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The additional two slideouts allow for a spacious bedroom, including a queen-size bed, a second television and a convenient workstation with Internet hookup. Figure B Another Class A, the Airstream Skydeck, is the world's first RV with a patio built onto the roof (figure B) . Sportsmen's Paradise This next class is designed for weekend getaways and/or off-road adventures. One example is the Chinook Baja, a slick and sophisticated 4 X 4 Class C RV that comes with cherry wood-finished cabinets, double-door refrigerator and GPS (global positioning system) navigational system. The Lance Camper 1161 features a slideout with several floor plans, including a new side entry that allows entrance or exit of the vehicle from an established camping area. The Lance's dinette allows for additional seating and easily converts into a large bed that sleeps two. For those of you who want to bring along your sporting vehicles, there's the Blaze 'N' Ramp Trailer that is designed specifically for carrying them right on board. Figure C Figure D Family Affair This set of RVs can be suited to family travel. The Jayco Eagle tent trailer (figure C) is often the first step a family might take when embarking on the RV lifestyle. It blends a roughing-it type of camping vacation with all of the conveniences of home. For those families who want a little more than the basics, there's the Carriage Carri-Lite 5th Wheel. If offers all the space of a class A, but needs a tow vehicle. The slideout adds an additional 30 to 40 square feet of space (figure D) . Simple Living on Wheels As more people try life on the road, manufacturers have come up with options to match every budget. So, if you're looking to economize without giving up comfort and convenience, then these compact and easy-to-manage RVs are for you. Figure E Figure E--The Chalet camping trailer is one of the smallest tow trailers on the market and can be assembled in 30 seconds or less. Particularly popular with first-time tent campers that want a little more luxury than sleeping on the ground, it comes equipped with an outside shower, and a trailer sleeps four--the couch folds into a full-size bed that sleeps two people, and the dinette folds into another bed that sleeps two more. Figures F and G--The Coachmen Chapparal Fifth Wheel is a great vehicle for the family that is looking to trade up to a larger class of RV. Completely revolutionizing RV design, it features for the first time, bunk beds as well as a large queen-size bed and spacious sleeping arrangements in the convertible furniture. There's also a galley kitchen with a double sink, stove, microwave and double-door refrigerator. It sleeps eight. Figure F Figure G Figure H Figure I Full-Time RVs As the name suggests, these mid-priced luxury motor homes are suited for those who like to live on the road full time--from the Georgie Boy Cruisemaster (figure H) , which boasts a galley kitchen, dinette and computer workstation, to the Western Alpine Coach Class A (figure I) , a 38-foot, front-door triple slideout that features a spacious living room, full residential refrigerator, garden shower and double slideout bedroom. It's even got a 37-inch plasma TV in the center of the floor plan! Large and in Charge Last up on our pictorial tour are some of the most luxurious RVs on the market for 2003. Figure J Figure K Figure J--Each Foretravel Unicoach has a custom-designed interior, retractable awning for shady outdoor dining, elegant fabrics on the furniture, 20-inch flat-screen television and a queen-size bed in the master bedroom. As an added bonus, the graphics on the exterior can be easily matched with the owner's car or boat. Figure K--The Country Coach Lexa luxury motor coach features a high-tech dashboard with massaging driver's seat and GPS navigational system. Inside the coach are ultra-suede furnishings, residential refrigerator and lighting and even heated tile flooring. This top-of-the-line 45-foot motor coach even has a home-theater system (pictured) with surround-sound