Trailer Life

{{Short description|Magazine that reviews recreational vehicles}} {{Update|date=December 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}

{{Infobox magazine | image_file = Trailer Life September 2012 issue.jpg | image_size = | image_alt = | image_caption = | editor = | editor_title = | previous_editor = | staff_writer = | frequency = Monthly | total_circulation = 213,839<ref>[http://abcas3.accessabc.com/ecirc/magform.asp AAM: Total Circ for Magazine Media]</ref> | circulation_year = 2011 | category = Travel | company = | publisher = Good Sam Enterprises | firstdate = July 1941 | country = United States | based = Ventura, California | language = | website = [http://www.trailerlife.com/ trailerlife.com] | issn = 0041-0780 }}

'''''Trailer Life''''' was a magazine that reviewed recreational vehicles, provided articles on travel trailers and towing as well a focus on the outdoors, recent trends and popular destinations.

==History== ''Trailer Life'' was founded in July 1941 as ''Western Trailer Life'', in California.<ref name=tlhist>"[http://www.trailerlife.com/output.cfm?ID=47179 Leading RV Magazine Celebrates 60th Anniversary]{{dead link |date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}" (press release). ''Trailer Life'', 2001-06-07.</ref>

In 1958, Los Angeles advertising executive Art Rouse purchased the magazine.<ref name=tlhist/><ref name=affhist>"[http://www.affinitygroup.com/history/history1.cfm History of Affinity] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100414214741/http://www.affinitygroup.com/history/history1.cfm |date=April 14, 2010 }}". ''Affinity Group Inc.''</ref> In 1992, Trailer Life Enterprises became part of the umbrella company Affinity Group Inc., since renamed Good Sam Enterprises.<ref name="affhist" />

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==External links== *[http://www.trailerlife.com/ Official website]

Category:Tourism magazines Category:Lifestyle magazines published in the United States Category:Monthly magazines published in the United States Category:Caravans and travel trailers Category:Magazines established in 1941 Category:Magazines published in California Category:Mass media in Ventura County, California