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Roughing It In Style
January 25, 2013, 5:33 pm EST
CAMPFIRE, Fishing, Hiking -- and no tent required. That's the lure of elaborate campgrounds and traveling homes offering resortlike amenities with a hint of the great outdoors.
Living On A Campground
January 25, 2013, 5:33 pm EST
While many retired couples like to spend winters by the ocean and summers in the mountains, few go "all in" as the Plumbergs have. In October, they sold the home where they had lived for 26 years in northwest Oklahoma City. They also sold or gave away almost everything in it, from Chris' collection of ducks to Dave's big bucket of golf balls. They only kept some clothes and photo albums.
A New Spin on Vegan Cooking
January 25, 2013, 5:33 pm EST
All of us wear many different "labels." Some of my labels include avid RVer and traveler, Oregonian, mother, wife, voice talent, writer and actor. Another one of my labels is head chef of my household.
Travel Tip: Campground Ratings
January 25, 2013, 5:33 pm EST
If you’re trying out a new RV park or campground, it can help to refer to ratings and reviews. But it’s also helpful to know who’s doing the reviewing and what factors they’re looking at.
Getting to Know a New Recreational Home
January 25, 2013, 5:33 pm EST
Purchased along a stretch of two-lane blacktop in northern Wisconsin a few years back, my vintage pickup camper bit the dust this winter beneath a ton or two of snow.
When It's Better To Try Than Buy
January 25, 2013, 5:33 pm EST
As you might imagine, I get a lot of email. Every hour during my live national radio show, over 50,000 call attempts are made to my toll-free number. The great majority of people contacting me want one of two things: help solving a digital dilemma or buying advice.
Hiking the Grand Canyon Rim to Rim
January 25, 2013, 5:33 pm EST
The Grand Canyon's beauty beckons like gravity, pulling even the timid to the chasm's edge. But for those committing to the challenge of a cross-canyon hike, there awaits below the rim a reward beyond the spectacular scenery: time travel.
Take Paradise and Put Up a Parking Pad
January 25, 2013, 5:33 pm EST
The same guy who drove Soulsville to success and helped steer the NBA to Memphis is now driven to shake up the RV park and campground industry with his fledgling enterprise, RVC Outdoor Destinations. Andy Cates accelerates his white Tahoe west on Interstate 40 to the newest -- and nearest to Memphis -- of RVC's five upscale developments, Catherine's Landing in Hot Springs, Ark.
ATVs and RVs: The Freedom to Explore
January 25, 2013, 5:33 pm EST
“With an ATV, you can explore places you’d never see otherwise,” said Lance Schwartz, an ATV enthusiast who has written for off-road industry magazines and writes an ATV/UTV blog for Field and Stream/Outdoor Life.
Three Pieces Of Must-Have Camping Gear
January 25, 2013, 5:33 pm EST
Raindrops hitting the canopy added to the beat of the mandolin and guitar music at a campsite recently along the Grande Ronde River in Oregon. A glowing campfire on the edge of the area covered by the rain shelter, offered heat and ambiance despite the wet weather

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