This week on Episode 551 of the RV Podcast:
We introduce you to our friend Tom McAlister, who is an avid RVer with a profitable hobby: He flips RVs. You'll learn how he does it and tour his latest. Plus, the RV News of the Week, the Social Media Buzz, Your RV questions and Mike and Jen’s RV Storytime.
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RV NEWS OF THE WEEK
Indiana Governor Applauds Halt to CA Emissions Rules That Threatened New Motor Home Sales
This shouldn’t come as a big surprise but Indiana's governor is praising the end to the Biden Administration's Clean Air Act Waiver that gave California the ability to force new sales of heavy-duty vehicles, like trucks and RVs, to be zero emission this year. Many in the RV industry felt this would effectively ban the sale of new motor homes in California and other states that followed their standards. With Indiana producing 90 percent of America's RVs, the Hoosier state had much at stake had it remained in place.
License Plate Snapped, Ticket Mailed: Colorado’s New Radar System Goes Live Soon
Just because you don’t see a cop in Colorado, it doesn't mean that you can’t be ticketed! The Colorado Department of Transportation recently installed its first photo radar cameras, which it will use to ticket those who speed in high-risk work zones. The camera snaps a picture of a vehicle's license at one place and again at a second place and analyzes whether the person is speeding. If the vehicle is going more than 10 miles per hour above the designated speed, a speeding ticket will be issued. The program will soon start on Hwy 119 near Boulder.
He Got Too Close: Another Tourist Gored by Bison in Yellowstone National Park
The tourons just keep a comin’... This time it was a New Jersey tourist got too close to a bison at Yellowstone National Park last week and was gored. This is the second person injured by a bison this year, and it comes after Yellowstone reported last month as the busiest month of May EVER on record.
Two Campers Found Dead on Isolated Isle Royale National Park
There’s quite the mystery up in the middle of ake Siperior surrounding two campers were found dead at Michigan's Isle Royale National Park. The bodies were found at South Lake Desor campground, and the NPS is not providing any details about the cause of death on the remote island park, which has wolves and moose. Some suspect foul play is involved, however, as the FBI was called in. Others speculate it was a murder suicide. But why the unusual secrecy? Almost a week after the bodies were found, the government isn't saying a thing.
