Month: February 2012

(Feb. 20, 2012) -- Recreational vehicles are not necessarily getting smaller, but they are getting lighter. The Press of Atlantic City describes how.

(Feb. 20, 2012) -- The Oil Price Information Service expects that gas prices will be up to about $4.25 at the end of April and some expect that we could get as high as $5 by Memorial Day. That would mean that filling up a motor home could cost you over $600, WWLP reported.

(Feb. 20, 2012) -- An RV show sponsored by the London and St. Thomas RV Dealers Association in Ontario draws about 8,000 visitors and targets an older, rather affluent crowd, but the London Free Press reports younger buyers also attended the show.

(Feb. 20, 2012) --  Interested participants simply need to “like” LVM Resort’s Facebook page and fill out the entry form to be entered into the giveaway. One Class A RVer will be chosen at random to receive five free nights at LVM Resort and dinner for two at one of Emeril Lagasse’s restaurants in Las Vegas, a prize worth $500.

(Feb. 20, 2012) -- People were not only browsing, they buying at the Boat, Sport and Travel Show at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, according to George Diehl of Denny's Marina, who is quoted in a WTHR report.

(Feb. 20, 2012) -- Each purchase of a new RV from one of the participating RV dealers entitles the new RV owner to one free night of camping for their family of four, from all of the 23 participating Western Pennsylvania campgrounds and RV parks.  Any camper who stays at eight or more of the 23 participating campgrounds and RV parks could win another $500 in free camping for 2013. 

(Feb. 20, 2012) -- WSBT helps with a food drive and talks to a woman who lost her job in the RV industry in 2009.

(Feb. 20, 2012) -- Central Florida News 13 reports there are fewer RVs because the speedway changed the scheduled racing dates adding an extra week during Speedweeks.

(Feb. 20, 2012) -- A daughter of an Oregon woman who died in an RV fire in December is trying to raise money to pay for cremation fees, reports the Statesman Journal.

(Feb. 17, 2012) -- Users visiting www.PlantationPlaceRV.com on any smart phone, can see Plantation Place now offers a fully optimized website for iPhones, Blackberries, and any Droid-powered device. According to comScore.com, as of last year more than 82 million people in the United States use a smart phone.