Month: June 2012

(June 25, 2012) -- Colorado Springs KOA manager Dennis Schultz hosted the group June 17 at the request of KOA CEO Jim Rogers, who wanted to invite the team to experience the fun and relaxation of KOA’s outdoor hospitality. The teams were treated to all the fun of the outdoors, KOA-style, including a full barbecue dinner. A first-year KOA Work Kamper couple, Louis and Pat Jett, provided the entertainment with their country music performance.

(June 25, 2012) -- Emily Reid with Go RVing Canada says that in the first quarter, sales of recreational vehicles have increased 42 percent in Alberta, one of the highest increases in the country, reports CBC.ca.

(June 25, 2012) -- “About a quarter of the campsites back up to the river and have river views. It’s a very lazy river that the kids can play in and you don’t worry about them. In the summertime, the kids take their rafts and wade in it and play in it. We can also take our folding chairs and watch our kids play,” said Smith, who also likes being able to listen to the sounds of the river at night. It’s very relaxing, she explained.

(June 25, 2012) -- Winnebago Industries Inc. is recalling 62 model year 2009 through 2012 Winnebago Commercial vehicle model J38S and model year 2009 and 2010 Adventurer motorhomes manufactured from Oct. 30, 2008 through Sept. 9, 2011, and one 2009 Itasca Suncruiser motorhome built Nov. 2009. These motorhomes chassis are equipped with Bosch hydraulic disc brakes.

(June 25, 2012) -- Thor Motor Coach (TMCRV) is recalling 90 model year 2008-2010 Outlaw and model year 2011 Avanti RVs manufactured from Jan. 24, 2008 through Sept. 28, 2010, equipped with Bosch hydraulic disc brakes.

(June 25, 2012) -- A  column in the Whittier Daily News reminds anyone towing recreational vehicles in California is required to drive at a certain speed and be in certain lanes of the highway.

(June 25, 2012) -- According to the Villages Daily Sun, skepticism over the likelihood of cheaper gasoline prices predominantly prevails throughout The Villages in Florida even though prices have dropped.

(June 25, 2012) -- The Ranger interviews Good Sam members having a good time at the Good Sam Club Samboree June 20-24 at the Fremont County Fairgrounds in Wyoming.

(June 25, 2012) -- Campers at Paradise by the Sea RV Resort in Oceanside will celebrate with the park’s 3rd annual “Bicycle, Golf Cart and Puppy Parade,” while families at Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort in Newport Beach compete in the park’s annual Cardboard Boat Regatta. Meanwhile, Emerald Desert RV Resort in Palm Desert will celebrate the holiday weekend with hula hoop and watermelon eating contests, an ice cream social and an evening glow stick parade.

(June 25, 2012) -- "Through the first five months this year, total RV shipments have now reached 127,454 units, up 8.6 percent compared to this same period last year. All vehicle types have enjoyed shipment growth this year with the exception of folding camping trailers and Type C motorhomes which are both only slightly behind," said Baker.