RVs Becoming A Popular Way For Families To Safely Travel This Summer

Ukee Washington reports.

♪♪YES, IT'S SUMMERFEST FRIDAYHERE ON CBS3 AM TOMORROW MARKSTHE OFFICIAL START OF THESUMMER SEASON.AS WE CONTINUE TO ENJOY TIMEAT OUR HOUSES, SOME OF YOUALSO MAY BE LOOKING FORSUMMERTIME ROAD TRIPS.RV'S ARE BECOMING A VERYPOPULAR WAY FOR MANY FAMILIESTO ROLL OUT THIS SUMMER, MAYBEDO A LITTLE CAMPING.LAST HOUR I TOOK YOU ON A TOREOF AN RV COMPLETE WITHEVERYTHING FROM A DISH WASHERTO SATELLITE TELEVISION.THIS HOUR WE'RE CHECKING OUTANOTHER OPTION FOR HITTING THEROAD.I CALL THIS ONE CHATEAUDe UKEE.STEVE, COME ON OUT MY MAN.ALL RIGHT.COME ON OUT, TELL US ABOUTTHIS VEHICLE NOW AS COMPAREDTO THE BIG ONE WE SAW A LITTLEWHILE AGO.THIS IS GREAT.IT'S A CHATEAU IT'S A 28-FOOTCLASS C COACH THAT SLEEPSEIGHT, EASY TO DRIVE SO IFYOU'VE EVER DRIVEN A U-HAULVERY SIMILAR, GET IN AND GO.LET'S GO INSIDE.STEVE YOU MENTIONED THECLASSES AM TELL ME ABOUT THECLASSES.SURE THIS IS A CLASS CWHICH IS PRETTY MUCH DEFINEDBY THE BUNK OVER THE DRIVERAND PASSENGER.OKAY.SO, THAT'S A CLASS CR-V.CLASS A'S ARE THE LARGE EVERBUS STYLE.THIS IS A GREAT LAYOUT.THEY'RE VERY EASY TO OPERATE.THIS FLOOR PLAN WILL SLEEPEIGHT PEOPLE IT HAS AREFRIGERATOR FULL KITCHENPRIVATE BATHROOM AND JUST AREALLY NICE COACH, VERY EASYTO DRIVE.FOR THOSE WHO WEREN'T WITHUS IN OUR LAST HOUR ONCE AGAINTHE PLANS THAT CAN BE MADE,THE FINANCIAL PLANS IN ORDERTO GET INVOLVED WITH SOMETHINGLIKE THIS.YEAH, SURE.WITH OUR COMPANY AND OTHERSOUT THERE YOU DO SOMETIMESHAVE AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE YOUCOULD STRETCH OUT FINANCING SOIF YOU THINK OF A LONG TERMVACATION, YOU HAVE ANOPPORTUNITY WHERE YOU CANSPREAD THOSE PAYMENTS OUT.AND THEN ALSO, TOO, WHEN YOUGO TO BOOK I MEAN YOU DON'T --IT'S NOT A HUNDRED PERCENTDOWN RIGHT AWAY.THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES YOUCAN BREAK THAT INTO PAYMENTS.SO IT'S AFFORDABLE.GETTING OUT IN AN RV IS AREALLY GREAT WAY TO SOCIALLYDISTANCE.YOU CAN STILL GET OUT AND SEETHINGS BUT DO IT RESPONSIBLYNOT HAVE TO GET INTO ANAIRPLANE OR HOTEL.BRING YOUR FAMILY, BRING YOURFOOD WITH YOU.WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE.GOT TO HAVE THE S'MORES FORTHE KIDS DON'T FORGET.S'MORES FOR THE CAMP FIRE.THE DINETTE IS CONVERTIBLE ANDGOES FLAT SO YOU CAN SLEEP TWOTHERE.IT'S ALSO A CONVERTIBLE COUCHWHAT THEY CALL A JACKKNIFECOUCH AND THAT WILL SLEEP TWOADULTS AND THEN ALSO TWOADULTS OVER THE DRIVER ANDPASSENGER.YOU HAVE A FULL KITCHEN.STOVE AND AN OVEN.AS WELL AS A REFRIGERATOR ANDFREEZER AND MICROWAVE OVEN ANDIN THE REAR OF THIS COACHTHERE'S A QUEEN MASTER BED,THE FULL WALK AROUND FLOORPLAN, REALLY NICE.LOTS OF SLEEPING AREA IN THISCOACH.ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE 6-FOOT,220.HEY, SIX-FOUR.YEAH, SIX-FOUR MAYBE CLOSERTO 225 BUT THAT'S BETWEEN US.THERE ARE A NUMBER OF STYLES