Frommer's Exploring America by RV Book

PART 1: GETTING READY TO HIT THE ROAD.

1. Life on the Road: A Personal & Public History of Rving.

Excerpts from a Road Diary; or, If We Can Do This, Anyone Can.

How to Give Backing-Up Directions without Destroying Your Marriage.

RV History: The Tin Can Tourists.

Thirteen Notable Dates in RV History.

Six Common Misperceptions About RVs & Their Owners.

2. Getting Prepared: RVing Tips & Hints.

Driving Schools.

Learning Your Vital Statistics.

Making a List, Checking It Twice . . . .

What Kind of Wardrobe Is Right?

Stocking the Larder.

Don't Drink the Water.

Trimming Costs: Eight Money-Saving Tips for the Road.

Safety, Sanity & Insurance.

Ain't Misbehavin': Road Etiquette.

The Community of Man: Getting Together with Other Rvers.

3. Where to Sleep: Campgrounds & RV Parks.

Campground Glossary.

Should You Sleep by the Side of the Road?

Campsites: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly.

Using the Directories to Find a Campground.

The Latest from Frommer's.

Ten Ways to Save Money on Campgrounds.

Membership Campgrounds.

Special Camping Situations.

Ain't Misbehavin': Campground Etiquette.

Ten Tips for Cozy Winter Camping.

How to Become Campground Hosts.

Plugging in Your Rig.

PART 2: RV ADVENTURES.

4. The California Desert & Las Vegas.

RVing in the California Desert & Las Vegas.

Travel Essentials.

The Best Desert Sights, Tastes & Experience.

On the Road.

Ten Scenic Side Trips.

5. Utah's Parks & Canyons.

RVing Utah's National Park Country.

Travel Essentials.

The Best Utah Sights, Tastes & Experiences.

Talkin' Utah: A Glossary.

On the Road.

The History of Utah-and a Tasty Dinner,Too.

About Edward Abbey.

Ten Scenic Side Trips.

6. Driving the Alaska Highway.

RVing Along the Alaska Highway.

Travel Essentials.

The Best Alaska Highway Sights, Tastes & Experiences.

A Crash Course in Speaking Alaskan.

On the Road.

Seven Tough Side Trips & Three Easy Ones.

7. The Dakotas: Black Hills & Buffalo Burgers.

RVing the Dakotas.

Travel Essentials.

The Best Dakotas Sights, Tastes & Experiences.

On the Road: South Dakota.

The Custer Connection.

South Dakota Nightlife.

On the Road: North Dakota.

A Dozen Terrific Side Trips in the Dakotas.

8. The Rio Grande Valley & the Wilds of West Texas.

RVing Along the Rio Grande.

Travel Essentials.

The Best Sights, Tastes & Experiences of the Rio Grande.

"I See by Your Outfit That You Are a Cowboy . . ."

Horses, Dogs, Bulls & Goats.

On the Road.

Texas Talk.

The Comanche Moon.

The Sounds of the Rio Grande.

Five Ways to Enter Terlingua's International Chili Cook-Off.

Six Special Side Trips.

9. In the Heart of the Heartland: Iowa, Illinois & Indiana.

RVing in the Heartland.

Travel Essentials.

The Best Heartland Sights, Tastes & Experiences.

On the Road.

Classic Americana.

Ten Tender Tenderloins.

A Box of Popcorn.

10. The Florida Keys (with Side Trips to the Everglades & Orlando).

RVing the Keys.

Travel Essentials.

The Best Sights, Tastes & Experiences of the Keys.

Talkin' Conch: A Keys Glossary.

On the Road.

"And Then I Wrote . . ."

Miracle of the Keys.

Two Great Side Trips.

11. The Blue Ridge Parkway & Skyline Drive.

RVing the Blue Ridge Parkway & Skyline Drive.

Travel Essentials.

The Best Blue Ridge Sights, Tastes & Experiences.

Southern Accents: A Glossary.

On the Road.

Nightlife Along the Road.

Literary Lights.

Great Smokies RV Safety Tips.

12. The Lobster Coast: New England & the Canadian Maritimes.

RVing in New England & the Maritimes.

Travel Essentials.

Best Sights, Tastes & Experiences of the Lobster Coast.

Lobster Trivia Quiz.

On the Road.

Investing with the Mashantucket Pequots.

The Museum of Family Camping.

The Beans of Freeport, Maine (and More).

The Loyalists & the Acadians.

Anne of Green Gables Sites.

Five Side Trips.

PART 3: HARRY & SHIRLEY'S RV BUYING & RENTING GUIDE.

13. RV Types & Terms.

The ABCs of RVs: A Glossary of Common RV Terms.

Types of RVs.

14. To Rent or Buy?

Three Ways to Check Out Campground Life without an RV.

Renting.

Buying.

Useful RV Websites.

Appendix.

Index.