speakers and a 42-inch plasma television that conveniently disappears when not in use. RESOURCES: Friendship Quattro Class A RV Gulfstream Coach, Inc. PO Box 1005 Nappanee, IN 46550 Phone: 574-773-7761 Toll-free: 800-289-8787 Website: www.gulfstreamcoach.com Skydeck Class A diesel motor home Airstream, Inc. PO Box 629 (mailing address) 419 W. Pike St. (street address) Jackson Center, OH 45334 Phone: 937-596-6111 Website: www.airstream.com Patriot Class A RV Beaver Motorcoaches, Inc. PO Box 5639 Bend, OR 97701 Phone: 541-389-1144 Website: www.beavermotorcoaches.com * Note: Beaver motorcoaches are manufactured by Monaco Corp.Monaco Coach Corp. 91320 Coburg Industrial Way Coburg, OR 97408 Phone: 541-686-8011 Toll-free: 877-466-6226 Website: www.monaco-online.com Baja class C van conversion Chinook Trailwagons PO Box 246 (mailing address) 230 Wabash St. (street address) Yakima, WA 98907 Phone: 509-248-9026 Toll-free: 800-552-8886 Website: www.chinookrv.com Lance 1161 truck camper Lance Campers Manufacturing, Inc. 43120 Venture St. Lancaster, CA 93535 Phone: 661-949-3322 Website: www.lancecamper.com Photographer's Edition van conversion Sportsmobile West, Inc. 3631 S. Bagley Ave. Fresno, CA 93725 Phone: 559-233-8267 Website: www.sportsmobile.com Blaze 'N' Ramp Trailer National RV 100 W. Sinclair St. Perris, CA 92571 Toll-free: 800-322-6007 Fax: 909-943-1179 Website: www.nationalrv.com 2003 Jayco Eagle camping trailer Jayco, Inc. PO Box 460 (mailing address) 903 S. Main St. (street address) Middlebury, IN 46540 Phone: 574-825-5861 Fax: 574-825-7354 Website: www.jayco.com Rialta class C motor home Winnebago Industries, Inc. PO Box 152 Forest City, IA 50436 Phone: 641-585-3535 Website: www.winnebagoind.com Carri-Lite fifth-wheel RV Carriage, Inc. PO Box 246 Millersburg, IN 46543 Phone: 574-642-3622 Toll-free: 800-832-3632 Fax: 574-642-4145 E-mail: sales@carriageinc.com Website: www.carriageinc.com Alfa See-Ya class A motor home Alfa Leisure, Inc. 13501 Fifth St. Chino, CA 91710 Phone: 909-628-5574 Toll-free: 800-430-3602 Fax: 909 591-7902 E-mail: info@AlfaLeisure.com Website: www.alfaleisure.com Freedom Truck Cabin RV A-Liner Outwest 785 S. Thompson Hemet, CA 92543 Phone: 909-929-8582 Chalet camping trailer Chalet RV, Inc. 725 First Ave. SE Albany, OR 97321 Phone: 541-791-4610 Fax: 541-791-4618 E-mail: sales@chaletrv.com Website: www.chaletrv.com Trailmanor 2619 travel trailer TrailManor, Inc. PO Box 130 Lake City, TN 37769 Phone: 865-426-7426 Website: www.trailmanor.com Coachmen Chapparal fifth-wheel RV Coachmen Industries, Inc. PO Box 3300 (mailing address) 2831 Dexter Dr.(street address) Elkhart, IN 46515 Phone: 574-262-0123 Website: www.coachmen.com Fleetwood Bounder class A RV Fleetwood RV Motor Homes Class A & C Division PO Box 59933 Riverside, CA 92517 Phone: 909-351-3500 Toll-free: 800-322-8216 Fax: 909-351-3578 Website: www.fleetwoodrv.com Cruisemaster class A RV Georgie Boy Manufacturing, LLC 69950 M62 Edwardsburg, MI 49112 Phone: 269-663-3415 Toll-free: 800-521-8733 Website: www.georgieboy.com Teton Royal fifth-wheel RV Teton Homes PO Box 2349 Mills, WY 82644 Phone: 307-235-1525 E-mail: eton@trib.com Alpine class A motor home Western Recreational Vehicles PO Box 9547 (mailing adress) 3401 W. Washington Ave. (street address) Yakima, WA 98908-0547 Phone: 509-457-4133 Toll-free: 800-777-4133 Fax: 509-457-8184 Website: www.wrv.com Fleetwood Discovery class A RV Fleetwood RV Motor Homes Class A & C Division PO Box 59933 Riverside, CA 92517 Phone: 909-351-3500 Toll-free: 800-322-8216 Fax: 909-351-3578 Website: www.fleetwoodrv.com Foretravel Unicoach class A RV Foretravel Motorcoach of California 1700 W. Mission Rd. Escondido, CA 92029 Phone: 760-747-4800 Toll-free: 800-477-1310 Fax: 760-747-6489 E-mail: foretravel@foretravel.com Website: www.foretravel.com Lexa class A RV Country Coach, Inc., a division of National RV Holdings, Inc. 210 E. Sixth Ave. Junction City, OR 97448 Toll-free: 800-654-0223 Fax: 541-998-6687 Website: www.countrycoach.com GUESTS: Mike Moran Sales Representative, Gulfstream Coach, Inc. PO