by Howard J. Elmer | May 21, 2025 | Product Reviews
Truck Campers are the smallest segment in the RV world. That’s mainly because they have a particular use. First, because they piggyback on a pickup truck (often one with 4WD), they let the owner get off the beaten path. Second, with the RV on the truck, towing a...
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 | 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 | Dec 11, 2024 | Product Reviews
The popularity of van conversion RVs increases yearly – as do the number of models and the options that those models offer. Still, the question remains: Why spend so much money on an RV substantially smaller than others on the market for less money? That’s a...
by Howard J. Elmer | Nov 13, 2024 | Product Reviews
Each year in mid-September, RV dealers from all over North America descend on the small Indiana town of Elkhart to see what’s new in RVs – and to order the stock you’ll see on their lots in the new year. Elkhart and the surrounding area are unique to the...
by Howard J. Elmer | Oct 9, 2024 | Product Reviews
Grand Design RV has built a reputation for innovation and quality in over a decade and consequently has built a strong customer following. That is an interesting story in itself. Why? Because growing a reputation normally takes a lot longer – it’s rare for a company...
