Season’s Greetings

‘Tis the season. Well, ’tis for a few more days, anyway. Not until the calendar year flips do we start taking down the decorations. And even then, a few twinkling lights usually stick around. Did Santa bring you what you wanted this year? In my case,...

You Say It’s Your Birthday?

It’s my birthday too, yeah! (Cue Beatles music.) Today, December 29, I turned 39 years old. As is my wont, I feel compelled to discuss the ramifications: political, social, and global economic. Well, not really. But seeing as this is a blog, I would be remiss to...

It’s 10 Degrees Outside – And We’re Camping

Okay, actually it’s the wind chill that’s 10 degrees outside. With overnight temperatures dropping into the teens, Kristy and I decided to hitch up our Airstream, tow it to a nearby state park, and do a little camping in the cold. The low temperature last...

Airstreams as the Penthouse

I’m frequently impressed with the versatility of Airstream travel trailers. Sure, we use ours in a pretty traditional fashion as an RV. But a growing number of businesses are finding creative applications for the silver bullets. We’ve seen coffee shops (I...

Oh, the Agony! RVs Sales Down 53%?

I don’t know what’s up with the new love affair between tech-heavy Wired magazine and RVs. Wired has been offering a lot of camping coverage lately. I guess our humble RV blog covers tech from time-to-time, so turnabout’s fair play. Anyway, the...

The Best of Times, The Worst of Times

Here I go quoting Dickens again. Recently I’ve come across several news reports about the RV industry. Suffice to say that 2008 was the worst of times, a “perfect storm” of economic trouble. If the skyrocketing gas prices this summer were not enough,...