Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
California has charged 14 people over the Montana LLC scheme, the same sales tax strategy being sold to RV buyers at shows across the country. Montana law says it is legal. The state where you park may disagree, and investigators are now walking RV storage lots looking for those plates.
Here is what else is in this week's News Edition:
Roadtrek's new owners make their first move, with two new Ford Transit Class B models and a serious service partner in Tampa.
The US-Canada tariff fight and what the uncertainty is doing to Roadtrek, Leisure Travel Vans, Pleasure-Way and Northern Lite. The good news is that camper vans are carved out of the new 50 percent duties. The bad news is that nobody can tell these builders what their costs will be six months from now.
The National Park Service turns 110 this week, and National Park Week runs through August 30 with a fee free day and nine days of local programming.
And an invasive spider the size of your hand is spreading through the Great Smoky Mountains. It is enormous, it is everywhere, and it is a complete coward.
00:00 - Introduction and Welcome
01:48 - Story 1: California charges 14 in the Montana plate scheme—Are RVers next?
02:37 - How the Montana LLC tax avoidance mechanism works
05:22 - Full-time RVers vs. those with fixed home addresses
07:01 - Story 2: Roadtrek's new owners and their first product moves
10:33 - Story 3: The tariff mess with Canada and its impact on RV builders
15:31 - Story 4: National Park Service turns 110 and National Park Week
17:22 - Story 5: Invasive Joro spiders in the Smoky Mountains
20:23 - Closing and how to contact the show
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California has charged 14 people over the Montana LLC scheme, the same sales tax strategy being sold to RV buyers at shows across the country. Montana law says it is legal. The state where you park may disagree, and investigators are now walking RV storage lots looking for those plates.
Here is what else is in this week's News Edition:
Roadtrek's new owners make their first move, with two new Ford Transit Class B models and a serious service partner in Tampa.
The US-Canada tariff fight and what the uncertainty is doing to Roadtrek, Leisure Travel Vans, Pleasure-Way and Northern Lite. The good news is that camper vans are carved out of the new 50 percent duties. The bad news is that nobody can tell these builders what their costs will be six months from now.
The National Park Service turns 110 this week, and National Park Week runs through August 30 with a fee free day and nine days of local programming.
And an invasive spider the size of your hand is spreading through the Great Smoky Mountains. It is enormous, it is everywhere, and it is a complete coward.
00:00 - Introduction and Welcome
01:48 - Story 1: California charges 14 in the Montana plate scheme—Are RVers next?
02:37 - How the Montana LLC tax avoidance mechanism works
05:22 - Full-time RVers vs. those with fixed home addresses
07:01 - Story 2: Roadtrek's new owners and their first product moves
10:33 - Story 3: The tariff mess with Canada and its impact on RV builders
15:31 - Story 4: National Park Service turns 110 and National Park Week
17:22 - Story 5: Invasive Joro spiders in the Smoky Mountains
20:23 - Closing and how to contact the show
Free daily RV Lifestyle newsletter: rvlifestyle.com/newsletter
Full transcript and show notes: rvpodcast.com
Our ad free community: rvcommunity.com
► If you want help planning and organizing your own RV trips, we have put all our guides, tools, RV travel apps and checklists together in one place.
You will find it all rvlifestyle.com/plan
PLEASE SUBSCRIBE and click the bell icon to be notified of new videos and our YouTube Live special reports from the cool places we visit on our RV adventures.
Please note this channel is for entertainment purposes only. We are not RV experts and are not simply sharing our opinions and what seems to work for us. You should do your own research and make your own decisions.
