Tennessee couple turns pickup into home, travels country to country

In July 2023, during the RAGBRAI bike ride in Iowa, Carrie and Brian Smith rented a motorhome that was in poor condition. This prompted them to start Suite Glamping Adventures, a motorhome rental company. They bought seven new Class C motorhomes for $782,000, with a down payment of $127,000. By 2025, the fleet had grown to nine vehicles. The first year was roughly break-even, but the couple aims for annual revenue of $150,000–175,000 through tax deductions and depreciation.

An American couple who retired at 48 has been traveling in a motorhome for over 20 years. In 1999, they rented out their Palo Alto home and left for Mexico for six months, but the trip became a permanent lifestyle. They own a house in Guanajuato, use their motorhome for trips along California and Oregon, and also practice house swapping.

A 1963 Silver Streak Sabre travel trailer, comprehensively refurbished inside, is now for sale in Huntington Beach, California. The interior was stripped and repainted, cabinetry received new veneers, and electrical systems were modernized. The trailer includes modern amenities such as Starlink WiFi, a Peplink router, GPS tracking, and a Laveo cartridge toilet. It carries a salvage title due to a 2016 belly pan repair.

A GMC Sierra EV driver completed a 1,000-mile towing trip from Orange County, California, to Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks with a 30-foot Grand Design Imagine travel trailer. Efficiency averaged about 0.8 miles per kWh, dropping to 0.7 on the hardest leg. At a Tesla station in Jean, Nevada, only 2 of 100 stalls were pull-through, limiting no-disconnect charging. The driver also used 50-amp campground receptacles for overnight charging, adding roughly 13 miles of range per hour, but Zion River Resort prohibited EV charging, forcing a 25-mile drive to the nearest compatible Tesla charger.

Construction is underway on the site of the future Glassyard Commons RV park and tiny home village in West Seattle, a $3.3 million project slated for November. The city chose a triangular lot in an industrial buffer zone, planning 70 RVs in three rows, laundry and kitchen facilities, 30 tiny houses, and bathrooms for 100 people. Councilmembers Rob Saka and Maritza Rivera added requirements for a public-safety plan and a 'buffer zone' where camping is strictly prohibited. However, neighbors report rising crime, and recent shootings in the area have heightened concerns. The cost of 24/7 staffing is also questioned: three workers at $20/hour would cost about $524,160 annually before overhead. The density of the layout raises questions about safety and livability.

A fire in a fifth-wheel travel trailer in Jackson County, Oregon, on Sunday killed a mother and her three children under 10. One family member escaped with minor injuries. The fire broke out around 12:45 p.m. on Leafwood Drive in Eagle Point. Flames spread to nearby structures and vegetation but were contained. The cause is under investigation, preliminarily considered a non-criminal accident.