Box 1005 Nappanee, IN 46550 Phone: 749-363-1474 Toll-free: 800-289-8787 Website: www.gulfstreamcoach.com Dicky Riegel Representative, Airstream, Inc. PO Box 629 Jackson Center, OH 45334-0629 Phone: 937-596-6849 Website: www.Airstream.com Alan Feld President, Sportsmobile West, Inc. 3631 S. Bagley Ave. Fresno, CA 93725 Phone: 559-233-8267 Website: www.sportsmobile.com Michael Vittetoe Sales Representative, Winnebago Industries, Inc. PO Box 152 (mailing address) 605 W. Crystal Lake Rd. (street address) Forest City, IA 50436 Phone: 641-585-6730 Dave Lawson Representative, Carriage, Inc. PO Box 246 Millersburg, IN 46543 Phone: 574-642-3622 Fax: 574-642-4145 E-mail: sales@carriageinc.com Website: www.carriageinc.com Johnnie Crean Representative, Alfa Leisure 13501 Fifth St. Chino, CA 91710 Phone: 909-591-5460 Toll-free: 800-430-3602 Fax: 909 591-7902 E-mail: info@AlfaLeisure.com Website: www.alfaleisure.com Robert Groves Representative, A-Liner Outwest 785 S. 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As chairman of the board of the American Recreation Coalition, a federation of more than 100 recreation-related companies and associations, Mr. Humphreys also carries notable credentials as a spokesperson on travel industry issues. In recognition of his outstanding efforts in sustaining and enhancing America's outdoor legacy, he was honored with the Sheldon Coleman Great Outdoors Award. Previous recipients include Former President George Bush, National Geographic Society President Gilbert Grosvenor and Former Secretary of Transportation Rodney Slater. RV Historian David Woodworth Displaying any one of his more than two dozen fully restored antique RVs along with a state-of-the art modern counterpart, David Woodworth brings RV history to life. As the world's foremost RV historian, Woodworth traces the remarkable evolution of RV travel from its earliest roots nearly a century ago to the RV phenomenon of today. "RVing has been so popular for so long because it fills one of the most basic human needs – freedom," says Woodworth. "RVing began in the early 1900s because people wanted more travel options than the rail lines offered at the time. Today, people still want choices – the ability to go wherever they want, when they want. An RV enables you to do that because your lodgings travel with you." Brad and Amy Herzog Meet Brad and Amy Herzog, an enthusiastic Generation X couple, and their photogenic toddlers Luke and Jesse. They represent today's newest generation of RV enthusiasts who enjoy the many conveniences and comforts RVs provide to families traveling with young children. Brad is an author who finds inspiration for his writing on the road. He chronicled his RV travel experiences in States of Mind, which soared to No. 2 on Amazon.com's best-seller list following his appearance on ABC-TV's Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. His latest book, Small World , tells the tales of small hamlets with grandiose names such as Rome, Oregon, Moscow, Maine and Cairo, Illinois. "Every small town has wonderful, fascinating and profound stories just waiting to be told," the couple says. "An RV, with its child-friendly features and overall affordability, is the best way to see America up close and find those stories." Acclaimed Mystery Writer Sue Henry Acclaimed mystery author Sue Henry loves talking and writing about RV travel. Henry, who hails from Alaska, has won several prestigious literary awards, and her first book, Murder on the Iditarod Trail , sold over a million copies and was made into a TV movie. Her latest work, Serpent's Trail , features RV adventurer Maxie McNabb, who travels in her motorhome to Colorado to solve a mystery. "I love being able to travel and still be at home," says Henry. "You can relax, or work, in an RV because it's your own space. 