Americans plan on taking nearly 281 million trips between March and June according to the Travel Industry Association of america’s spring forecast. Travel journalist valarie d’elia has some interesting ideas and places to look at for spring travel.
Like the Chateau, the Chateau Sport is built with high quality and workmanship.
If you’re looking for a motorhome with a sporty look, the Chateau Sport is your best choice. With a variety of floor-plans from which to choose, it’s easy to find one that meets your lifestyle needs and taste. These models feature a comfortable living area including a full kitchen, dinette, sleeping area, bathroom and lots of storage space inside and out.
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Registering your RV in the state of Montana can present many advantages:
* Montana has no sales tax.
* Montana has no personal property tax on vehicles.
* The annual registration fee is generally less expensive than in many other states on recreational vehicles.
How can you legally register your new RV in the state of Montana?
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With the biggest inventory in stock and ready to roll from Kansas City to Denver, we’ve got a truck and trailer for you. Search our site for specs and pics.
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The Arizona woman, one of thousands of RV owners who’ve turned Fairplex into their own small city this week, prefers to live life on the road, cruising the country in 10-miles-to-the-gallon luxury.
“I’m a gypsy at heart,” said Moore, 68. “I like to see what’s over the hill and around the next corner. … It’s the gypsy lifestyle of new people and new experiences.”
At the massive Fairplex gathering, she’s found a mecca for those with an inner gypsy.
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The credit line on the cover of this book should be quite familiar to MotorHome magazine readers — Gaylord Maxwell has carried a monthly column in the publication for 25 years. Some of them have been tongue-in-cheek, while others addressed serious topics — but all spoke of issues that confront every RVer.
nd the best of them, culled from March 1991 through July 2003, have been brought together within these 278 pages. Calling on experiences from more than a half-million miles of motorhoming, Gaylord writes about full-timing, boondocking, uninvited guests and what to pack (Rule No.5: If you are packing for full-time travel, each half of a couple should have veto power over what the other wants to take).
In self-effacing style, he candidly admits to mistakes made on his first RV trip, and even having to sleep on the coach couch when snoring caused by sleep apnea was waking up his wife, Margie. No matter the topic, however, each short story offers insight into the motorhome lifestyle for newbies and veterans alike.
While a return to “micro” coaches isn’t likely, we may be witnessing the rebirth of compact Class C’s — except now, the chassis is DaimlerChrysler’s Dodge Sprinter, and the engine is a willing Mercedes-Benz five-cylinder diesel, capable of a claimed 17-19 mpg.
Bill Rex, president and CEO of Rexhall Industries, is among many in the RV industry who are happy that a lightweight motorhome chassis is available again.
“We built about 10,000 of those little Toyota motorhomes, until they stopped building the chassis,” said Rex. “I didn’t think there was a chassis qualified to replace that Toyota until the Dodge Sprinter came to our shores, and neither did the other manufacturers. I believe the Sprinter chassis is satisfying a demand that hasn’t been filled in years.”
Rexhall’s contribution to the new Sprinter-based mini-motorhome movement is the RVAN. Based on a 159-inch wheelbase chassis, Rexhall starts by extending the wheelbase to 190 inches, which makes a larger box possible. But instead of stretching the chassis behind the rear wheels and increasing overhang, Rexhall makes its addition between the wheels, which, according to Rex, improves weight distribution and handling overall.
Creating all the comforts of home in a comparatively diminutive coach is a challenge. Even so, Rex is obviously proud of the finished product. “When you go inside, you’ll see it’s not a little ‘B’ van,” he asserted. “It’s a real motorhome. There’s lots of headroom, and the bathroom has a real shower and a sliding-glass door. It’s even got a 3.4-kW AC generator option that runs on LP-gas so you don’t have to pay for an expensive diesel genset.” The larger of the two available floorplans, the 26-foot 2600 (shown here) is available with living room and bedroom slides to expound upon the big motorhome feel.
To keep costs down, the RVAN comes with the basics, allowing the end user to custom-tailor the coach to his or her own particular needs.
In the living area, there’s a sleeper sofa streetside, a dinette sofa curbside and three stowable tables. The kitchen features a two-burner stove, double-bowl stainless-steel sink and an eight-cubic-foot Norcold refrigerator. There’s no oven, but an overhead microwave is available. Other options include swiveling cab seats, living area/bedroom television(s), a lounge chair, a dinette sofa that converts into a small bed, and a high/low dinette table.
“We’ll pretty much provide people with whatever they want,” Rex noted. “All they have to do is ask.”
