Have you attended an RV Rally? An RV rally is one of the best ways to come to understand your RV better, learn how to set up and take down camp more efficiently, and to make lifelong friends who will always bring a smile to your camping travels.

That's what we talk about this week in Episode 464 of the RV Podcast, recorded live at the Montana Owners Club National Rally in Goshen, IN. Attended by owners of the luxury Montana brand of fifth wheels, this 8-day-long event brought more than 400 campers to the Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds for seminars, socializing and sight-seeing.

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Updates and Feedback

From Joe - Right now, my biggest problem is the process of trading up from our 2021 Coachmen Prism Elite 24DSE (which we love love love!), to something with a little more space, a little towing capacity, and a little more CCC.  We’ve zeroed in on either the Entegra Esteem 27U or the Thor Quantum KW29.  If I trade my Prism to a dealer that has an RV we want, the process is easy and there’s a HUGE sales tax benefit.  But the trade offers are pretty low. If I sell it myself, I get top dollar, but the process is time consuming and it has huge sales tax consequences. 

From Michelle - I have wanted to travel full time in an RV for many years, but my health was too poor to do so.  Now that things are headed in the right direction I’m ready to start making plans.  I came across your FB group searching for travel groups. 

My biggest RV-related problem is deciding on the layout/features for my RV.  I want to make sure I get something that I can live in for at least a year; since I plan to rent out my home while I travel.  I’m going to be doing my traveling primarily by myself, so I also need to learn as much about setting a camper up, maintaining it, and trouble shooting as possible before I take my first trip.  There’s so much to learn!!  Thanks for adding me to your group.  I look forward to learning from you all.

SOCIAL MEDIA BUZZ – Wendy Bowyer

Wendy Bowyer reports on the hot issues most talked about this past week on our RV Lifestyle Facebook Group:

One thing I'd like to share with you today are some ways people use the RVLifestyle Facebook group for every stage of trip planning.

John recently retired and he and his wife are planning a trip out West next year pulling their Fifth Wheel. His dream vacation would be to head out without reservations, staying a few days here, a week there, basically traveling according to what interests them, without a rigid reservation schedule.

He asked; Is this way of traveling even possible?

A few said no, make reservations.

Others said it depends on where you're going and what time of year.

But the majority of the more than 125 responses said as long as you remain flexible, realize you may not get the nicest campsite at some places, and stay open to using options like Harvest Hosts or boondocking on federal land, you definitely can make it work.

Then people, a little further along in their planning, ask questions like Dawn.