Month: April 2012

(April 23, 2012) -- Matt Berg, product manager for Dutchmen RV, announced today that Beau Durkee has been appointed west coast regional sales manager for the company’s Aerolite and Dutchmen brand product lines.

(April 23, 2012) -- The Caravan Times reports that the UK Motorhome Summer Fair Show will once again take place this year and preparations are well underway for the event.

(April 23, 2012) -- "Keystone has an admirable brand and offers a variety of campers to fit virtually every lifestyle,” said Mozingo. "With Progressive, Keystone owners have the confidence that comes from knowing they're covered by an RV insurer that specializes in protecting their home away from home. We look forward to serving Keystone’s loyal customers."

(April 23, 2012) -- Developers who planned the upscale Wakefield Plantation RV Resort & Marina on the Intracoastal Waterway in Gulf Shores have purchased the 26-acre former Bon Secour Village marina site, but canceled the project, reports the Press-Register.

(April 23, 2012) -- WPDE writes that the National Transportation Safety Board has concluded that a pilot's spatial disorientation was the likely cause of a Jan. 2011 plane crash at a North Myrtle Beach RV park.

(April 23, 2012) -- If lighthouse exploration, rounds of golf or whale watching expeditions are on the family agenda, then RV campgrounds in Oregon may be the perfect match for them. Whether beach combing, reconnecting with loved ones or adventures are desired, RV resorts are great places to make memories.

(April 23, 2012) -- Global Industry Analysts, Inc. announces the release of a comprehensive global report on the RV market. The global RV industry is projected to reach sales of 731 thousand units by 2017. Major factors driving growth in the market include increasing demand in developed markets, increasing disposable income levels in developed and developing markets, improving consumer confidence, and rising availability of credit at consumer level are the major factors driving growth in the global recreational vehicles market.

(April 23, 2012) -- Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area will launch a new online reservation system and fee structure for its group campground, he Circle X Ranch Campground, on May 2. Beginning May 2, campground reservations will only be taken online or by phone.

(April 23, 2012) -- The Mahlon Miller Service Excellence Award is named after Mahlon Miller, founder of Newmar Corp., the Nappanee, Ind.-based Amish manufacturer of luxury Class-A motorhomes and 5th wheel RVs. North Trail RV Center has been the world’s largest Newmar dealer for the last eight years and is proud to have earned this most prestigious service award for the last two consecutive years.

(April 23, 2012) – Five trailers, three cabins and two boats were reduced to charred rubble Wednesday night in a Canadian RV park when fire broke out. A seasonal resident and his wife – the only people in the park at the time -- called 911, saving the remaining 90 lots on Nicola Lake.