RV Vacations for Dummies [Paperback]

Harry Basch (Author), Shirley Slater (Author)

Book Description

Series: Dummies Travel | Publication Date: October 15, 2002

From New England to the Oregon Coast, from Texas to the Tetons, America is full of fascinating and friendly places — and your RV is a great way to get to any one of them. This fun, friendly guide shows you how to get the most out of your RV vacations with fun itineraries and handy tips on:

• Choose the right route and the right season for travel
• Picking the RV that will get you where you want to go on a budget you can afford
• Eating and sleeping comfortably on the road
• Tying up the loose ends before you leave
• Planning ahead to take care of special travel needs
• Tips on fun museums and special getaways for snowbirds

Like every For Dummies travel guide, RV Vacations For Dummies includes:

• Down-to-earth trip-planning advice
• What you shouldn’t miss — and what you can skip
• The best restaurants and hotels for every budget
• Lots of detailed maps

Editorial Reviews

Review

‘…informative and useful' (MotorHomePlanet.co.uk, January 2011). --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

From the Back Cover

Your insider’s guide to the best places and prices

Everything you need to hit the road with confidence!

An RV lets you go anywhere, at your own pace – but where to head first? Relax! With 14 "best-drive" trips throughout the United States, plus practical advice on RV travel, this easy guide will get you – and your vacation – rolling.

Discover:

• Down-to-earth trip-planning advice
• What you shouldn’t miss –and what you can skip
• Up-to-date listings for each attraction and campground
• Lots of detailed maps

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Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (October 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764554433
• ISBN-13: 978-0764554438
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,202,276 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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86 of 89 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A really, really good book for dummies like me!, October 14, 2002

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robert white (Venice, Calif.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: RV Vacations for Dummies (Paperback)

I was initially struck by the early sections, which so clearly laid out all the elements of preparing for an RV vacation, including renting or buying, eating and sleeping on the road, and everything from cell phones to the pros and cons of carrying a gun. The remainder of the book has 14 trips around all parts of the US from New England to Florida, Route 66 to California, and the Northwest.

Very handy are details of attractions and campgrounds, which are laid out simply and enjoyable to read. Each trip has a detailed map showing the locations of campgrounds and things to don't want to miss. Anyone who's thinking about RVing will want to get this book.

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended for New RVers!!, October 27, 2006

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Dave & Kay Corby "Food & Travel Writers" (Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: RV Vacations For Dummies (Dummies Travel) (Paperback)

A terrific book for anyone thinking about giving RVing a try. "RV Vacations for Dummies" opens with about a hundred pages of information on planning an RV vacation and about actually living in an RV. Some of the information in the first two parts of the book ("Getting Started" and "Ironing Out the Details") is a bit sketchy; however, it is more than adequate to get the traveler on the road. And that, after all, is really the point. Books are helpful in gathering the information needed to get started, but RVing is about "doing" . . . not just reading about "doing".

Our favorite parts of "RV Vacations for Dummies" are the 14 driving tours presented over nearly 200 pages in the latter part of the book. There is nothing like having a trip actually planned to stir up a severe case of "hitch itch" in the most experienced of RVers. The trips set forth in "RV Vacations" are enough to get even RVing "Old Timers" off of the sofa and onto the road.

We highly recommend this book for those new to RVing; however, even those with hundreds of thousands of RVing miles behind them will find value in these pages.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful for Families, April 29, 2007

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Elizabeth (Woodside, CA, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: RV Vacations For Dummies (Dummies Travel) (Paperback)

Used this book before renting an RV out of our area (eg we flew to AZ, then rented RV), so we had to pack in advance. This book was the most helpful of the few I purchased. Packing Checklist and chapter on packing was invaluable. I would recommend this book to first time RV camping families!