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We recently started collecting small visitor stickers for memorable parks that we have camped in, and sometimes they are just not available locally in the gift shop. For example, we saw this pic as a cloth patch , but not as a sticker at the Olympic National Park Visitor Center last month. [attachment file=Sticker Ruby Beach.png] Some others: [attachment file=Sticker Cape Lookout.png] [attachment file=Sticker WHite Sands.png] [attachment file=Sticker Ballard Locks.png] [attachment file=Sticker Cape Cod.png] [attachment file=Sticker Rocky Mt.png] This site has a wonderful assortment, so you can apply them to your pantry door or your forehead or wherever.... they are removable. https://www.retroplanet.com/CTGY/Stickers.html#/filter:theme_hierarchy:US$2520Travel My wife really likes these, and she told me that we should start doing this camping thing backwards. We should order a bunch of really pretty stickers, then plan a long road trip around visiting them all..... For us, we won't put one up unless we actually have camped there and enjoyed it. Driving past the entrance or going in our tow vehicle does not count. Anyway, I hope some of you will appreciate this. If you have a Sticker Wall in your Ollie, please post a pic. John Davies Spokane WA

We were going to do exactly that and then put the stickers on the trailer as a merit badge. But then we couldn't bring ourselves to cover the trailer with stickers so they're all in a box. Still collecting them though. We camped next to a sprinter earlier this year and I finally figured out what those slide outs were for - they put their stickers on the side walls of the slide out so that they were only visible when camped. Clever. You guys might also like the Ranger Doug stuff.

We pick up our Oliver next month. This is our first RV, and I did a fair bit of research on both insurance and emergency roadside assistance. We have had our cars insured by Allstate for 40 years. I never checked around for a better deal. Either pretty stupid, or inertia won out. As I learned, it pays to shop around. My research started with forums, and an especially good thread on Fiberglass RV http://www.fiberglassrv.com/forums/f94/travel-trailer-insurance-63515.html. People there really liked Good Sam. I also looked at Consumers Reports, and I will try to attach their report. I found the Consumers Advocate web site VERY useful on RV insurance. https://www.consumersadvocate.org/rv-insurance Also the JD Power customer satisfaction survey. http://www.jdpower.com/press-releases/2015-us-auto-insurance-study I also found a web site, thezebra.com that allows you to do two-way comparisons. https://www.thezebra.com/geico-vs-aaa/ USAA Insurance was clearly the top ranked company. If you are a US military veteran, I would check them out based on their top ranking. I am not a veteran, but both of my parents were veterans, and even though their web site says children of veterans are eligible, their web site would not provide me with a quote. I got quotes from a seven insurance companies: Allstate, Good Sam, AAA, Progressive, Geico, and Hartford (AARP affiliated). Costco uses Ameriprise, but they do not cover RVs. I asked for a quote with coverage for two vehicles, a 2010 Prius and a 2017 Audi Q7 (our new tow vehicle), and the Oliver. Here are the quotes, all on a 6 month basis. Allstate $1488 Good Sam $1701 AAA $693 Progressive $725 Geico $734 Hartford $1850 All quotes are for similar policies, what the industry calls 100/300 (Bodily Injury $100,000 each person, $300,000 each occurrence) with high deductibles ($1000 Collision/ $500 Comprehensive). Not all of the policies are the same. Good Sam is really attuned to the RV community and so its policy is Full Replacement Cost Coverage, while others are not. See the Consumers Advocate webpage for an understanding of Full Replacement Cost Coverage. Some of the quotes gave me a break down by vehicle 1, vehicle 2, and travel trailer, while others did not. Some links to their info pages: Good Sam http://www.goodsamrvinsurance.com/rv-insurance/why-choose-vip.asp Geico https://www.geico.com/rv-insurance/ Progressive https://www.progressive.com/rv/ Hartford AARP https://www.thehartford.com/aarp/rv-insurance AAA does not have a single page, since there are multiple, independent entities. Utah is part of CSAA (California State Automobile Association), which also covers Nevada. We decided to go with AAA, even though they do not have Full Replacement Cost Coverage. Mostly it was price, but I also liked dealing with them on the phone. Progressive was awful on the phone (hard sell), but they had the best web site. All of them give substantial discount if you have multiple vehicles, and additional discount if you also have homeowners. Our homeowners policy with Allstate expires in December, and I will compare costs once again. Emergency Roadside Assistance Geico: https://www.geico.com/auto-insurance/emergency-road-service/ Good Sam: https://www.goodsamroadside.com/compare/ Good Sam: https://www.goodsamroadside.com/findaplan/ Note that the Good Sam price is for the first year only. Price goes up substantially in the second year. Complaints about that on the forums. AAA is separate for each state organization. Google with AAA roadside assistance YourState. (Digression: I found that the MidAtlantic AAA covers Bicycles. In case of an accident or mechanical breakdown, they will pick you up and bring you home! There have been a few occasions I would have liked that!) We have had AAA Emergency Roadside Assistance for 40 years. Inertia again. Apparently some years ago they created multiple levels, and we had the Regular at a cost of $56 (first driver) + $34 (second driver) = $90 per year. What I did not know is that when the made multiple levels they downgraded it to only 5 miles towing. We have now upgraded to the AAA Plus RV plan for $85+$45=$130, which covers 100 miles towing and the trailer. They also have a Premier Plan ($119+$75=$194) which covers 200 miles towing and other goodies, mostly discounts at retailers. Hope my research is of use to you. I had read on this forum about how hard it is to wait for my own Oliver to be built, and I now understand! Only 26 more days! David Car-insurance-Reliability.pdf Best-Car-Insurance-Buying-Guide-Consumer-Reports.pdf