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RV Planning Guide
Before you buy an RV, read these tips to help you determine how, when and where you want to use an RV. This information will help you select an RV that matches your family's needs. The attached planning guide can be printed out and brought along when you go RV shopping.

Know Your RV's Load Limitations
Pulling a trailer or vehicle behind a pickup, SUV or motorhome that exceeds the vehicle's towing rating and gross combination weight rating (GCWR) is just asking for trouble. Likewise, loading a tow vehicle, trailer or motorhome with passengers and/or cargo beyond its maximum carrying capacity can potentially contribute to many negative consequences.

Glossary of RV Terms
Confused by all the RV-related abbreviations? Check out our RV Glossary definitions.

Free Product Information

Don't Ignore Your Vehicle's Tow Ratings
Search the database of tow vehicle trailer weight ratings to ensure you tow safely.

What's Your RV's Trade-In Value?
Check your RV's market value using NADA's online database.

Upcoming Regional RV Shows & Events
Review the following list for this year's RV events to see firsthand what the industry has to offer!

One-Stop Family Vacations
Selecting the right location can save time and money on your next family trip.

RV Show Season – A Great Time to Consider RVing
Explore the ins and outs of purchasing, financing, insuring and storing an RV.

Test the Biodiesel Before Filling Up
Checks you can perform to avoid costly engine problems

Injen/AMSOIL Diesel Air Intake Systems
A cool way to boost performance

GearWagon 125 and GearLodge Camper
What do you do with all the gadgets and gear?

TurboKOOL Evaporative Cooler
“Spin-Spray” cooling can be powered by the sun.

Folding Tent Trailer
This model is often the first RV many people own. It’s seen as a practical step-up vehicle to transition from a tent to an RV.

Sport Utility RV
An SURV, or sport-utility recreation vehicle, comes in two types: motorized and towable.

Travel Trailer
There are two categories of Travel Trailers: less than 4,000 lbs. and more than 4,000 lbs.

Truck Camper
A slide-in camper is made to be carried in the bed of a pickup, and there’s a wide range of equipment levels to fit your truck and your lifestyle.

Fifth Wheel Trailer
Fifth wheel trailers have become enormously popular for several reasons. The main advantage of a fifth wheel is ultra-stable towing

Class C Motorhome
Class C motorhomes start with a cab-and-chassis unit upon which the RV body is attached.

Top 10 RV Selling Tips
Before you sell your RV, check out these RV Selling Tips from rvSearch.com, Your #1 Source for Online RV Classifieds. These great pointers will help you get your RV in prime selling condition so you can be well on your way to that new rig you've been dreaming of. List your RV for sale athttp://www.rvSearch.com and reach thousands of potential buyers online.