Why Go RVing? 

 Easy on the Pocket

You shouldn’t have to spend a lot of money on something called free time.

Owning an RV makes economic sense. You are able to travel while spending significantly less. You have unlimited flexibility, even on a limited budget.

Many RV models allow a family of four to save up to 74 percent on vacation costs over other forms of travel. That’s a calculation that takes into account RV ownership costs, including payments, insurance, maintenance, tires, tax breaks, registration and depreciation.

Want to take your family of four to Orlando for a week? Traveling in a typical family motorhome will cost you 53 percent less than flying, renting a car, staying in a hotel and eating out. A trip to the Grand Canyon in a folding camping trailer will cost 70 percent less than driving and using hotels and restaurants.

PKF Consulting, an international travel and tourism research firm, recently conducted a complete vacation cost analysis. The study found that family RV vacations cost less than travel by personal car, train. Airline, or cruise ship.

Not only do other forms of travel cost more, the outlay typically covers only one vacation. Not so with an RV. It’s ready to go again whenever you are.

It all adds up. RVing gives you the most for your vacation dollars.

“RVing costs less than staying in hotels/motels. We can also cook our own food and save on restaurants.”
-RV owner Brenda Baker, Alexandria, IN

“For the vast majority of RV buyers, the interest on their motorhome or towable unit is deductible at tax time because it qualifies as a second home.”
-Richard Coon, president, Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA

Creature Comforts

 With fully equipped kitchens and baths, central air and heat, TVs, VCRs and surround-sound speakers, today’s RVs provide travelers with all the amenities of home. Many units also come equipped with slideout sections expanding the living, bedroom, kitchen and/or dining space at the touch of a button

Another plus: There's no settling for second-rate restaurants, or paying top dollar. You can dine in or out as you please

What's more, you can gradually add the small touches that turn your rolling house into a home. Touches such as your favorite pillow. Your favorite coffee. Your kayak. Your bike. 

First-time RV travelers may be surprised at all the modern conveniences and creature comforts available in many of today’s RVs, including:

• Choice of twin, double, queen, and king-sized beds – even bunkbeds for the kids
• Full bath and shower or tub
• Refrigerator and freezer with ice maker
• Microwave
• Dishwasher
• Full range with oven
• Trash compactor
• Satellite dish
• Internet-ready computer station
• Closed-circuit rear-view camera for backing up
• Washer and dryer
• Whirlpool bath
• Outdoor entertainment center
• Patio/awning
• Basement storage
• CD and DVD systems with headphones
• Video game system
• Direct broadcast satellite antennas
• Global positioning systems
• Driver’s seat with built in heat and massage

“Did you ever spend the summer driving to the Grand Canyon in a minivan with no DVD player in it? Now imagine the same family vacation in an RV that has a queen-sized bed, two phone lines and three TVs!”
-Elizabeth Chang, reporter, Washington Post’s KidsPost, July 14, 2004

In an RV, you may be miles away from home, but not from the convenience and comforts of home.

Outdoor Escapes

Go camping. Go climbing. Go canoeing. Go RVing.

 It’s a big country out there. And in an RV you can see and do it all. You can visit a national park – or all of the national parks. See the Northern Lights. Go skiing in the winter and scuba diving in the summer. Fish your way across America. Visit 49 state Capitals or 100 Civil War battle sites.

An RV has room for all your treasures and memorabilia picked up along the way. It can also handle your favorite gear for any sport – biking, golfing, rock climbing, kayaking, canoeing and more.

A recreation vehicle can also give you the means for getting involved with environmental issues you care about. Participate in wild bird counts all over North America. Take part in river cleanups from coast to coast. Or volunteer at archeological digs.

Help foster a love for the outdoors in your children, as well. RV owners surveyed by Robert Hitlin & Associates cited teaching children a respect for nature as an important benefit of family RV camping. Of those who camped as children, 95 percent said it had a positive impact on their adult lives, helping them develop an appreciation for the outdoors and insight into different people and places.

RVing allows you to experience America like never before. In an RV, the great outdoors has never been closer. Whether your passion is hiking, canoeing, attending festivals, or camping with the kids, RVing is a wonderfully fun, surprisingly affordable way to get there more often.

“The so-called ‘middle of nowhere’ can be a joyous place to drive an RV because in a house on wheels you don’t feel as if you’re supposed to be somewhere else.”
-Brad Herzog, author of “Small World: A Microcosmic Journey”

RVing puts the world at your doorstep. Wherever your doorstep happens to be.