Month: March 2012

(March 27, 2012) -- Abare noted there are 23,000 campsites in Maine, of which a sizeable percentage are occupied by RVers who he implied may boycott the state if they face an additional tax for using an RV in Maine. Currently, the state collects a 7 percent lodging tax every night someone stays at a campground. At just $35 per night for a 100-night season, the state would lose more than $560,000 in lodging tax alone if RVers were to avoid the state, said Abare.

(March 27, 2012) -- Partnering with Pure Fishing, Encore and Thousand Trails kicked off the start of the spring fishing season in February with a month-long contest for three family fishing packages worth more than $500 each. Winners were selected March 1 from entries completed throughout February at www.RVonTheGo.com.

(March 27, 2012) -- It wasn’t the first time Texas Advertising had visited the Northeast Campground Association show, but the company wanted to continue AGS’ presence in the northeast. Additionally, AGS hopes to be on the slate of speakers at next year's show.

(March 27, 2012) -- Fun In The Shade custom RV awnings allows RV owners to promote their favorite college teams, companies, brands and causes as well as the American flag. People can even customize their awnings with pictures of of their family.

(March 26, 2012) -- On Thursday afternoon, 27-year-old Nicholas Giersdorf, the man who crashed his vehicle into Cruise America's showroom in 2011, appeared in court to face the family he injured and hear his sentence, reports KIRO Seattle.

(March 26, 2012) -- RV shipments to dealers rose sharply in February, climbing 31.8 percent above last month and up 24.2 percent ahead of this same month last year, the RV Industry Association reported today. The 24,600 units reported in the latest survey of manufacturers marked the best February total in four years for all RV products and raised the first two month’s total this year 15.2 percent above the same period one year ago.

(March 26, 2012) -- Examiner.com reports that a 30-minute episode of Curiosity Quest entitled “Motor Coach” will be rebroadcast on KFAM today in two remaining time slots; 1 p.m. and 9 p.m.

(March 26, 2012) -- The Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation’s 38-foot pink recreational vehicle, known as The Hope Bus, travels to Warwick this Wednesday, March 28, to participate in the seventh annual Community College of Rhode Island Wellness Fair.

(March 26, 2012) -- The Missourian reports that a state Supreme Court decision that affects the collection of local sales taxes on the sale of motor vehicles, boats, trailers and recreational vehicles could have far-reaching impacts on local governments and dealerships.

(March 26, 2012) -- Several Beeville residents are upset with the city over a controversial zoning issue, claiming the city made a big mistake when they started building a new RV park, located just hundreds of feet from their homes, reports Corpus Christi News.