Jack Kerouac is turning in his grave. The days of taking a drug-choked jalopy down the low road to old Mexico are long over. If Kerouac were alive today, he's want comfort and economy. With enough ill-gotten bread, he could buy himself a fancy pop-up travel trailer or pickup truck camper instead of paying full freight at cheesy chain hotels, or instead of jumping a rumbling freight train and hoping to wake up alive the next morning. Besides, how many open boxcars do you see these days? Fortunately for Kerouac, such swank accommodations aren't that pricey these days - at least compared to high hotel rates on the road. You squat when you want, crash (in your bunk - please!) when you want, cook up your own road kill meals. And did you know owning an RV can translate into tax breaks? What's not to like about trailer life? After a day or two at this week's Tacoma RV Show - with 13 new models - you'll know for sure. 

TACOMA DOME, 11 A.M. TO 8 P.M. THURSDAY, MARCH 14-SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 11 A.M. TO 5 P.M. SUNDAY, MARCH 17, $11, 2525 E. D ST., TACOMA, 253.272.3663