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Palo Alto City Council candidates are debating how to address 150 RV dwellers living on city streets. Councilman Ed Lauing suggests posting signs at city entrances to ban RVs without a parking permit, citing a Sebastopol lawsuit where a federal judge upheld the city's restrictions. Planning Commissioner Bryna Chang proposes prohibiting RV parking from 2 to 5 a.m., while Parks Commissioner Yudy Deng calls for consistent enforcement of existing rules. Mayor Vicki Veenker says the city is making progress but a citywide ban is premature.

Jenell Jones, 64, retired in 2015 after 26 years working for a Texas county administration, sold her house and moved into a 36-foot (about 11-metre) Class A motorhome. She travels the US without a fixed itinerary and heads the Wandering Individuals Network for solo travellers. In France, a new motorhome costs from 45,000 to 50,000 euros for basic models, 60,000 to 80,000 euros for equipped ones, and over 100,000 euros for an integrated model.

Richard Smith, an 81-year-old American, lives in a 12.8-meter motorhome and continues to work because he did not save enough for retirement. After 30 years at Kodak and a Hollywood film lab, he took early retirement in 2009 and invested his severance in a self-directed retirement account, but poor decisions led to significant losses. He now has $350,000 (309,000 euros) in debt from a mortgage and loans, and only $20,000 in his retirement fund. In winter, he and his wife stay at their Florida home; the rest of the year they live in the motorhome, participating in workamping—working at campgrounds in exchange for a free spot with water and electricity, and sometimes a small payment.

American folding camper manufacturer Aliner has resumed production of the Alite model, which had been absent from its lineup for about ten years. The updated 2027 model year version was shown at the America's Largest RV Show in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The trailer's dry weight is less than 672 pounds (about 305 kg), gross vehicle weight rating is 1,100 pounds (499 kg), payload is approximately 194 kg, tongue weight is 114 pounds (52 kg), and length is 11 feet (3.35 m). The frame is aluminum without wooden elements; walls and roof are sandwich panels with fiberglass, expanded polystyrene, and Azdel composite panels. When folded, the trailer is a flat box; the roof raises via gas struts into an A-frame with hard walls in about 30 seconds. When set up, interior height from floor to roof peak is 203 cm (80 inches), and the sleeping area measures 147 x 193 cm for two people.

Storyteller Overland has announced the GEAR MODE, a new adventure van built on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 AWD platform. It will be available in Q4 at dealers nationwide in three trim levels: STR, ADV, and MAX. Pricing is set at $149,497.67 for STR, $171,477.89 for ADV, and $187,493.42 for MAX. The van features GearWall and GearShift systems that allow the interior to be reconfigured for gear storage, sleeping, seating, or dining. Power is provided by a Lithionics system in 4kWh or 8kWh configurations (upgradeable to 11.9kWh), a 2000-watt inverter, and prewiring for up to 1,500 watts of solar. Warranty includes 1-year/15,000-mile Storyteller Overland limited warranty and 5-year/75,000-mile Mercedes-Benz Extended Limited Warranty.

Encore RV will attend Overland Expo East on Oct. 23-25 at Oak Ridge Estate in Arrington, Virginia, partnering with Bumgarner Camping Center of Lenoir, North Carolina. The company will display the ROG 12BH-FB Survival Series, ROG 14RKB Survival Series and the newly renovated VENU 17TB. The ROG 12BH-FB and VENU 17TB come with Power-Up and Power+Plus Packages featuring 400Ah lithium battery, 400W roof-mounted solar on a slideout system, 70-amp converter, 3,000W inverter, MPPT controller and dual DC-to-DC chargers up to 62 amps. The ROG 12BH-FB has an exterior pop-up wet bath with over seven feet of headroom and fits in a standard residential garage. All three models feature 100% wood-free construction, all-aluminum chassis and frame, composite flooring and one-piece roof.