the driver knowing it. With no mirrors, there is no way to see what is behind, beside or around you other than leaning far out the window.

The top speed is 5 mph and the solid rubber tires provide no traction, but Mr. Kellogg drove it around the USA four times on his vaudeville tours as a performer who sang (not whistled) bird songs.

Author Janet Groene writes in the November issue of FMCA Magazine about creating not only the feeling of, but literally, ways to give you more usable space in your RV.

continued »

Committee on Excellence Chairman Jim Sheldon told RV industry executives meeting Nov. 10 in Ontario, Calif., that there is no quick fix for the customer satisfaction woes the RV industry is facing, despite a general groundswell of interest right now.

Sheldon’s assessment came as the Committee on Excellence is preparing to change its focus to finding solutions to the RV industry customer satisfaction issues rather than merely measuring them.

continued »

The Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) ruled last month that RV Friendly signs be allowed on the “gas-food-lodging” logo highway exit signs of qualified businesses and will soon be appearing on Texas highways.

Yeah, they’re ugly as all-get-out, designed with ZERO imagination, but still…

continued »