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The new American vacation

Map out the directions. Adjust the rearview mirror. And try not to spill the double-shot cappuccino on the leather interior. There's a media blitz to put you behind the wheel of an RV. Alex Cohen reports.

Haymid Wright of Austin, Tex. in front of his RV. (Photo by Alex Cohen)

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