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The Case Against Travel Trailers
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The Case Against Travel Trailers

RVing is a trend that’s sweeping across the nation. New and used rigs are selling like hotcakes, and many purchases are by first-time owners.

Based on sales stats, most consider travel trailers when shopping for the perfect rig.

A travel trailer may be an appealing option at first, but they’re not all that great in the long run. Let’s look at why you might want to think twice when shopping for travel trailers.

What Are Travel Trailers?
Travel trailers are easily the most common RV you’ll see in campgrounds. They come in many lengths and weights, and you would often use a ball and receiver to hitch the trailer to the tow vehicle.

Travel trailers are a popular option because they don’t always require a large tow vehicle and come with various layouts and floorplans.

You can find a travel trailer for practically any adventure.

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Cracker Barrel Campers Ruining it for Everyone
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Disgusted: Cracker Barrel Campers Ruining it for Everyone

Are you thinking of heading to Cracker Barrel for a stopover during your next RV travel day?

It can be a nice place to stop overnight and get a few hours of sleep. However, there are some unspoken rules to know before going. You don’t want to end up getting blasted like these people on Reddit.

Why Was the Redditor Disgusted?
Reddit user Anonforresearch recently stayed at Cracker Barrel while traveling through the area. The Redditor arrived 30 minutes before the store closing, and they were disgusted to see that the parking lot resembled an RV park.

When they pulled in, they saw “several huge pull behinds with [all] their slides out taking up multiple [RV] spaces, and the trash cans were overflowing with full trash bags…”. When user Anonforresearch woke up to leave before the Cracker Barrel opened, every RV was still there, and it seemed like they had no plans of going.

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MIT guy drives RV across country
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A MIT guy drove an RV all over the US to build affordable housing

Although Joseph “Pepe” Fields ’67 has an MIT degree in chemistry, he’s spent his career not in the laboratory or the classroom but working all over the world in international management—and, most recently, driving a recreational vehicle all over the US to build affordable housing with a Habitat for Humanity program called RV Care-A-Vanners.

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