Words of Wisdom from the Original

Tin Can Tourists

I was pondering how to begin this newsletter…when it was right there in front of me! The photo at the top of the page is of TCT sergeants patroling the campground at a 1930′s era camp in Gainesville, Florida. (The uncropped version is below, courtesy of the RV/MH Heritage Foundation.)  Signs in the camp instructed travelers to “Go Slow” and “Keep to the Right”.   (Read more)  

Remember when….gas was a buck and a quarter? 

It was all that long ago.  Want to see how prices have inched up in the last decade, see the statistics from the Energy Information Administration.  (Yes, there is really such an agency.)  Read more

 We Adapt

Undaunted by the fuel prices, travelers are making do.  RV’ers are still traveling, but closer to home.  Full timers are staying put.  And everyone is conserving fuel.  That hasn’t stopped American’s from taking a break this summer. Read more

RV History: Aircraft and Airstream

As further proof of the small world theory, aircraft and motorhomes are closely linked in history. In his book The Dumb Things Sold Just Like That”, Al Hesselbart tells about aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss (of Curtiss-Wright Aricraft) and his work in the RV industry.  Read more

Spirt of St. Louis…Motorhomes…Bowlus Road Chief

Curtiss wasn’t the only inventor with connections to both aircraft and motorhome industries.Glider pilot/motorhome manufacturer William Hawley Bowlus was also a member of that club. Read more

Off to the Races

Pete Hylton, of the Sports Car Club of America, will soon release his book on the “Ghost Tracks of the SCCA.” Read more

Rally Ho! A New Trivia Game for RV’ers

There is a new game on the market, America’s first RV-themed board game. Read more

What the famous had to say about……

LAUGHTER

If a man smiles all the time he’s probably selling something that doesn’t work. ..George Carlin

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We recommend

Pat and Cindy Bonish’s website on their experience as fulltimers.  Read more

Julianne Crane’s column on the RV lifestyle, Wheel Life, that appears every Saturday in the Spokesman Review (Spokane, Washington).  Read more

Let’s hear it for the seniors

Think about adopting a canine companion. Try a more mature dog. I know from my own experience how great the seniors are as pets.  Read more 

See ya in a couple of weeks!