Oh what a mess! Fifth wheel and truck stuck!

Here's an example of what would be called a tricky situation. That would be putting it mildly. After a truck pulling a fifth wheel trailer gets stuck in a lake in knee deep water, another truck comes to the rescue. Will that take care of the problem? Watch and see for yourself. But be warned: you don't get to the see the grand finale, so you can just try to guess the outcome.

Advice for single women who want to take up RVing

More and more single women are hitting the road alone with RVs. Betty Chase set out years ago in a motorhome. RVtravel.com editor Chuck Woodbury caught up with her as she camped on public lands outside Quartzsite, Arizona, where she offers some advice to other single women who may wish to take up RVing, but who have doubts about doing it.

RV Quick Tips: Three easy do-it-yourself projects

From the TV program RV Today, see how to create and adapt a traveling workbench and vice into your RV hitch receiver. Also learn how to strengthen the storage compartment support beneath your RV bed by using closet rod hangers and PVC pipe. Finally, for those occasions where you need to get under the rig, the video recommends to carry a lightweight camping pad which can do double duty for exercising.

Why towns pass laws prohibiting RV street parking

A week doesn't pass in the USA where a town somewhere doesn't pass a law prohibiting overnight RV parking on city streets. In many cases, RVs are not even permitted in driveways or in side yards of their owners' homes. The reason for the "no street parking" laws are illustrated in this video from Oakland, Calif., showing the RVs of homeless persons parked on city streets for weeks, even months at a time. The town has a law prohibiting stays of more than two hours, but apparently it's not always being enforced.

Bella Terra RV Resort: Luxury on the Gulf Coast

Bella Terra RV Resort has been a long-time advertiser of RVtravel.com. So when we came upon this video of the luxury RV resort showing how truly beautiful it is, we thought you might like to look, too.

Classic Winnebago motorhomes slide show

Someone has been collecting photos of old Winnebagos and they put them all together here in a very fun, fast paced slide show accompanied by Willie Nelson singing "On the Road Again." Boy, after seeing this two-minute production, you might want to run out and buy an old Winnebago fixer-upper. These "oldies" sure are cute!

Watch out NASCAR. Here comes trailer racing

You've never seen a race like this -- race cars pulling travel trailers! The result is part racing and part destruction derby. We can't imagine anyone not howling with laughter at this two-minute video shot at an oval-track course in Europe. Get ready for fun.

Ramp into RV aids RVers with physical limitations

Here's an example of a motorhome rigged for a disabled person. In this 90-second demonstration, watch as an automatic ramp extends from the RV's door to enable a person to enter in a wheelchair or with other physical challenges that prevent them from using a regular step.

Vintage Travel Trailer Slide Show

Take a trip down memory lane -- your own lane or your parents.' As Johnny Cash belts out a tune, see one old travel trailer after another, and scenes from early RVer camping trips -- back when RVers were mostly called "trailerists." This is a whole buncha fun to watch.

Take an RV shower with practically no water

In this short video, RVer Dave Ulmer shows you how he takes a shower using only two liters of water. "I have disconnected my RV hot water heater and use an electric tea kettle to heat my shower water with my excess solar panel power," he says. "I've been showering this way exclusively now for over three months and it works just great."

If you spend a lot of time boondocking, this might be a great way to take frequent showers with barely any impact on your freshwater or graywater holding tanks.

RV handyman shows off his self-built rainwater collector

In the desert or other places where there is little rain, water is a scarce commodity. In this one minute video, an RVer shows you how he created a rainwater collector on his motorhome that can capture 100 gallons during a good rainstorm. This is a great idea that other boondockers may wish to consider.

Cow sells RVs in TV commercial

Here is 30 seconds of silliness -- a guy dressed as a cow selling RVs on television. It isn't the classiest commercial we've seen, but, heck, maybe it works! And watch all the way through so you don't miss the cow dancing to the funky music! When's the last time you saw a cow dance?