When summer cranks up the heat, your RV adventures don’t have to melt into misery! At East Coast Campers and More, we know that RV life is all about comfort and freedom—so we’re sharing our top tips and tricks to beat the heat and keep your cool no matter how high the temps climb. Let’s chill!

1. Shade Is Your Best Friend

Whether you’re parked at a campground or boondocking off the grid, find a shady spot if you can—or make your own! Roll out that awning, pop up some shade sails, or even park next to trees (bonus: trees help with natural cooling!). A little cover can go a long way in keeping your RV from turning into a rolling oven.

2. Reflect the Rays

Insulated window covers and reflective sunshades (like Reflectix) are a game-changer. They block out that blazing sun and help keep the inside temp down. Add blackout curtains or thermal drapes for extra protection. Trust us—your AC will thank you!

3. Fan-tastic Air Flow

AC is great, but fans are your MVPs. Use a combination of ceiling fans, portable fans, and window fans to circulate air and create cross-breezes. Crack a window on the shady side and open a roof vent for natural ventilation.

4. Cook Smart (and Outside!)

That oven might make great brownies, but it’ll also heat up your entire rig. Stick to no-cook meals, use an Instant Pot or air fryer, or better yet—fire up the grill outside. Picnic tables + burgers = summer magic without the sweat.

5. Switch to LED Lighting

Incandescent bulbs not only drain your power, they give off heat. Swap them out for cool, energy-efficient LEDs and enjoy a brighter (and cooler) RV life.

6. Hydration Nation

Keep a cooler stocked with water, sports drinks, and popsicles. Staying hydrated helps regulate your body temperature, especially if you’re outside soaking up the sun. Bonus: misting fans and cooling towels are great to have on hand.

7. Time Your Activities

Plan your adventures for early mornings or evenings when it’s cooler. Midday is perfect for a nap in the AC or lounging in a hammock under your awning with a cold drink in hand.

8. Upgrade Your AC Game

If your RV AC isn’t cutting it, ask us about upgrades! At East Coast Campers and More, we can help you find a more powerful rooftop unit or a portable AC solution that keeps you comfy even on the hottest days.

Keep Calm and Camp On
A summer heat wave doesn’t have to derail your RV fun. With a little planning (and maybe a few frozen treats), you can enjoy the open road while staying cool and collected.

Need help prepping your RV for summer? Stop by East Coast Campers and More—we’ve got everything you need to chill out this season!

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Exceptional Design and Comfort

The Highland Ridge RV Open Range travel trailers are thoughtfully designed to maximize living space without sacrificing comfort. With a variety of floorplans available, you can choose the layout that best suits your needs, whether it’s a cozy getaway for two or a fun-filled family vacation. Each model features spacious interiors, plush seating, and well-appointed kitchens, providing you with everything you need to feel at home—no matter how far you roam.

Innovative Features

These innovative features set the Highland Ridge Open Range apart from other high-quality travel trailers. Here are just a few standout features:

• Magnum Roof™ System: The innovative PVC roofing membrane design offers a walkable surface and reflects sunlight to keep your trailer cooler during hot summer days. You can enjoy adventures without worrying about the heat!
• Durable Construction: Built with TuffShell™ fiberglass walls reinforced with welded aluminum framing, these travel trailers deliver strength and durability while ensuring a smooth and reliable towing experience.
• Xtend Solar Package: Stay powered on your adventures with the standard Xtend Solar Package. Enjoy the freedom of extended camping without being tied to electrical hookups, keeping your fridge running and lights shining bright.
• Kid and Pet-Friendly: Residential vinyl flooring throughout and on slide-out floors.
• Thermal Seal: Enclosed, insulated, heated underbelly, and fully insulated roof.
•  Kitchen Features: Equipped with a 12V 10cu. Ft. refrigerator and a flush mount range with a glass top, providing more countertop space when the range is not in use. Residential hardwood cabinet doors and drawers with hidden hinges.
• PLUS, there are many other features you will love!

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OPEN RANGE LITE

The Highland Ridge RV Open Range Lite travel trailer offers functionality and a welcoming atmosphere for relaxation and fun. With a variety of floorplans, they are a perfect fit for couples or families. They are easy to tow, lightweight, and fully utilize the interior space.

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OPEN RANGE LIGHT

Discover the Highland Ridge RV Open Range Light travel trailer, designed for adventurers who long for comfort and all the amenities of a higher-end RV. Your journey is as exciting as the destination.

