Travel Planning

If you've read Paul's book, The Joy of Efficiency, you'll see that we do detailed travel planning. We really pack the most into our travel time because we show up prepared. But, a multi week RV trip with a self-contained rig is a little different planning process. We tried a few trip planning apps,...

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RV Production and Delivery Issues

The RV industry has a big backlog these days. We get that. What's interesting is how little information is provided during the production and delivery. We could order a toothbrush online and have better tracking and status updates than on a large RV. We agreed to a price with the local dealer on...

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RV Environmental Footprint

We live in a passive/active solar home (Westbrook House) and generally have a light environmental footprint. So how can we justify a Winnebago Travato camper van that gets about 15-17 mpg? Paul has driven a Prius since 2004 (Paul's Prius) and Elena since 2006. We calculated in that time, versus driving...

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RV Buying Process

Paul has a process that he uses for almost all purchases. It’s described in detail in his book The Joy of Efficiency.First Paul & Elena visited a local dealer (1 hr away) in late January 2021 and checked out the Travato G & K floor plans. They liked the K layout on paper, and confirmed that...

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