TRAVELCAMP RVLIFE ARTICLES

One man is taking his interest in space travel to new heights. He is building a campground in hopes it will one day be a destination for watching SpaceX launches from a unique perspective. Just when you start seeing SpaceX developments in the horizon on Highway 4, a detour down a gravel road will launch…

Patricia Winters and her family decided to take advantage of her husband’s remote work arrangement, so they bought a camper. In June, they left their Annapolis, Md., home for a trip out West, with plans to be back in time for school. “At the end of July, our school district decided to go virtual, so…

Michigan officials have selected 14 community and state parks, trails and sports facilities to share $5.4 million in federal grants. The state Department of Natural Resources said the money will come from the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund, which is supported by revenues from gas and oil development from the Gulf of Mexico. “The...

Amazon Prime Day 2020 is finally upon us. If you are one of the 100 million households with a Prime membership, now is the perfect time to score a great deal on a wide assortment of items. In the past, Amazon Prime Day has offered huge discounts on their own tech products such as the Echo, Kindle, and Fire TV….

Spending Christmas in an RV might mean changing a few things about how you celebrate. You’ll likely need to change up how you prepare your meals, the kinds of things you do, the types of gifts you give, and—in some cases—even the people you spend the holiday with. Besides the things mentioned above, you will…

Every family has their favorite holiday traditions and pastimes. However, living in an RV can make things a little more difficult for you – but it can also give you the opportunity to create even better memories and make new traditions just in time for the holidays. So, how do you make the most of…

If visiting one (or several) of the United States’ impressive national parks is on your travel bucket list this year, we have some good news. The National Park Service (NPS) is offering six days in 2021 when guests can enjoy free admission to national parks, monuments, and sites that typically charge entrance fees. NPS free days are the...

Tristan Hamm sat on the coast of Oregon around a pulsing, orange campfire. The rhythmic sounds of DJ Samuel Lawrence danced through the background as a haze from West Coast wildfires enveloped Hamm’s small crew of adventurers and Lawrence’s makeshift DJ booth. Together, Hamm’s group had trekked from Los Angeles to Oregon just as the...

A radiology technician at a Kansas hospital had to sleep in an RV in the parking lot for over a week after his coworkers got sick with COVID-19 last month, the Associated Press reported. Eric Lewallen had to be on-site at Rush County Memorial Hospital in La Crosse, Kansas, in case anyone needed an X-ray since he...

Millennials have been renting and purchasing more RVs than ever before as road trips continues to be a bright spot during the coronavirus pandemic. According to new data from RV rental platform RVshare, 73 percent of millennials both this and last year reported they were "likely to take an RV trip in the future." But this year,...

A Regional Stay Home Order in California, announced last Thursday by Governor Newsom, prohibits private gatherings of any size, closes sector operations except for critical infrastructure and retail, and requires 100 percent masking and physical distancing in all others. It also places additional restrictions on campgrounds and RV dealerships. The new order goes into effect within 48...

Albertans looking for a way to be active and outdoors while adhering to public health measures have overwhelmingly turned to one activity during the pandemic — camping. Numbers from the province show a massive jump in provincial park campsite reservations in recent months, going from 5,209 in September 2019 to 286,657 in September 2020. That's an...

Look no further than the automotive industry’s best-selling vehicles of last year as proof of America’s love for pickup trucks. Led by trucks from the Detroit automakers, pickups accounted for five of the industry’s 10 best-selling vehicles in 2020 despite their increasingly higher prices and the coronavirus pandemic. Ford Motor’s F-Series truck retained its decades-long sales dominance,...

As the coronavirus crisis continues to run rampant across nearly every state, only two states, California and New Mexico, have thus far imposed new restrictions which impact any segment of the RV industry. In all other states, RV manufacturing, RV sales and service, and RV parks and campgrounds remain open, although some have restrictions as...

