Tony & Peggy Barthel - StressLess Campers

Greetings!

We’re Tony & Peggy Barthel and we’re working to help you be a StressLess Camper.

Feb 24

Feb 24 Toyota RV-2 RV concept

Tony Barthel

RV stories, Vintage RVs

Toyota’s concept RV-2 pointed to the company thinking about creating a unique RV and sports car blend in the early 1970s. Ultimately the car-RV appeared on the pages of Penthouse magazine but not before getting a lot of attention.

Dec 17

Dec 17 When car makers made campers

Tony Barthel

RV stories, Vintage RVs

When car makers made RVs - cars as campers.

Dec 13

Dec 13 The Chevrolet Corvair as a Camper

Tony Barthel

RV stories, Vintage RVs

Chevrolet offered their Corvair as a van and made camper kits available for those vans. Today those are rare but cool collectible vehicles.

Sep 27

Sep 27 Breaking new ground in affordability - the 1966 Winnebago

Peggy Barthel

Vintage RVs

The story of our family’s 1966 Winnebago Lifetime Premier motorhome.

Sep 15

Sep 15 Tonka Winnebago - a million miniature miles

Tony Barthel

Road Trips

A million miniature miles in my Tonka Winnebago.