Month: May 2012

(May 15, 2012) -- A 2008 inductee into the RV/MH Hall of Fame, Wallace's donation comes only days after Marcus Lemonis, chairman of Camping World Inc. and Good Sam Enterprises LLC, helped the new fundraising campaign by becoming the first to make a personal $25,000 pledge aimed at helping pay off the Hall's bank loans. The goal is to raise $100,000 in voluntary contributions by Aug. 31 to be matched by the Robert "Boots" Ingram family, which has offered a $100,000 challenge grant for the purpose of lowering the Hall's debt to 1st Source Bank by $200,000.

(May 15, 2012) -- Last summer was the first time the Wilsons tried relocating to Jellystone Park for the summer. The park is only seven miles away from their home, so it was easy for them to commute to their jobs from the campground. They hired their 15-year-old niece to babysit their son while they were away. Meanwhile, the kids spent their days swimming, fishing and riding bicycles.

(May 15, 2012) -- Because of lengthy repairs to tornado-damaged park facilities, the opening of East Lynn Lake's campground in Wayne County has been pushed back even further, reports WOWK.

(May 15, 2012) -- Retail sales rose a modest 0.1 percent in April 2012, slowing from sizeable 0.7 percent and 1.0 percent gains in March and February, respectively, RBC Economics Research reported. Expectations for the April 2012 consumer price index (CPI) report were for weakness in energy prices in the month to offset another modest increase in core prices and leave the overall index unchanged from March.

(May 15, 2012) -- MaxxAir's Handheld Remote offers an easy-to-read and simple-to-understand LCD screen.  A transmission signal is displayed on the LCD screen when a button is pushed to indicate the signal was transmitted to the fan. This remote can be used to turn the fan on/off and select any of 10 fan speeds, open/close the vent lid, reverse the fan from intake to exhaust and place the fan in Auto (thermostat) Mode. 

(May 15, 2012) -- The GA Voice reports that those looking to escape the city this summer will find a number of peaceful, clothing optional, gay-owned campgrounds throughout Georgia.

(May 15, 2012) -- Yesterday, a Los Angeles jury awarded $450,000 to the Domaille family. In 2008, Dennis Domaille was seriously burned outside the family's Tioga Gas Mart business in Lee Vining when a fireball erupted while he was filling the propane tank of a motorhome, reports the Daily Breeze.

(May 15, 2012) -- "Until we see a pick up in sales and usage of RVs that will drive increased demand for our products, we will continue to balance defending our market share with continued tight management of operating expenses," said Musbach.

(May 15, 2012) -- Winnebago Industries, Inc. today is hosting Dealer Days in Las Vegas to launch the company's new 2013 lineup of Winnebago, Itasca and Era motorhomes and Winnebago and SunnyBrook towable products. A brand new Winnebago Vista Rally and Itasca Sunstar Sport 26HE were introduced for 2013.

(May 15, 2012) -- Beginning on Armed Forces Day on May 19, active duty service men and women can obtain the new military version of the America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Annual Pass. The pass will be accepted at National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Reclamation, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Army Corps sites that charge entrance or standard amenity fees.