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1. Decamping paradise.

Author

GREEN, MELANIE

Subjects
*CAMP sites, *RECREATIONAL vehicle living, *HOUSING, *LABOR supply
Abstract

The article focuses on the consequences of the rejection of the permit application of the Crab Apple Campground residential campsite for recreational vehicle (RV) dwellers in Tofino, British Columbia in April 2021. Topics discussed include the claims of campground dwellers that housing at the village is limited, safety and security concerns of permanent residents due to the transitory living encouraged by the site, and the effect of the permit rejection on labor supply in the area.

Published
2021

2. Uh-oh, it's raining plastic in my RV.

Author

Clark, Kim

Subjects
*RECREATIONAL vehicle living, *RETIREMENT, *BABY boom generation, *RETIREES
Abstract

Presents the experience of two baby boomers in semiretirement and outfitted with a recreational vehicle (RV). The need for driving lessons; Equipment testing; Work and recreation; Accidental damage to the RV antenna.

Published
1999

3. Quartzsite, Arizona: A `Woodstock for RV'ers.'

Author

Parsons, James J.

Subjects
*RECREATIONAL vehicle living, *TRAVEL
Abstract

Focuses on Quartzsite, Arizona, a magic name for many of the oldsters and not-so-old Americans who travel the country in self-contained residences on wheels called recreational vehicles (RV). How Quartzsite's summer population of under 2,000 swells to a million or more in winter; Visits of a few days or few months; Attraction of climate, desert environment, friendliness; Highway gridlock; Growth of a support economy; Mineral and gem shows; Swap meets; More.

Published
1992

5. Business Pulse.

Subjects
*INSTITUTIONAL investments, *BUSINESS enterprises, *RECREATIONAL vehicle living
Abstract

Offers Canadian business news briefs for April 26, 1999. The call for an investigation of Investors Acceptance Corporation, which is run by Glenn Brower, by the Good Shepherd Charitable Foundation and other investors; Condominium projects involving recreational vehicle parks in Alberta; Bob and Jacki Bosetti's travel in a Winnebago recreational vehicle; Top residential sales in Edmonton and Calgary.

Published
1999

6. Your Next Family Vacation Starts Here.

Subjects
*AUTOMOBILE travel, *RECREATIONAL vehicle living, *RECREATIONAL vehicle camping
Abstract

The article offers travel tips that considers the suggestion of getting a recreational vehicle (RV) for the ease of travel, expenses, and the benefit of freedom and flexibility.

Published
2014

7. Welcome to Amazon Town.

Author

Woo, Stu

Subjects
*TEMPORARY employees, *TEMPORARY employment, *EMPLOYEE recruitment, *SEASONAL markets, *ELECTRONIC commerce management, *RECREATIONAL vehicle living, *EMPLOYEES
Abstract

The article examines temporary employees and employment at the electronic commerce company Amazon.com Inc. related to the Christmas shopping season. Temporary employment at the company's warehouse in the town of Fernley, Nevada is used to illustrate the thousands of temporary workers Amazon hires in the fourth quarter of each year. The role of so-called workampers, temporary employees who live in recreational vehicles, in Amazon's recruiting and management of temporary employees is discussed.

Published
2011

8. Pat Boone Hits the Road: The RV Video Guide.

Author

Otness, Harold M.

Subjects
*VIDEO reviews, *RECREATIONAL vehicle living
Abstract

Reviews the videotape "Pat Boone Hits the Road: The RV Video Guide," by M. R. S. Enterprises.

Published
1990

9. Sisters of the open road.

Author

Wright, Ellen

Subjects
*RECREATIONAL vehicle living, *WOMEN, *LIFESTYLES, *ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc.
Abstract

Focuses on the group Rving Women (RVW), or a group of women who set out in recreational vehicles (RV). Benefits of the women from the RV lifestyle; Principal goals of the group; Information on the group's first annual convention in Lodi, California.

Published
1997

10. RVs Become Home for Many in Texas Region Hit by Ike.

Author

BENNING, TOM

Subjects
*RECREATIONAL vehicle living, *HURRICANE Ike, 2008, *NATURAL disasters
Abstract

The article reports an influx of people who live in recreational vehicles in Bolivar Peninsula, Texas after the devastation caused by Hurricane Ike. The hurricane destroyed 61 percent of the homes in the area in September 2008. Among the factors which contributed to the decision of former residents to return to the area are business reopenings, new construction and the removal of debris.

Published
2009

11. Taking the House For a Spin.

Author

Dougherty, Steve

Subjects
*MOTOR homes, *RECREATIONAL vehicles, *CONVERTED coaches, *RECREATIONAL vehicle living, *LIFESTYLES, *TRAVEL, *EQUIPMENT & supplies
Abstract

Looks at recreational vehicles and the people who live in them. Test drive of a $450,000 model which was 42 feet from front to back giving it more floor room than some Manhattan apartments and had $100,000 in option equipment; Overview of Lazydays RV SuperCenter in Florida where all manner of RV needs can be cared for; Example of a couple who live in their camper half the year; Driving advice; Inability of some campgrounds to accommodate the new supersized units; The appeal of the lifestyle for some.

Published
2004

12. Where Luxury R.V.'s Go to Roost.

Author

Dixon, Chris

Subjects
*RECREATIONAL vehicle living, *TRAILER camps, *LEISURE class, *MOBILE homes
Abstract

Focuses on operations at the Outdoor Resorts Indio Motorcoach Resort and Spa in Indio, California, a luxury mobile home park. Price of lots; Luxury accommodations for motor homes, including a golf course; Features of recreational vehicles parked here, including cable television and personalized floor plans.

Published
2003

13. Rollin', Rollin', Rollin', Keep Those RV's Rollin'

Author

Stock, Robert W.

Subjects
*RECREATIONAL vehicles, *VACATIONS, *EMOTIONAL trauma, *SEPTEMBER 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001, *TRAVEL trailers, *RECREATIONAL vehicle living
Abstract

Examines how thousands of people in the U.S. are becoming first-time recreational vehicle (RV) renters. How the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks have spurred interest in vacations that increase family togetherness; Comments of RV renters; Experience of taking a vacation in an RV; Reasons for the attraction to RV travel, including independence and flexibility. INSET: No Bill for a Room, But RV's Ring Up Costs of Their Own.

Published
2002

14. Where Vincent Price Went to Hide.

Author

Price, Victoria

Subjects
*RECREATIONAL vehicles, *RECREATIONAL vehicle living
Abstract

Profiles actor Vincent Price and his Clark Cortez recreational vehicle. Family history; The creation of the Clark line of recreational vehicles; Descriptions of family outings; Price's love of touring in his recreational vehicle.

Published
2001

15. Advertising.

Subjects
*RECREATIONAL vehicle living, *RECREATIONAL vehicle industry
Abstract

Focuses on attempts by the Go R Ving Coalition to get more people in the United States to purchase recreational vehicles. Information on an advertising campaign by Eisner and Associates; What the campaign offers; Comments from Joseph Bruce, executive vice president for strategic planning at Eisner; Reference to Cash and Eileen Barber who live in their motor home during winter.

Published
1997

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