I mostly ignore or forward press releases that land in my Inbox. Nine times out of 10, they're useless. So a few months ago, I was about to delete one from the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association announcing the centennial of the RV this year because, honestly, it sounded like a snoozer. The press release did include a couple random pictures, however, including this one of the Hunt housecar (left).

It also included the following reasoning for the centennial celebration, that "the roots of RVing are as old as pioneers and covered wagons." The RV industry began in 1910, according to America's leading RV historians — David Woodworth, Al Hesselbart and Roger White - with the mass production of the first RVs. "Before then, people camped in private rail cars that were pulled to sidings along train routes."

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