Join the Open Range Family

Are you ready to embark on your next unforgettable journey? With the Highland Ridge RV Open Range at your side, adventure awaits! Visit our dealership to explore our newest line of travel trailers and discover why it could be the perfect model for your lifestyle. Look at our current inventory and get more information at East Coast Campers and More. We are here to assist you every step of the way.

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Home Away from Home

Great Outdoor Cottages Park Models from East Coast Campers and More offer you the luxury of a home away from home, nestled right in the heart of nature. These are the perfect seasonal living options for your vacation getaway. Every Park Model is designed with your comfort in mind, featuring spacious living areas, fully equipped kitchens, and comfortable bedrooms.

The contemporary interior design is modern and spacious. The ceiling height and large windows, including the transom windows, provide lots of light and an inviting living space.

Durability Meets Luxury

One of the outstanding features of Great Outdoor Cottages products is their commitment to quality and innovation. This is evident in every aspect of their designs, especially in the Smart Siding and Standing Seam metal roof, standard on all products. Designed to withstand even the harshest weather conditions.

In addition, the Mini-Split heating and air conditioning systems are reliable and highly energy efficient. They use 40 percent less energy than traditional heating and cooling systems and are very quiet. These do not require a duct system and generate better-quality interior air. This flexible system has several advantages, including easy installation, zoning capability, and precise temperature control.

Great Outdoor Cottages Park Models have a remarkable 30/50-year warranty, providing peace of mind for owners and reducing environmental impact through fewer replacements. Many floorplans with interior and exterior options are available to match your personal style and preferences.

Let’s Embark on a Beautiful Adventure

East Coast Campers and More invites you to take this opportunity to own a Great Outdoor Cottages Park Model at more than affordable prices starting at $93,255. We will have a variety of models in stock with roughly 7-10 Park Models onsite for the foreseeable future, and we can work with you to create a custom Park Model. You will enjoy an unparalleled buying experience that includes the delivery, block, level, anchor, set-up, and skirting of your Park Model, including one set of steps. And, we can deliver anywhere in the United States.

In addition, we can provide you with Mobile RV Service anywhere on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Delaware, or Virginia. Embrace your dream vacation home without compromises. If you are looking for a great way to escape… get ready to embark on a beautiful adventure with us!

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If you’re interested in purchasing a new or used RV,  or updating the one you already have, be sure to contact our Delaware RV dealership! East Coast Campers & More has a comprehensive inventory of travel trailers, fifth wheels, destination trailers, park models, and more. So no matter what kind of excursion you  envision, we have something that’s perfect for your kind of wanderlust.

Save More To Spend On Activities

According to recent reports from the Recreational Vehicle Industry Association, vacations carried out with an RV tend to be about one-quarter to one-half less in overall cost compared to other forms of transportation. These savings mean that you can spend 25-50% of travel expenses on other, more meaningful aspects of your adventure, whether it’s a stint at a luxury campsite, a rafting excursion, or a ziplining tour.

Bring The Whole Family

Family vacations are a mainstay for many households in America, but costs of individual plane fare and train tickets can make them financially infeasible. With an RV as your vacationing vessel of choice, you won’t have to worry about admissions queues or checking in at a certain time. Make your own reservations, design your own itinerary, and bring the whole family — including pets! — together on your RV vacation. All without ever even thinking about the headache of ticket prices or the stress of boarding times.

Feel Right At Home, Away From Home

When you travel in an RV, you’ll enjoy a space that can be designed to be entirely your own. Your home away from home. Whether you customize your room in flannel or silk you’ll enjoy the familiar safety and comfort of your own bed and bath! Travel to new places, and enjoy the comforts of home. Don’t feel like searching for a good place to eat?  You’ve got a romantic dinner for two and a bottle of wine in the fridge. Your favorite music, or a good movie is just a touch away.

Grow Closer In Your Connection With Nature 

Whether you’re stationed at the same campsite for the entire duration of your trip or you spend most of your vacation time meandering through forests and national parks, RV travel is one of the most powerful ways to reconnect with nature. Many avid RVers are also fans of fishing, hunting, and hiking. Consider these outdoor pastimes for yourself. Whatever floats your boat, you’ll undoubtedly feel closer to the source of all that sustains us when you’re exploring nature.

