Picture of RV with aurora in background.
RVwest Insider

13 RV dealers raise $178,903 toward their goal for Northern Alberta

13 RV dealers across Canada – The Adventurer Group – have banded together to aid the communities of Northern Alberta by raising funds for Canadian Red Cross, Samaritan’s Purse Canada and registered local community groups helping to rebuild the region.

A large motorhome parked in a treed spot
RV News

Backup cameras can help avoid tragedies

Adding a backup camera to your RV is a great way to minimize your risks on the road and avoid tragedies in parking lots, campgrounds and driveways.

by Chris Triplett, owner of Camera Source in Franklin, Wisconsin
A backup camera mounted on a dashboard
RV News

How to install a backup camera

Upgrade your RV by installing a backup camera

Submitted by Chris Triplett, owner of Camera Source in Franklin, Wisconsin
A man guiding a tourist group.
RVwest Insider

Tourism is up but so are staff shortages in BC campground, accommodation and attraction sectors

B.C. tourism operators are facing a campground, hotel and tourist attraction staff crunch, so states a recent report in Business in Vancouver.

Socorro Peak or M-Mountain in Socorro, New Mexico, the site of the Elfego Baca Shootout Golf Tournament.
RV Golfer

Toughest golf tournament in the world

The Elfego Baca tournament is a one-day one-hole tournament .

Hole 16 at the Guildford Golf and Country Club in Surrey
RV Golfer

Best par 3 golf holes in British Columbia

The criteria to determine outstanding holes are playability, aesthetic value, quality of greens and sand traps, and enjoyment to play.   

Picture of Mike Snell and Paul Cassidy.
RVwest Insider

Erwin Hymer Group North America Inc. welcomes Mike Snell to their sales team

Mike comes to the Erwin Hymer Group with over 23 years of experience in the RV Industry. 

Picture of fifth wheel travelling down highway.
RVwest Insider

RV dealerships pledge to raise $500,000 to support relief efforts in northern Alberta

13 RV dealers across Canada—The Adventurer Group—have banded together to aid the 100,000 displaced residents, their community and the relief efforts of Canadian Red Cross, Samaritan’s Purse Canada and registered local community groups helping to rebuild the region.

Lady on a cliff
RVwest Insider

South Okanagan-Similkameen national park process moving forward

A report summarizing a public consultation process relating to proposed protected areas, including national park reserve (NPR) status, in the South Okanagan-Similkameen was released today by the British Columbia government. The 81 day process was launched August 13, 2015 and generated 3,460 comments.

Picture of a Jayco trailer.
RVwest Insider

Jayco builds its 1,000,000th RV unit

Jayco, which was founded by Lloyd and Bertha Bontrager on the family farm in 1968, has grown from producing 138 camping trailers in its first year of business to producing 1,000,000 RVs in less than 50 years.

Tree swallow at McQueen's Slough
Dawson Creek

Birds, beaver, and beauty at McQueen’s Slough

Located  just outside of Dawson Creek, B.C., McQueen’s Slough offers an amazing variety of birding opportunities and features easy to access boardwalks along its perimeter.

A Crossroads no-tow RV
RVwest Insider

RV insurance, maintenance and repair—it’s OK to ask for help

No matter where full-timers park their towable RVs, comprehensive home insurance coverage and a totally reliable, experienced mobile repairman—or gal—are must-haves before problems occur.

A gray hawk perched on a dead tree
Casa Grande

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is where your wild side comes face to face with wildlife

Fall in love with young ocelots that rest their sleepy heads on rocky ledges, watch Harris hawks swoop down and graze the top of your head, and come face to face with an inquisitive mountain
lion at the Desert Museum.

by Jena Jones
A summer street scene of Revelstoke, B.C.
Kootenay Rockies

Around every corner in the Kootenay Rockies

The Kootenay Rockies circle tour offers an amazing diversity of playtime year-round

The cover of Lick Your Plate by authors Julie Albert and Lisa Gnat.
RV Cuisine

Lick Your Plate

160 original recipes, several 30-minute dinner ideas, tips, tricks, mouth-watering visuals and funny pop-culture antidotes all rolled into one book.

by Kimberly Shellborn
The cover of Rob Rainford's Born to Grill cookbook.
RV Cuisine

Born to Grill

A book packed full of your favourite classic tastes and new grilling ideas

by Kimberly Shellborn