by Howard J. Elmer | Apr 21, 2025 | Product Reviews
The Outback trailer draws on the DNA of earlier Canadian fibreglass trailers that employed the clam-shell construction method. Like the old Trillium and Boler trailers, the advantage was a watertight exterior that also served as the load-bearing walls of the unit. Not...
by Howard J. Elmer | Apr 15, 2025 | RV, RV Living
The epicentre of RV manufacturing takes place in Elkhart, Indiana. So, most of the trailers you see on Canadian dealer lots started life in that state, but not all of them. The Canadian RV industry is smaller but somewhat more specialized. The following list is a...
by Howard J. Elmer | Mar 7, 2025 | Product Reviews
For many of us, the love of camping started early in life, often in a tent. Later, as desire, money and time allowed, we would move into pop-ups, travel trailers, and motorized RVs, each type tailored to our situations as life changed and our wanderlust grew. It...
by Howard J. Elmer | Feb 25, 2025 | News, RV
Trends in motorhomes are mimicking those in towables. Smaller, increasingly lightweight, and very off-road capable vans dominate this year’s What’s New list. The number of Class B off-road versions available has increased as more and more RVers pursue a...
by Howard J. Elmer | Jan 20, 2025 | News, RV
The sales boom and bust from the pandemic are finally over. Frankly, that’s good for all of us as RV shipments gradually return to standard numbers. That means pricing should stabilize, and some quality issues caused by hurry-up production during the pandemic...