Written and posted by Curb Free With Cory Lee, 2021. SHARING THE WORLD FROM A WHEELCHAIR USER’S PERSPECTIVE
Going on a trip in an RV has been something I’ve wanted to do for years. I remember being a teenager and seeing the Robin Williams movie RV in a theater. While I didn’t want an RV trip to be as “interesting” as the one in the movie seemed, I was immediately intrigued and thought that it would be so much fun to travel from the comforts of an RV. Since then, I’ve Googled “wheelchair accessible RV” countless times with dismal results… until a few years ago, anyway.
I first heard of an accessible RV just a few years ago when Winnebago announced their AE (Accessibility Enhanced) line of RVs. It was groundbreaking when they made that announcement because for the first time, I knew that it was an actual possibility that I could experience RVing as a wheelchair user. Luckily, more and more companies, including Winnebago, are recognizing the power of the accessible travel market and experiences that were once off-limits for wheelchair users are now real possibilities!
Fast forward a couple years and the team at Winnebago actually reached out to me via email. They asked if I’d be interested in going on a wheelchair accessible RV trip and promoting their AE line of RVs. I’ll admit, I’ve received some pretty incredible partnerships and offers in my seven years as a travel blogger, but I have never responded with an enthusiastic “YES!!” as fast as I did to Winnebago. I was ecstatic to be able to use the Winnebago Inspire AE, their newest accessibility enhanced RV, and show it off.
During our weeklong trip in the Winnebago Inspire AE, my mom, my friend Kayla, and I traveled along the East Coast of Florida. Our journey started in Sanford and then went to Saint Augustine, Jensen Beach, and Kissimmee. My mom and I had never even been inside of an RV prior to this trip, so we weren’t sure what exactly to expect, but it certainly surpassed all of our expectations. We are now huge fans of not only the Winnebago Inspire AE, but the RVing lifestyle blew us away as well.
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