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We love your truck.  There.  We said it.  In the spirit of Cupid we’ve been writing heart-felt Valentines inviting our friends to Get Hitched this Valentine’s Day at Torklift Central.  Because we ‘re in the mood, we took the time to personalize one of these love letters to someone we care deeply about:  Your truck. Dear Truck, How many ways...

 Torklift Central has a lot of love to give this year.  For starters, we’ll be dolling out free seminars, swag and prizes at the 2014 Seattle RV Show February 6-9th at CenturyLink Field Event Center.  If by some mishap you miss us all four-days, don’t start your Valentine’s week solo by plowing through an entire box of chocolate; we’ll still...

Despite what you might think of Wal-Mart, RV camping at one of their several billion locations definitely has its benefits.  For starters, admission is free.  There’s also the allure of being positioned a stone’s throw from a building with enough supplies to outlast the apocalypse.  For all the reasons to set up camp outside Wal-Mart, there’s an unofficial set of...

Thanks to the growing popularity of the 2014 Seattle RV show, the four-day extravaganza will be expanding into the East Hall of CenturyLink Field Event Center.  That means visitors will have nearly 100 more RVs to peruse than last year.  To help make sense of the added excitement, show organizers will debut the Seattle RV Show’s first mobile app at...

Despite climate change, a recession and the disturbing popularization of twerking, 2013 was a very good year at Torlklift Central.   We’ve highlighted on this blog previously that international demand for our EcoHitch is surging and we’re happily working on the logistics to keep up.  As wonderful as we are, the success of the EcoHitch is due in large part to...

Owning a motorhome, 5thwheel or camper trailer comes with a proud obligation to use it for adventure.  Often times the real challenge comes from deciding which new frontiers to explore, and more importantly, what to do once you get there.  Luckily 2014 is still young.  There’s plenty of time to plan a vacation that will be the envy of your...

If electric cars have an Achilles Heel in the public eye it’s range anxiety.  Not every person interested in owning an EV has the means to purchase a Tesla Model S capable of traveling 265 miles on a single charge.  Many electric cars still struggle to make it much farther than 50 miles before a warning light notifies the driver...

Tragically, RV’s tend to spend most of their lives hidden under a tarp, slumbering next to their owner’s permanent residence in solitude.  Several times a year they emerge on an adventure where they get a bittersweet taste of what it’s like to be a real home.  The following videos pay tribute to people who take the definition of ‘mobile home’...

AOL Autos announced this month Tesla Motors is the winner of their second annual Technology of the Year award.  Tesla earned the honor for the development of their venerable Supercharger Network, which already boasts 54 charging stations across the United States.  Aside from the shear number of Supercharger stations Tesla now supports, the technological advances they’ve made with them is...

Winter in the Seattle/Metro area is a lot like Fall, except its colder, rains even more, and makes it much more difficult to keep our socks dry in our sandals.  Even more troubling, visibility behind the wheel is significantly diminished, reducing driver reaction time and the ability to notice roadside hazards.  In the torrents of our famed liquid sunshine, the...