High fuel prices curtail RV trips

Kutztown, Pa. – Inside the door of their 36-foot-long RV is a map that shows the route Bob and Linda Timko have pulled their “fifth wheel”


But they can’t imagine giving up the RV lifestyle: a sense of freedom and adventure mixed with close friendships developed over years of traveling around the country. They don’t plan to turn in their wheeled home for a condo.

“I don’t know how high fuel would have to go for us not to do this,” says Mr. Timko. “God has created so many great places to see, and we just haven’t seen them all.”

For millions of Americans, towing the vacation home or traveling around the country in an RV is a way of life, even with soaring fuel prices. This time of year, for example, thousands of “snowbirds” are working their way north after spending the winter in Florida