| Living The American Dream | | | | limited to a few hundred miles from home, where the |
| In the past decades, a new form of family | | | | cost of traveling is a little more tolerable. |
| vacationing taken root, or perhaps route would be a | | | | And the Dream Becomes A Nightmare |
| more ironic term, in the hearts of American families. | | | | It is a shame that RVs across the country are sitting |
| Ah yes, the RV. These tin cans are a large | | | | idle. Just what do the Joneses do now that they |
| investment and represent cherished memories and | | | | have the newest, fanciest RV with nowhere to go? |
| the promise of more to come. | | | | They cannot just simply leave it in the driveway, |
| A home away from home, newer models of the RV | | | | after a few anonymous complaints to the |
| can be upgraded to have all the amenities of a home. | | | | homeowners association, they would be forced to |
| LCD televisions, satellite radio, working kitchen | | | | move the beast from site. |
| appliances, shower, toilet, queen sized bed and | | | | RV owners are all asking themselves the same |
| accommodations to sleep many more are only the | | | | question. Where are we going to find a place large |
| beginnings of what you might enjoy in a new RV. | | | | enough for this RV storage crisis? |
| There is some level of nostalgia in the idea of | | | | The Silver Lining |
| heading up a spur of the moment road trip with your | | | | The self store industry was not caught off guard by |
| kids and the family pet. Perhaps a trip to the Rocky | | | | the interest in RV vacationing. They planned |
| Mountains or Yellowstone is what you had in mind. | | | | accordingly and RV storage is a popular service |
| Can you just imagine how wonderful it will be? While | | | | offered by most storing professionals. However, the |
| Dad is behind the wheel of the RV, the rest of the | | | | self store industry is not prepared to offer RV |
| family will probably be singing tunes in perfect | | | | storage to every pop-up camper, fifth wheel and |
| harmony, until Dad pulls up to fill up the tank that is! | | | | conversion RV owned in the country. The demand |
| Until You Wake Up | | | | for RV storage is very high, making it urgent for RV |
| Skyrocketing gas prices have pretty much curbed | | | | owners to find a vacant rental spot now and reserve |
| most RV trips with the average mid-size RV getting | | | | it for their own RV. |
| 8-12 miles per gallon, and it seems that even the | | | | Checking your local store room businesses makes the |
| airlines are having trouble staying airborne with higher | | | | most sense because then you would not have to |
| fueling costs. In a major move, popular airlines are | | | | drive your RV very far to the RV storage lot. When |
| now charging for passengers to check even just one | | | | searching for a place to store your RV, remember |
| bag. Of course, with security regulations banning | | | | that there are different models of storing, just like |
| most toiletries and overnight necessities as carry on | | | | there were different models of RV. Choosing the |
| items, travelers have no other option than to claim | | | | appropriate type of storing unit based on the value |
| bags at check-in. | | | | and condition of your RV will help you save your |
| Buying a plane ticket for one is financial burden | | | | investment so you can preserve the memories you |
| enough. Flying the entire family somewhere will cost a | | | | have already made and look forward to many, many |
| small fortune. Family vacations are more likely to be | | | | more. |