Trailer Life readers single out their favorite products and places in our seventh-annual RV survey
RVers have a reputation for helping one another, whether they’re lending a hand to change a flat tire on the side of the road, sharing a spare fuse with their neighbors in the next campsite or offering advice on an online forum. Exchanging RV tips just comes naturally, and recommendations on everything from favorite destinations to the best driving routes are dispensed like marshmallows at a campfire. For those new to the RV lifestyle, community-sourced knowledge is particularly valuable. Tapping into RVers’ willingness to share, each year Trailer Life conducts an online survey to find the brands and businesses readers rely on most. The results from our latest poll are now ready for the big reveal, including several new categories. Without further ado, we present the gold, silver and bronze awards for 2018, stamped with your collective seal of approval.
RVS & TOW VEHICLES
Fifth-Wheel Trailer
Gold: Grand Design
Silver: Keystone
Bronze: Forest River
Folding Camping Trailer
Gold: Jayco
Silver: Forest River
Bronze: Coachmen
Toy Hauler
Gold: Grand Design
Silver: Forest River
Bronze: Keystone
Travel Trailer
Gold: Forest River
Silver: Airstream
Bronze: Lance
Tiny Trailer
Gold: Airstream Nest
Silver: Forest River R-Pod
Bronze: Winnebago Minnie Drop
Truck Camper
Gold: Lance
Silver: Bigfoot
Bronze: Northwood Manufacturing
Truck for Towing
Gold: Ford
Silver: General Motors
Bronze: Ram
ACCESSORIES & SUPPLIES
Auxiliary Fuel Tank
Gold: Transfer Flow
Silver: Titan Fuel Tanks
Bronze: Dee Zee
Awning
Gold: Dometic
Silver: Carefree of Colorado
Bronze: Lippert Components
Backup Camera
Gold: Garmin
Silver: Furrion
Bronze: ASA Electronics
Battery
Gold: Interstate
Silver: Trojan
Bronze: DieHard
Cleaning Product
Gold: Meguiar’s
Silver: Camco
Bronze: Armor All
Engine Oil
Gold: Mobil 1
Silver: Shell Rotella
Bronze: Pennzoil
Engine-Performance Product
Gold: K&N
Silver: Banks Power
Bronze: Bully Dog
Entertainment System
Gold: Kenwood
Silver: Sony
Bronze: Furrion
Fifth-Wheel Hitch
Gold: Reese
Silver: B&W
Bronze: PullRite
Fuel Additive
Gold: Lucas Oil Products
Silver: Sea Foam
Bronze: STP
Generator
Gold: Honda
Silver: Cummins Onan
Bronze: Champion
Holding-Tank Treatment
Gold: Thetford
Silver: Camco/TST
Bronze: Happy Campers
HVAC/Comfort System
Gold: Dometic
Silver: Airxcel
Bronze: RV Comfort Systems
Refrigerator
Gold: Dometic
Silver: Norcold/Thetford
Bronze: Furrion
RV Cover
Gold: ADCO
Silver: Camco
Bronze: CoverKing
Satellite Hardware
Gold: Winegard
Silver: King
Bronze: KVH Industries
Satellite-TV Provider
Gold: Dish
Silver: DirecTV
Bronze: Shaw Direct
Tire-Pressure Monitoring System
Gold: TireMinder
Silver: Truck System Technologies
Bronze: Garmin
Tires
Gold: Goodyear
Silver: Michelin
Bronze: Maxxis
Toilet
Gold: Dometic
Silver: Thetford
Bronze: Nature’s Head
Tow-Vehicle Suspension Enhancement
Gold: Air Lift Company
Silver: Blue Ox
Bronze: Firestone Industrial Products
Trailer-Brake Controller
Gold: Cequent
Silver: Dexter Axle
Bronze: Curt Manufacturing
Travel Trailer Hitch
Gold: Equal-i-zer
Silver: Reese
Bronze: B&W
Truck-Bed Liner
Gold: Line-X
Silver: Rhino Linings
Bronze: Duraliner
SERVICE & TRAVEL
Fuel Station
Gold: Pilot Flying J
Silver: Costco
Bronze: Love’s Travel Stops
RV Campground or Resort
Gold: Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort, Florida
Silver: Ocean Lakes Family Campground, South Carolina
Bronze: Anchor Down RV Resort, Tennessee
RV Casino Resort
Gold: Seven Feathers Casino Resort, Oregon
Silver: WinStar World Casino and Resort, Oklahoma
Bronze: Pechanga Resort and Casino, California
Sit-Down Restaurant
Gold: Cracker Barrel
Silver: Texas Roadhouse
Bronze (tie): Denny’s
Bronze (tie): Olive Garden
State to RV In
Gold: Florida
Silver: Colorado
Bronze: California
