By Howard J Elmer   Nine years ago, Brad Campkin of Campkin's RV asked me to do a test on a new product by Forest River – the Grand Surveyor 272 travel trailer. I did, taking it, a friend and my two boys to Watkins Glen in upstate New York for a NASCAR race. That [...]

By Howard J Elmer   For 2012, Fleetwood adds content and style to its entry-level gas-engined Terra motorhome. In fact, what I saw at the National RV Show in Louisville is what led me to test it, even as the last remnants of snow were still clinging to the shoreline of Lake Simcoe here in [...]

By Howard J Elmer   When you build a fifth wheel that is aimed at the middle price range in the market, finding a way to make your product “pop” is important. The Komfort by Dutchman is one of those and they have spent considerable time putting the snap and pop into this new layout. [...]

By Howard J Elmer   Redwood is a brand created in 2010 with a very specific target buyer in mind - the retiring Baby Boomer. The aim? To build a full-time residential-type fifth-wheel that will reflect the increased comfort and features that this generation has come to expect throughout their lifetime. Sure, it sounds like [...]

By Howard J Elmer   A.C.E. stands for Class A, Class C, and Evolution. Thor says it’s what customers told them they want. Alright. Marketing jargon aside, it looks like a smart collection of features in a mid-size coach at the lower end of the price scale – and that is always interesting.   This [...]

By Howard J Elmer   For 2011, Cougar (of Keystone RV) is pushing something called “Helium Technology.” So without even knowing what it is, you have to guess it’s something that may be lighter than air, and in fact, Cougar is claiming to offer fifth-wheel floorplans that are as much as 2,000 lb lighter than [...]

By Howard J Elmer ProLite Inc. of Saint-Jerome, Quebec is building lightweight travel trailers with a difference – a weight difference, that is. Three of its six models weigh under 1,000 lbs – a weight range that makes them towable by just about any vehicle on the road today. Weights this low have long been [...]

Who buys truck campers? That was the question I kept rolling over in my mind as I drove out to rural Perth County to test one. Now, it wasn’t so much a specific answer I was searching for as I considered that question. Instead...

Anyone who has shopped for an RV knows that competition in this industry is fierce. Each company strives to somehow set itself apart from the rest – to be different. Frankly, that’s a tall order...

When it comes to travel destinations, behind North America and Europe, Canadians most enjoy the islands of the Kiwi bird as an exotic destination. The comfortable fellow commonwealth nation of New Zealand is particularly...