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Continue reading #SPONSORED/BIOLITE: Savings and SpecialsBY Dawn Wilson, Estes Park Trail-Gazette—Our national parks offer incredible recreational opportunities, no matter the time of the year you decide to visit. But during the winter months, unique activities can connect you to the wilderness, landscapes, and wonder of our national parks.
Continue reading #CAMPING/WINTER: Rocky Mountain National Park Crews Busy Finishing Up Projects Before WinterBy Scott Rivers—It’s time to get on the road across the country in your motorhome. Before making that trip, there’s some work to be done by the driver that always starts with tires.
Continue reading #FAQ/USEFULTIPS: How Long Do RV Tires/Tyres Last?By Charles Joseph—As you travel to your vacation destination with your travel trailer, you find yourself behind what seems like an endless lineup of semi-trucks. 80 miles down the road you finally see your sign of hope “Weigh Station 1 Mile.” As they all start to pull off, that little voice in your mind plants a seed of doubt, “Do RVs have to stop at weigh stations?”
Continue reading #FAQ/WEIGHSTATIONS: Do RVs Have to Stop at Weigh Stations?By Ben Branch —Following up an article featuring NASA’s Astronaut Transport Van, the most famous National Aeronautics and Space Administration vehicle on earth, we bring you information and photographs of an Airstream Excella in pristine condition for sale in Lubbock, Texas.
Continue reading #FORSALE/AIRSTREAM: 1982 Airstream Excella Motorhome Being Auctioned by Bonham’sBY Various Sources—After more than a year of pandemic, the desires of the French have gradually changed: travel, teleworking, consumption… Disruptions that Ford wanted to study by carrying out a new study with the YouGov institute.* And the results are surprising.
Continue reading #VANLIFE/STUDY: Ford (France) Commissions New Study on VanlifeBY Kimberlea Weeks—It is time to get those GMCs together—and their owners, too. Even s.o.b.s (some other brands). And other vintage RVs. We have been good, and we have been safe, and now we need to meet and eat. And along the way, we will learn things, catch up with each other, and just have FUN!
Space is limited. Registration closes September 1.
Continue reading #RALLY/GMCMOTORHOME: Come and Celebrate GMCMI’s 40th Anniversary in Tennessee!BY C.C. Weiss—With a modular, multifunctional rear lounge so comfy it puts most full-size camper vans to shame, the Vanderer Urban Camper was easily one of the coolest mini-campers of 2021. A year and a half later, it’s getting even better. The homey tiny lounge-on-wheels is going fully electric atop the Peugeot e-Rifter and Citroën e-Berlingo.
Continue reading #ELECTRIC/CAMPER: World’s Latest Electric RV is a Great Multifunctional Mini-CamperBY Jason Torchinsky—In hindsight, the GMC Motorhome is an incredible, improbable thing. Campers and RVs and Motorhomes or whatever you want to call those drivable houses-on-wheels have always been the domain of smaller, lower-tech specialist companies as opposed to major automakers, which is why so many RVs are built like construction company office trailers bolted to a truck chassis.
Continue reading #DESIGN/GMCMOTORHOME: Designer Reimagines A Modern Version Of The Legendary GMC MotorhomeBy Marco Kathuria—Part one of a vintage RV exterior and interior tour series in three parts and featuring Scott Sommers, owner of a fully-restored 1974 GMC Motorhome. It is part of an on-going series of interviews and coach tours focusing on the GMC Motorhome owner community. Other videos in this series can be found on our YouTube channel.
Continue reading #VIDEO/WALKAROUND: Scott Sommers Shows Us Around the Exterior of His 1974 GMC Motorhome (Part 1 of 3)BY Marco Kathuria—It was National Go RVing Day this past weekend, automotive and RV industry expert Mike Caudill discussed electric RVs, the shifting demographics of RVers, and how you can use Go RVing’s website to plan your next RV trip.
Continue reading VIDEO/RVLIFE: DC TV Station Highlights National Go RVing DayBY BARRY ARD—The 2022-23 Media Kit describes the successes we’ve had since launching the My Motorhome Life brand in August, 2021.
Continue reading #ADVERTISING/SPONSORSHIP: The MyMotorhomeLife Media KitBY Jim Bounds—In this video, I discuss how to determine if your Olds 455 or 403 engine is bad. I forgot to demonstrate and talk about the importance of performing a compression test in part one. In part two, I dive right in, so follow along!
Continue reading #REHAB/RANCH: How to Tell if the Motor in Your GMC Motorhome is Bad? (pt. 2)BY Angelica Stabile & Marco Kathuria—As the U.S. celebrates the 150th anniversary of Yellowstone National Park here’s a collection of fascinating facts and interesting details, numbers, and quotes to this remarkable national preserve. We’ve also included campground information with links and information to help you book your spot.
Continue reading #HISTORY/YELLOWSTONE: 150 Facts On The 150th Anniversary Of America’s First National ParkEntry forms will be available starting August 1, 2022 at the Vintage/Classic Motorhome Show Facebook page or at Eventbrite.com.
Continue reading #VINTAGE/RVSHOW: Classic Motorhome Show on Oct. 1 in Columbia, PASun tea, where tea bags are strewn in a large glass container with a lot of water and left outside to ‘brew’ in the sun’s heated rays, takes a few days to get to a strength that satisfies. so we’ve developed a risk-free and speedy way to get all that tea goodness over ice.
Continue reading #PARTNER/HOWTO: How To Flash Brew Tea – Peet’s CoffeeBY Marco Kathuria—Interested in RVing but not sure where to start? Check out @GoRVing’s First Timer’s Tool Kit and find the inspiration to get out there–just in time for #NationalGoRVingDay!
Continue reading #GUIDES/RVLIFE: GoRVing Day 2022By Mercedes Streeter—One of the great things about the resurgence of camper vans is that a number of fantastic vintage vans are resurfacing. Some of them are known greats like Volkswagen campers, but some are more obscure campers like this van before you today. The Bedford Dormobile is Britain’s answer to the campers of its day and it sure is bizarre.
Continue reading #VINTAGE/DORMOBILE: The Bedford CA Dormobile Was Britain’s Curious Answer to the Volkswagen CamperBY Marco Kathuria—THOR Industries, Inc. announced the release of the company’s North American Motorized Electric RV Study, which explores consumer expectations, key purchase motivators and electric infrastructure development needs.
Continue reading #STUDY/ELECTRICRV: THOR Publishes Key Insights About Consumer Expectations for Motorized Electric RVsBy Mercedes Streeter—When the subject of vintage RVs come up a lot of people will think of greats like the GMC Motorhome, an Airstream, or perhaps a classic Winnebago. There’s another gorgeous unit worth considering and remembering: the Travco/Dodge Motor Home.
Continue reading #VINTAGE/TRAVCO: This Streamlined RV was Designed by the Man Who Coined the Term “Motorhome”BY Jim Bounds—In this video, I discuss how to determine if your Olds 455 or 403 engine is bad. I explore issues with oil pressure, timing, and compression, among other things.
Continue reading #REHAB/RANCH: How to Tell if the Motor in Your GMC Motorhome is Bad? (pt. 1)