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Pebble Flow Hits 100 Units: What Real Owners Are Reporting
One hundred units isn’t a lot of RVs. Airstream alone ships thousands of Bambi trailers a year. But 100 …

One Year In: What Pebble Flow Owners Have Actually Learned
Most coverage of the Pebble Flow reads like a press release with photos. It tells you the battery is big, the …

Evotrex PG5: The Power-Generating Trailer Heading to Production
If you’ve been towing with an EV truck or seriously eyeing one, you’ve probably already done the …

Zion's RV Ban Is Now Real: What to Do If You Planned That Route
You’re halfway through planning your fall Southwest loop, Zion is on the route, and you just found out …

Entegra Coach Embark: Can You Actually Rent the First Electric Class A RV?
Most people assume the first mainstream electric Class A RV is still a few years out, something being promised …

New Motorhome Sales Are Now Blocked in 7 States. Here Is What to Do
If you’re in Vermont, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Oregon, Washington, or California and …

Zion Just Banned Large RVs from Its Most Famous Road
You pull up to Zion’s East Entrance on a Tuesday morning in July, towing your fifth wheel, and the …

Why Right Now Is a Rare Buyer's Market for RVs
Most people assume that when an industry is struggling, the smart move is to wait it out. Watch from the …

The Multi-State New Motorhome Sales Squeeze Is Now in Effect
Most coverage of the CARB motorhome situation treats it like a coming storm. It’s not coming. It landed. …

The CURT Suspension Bolt Recall Hitting a Dozen RV Brands
If you towed your travel trailer to a summer campsite this year feeling good about your rig, you might be …

California Just Banned Ghost Campers. Here Is What RVers Need to Know
You open ReserveCalifornia on your phone at 7:59 a.m., finger hovering, and the second that booking window …

California AB 618: What the New Campsite No-Show Law Means for RVers
Something most California state park regulars assumed was basically harmless just became very expensive. As of …

Grand Design Lineage Series E: A New Class C Built Differently
Grand Design just did something it has never done in its 13-year history: it built a motorhome. The Lineage …

Patrick and Lippert Are Merging: What It Means for RV Owners
If you’ve been watching RV industry news lately, you already know something big just happened. And if …

Dometic's Propane-Free Water Heater and What It Means for RVers
You plug into shore power at a campground, flip on the hot water, and think nothing of it. That’s been …

Why Right Now Is a Rare Buyer's Window in the RV Market
Most people assume the best time to buy an RV is spring, when dealerships are buzzing and the whole industry …

California Just Changed the Rules for State Park Campsite Bookings
Most coverage of AB 618 treats it like a gentle policy update. It isn’t. California just rewired the …

The Patrick-Lippert Merger Could Change How You Fix Your RV
If you’ve been following RV industry news this summer, you already know something big just happened. On …

The Lippert-Patrick Merger Could Change How Your RV Gets Built
Picture this: you’re 600 miles from home, your Lippert slide-out refuses to retract, and you’re on …

Dometic's New Electric-Only RV Water Heater Ditches Propane for Good
Most RVers still think of propane as a permanent fixture, something you’ll always need to fill, …

California Just Banned Repeat No-Shows From State Park Campsites
California’s most coveted state park campsites have been plagued for years by the same problem: someone …

TPMS Now Standard on Towables: What RV Buyers Need to Know
If you’ve bought a trailer in the last few years or you’re thinking about buying one in the next …

Lippert and Patrick Industries Are Merging. Here Is What It Means for Your RV
You’re sitting in a campground in August, trying to schedule a slide-out repair, and the service writer …

Why RVers Are Winning the Dust-Off Summer of 2026
Something shifted this spring, and if you’ve been watching campground booking patterns the way I have, …

How the De Minimis Rule Change Will Raise Your RV Parts Costs
If you’ve ever ordered a cheap LED strip light, a replacement water pump switch, or a set of leveling …

Data Center Boom Is Squeezing RVers Out of Campgrounds
You pull into a campground outside Cedar Rapids on a Wednesday afternoon in June, no holiday weekend in sight, …

How to Camp by RV at a FIFA World Cup Host City This Summer
Most people watching the World Cup this summer booked a hotel six months ago and are now quietly panicking …

Canadian Snowbirds Are Skipping U.S. RV Parks This Winter
Every Florida campground operator I’ve talked to this spring has the same look on their face: that …

Love's Is Building Out the Biggest RV Stop Network on the Road
You’re somewhere on I-80, it’s 9 p.m., you’ve been driving since noon, and your only options …

The EPA Just Killed the DEF Sensor Requirement on Diesel Motorhomes
Most diesel motorhome owners have a ghost-fault story. Mine happened outside Amarillo in the summer of 2022, a …

New GMI Rule Will Change How Your RV Accepts Shore Power
Most coverage treats this like a tech footnote. It’s not. On June 4, 2026, the RVIA Board of Directors …

New Shore Power Safety Rule Is Coming for All New RVs
If you’re shopping for a new RV right now, or you manage a campground, something just shifted that you …

California's Clean Truck Check Is Now Hitting Diesel Motorhome Owners
Picture this: you’re rolling into California on I-40 in late June, maybe headed to Yosemite or just …