This is the peak of the RV Shopping season as RV shoppers across North America narrow down their selection and make their purchases. So, what exactly are RV shoppers looking for? In our interview of the week, we’ll talk to a group of them and learn what features are most in demand.

Also this week, RV News– including a new buyer for the defunct Roadtrek brand – plus your RV questions, comments and another fun off the beaten path report from the Burketts.

Show Notes for Episode #238 April 17, 2019 of The RV Podcast:

WHAT MIKE AND JENNIFER ARE UP TO THIS WEEK

JENNIFER

Before we get started, two housekeeping notes. One, in this podcast we will mention a bunch of different resources, news stories and web links that will give you more information about the things we’re talking about. Whenever possible, we build in direct links to those topics on the shownotes page for this episode. You can find that at rvlifestyle.com/238

MIKE

Also, you may have a question you’d like us to answer, or a comment on the things we’re discussing. If so, we invite you to leave us that question or comment on the special voicemail number we have for the podcast – it’s 586-372-6990.  If you are driving and can’t write it down right now, just go to the RV Lifestyle travel blog at rvlifestyle.com and scroll down the page. You’ll see that number prominently posted on the blog.

JENNIFER

We’re just back from Phoenix and the annual Super B RV Show.

MIKE

We are also very excited about the release our latest 7 Day Adventure Guide, this one on Utah. You can learn all about that one at https://rvlifestyle.com/utah  We have lots more of these guides coming. Our next one will be on Colorado and we will eventually have them most regions of the country and parts of Canada, too. Thanks to all those who have taken the time to send along such great reviews on the Utah guide as the first one that came out a few weeks back on Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

JENNIFER

Also, by popular request based on the popularity and universal appeal of our 330 Rule of traveling (no more than 330 miles a day or stop by 3:30PM each day, we decided to have some fun and print up a bunch of small stickers and make them available in our RV Lifestyle shop in a 4-sticker bundle for you all. We had requests from a bunch of folks to do this so, why we figured, why not? 

MIKE

We hit the road this week, making our way back north to our sticks and bricks home in Michigan, which we’ve been pretty much away from since January. In all we’ve traveled through 14 states over the past four months, bought a new RV and watched springtime come to the south and southwest.

JENNIFER

We tend to do our traveling in quarters of the year, this first one was what we call escape the cold! Now as we enter the next quarter, I hope there’s no snow when we get back to Michigan over the weekend and we don’t have to re-winterize our RV while we’re back north.

MIKE

We plan to spend a few weeks up there, visiting family and friends, doing some work around our home and making a c...