Happy Camper RV Club's 'RVScrapbook' Explodes Online, Bringing RVers Their Own MySpace-styled Social Network on the Web

Happy Camper Club, the leader in discount camping for the recreational vehicle community, launches new concept online for social networking. This MySpace-styled web site is an online journal for RVers, a blog site, a picture gallery, a collection of personal travelogues, and provides video, music and entertainment about RV travel -- just for fun. RV camping enthusiasts have a safe place to journal their trips with their own web pages, made public or kept private for family and friends to follow their RV trips. Site offers free membership, expanded features with a monthly subscription, and hundreds of user-controlled options.
Monroe, LA (PRWEB) July 17, 2006 -- Happy Camper Club, the leader in discount camping for the recreational vehicle community, launches new concept online for social networking. This MySpace-styled web site is an online journal for RVers, a blog site, a picture gallery, a collection of personal travelogues, and provides video, music and entertainment about RV travel -- just for fun. RV camping enthusiasts have a safe place to journal their trips with their own web pages, made public or kept private for family and friends to follow their RV trips. Site offers free membership, expanded features with a monthly subscription, and hundreds of user-controlled options.

We have some fantastic companies participating; and they have added a layer of interesting items that RVers are enjoying. They are getting personally exposed to campers that don't know much about them, and that's important. These are real people who share the passion for the lifestyle.
"We never imagined so many people would 'get' the idea of social networking for RVers," says Anne Pierson, Happy Camper Club's president, describing reaction from visitors at the company's new site: http://www.rvscrapbook.com. The site was unofficially opened to select invitees just three weeks ago, and is already a vibrant community, serving the RV camping enthusiast with a unique online experience.

The site provides a free venue for creating a "scrapbook" of one's RV camping adventures. A GOLD membership at the site is free for 30 days, then costs less than 2 gallons of gas in the RV, or a cup of Starbucks coffee to maintain. It features games, music, instant-messaging among members, blogging, groups to join and create, customization for the pages RVers design, and an unlimited network of social opportunities for those who enjoy the RV lifestyle. The key feature is the user's ability to make his own network private, for friends and family only; or share it with the entire RV community. Basic features are free to all RVers, all the time.

Pierson explains, "The site was born of countless conversations with our web visitors, and the main thing RVers are seeking is a place to enjoy RVing online when they are not traveling. If they're not yet on the road, they like to talk about it, dream about it. If they just took a trip, they want to keep it alive by keeping a journal of it. Many have considered starting a web site about their travels, but hesitate because of the expense, or their lack of know-how. We also have RVers with unique situations, like homeschooling, who want to meet other families like themselves.

There are other social sites out there, but none of them focus exclusively on this unique community of camping enthusiasts. RVers and their families want to know that their kids are safe online, and the "kids and teens" group is already very active. Unlike other social sites, parents know that their children using this site will not be contacted by predators and spammers. Each member is manually approved by the administrator.

RV companies are also involved. Pierson explains that, "RV companies are often owned by actual RVers, and RVers should know this. It's very important in today's RV industry, that we, as corporations, let our customers know that those who serve them share the same interests, the same lifestyle.

"We have some fantastic companies participating; and they have added a layer of interesting items that RVers are enjoying. They are getting personally exposed to campers that don't know much about them, and that's important. These are real people who share the passion for the lifestyle."

The site is now open for new members, and is free. RVers who want advanced features can subscribe to a 30 day free trial membership at the site, and can cancel membership any time.

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