Stories

These articles cover a range of topics in the RV world. Read about vintage campers, RV-related contests, culinary recipes, important news and tips and tricks to make your camping experience even better.

The bright yellow flowers of the Canadian Goldenrod.
RV News

Hiking up to Canada’s most accessible alpine wildflowers

Vibrant wildflowers abound at Sun Peaks Resort in central British Columbia

Teresa and Derek Wood with their daughter, Cassia, in Mexico
RV News

A free and frugal life on the road

The Wood family spend summers working for BC Parks and winters in Mexico and the southern United States.

Year round RV Park with permanent sites for full-timers needing a home base.
RV Living

The challenges of maintaining a home base

Canadian full-time RVers must have a legal physical address for at least six months of the year.

RVwest Readers Choice Survey
RVwest Insider

Enter the RVwest Readers Choice Survey

The RVwest Readers Choice contest has been extended until July 11, 2014, so there is still a chance to win.

A black and white photo shows three children, including Stefan Sykut, in front of a wooden caravan.
RV News

The Boss and his wooden caravan

 In the 1920s a Scottish tradesman known as The Boss built his own motorhome—today his grandson carries on memories and the RVing tradition.

The cover of British Columbia's Majestic Thompson River book.
RV Reader

British Columbia’s Majestic Thompson River

Bernie Fandrich writes about his passionate relationship with the Thompson River. 

by Kimberly Shellborn
A couple lean against their RV and drink tea against a scenic background.
RV News

Top 5 things to know before insuring your RV

If you’re vague on the details of RV insurance coverage policies, read these top tips from an insurance professional.

A lone bird flying over Waterton Lake in Waterton National park at sunset.
RVwest Insider

Wi-Fi in the wilderness

Will you be more likely to enjoy some of Canada's most stunning wilderness areas if you have access to Wi-Fi?

by Kimberly Shellborn
Returning from snowbirding to snow.
Snowbirding 101

It’s still winter here

Returning from snowbirding to wintery Canada, where do you fill water? or dump waste water? or camp?

The cover of the book The Achuar of the Pastaza River: A Glimpse into Their Rainforest World.
RV Reader

RVwest interviewee JoAnne Mowczko publishes ecotourism book

Mowczko was inspired to research and write the ecotourism book after she and her husband visited the Ecuadorian rainforest in 2009.

The BC Interior RV Show in Penticton, B.C.
RV Living

A tour of the BC Interior RV Show in Penticton

RV shows are a good resource for information on the RV lifestyle.

Overlooking a lake to see a truck and 5th wheel, parked in a campspot.
RV Tech Talk

RV 101: An introduction to the RV lifestyle

Tech Talk author Reg DeYoung will be teaching a course about RVing at College of the Rockies in Cranbrook, B.C.

Crouching girl reaching up to two black horses in harness, tended by a man in denim and a cowboy hat
RV News

The rich history of southern Alberta

The museums and parks of southern Alberta preserve the stories of the people and other creatures that populated its mountains and windswept plains.

The book cover of On Mountaineering.
RV Reader

On Mountaineering by Radford C. West

Part memoir, part inspiration and part guidebook, On Mountaineering will get you off the couch and into the mountains.

by Kimberly Shellborn
Two dutch ovens on a grate.  One is open and shows a finished pot of potatoes, onions and cheese.  The other pot is closed and has briquettes on top.
RV Cuisine

Try a Dutch oven cook-out

Make gourmet meals in the great outdoors using this technique.

by Kimberly Shellborn
lost wallet
RV News

What to do when you lose your wallet

This snowbird was in Arizona when his wallet went missing. Here's how he handled it.