Volvo VNL: a home on wheels for long-haul truckers without hotels

YouTuber Chika Yoshida, known for the Bilingirl Chika channel, traveled across the United States with her husband and two children in a motorhome in 2025. The trip included breakdowns and other unexpected events. The experience highlighted how the family functioned as a team under unforeseen circumstances.

US-based Mammoth Overland, part of Vashon Aircraft, has launched the XLE (Xtinction Level Escape) caravan designed for long-term off-grid survival. It features a pressurized cabin with dual medical HEPA filters, 25mm bulletproof glass, a vault-like rear door, and 360-degree night vision cameras. Standard equipment includes a 1200 Ah battery, 400W solar panels, water filtration, air conditioning, Starlink, HAM radio, weather station, and Geiger counter. The base price in the US is $123,994.

A North Las Vegas family's parked camper van was struck by a gray sedan in a hit-and-run near Craig Road and Clayton Street. Surveillance video captured the collision, after which the driver accelerated away. Police located the suspect vehicle nearby but the driver was not found; the car was impounded. Repairs are expected to cost hundreds of dollars, and the family is working through insurance.

A 1994 Toyota HiAce Grand Cabin converted into a camper is for sale in California for $17,995 (about 1.32 million rubles). The van has a 2.8L diesel engine and 271,000 km on the odometer. It features a 40L fridge, TV, fold-out bed, and a separate wet bathroom with sink and hot shower. Timing belt, water pump, injectors, and alternator were replaced 10,000 km ago.

The City Commission of Cedar Key, Florida, will hold a public hearing on July 21, 2026, regarding a development application for a Recreational Vehicle (RV) Park. Taylor Construction, on behalf of property owner Christopher W. Disibio, submitted the request for a commercially zoned parcel outside the Historic District. The hearing will assess compliance with the Cedar Key Land Development Code, including access, utilities, drainage, and floodplain management.

An RV crash in Chanhassen, Minnesota, on June 21 left three people injured and damaged a highway sound barrier wall. The 2000 SAMC 39 motorhome veered off westbound Highway 212 near County Road 101, went into a ditch, and broke through the wall before stopping. Three occupants from Tacoma, Washington — a 63-year-old man, a 46-year-old woman, and a 13-year-old boy — sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The man, who was wearing a seatbelt, was taken to hospital. Alcohol was ruled out as a factor; the cause remains under investigation.