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RVPodcast.com is the home of the longest-running weekly RV lifestyle podcast in the United States, hosted by Mike and Jennifer Wendland. New episodes drop twice a week. Every Monday, Mike delivers the RV Podcast News Edition, a solo, 25-minute rundown of the top stories in RV travel, campground news, manufacturer updates, fuel prices, and consumer protection issues affecting RVers right now. Every Wednesday, Mike and Jennifer co-host Stories from the Road, a conversation-driven episode featuring interviews with fellow RVers, listener questions, trip recaps, and real talk about life on the road. This is not influencer content. Mike is an 18-time Emmy Award-winning journalist with more than 30 years of reporting experience. He has covered kings, presidents, the Pope, wars, and consumer affairs. Jennifer has co-hosted and co-traveled for more than 15 years. Together, they have driven nearly half a million miles across all 48 contiguous states in every RV type imaginable, from pop-up campers to Class A motorhomes. They currently travel in a 35-foot Brinkley Model Z 3500 fifth wheel. The RV Podcast reaches more than 70,000 newsletter subscribers and is part of a media operation that includes RVLifestyle.com, RVCommunity.com, and a YouTube channel with 45 million-plus views.
Sept. 16, 2026

Should You Take the RV or Fly?

Should You Take the RV or Fly?
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Should You Take the RV or Fly?

We flew to Atlanta for a family wedding instead of taking the RV, and the two hour flight turned into an eight hour day. In this episode we run the real numbers on driving the rig versus flying and getting a hotel, with diesel now over six dollars a gallon, and we land on the one question that actually decides it.

We cover why flying saves you almost nothing on a trip under about 500 miles, what 1,400 miles costs in a 14 mile per gallon diesel Class C now compared to a year ago, what the world's busiest airport looks like from a wheelchair and the free help most travelers never ask for, why the hotel and not the venue is the end of the trip that decides whether you bring the rig, and why you should always take the earliest flight of the day.

Then two listener questions. Terry and Beth ask whether living in a park model RV counts as living the RV lifestyle, and Jennifer answers. Steve asks whether to carry a spare tire on his Class C or rely on road service, and Mike explains why that is not really an either-or.

 

 

 

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