RV Caravan Tours - About Us

RV Caravan Tours:
About Us
Your Road Trip to Outdoor Adventure TM

Our Mission Statement:
To bring people of many cultures together in community as active tour participants, help them plant the seeds of friendship within a natural environment, teach them to have fun while challenging themselves, and encourage them to bring the spirit of community, friendship, cultural understanding, and a deep love and respect for nature home with them.

Our Motto: We deliver fun.

In business since 9 August 2000
• Integrity • Honesty • Value • Service

Your Guides: Jon + Teri
Your Guides: Jon & Teri

Teri

"For the ultimate road trip, just remember to plan. But if you don't have time to plan, take a caravan."

Tourmaster and Navigator: Teri
Independent Travel Educator, Teri recently had the final installment of a three-part article published by Tales & Trails, the national teardrop enthusiast publication. Click here for her RV Free Wheelin' article on Crater Lake.

Teri got her first taste of adventure while camping with her family in Wisconsin in a pop-up trailer. In her 10th year, the family of six road-tripped to New England for three weeks. At 18 she attended a 26-day Outward Bound course at the Hurricane Island School in Maine. Later at the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire, Teri was an active member and treasurer of Hobnailers, the campus outdoors club.

Since 1990 Teri has lived in and explored Oregon. Prior to that she lived in and explored Northern California. Teri brings her enthusiasm for adventure, the outdoors, and her unique organizational skills to RV Caravan Tours. She has designed each of our special tours to give you the quintessential Pacific Northwest experience. She really thinks you'll have fun on your tour, and she looks forward to sharing local and historical narrative over the CB radio.

First Mate and Pilot: Jon
Jon will be driving the lead vehicle and will be your second guide on our tours. An experienced RV driver, Jon is a patient teacher, and he's great at helping first-time RVers gain confidence driving their new or rented rigs. Click here to read Jon's RV Driving Tips. Jon is an avid outdoorsman and has lived in and explored Oregon for over 20 years. Jon has had his RV driving tips published in RV Free Wheelin' as well.

Jon is also known as The Wild Chef™. A professional chef by trade and training, Jon brings a gourmet dimension to our nightly meals. Although all tour participants are responsible for grilling their own dinners, we find many don't know how to cook in the great outdoors! The first 3-4 nights of the tour finds Jon busy making shopping recommendations, and then busy giving cooking lessons. He is available throughout the tour at shopping and cooking time for advice and recommendations. Many tour participants noted that this unique touch (and the outdoor cooking skills they took home to impress their friends and spouses) made their tour extra special. Who could forget their first taste of fresh grilled hot peaches covered with vanilla ice cream, or barbequed oysters with choice of two easy sauces!

Jon & Teri invite you to experience the spirit of adventure on their Discover Oregon Tour this August.

Jon

Click here to read Jon's RV Driving Tips, helpful advice for those new to driving RVs, or old hands who want to review what's important.

Our Mascot:
Rudi Valenturtle is our logo, and yes, his initials are "RV". Rudi takes his home with him when he travels, just like a Recreational Vehicle, and he's got wheels for feet because he's on a road trip. He's looking back over his shoulder to make sure the next turtle in the caravan is there behind him. The friendly red door shows that folks are welcome, and he's got the globe in the background because there's a lot to see in this big old world.

Rudi represents the concept of Slow Travel, because you can't be in a big hurry if you really want to experience a place. Join Rudi on an RV Caravan Tours adventure, and experience each geographical region one section at a time.

Turtle # 1:
Turtle One is a 29 foot Class C motorhome. We've removed the bed from the rear bedroom so we have room to store our portable fire pit, charcoal grills, camp chairs, firewood, charcoal, and other supplies we need to outfit our tours for you.

Little Buddy:
Little Buddy follows us around during our research trips. He's been all over the west, especially the pacific northwest. Little Buddy is a vintage 1999 teardrop camper. Please see our Links page for more information on teardrops.

RV Caravan Tours is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sunstone Adventure Company, an Oregon Corporation. The tour guides listed on this page are employees of RV Caravan Tours. If you are interested in seasonal employment, please send a cover letter and resume detailing all Recreation, Guiding, RVing, Leadership and Training experiences to the address listed above. We preferentially hire our tour alumni for guides because of their experience with our tours.

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