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| Categories | Travel |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publisher | Good Sam Enterprises |
| Total circulation (2011) | 213,839 [1] |
| First issue | July 1941 |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Ventura, California |
| Website | trailerlife.com |
| ISSN | 0041-0780 |
Trailer Life is a magazine that reviews recreational vehicles, provides articles on travel trailers and towing as well a focus on the outdoors, recent trends and popular destinations.
Trailer Life was founded in July 1941 as Western Trailer Life, in California. [2]
In 1958, Los Angeles advertising executive Art Rouse purchased the magazine. [2] [3]
In 1992, Trailer Life Enterprises became part of the umbrella company Affinity Group Inc., since renamed Good Sam Enterprises. [3]
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