{"id":7632,"date":"2013-04-26T07:05:38","date_gmt":"2013-04-26T14:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/?p=7632"},"modified":"2013-06-14T09:31:34","modified_gmt":"2013-06-14T16:31:34","slug":"happy-campers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/happy-campers\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Campers"},"content":{"rendered":"

May 2013<\/p>\n

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Recreational Vehicle (RV) travel is beyond a moving experience. The real magic happens when you\u2019re standing still.<\/h3>\n

By Colin W. Sargent<\/p>\n

Tired of airport gropings and luggage searches by overzealous members of the TSA? The whole sense of air travel has lost its charm, its Chanel No. 5 fragrance. As a former Navy pilot, I used to love the miracle of flying so much\u2026Eastern, TWA, Pan Am. Do you remember when Delta was Delta? Now that Southwest is the one herding us into the new economy, you\u2019d better laugh when the flight attendants do their insult-comic routines, unless you want a Diet Coke spilled on your lap.<\/p>\n

Well, I\u2019m mad as hell, and I\u2019m not going to take it anymore! Happily, I\u2019m not alone.<\/p>\n

As airports continue to tighten security,\u00a0 \u201cConsumers cite the freedom and flexibility of recreational vehicles (RVs),\u201d says Bill Baker of the Recreational Vehicle Industry Association, <\/em>Reston, Virginia. \u201cWith an RV, you\u2019re really the captain of your destination. You can stop where you want, change your itinerary. Airlines are costly, and the experience is a hassle. They\u2019re oversold, overbooked. The trend toward luxury RVs has been building for a long time.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n

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