A March survey conducted by the Recreational Vehicle Industry Association revealed that 55% of RV owners intend to use their RVs more then they did last year.  Only 4% say they will use their RVs less this year.  Most RV owners plan on using their RVs more this year because of how affordable it is to vacation in their RVs.  The majority of RVers surveyed said they will save a minimum of 25% over traditional drive or fly vacations.  A simular study by PFK Consulting found that family RV trips are anywhere from 27 - 61%  less expensive than other types of vacations.  With most Americans these days trying to squeeze every penny out of every dollar, RVing certainly makes sense for  budget minded families.  Used RVs typically start under $100.00 dollars per month and new RVs start at only $200.00 a month.  In most cases the interest on RV loans is tax deductible increasing the affordability even more.  Please call us toll free at 888-PETESRV (738-3778) so we can show you how you can vacation with your family this summer for half the cost of normal vacations.  Also please feel free to visit us at www.petesrv.com to view our selection of new and used RVs.

Cougar, North America’s #1 selling luxury lightweight fifth wheel, announce the availability of the all new “Big Mountain” package.  This special package will only be available on Cougar fifth wheels that feature a bedroom slide out room.  When New Cougar owners opt for the Big Mountain Package, they will receive a larger upgraded 8 cubic foot refrigerator, 16″ wheels and pot-hole eating shock absorbers.  For more information on this new and exciting package please contact us at www.petesrv.com

A south Georgia couple are winners of a new Springdale travel trailer as a result of entering the Keystone Live Your Dreams RV give-away.  Gail and Mackie Daniels of Fitzgerald, Georgia are avid RVers and plan future camping trips with their two granddaughters. Said Mackie, “I’m so thrilled to have won this new Keystone. I just can’t believe it! We love camping. Since my wife and I are both retired, we do it every chance we get. We can’t wait to take this new Springdale out for our first trip.”

The Keystone Live Your Dreams RV give-away has so far been a huge success with thousands of vistors entering for a chance to win a new Keystone RV.  The promotion will continue through February, 2010, with three more Keystone RVs to be given away.

Congratulations to the Daniels family!!!

For your chance please click here to enter the contest.

Calling all aspiring directors!  Now is your chance to win a $1,000.00 grand prize along with a Motorola Montav GPS courtesy of Go RVing.

A recent RVIA survey concluded that almost half of all U.S. RV owners frequently travel with their pets.  for this reason, GoRVing is looking for your humoruos videos featuring pets traveling in RVs.

Videos cannot be more than 1 gigabyte in size or longer than 5 minutes in length.  Videos will be accepted From June 1st to July 10th 2009.  Selected videos will be posted on Go RVing’s Facebook page where they will be viewed by thousands of RVing fans.

The winner of the contest will be determined by the fans of Go RVing’s Facebook Community.  Fans will be able to judge and then vote on their favorite videos starting July 13th, 2009.  the video that receives the most votes when the voting ends on August 2nd, 2009 will win the grand prize.  The winner will also have their winning video featured on GoRVing.com, You Tube and Facebook.  A $500.00 second place prize will also be given.

For complete contest rules and details, visit GoRVing.com

If you are in the process of selling your RV privately, please be on the lookout for potential scam artists trying to rip you off!  If you are like most folks trying to sell your RV, you probably have listed the RV on one or more websites such as Craig’s List or RV Trader Online.  While the internet can greatly increase the number of people looking at your RV, it can also increase your exposure to thousands of scam artists who prey on unexpected RV owners.

The most typical scam to watch for is when a potential buyer is willing to pay full price without haggling.  They will then want to send you some type of payment which will be for more than the purchase price.  they will tell you this is to cover shipping costs and other miscellaneous expenses.  The scam artist will then tell you to deposit the check and send back to them the over payment because they have made different arraingements and there will not be any shipping or misc. fees.  The problem is the check you deposited into your account is no good.  In most cases you find this out too late because you have already sent out the overpayment amount back to the scam artist.

Bottom line is to use a common sense approach to selling your RV.  The best rule is if it sounds too good to be true it usually is.   Beware of the buyer who does the following:

• Wants to send you more than the asking price.
• Wants to pay with more than one credit card.
• Wants to pay to have the unit shipped and the ratio between the selling price of the RV and shipping costs seem out of whack.  (ie you are selling your RV for $4,000.00 and it is going to cost the buyer $2,000.00 to have the RV shipped.)
• Represents another buyer.

We are sure there are other situations that will raise a red flag.  Simply use caution and use your gut.  If it doesn’t feel right to you then politely decline the buyers offer and wait for the next buyer to come along.  The best defense.  Do not release your RV or the title until all funds have cleared and are posted to your bank account.

How many times have you been to a campground and the fire pit ring is missing from your camp site?  The Pit-2-Go portable fire pit is the answer to this situation.  The Pit-2-Go completely contains your fire making it a safe option it dry climates.  The fire pit will allow you to burn wood, charcoal, pressed wood logs and mesquite.  Because the Pit-2-Go is portable, it is perfect for camping, tailgating, back yard fires and even barbeques.

Pit-2-Go portable fire pit

the pit folds to a convenient 4″ thick and stores very easily with the rest of your camping gear.