2008 North Country and 4Runner
It really is an exciting time in terms of travel-trailer floorplans. The economy is such that manufacturers are reexamining the way they design new models, recognizing that (relatively) smaller tow...
View ArticleLance’s New Travel Trailer: An Exclusive Look at the 1880
When I received the call from my publisher telling me to prepare for an incoming Lance trailer, I thought there was a mistake. A Lance camper, certainly, but a trailer? For more than 40 years,...
View ArticleThe Dyna Aire DA 361
It’s always big news when a manufacturer unveils a new product. It’s even more groundbreaking when a longtime motorhome manufacturer decides to throw its hat into the towable arena. With the...
View ArticleKeystone Raptor 21FB
The first thing you’ll notice on the new Keystone Raptor 21FB is its distinctive V-nose. The enclosed A-frame means the LP-gas cylinders are hidden from sight, allowing you to take in the real beauty...
View ArticleKomfort Resort 239FB
For the 2010 model year, Komfort set out looking for a change of pace — a line of travel trailers with more interior space than their lengths would suggest, and a bold exterior design with different...
View ArticleA Perfect Match
From the outset, matching a truck and trailer would seem an easy task; find a trailer that has the features you want and is well within the truck’s maximum tow rating, and you’re off. But experienced...
View ArticleEverGreen Element Travel Trailers
Lightweight, extremely durable and environmentally friendly — what more could anyone want from a travel trailer? Evergreen Recreational Vehicles has a new line of 24-foot Element trailers that goes...
View ArticleDesert Paradise
The desert is a place people either love or hate. While few can deny the beauty of a lush forest, rolling plains or a mountain peak, the opinions of the western desert tend to be more polarized. Some...
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Lighter-Weight Fifth-Wheels
Now that you’ve decided to buy a trailer, the real fun begins: Do you opt for a travel trailer or a fifth-wheel? In the past, your tow vehicle often made quick work of that dilemma — larger, full-size...
View ArticleKeep Bugs Out of Your RV!
Nobody likes being bugged by insects, especially on vacation, but the nature of RVs and outdoor camping means that your vehicle attracts bugs from the first hatch of spring to the first frost of fall....
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Keep Bugs Out of Your RV!
Nobody likes being bugged by insects, especially on vacation, but the nature of RVs and outdoor camping means that your vehicle attracts bugs from the first hatch of spring to the first frost of fall....
View Article5 Tips to Finding an RV Repair Facility
Whether it’s time for routine RV maintenance or your rig needs extensive repairs, finding a reliable and trustworthy facility before you take your RV for service is important. Follow these guidelines...
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3,000 Mile Oil Change – is it History?
For many years consumers have used the rule of thumb that you should change your engine oil every 3,000 miles for autos, trucks, and SUVs. Over the past several years there have been tests by various...
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Product Highlight – McKesh Towing Mirrors, Still #1
Towing mirrors aren’t just a good idea, they’re the law. In fact, if you check the laws in 50 different states, you’ll find that they all have little variations. Be sure to check your own state laws...
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Shrinking Trailers, Shrinking Cars, Shrinking Hitches
It seems, my friends, that the sun blotting trailers of yesteryear are quickly giving way to the sub-compact micro-trailers. While I’m all in favor of increased fuel economy and parking in one zip...
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Towing Mirrors are NOT optional
I know how it goes. You’ve got your new trailer, you’ve signed on the dotted line (which is never dotted, by the way), and you can’t wait to get your new baby off the lot and to the nearest state park....
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How Safe Is The Hitch On Your Motor Home?
The Lug_Nut View. Trailer hitches, we all have them, most of us use them. Today’s trailer hitches, or Hidden Hitch like assemblies, are found on pretty well all SUV’s, pickups, vans, cross-over’s,...
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No Sway Hitch for Any Size Trailer
If you call Hensley Mfg. and ask about a sway control hitch, you’ll be told that Hensley is not interested in controlling trailer sway. They are interested in eliminating trailer sway. And that’s...
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RV TOWING: Is the “Value” Antisway Bar Worth a Try?
Last year our old antisway bar got bent (and I don’t mean it developed a drinking problem). So we went shopping for a new antisway bar and discovered the “Value Friction Sway Control”...
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Great Grills and BBQs For Small Trailers
Up north all winter we’ve been gazing longingly at our RVs in the driveway, impatient for signs of spring, itching to hit the road. Spring camping has finally sprung in the Pacific Northwest, but that...
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