Meet New Friends 

RV vacations are a bit different from, say, staying at a hotel or resort, where each room typically stays separate from the others and most guests are inclined to keep to themselves. By contrast, at a campsite or other popular RV destination, you’ll find like-minded groups of people who are just as eager to hear about your travels as you may want to learn about theirs. From bonding over campfire s’mores to swapping insight on RV storage hacks, an RV vacation can help you make lots more friends.

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For many of us who own an RV, a camper, or a travel trailer, it’s probably quite easy to understand why this period of seasonal transition is such a popular time of year. 

In many states around the U.S., November is a prime time to witness virtually countless sights of beauty — so many, in fact, it seems that there’s never enough time to enjoy all the memorable views, delightful scents, and late-autumn experiences of the month before the last leaf has fallen. As an added bonus, when you have a recreational vehicle in tow, it makes pretty much every element of a sweater-weather excursion feel a great deal more comfy-cozy. 

Estes Park & Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado 

As you consider where to go on your RV camping trip, what better place to get your fill of the final signs of fall than by adventuring in a state named in honor of its colorful landscape and natural features? Pack up, load up, and haul your camper to Colorado! More specifically, you’ll want to head towards those tall hills to the west, where you’ll find Rocky Mountain National Park. 

If you’re from out of town or visiting Rocky Mountain National Park for the first time, in addition to the park itself, you should also check out one of Colorado’s most famous areas: Estes Park! In this once-upon-a-time mountain town — now a small city, at the very least — you’ll find plenty of hiking, ice fishing, skiing, and other outdoor activities that both you and your RV are probably already more than equipped to handle. Now, on to the next destination!

Acadia National Park, Maine

Whether you make the trek to your campsite in a Crossroads RV Zinger, a Gulf Stream travel trailer, or an oh-so-retro vintage camper, there’s no doubt that you’ll want to get out and stretch your legs a bit when you arrive at your next stop — especially if that stop happens to be in Acadia National Park. Located right next to Maine’s coastline with the Atlantic, there are few better places to spend part of November than on the East Coast — and as you might expect, our RV dealership in Frankford agrees wholeheartedly with that sentiment!

At Acadia National Park, there are more than a few highlights to enjoy, even well after Daylight Savings goes into effect. Bundle up in your waterproof parka for an invigorating kayaking trip in Bar Harbor, or pile on the lycra layers and go biking through the lush coastal and evergreen forests. You’re going to be hungry in any case, so why not end the perfect day with a delectable dinner of freshly caught seafood? 

Willamette Valley, Oregon

For a remarkable range of winter-friendly activities and outdoor festivities that allow you to enjoy nearly every aspect of the snowy season, set your RV camper’s navigation system towards the Willamette Valley in Oregon. This fall-friendly area of Oregon is known for hosting a number of traditional and seasonal festivals all winter long. 

In addition to season-specific events, the Willamette Valley has other offerings in November to suit a spectrum of interests and tastes. If you weren’t satisfied with last month’s German steins of beer at Oktoberfest, then perhaps you’ll have better luck with a Turkey Day wine tasting at the Carlton Winemakers Studio. Known for experimental varietals of grapes and truly one-of-a-kind wines, the lingering signs of the bygone autumn offer an additional aesthetic appeal. No matter what time of year it is, vineyards are lovely to look at year-round, whether they’re surrounded by warm autumnal earth tones or cool, crisp infusions of invigorating winter.

Found A November RV Destination? Great! But Is Your RV Ready For Winter?

You may already be on some sort of November voyage, sipping extra-spicy chai in your RV camper as you read this blog. On the other hand, you may simply be planning ahead for a Thanksgiving trip that’s just around the corner. Either way, there’s a lot to enjoy about this month, whether you consider it to be part of autumn or the definitive start of winter. In any case, the last thing any RV owner, driver, or passenger wants to encounter en route is a mechanical issue or a breakdown, so before you hit the road, be sure to have your travel-designated vehicle checked to ensure that it’s safe for the demands of a seasonal excursion. 

If your recreational vehicle needs a tune-up, general maintenance, or any other winterization service for its parts, be sure to stop by our RV camper dealership in Frankford. East Coast Campers and More has one of the top-rated service teams in all of Delaware, and with the better part of the fall already behind us and the inevitable cold of winter frost soon to follow, we hope you’ll trust our experienced team with all of your RV winterization needs. Contact us today to learn more, and we hope you enjoyed this RV camping guide! 

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