Home away from Home

ehhh.... A good background book I guess, but not much in the way of important fact-gathering information on two fronts. First, we aren't European, and second, I'm not planning on going out to grab a VW bus anytime soon.

Overall not a bad read, just very clearly slanted toward the Euro sector - to the point that all the big RVs are called 'Americans'. Its also got more info on VWs than a non-amour would ever really need. Clearly the authors/editors/publishers have a thing for them. I mean, I understand they have a place in the history of motorhoming, but like 30+ pages?

I guess the best to takeaway from the book is that Camper Vans and the lifestyle have been around for a very long time (talk of motorhomes back before Model Ts) - its inherent in human nature I guess. They told some stories about why people did what they did, and mentioned that the largest growing segment of the market as of that writing (~2005) is 35-54 year-olds.

The other noteable - you aren't truly a part of the RV lifestyle unless you visit Quartzsite, AZ in January. Apparently the town is mecca to snowbirds, growing to over a million people in the 4 months of true winter. RV's as far as the eye can see...

--R.