For a country so popular with tourists, RVs are an anomaly. So much so, that when Nadine Hamilton rolled her company’s first (and thus far only) rental RV out, the license reads, “JFRV” for Jamaica’s First RV. But if the concept works, it may not be the last RV on the popular Caribbean island.

Authors/publishers Ken and Ellie Hamill recently published the tenth annual edition of their pioneer guidebook “Big Rigs Best Bets,” a directory of RV parks and campgrounds for RV enthusiasts with long recreational vehicles.
The 472-page book takes the guesswork out of deciding where RVers can park their big rigs by providing information on 1,150 RV parks […]

RV enthusiasts of Civil War reenactments may find Florida a drawing card at mid-month. More than 2,000 living history reenactors will re-create the Battle of Olustee that was fought on February 20, 1863. Full-scale artillery, mounted cavalry and three African American regiments, including the 54th Massachusetts, took part in the fighting that day. The modern […]

February 2, 2010, WASHINGTON, D.C. — While the chief of the US National Park Service received the Obama administration’s budget proposal for the nation’s park system with graciousness, the same cannot be said for the chief “friends” group of the parks.
The National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) issued a statement yesterday criticizing the proposed $2.7 billion […]

Feb. 1, 2010 — Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) and Newmar Corporation (Newmar) announced today that the companies have entered into a multi-year exclusivity agreement. FCCC will provide Newmar, a premiere Class A motorhome manufacturer, with its XC-R motorhome chassis for three of Newmar’s distinctive RV models.
The agreement is for upcoming model years of Newmar’s […]

The Vancouver Park Board’s temporary RV park is still accepting reservations for 2010 Winter Games visitors. Space is available as Olympic visitors make last-minute plans to attend events in Vancouver but it is recommended that reservations are made as soon as possible.
“There has been a tremendous increase in bookings lately, in particular from Washington State, […]