U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt announced 30 new national recreation trails in 25 states, adding more than 1,275 miles to the National Trails System. Secretary Bernhardt made the announcement from Lake Mead National Recreation Area, where he designated 76 miles of the Colorado River within Lake Mead National Recreation Area as a national…

David Meerman Scott has long been a world traveler. He’s lived in Tokyo and Hong Kong. He’s visited 107 countries and all seven continents. As an author and marketing expert, the 59-year-old is invited to speak all over the world, and he and his wife, Yukari, treasure their trips abroad. “We’ve always had two to...

This camp cooker pumpkin pie is a simple and yummy treat to make while camping. With camping season upon us I thought that it was high time that I share one of our favorite pie iron pies.  My boys are obsessed with pumpkin pie!  Check out this recipe so that you can make this tasty…

A new survey from RVshare found that families are preparing for holiday road trips this year. According to RVshare’s Holiday Travel Sentiment survey, almost half of respondents (47 percent) plan on traveling to visit family, with more than two-thirds (68 percent) saying they will travel by car or RV. “This holiday season, RV rentals can…

Maryland farmers are finding a new source of income through a vacation rental platform. Hipcamp is similar to Airbnb, which allows people to rent out their homes, apartments and other private quarters for short stays. But as the name suggests, Hipcamp focuses on camping accommodations. The company was started in 2013, and slowly grew in popularity out...

While most pumpkins will have glowing faces this Halloween, make yours stand out with an RV or camping design. KOA and Hamilton’s RV have created several templates featuring motorhomes, travel trailers, campfires, and other scenes inspired by the outdoors. And they’re all free to print! To use the templates: Save and print out your favorite design below.  Tape…

The breeze carried a whiff of campfire into the open window. Outside, the sound of waves lapping the rocky shoreline set a rhythm of easy solitude on the night. A light rain began to fall and I drew the down comforter tighter around my shoulders, thankful that I was in a warm, dry travel trailer...

RV companies are seeing a boom in business this fall. RV rental company Outdoorsy shared that it is already “on pace to exceed last year’s November bookings” in a statement sent to FOX Business, which it suggests could be a response to the coronavirus pandemic. “Initially, we saw demand stemming from quarantine fatigue, where travelers were eager to spend...

Socially distanced travel has brought RVs back into the fold in a big way. Here’s how you can make sure you stick to your health goals while traveling and living in an RV. Picture this: You’re cruising across Jackson Hole, Wyoming at dawn, best friend in the passenger seat, and pup snoring soundly on the…

RVers share a passion for the outdoors. Often while RVing and camping with friends and family we catch ourselves reveling in the stars. How do you capture a moment like that? Here’s our simple guide to photographing stars with a DSLR camera while out on the open road. Check The Sky The first thing you…

Today, the Department of the Interior announced three new actions by the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Park Service to aggressively increase broadband internet access in rural communities and reduce wildfire risks. Deputy Secretary Katharine MacGregor made the announcement at the Bureau of Land Management headquarters in Grand...

Dogs are entertaining and excellent companions on the Open Road! RVing with your pets can make your adventure more fulfilling. One of the common gripes we hear about people who want to travel the country is that the options are very limited for places to stay or visit with their dogs. RVing is a great…

There’s a campground, rather peculiarly, in downtown Gibson City in Ford County along Route 9. We pass it several times a year on our way to the whimsical Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In. The campground has been busy. One night my wife and our daughter thought it was packed to capacity. This year, this 2020, is…

In an election year marked by bitter partisanship, racial reckoning and the far-reaching consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, people from across the political spectrum managed to find common ground: America’s public lands and national parks. President Donald Trump in August signed into law the Great American Outdoors Act, widely hailed as the most important piece of conservation…

Recently, both the City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County issued temporary stay at home orders in response to increases in COVID cases and hospitalizations. Los Angeles County issued a temporary stay at home order effective November 30, lasting through December 20, that limits business in the county and prohibits all gatherings of individuals...

For many, the coronavirus pandemic has been a time rife with anxiety and uncertainty as families struggle to adjust to the new normal. But for Tanya McDowell of Cutchogue, NY, the last months have been a pivotal turning point — and have meant a life shift that sent her packing up an RV and hitting...