Travel Forum / Travel Types / RV Travel / October 2005

Sometime in the next couple of months, we're planning to go to
Brookings, OR. Delorme suggests that we pick up US 101 at San
Francisco, and it looks like there aren't many choices ;-)
Any comments on the routing, driving and weather conditions, etc,

Are Toyota small RV's still manufactured?
If not what would be comperable to them?
What would you consider the most fuel economical
RV (not trailer, pop-up or 5th wheel) made in the past 10 - 15

I was in Southern Utah for a couple of weeks, moving all around, a couple of weeks ago and saw the
following:
1.  In the Cedar CIty Wal-Mart there was a 5th wheel huge toy hauler, compete with an ATV in the
back (the back door was open).  It must have been close to 40 feet in length ...

Campground Voyeurism by Al Van Hauter
Flames flickering, embers glowing, smoke gently furling skyward, all
eyes are glued hypnotically to the fire in the ring. This typical, if
there is such a thing, campground filled with a group of campers. Great

Bush Chooses Miers for Supreme Court
By DEB RIECHMANN
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush has chosen Harriet Miers, White
House counsel and a loyal member of the president's inner circle, to

Can anyone tell me if Hwy 60 has any current construction will keep me
from going this route with travel trailer?
Thanks,
Tom J

I wrote:

Bob replied:

The new trailer pad is already ready, but there's a muddy soft area about
15 feet  across that we'll have to move the trailer over to get on the pad.
(Rains started and getting gravel out here is difficult any time.)
I'm leery of putting down plywood or anything rigid to drive over, ...

Well, it isn't a mud puddle yet, and most years it doesn't become a mud
puddle. But people say that occasionally the place we're parked does get
water backed up for a few days.
So we're thinking of putting the trailer up on some sort of blocks or

Do any of you know the condition of Twiltley Branch COE campground, in
Meridian, MS?
We have a 6 day reservation there starting Friday. I expect that if it
wasn't open, I would get some sort of notification.

Was that you shooting at 0657?  Somebody was killing those poor,
innocent wood ducks and breaking up families.
I don't know how they sleep at night.....
IF you are using the Netscape or Mozilla browsers of recent vintage the

A few days ago I asked about when to drive the Blue Ridge Parkway. Lots of
feedback, and I appreciate it.
The plan is to hit it during the spring, on our way back North, and then
West. We've made the decision to stick close to the coast, see some of the

Has any one reviewed the e book from RVBookstore.com "RVers Guide to
internet access on the road"
If so, does it have any useful information that a less computer
knowledgeable individual like me can use.

I have always had the understanding that, for safely reasons, it was not a
good idea to ride in a pull behind RV or 5th wheel when travelling.
What is the reality of the situation.  First of all, is it legal?  Second,
is it really that dangerous, provided a good driver is behind ...

We'll be heading south shortly (WA/OR/CA to I-8, AZ), and just wondered if
anyone who has traveled these routes recently has any input about road
conditions and such.
Especially south of Sacramento, where there is a choice between 5 or 99.