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The Most Complete RV Resource Recreational Vehicle Recreational Vehicle (or RV) is a term used in North America to describe a large enclosed piece of equipment with wheels designed to be moved from place to place for people to temporarily live in and be protected from the elements while away from their permanent home. While RVs are intended for brief leisure activities such as vacations and camping, some people, especially retirees, live in their units and are known as fulltimers. RVs can be rented in major U.S. and Canadian cities. There are different classes of vehicles generally labelled as RVs: A truck camperTruck Camper - unit is affixed to the bed or chassis of a pickup truck. Folding Camping Trailer - also known as a pop-up trailer; a light-weight unit with sides that collapse for towing and storage Travel Trailer - heavier unit with rigid sides designed to be towed by most vehicles by means of a bumper or frame hitch Fifth Wheel Travel Trailer - designed to be towed by a pickup truck equipped with a special hitch in the truck bed Park Model - designed for occasional relocation and will require a special tow vehicle and a highway movement permit Motorhome ("Winnebago", a product of the Winnebago Company that dominated the market for many years, was long a synonym for a motorhome, but this usage has faded in recent years.) Class A Motorcoach - constructed on a specially designed motor vehicle chassis, typically resembling a bus Class B Campervan - built using a conventional van, to which a raised roof has been added Class C Mini-motorhome - built on an automotive manufactured chassis with an attached van cab section Toterhome, a motor home built around a semi truck chassis such as a freightliner. This type of motor home allows you to pull large and heavy trailers while having all the conveniences of a large motor home A minimal RV typically contains beds, a table, food preparation and storage areas. Larger models add full bathrooms, refrigerators, living areas, master bedrooms, etc. Some RVs are very elaborate, with satellite TV and internet access, slide-out wall panels, and awnings; many RVs can cost in excess of $100,000 and some can cost over $1 million. These high end RVs typically need to be financed by banks or specialized lenders. Many RVers stay at RV parks, most of which feature electrical, water and sewer service (full hookups), as well as cable television and wireless Internet. Amenties often include swimming pools, gamerooms and even destination-resort activities such as horseback riding. Advantages of RVs include not having to move one's things in and out of motel rooms, not having to rent multiple motel rooms, and the fact that preparing food saves money compared to eating in restaurants. At the same time, an RV provides more organized living space and better protection from the weather than a tent. Children also tend to like RVs. Disadvantages of RVs include low fuel economy for the motorized RV or tow vehicle, lack of maid service as experienced in motels (maid service is available at a few high-end resorts), and larger RV models can be hard for the novice to drive or tow. Some people also live in RVs because they lack funds for more conventional housing. Similarly, RVs ? specifically, trailers which strongly resemble travel trailers, but usually with fewer amenities ? have been used to temporarily house victims of natural disasters. A notable example is Hurricane Katrina; the federal disaster relief agency FEMA has ordered large numbers of such trailers to house victims of the storm in Louisiana and Mississippi. Some people craft their own RVs out of cars, vans (vandwellers), or used passenger and school buses. Elkhart, Indiana, is known as the "RV Capital of the World" because it is home to many RV manufacturers, including, Forest River, Heartland RV, the Damon Corporation, Four Winds, Hy-Line, Keystone, Monaco, Sun Valley, and Travel Supreme. Many other manufacturers, including Dutchman, Gulf Stream, and Jayco, can be found in the nearby towns of Goshen, Middlebury, Nappanee, and Wakarusa. In 2005, these locales experienced a boom because of the large number of trailers ordered to house Hurricane Katrina victims. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.