Month: June 2012

(June 18, 2012) -- The move toward setting new dates for the National RV Trade Show took another step forward at the RV Industry Association's Committee Week when the group's board of directors voted June 14 to support a National Show Committee motion to reschedule the event for Louisville, Ky., in late September/early October beginning in 2014. The show has traditionally been held the week after Thanksgiving.

(June 18, 2012) -- Now, AGS clients have the option to ‘super-size’ their product. Super-sized multipage formats are now 9-by-12 inches in size, while super-sized booklets are now 6 5/8-by-9 3/8 inches. That equates to 11 percent more space, per page, for a booklet format and 15 percent more space per page for multipage formats. “It will especially be helpful to our customers, a lot whom need a bigger font to read,” said May.

(June 18, 2012) -- Atwood Mobile Products has determined that a safety issue may be present in the 8935-III AC and 8940-III AC Atwood furnaces powered by 110-volt AC power, the company announced today. The 12-volt DC models are not affected by the issue. Some suspected gas control valves may need to be replaced. The suspect furnaces are contained with a manufacturing date between May 18, 2009 and March 29, 2012.

(June 15, 2012) -- A California man created a CigaRV, a mobile man cave, about 18 months ago that features leather furniture, granite counters and four big screen TVs attached to satellite receivers, as well as a built in humidors with 15 to 20 different cigar selections, CBS-13 reported last weekend.

(June 18, 2012) -- Three years ago, Jim and Mileen Vandeberg, owners of Metra RV Center in Lockwood, decided to retire, so they started trying to sell their business and property. One buyer fell through, opening the door for new owners Doug and Debbie Becker of Laurel, reports the Billings Gazette.

(June 18, 2012) -- Savannah College of Art and Design professor Ashley Waldvogel Gaddy and her family will soon embark on a camping journey of more than 3,355 miles along the East Coast to photograph RVers, reports the Savannah Morning News.

(June 18, 2012) -- CigaRV, a 1970's era GMC motorhome that has been converted into a mobile cigar lounge, was featured on Friday's broadcast of Good Day Sacramento on the CBS network, reports Examiner.com.

(June 18, 2012) -- Those who like to take their horses along on camping trips will now have a new place to visit in Southeast Nebraska, reports the Lincoln Journal Star.

(June 18, 2012) -- In this position, Scott McMurray will be developing new business within current distribution as well as outside business channels. He will also investigate different business opportunities, research competition and coordinate with ASA engineering on proposed product design and cost.

(June 18, 2012) -- Dorothy Owens, president of Border LoW's (Loners on Wheels), told the Longview News-Journal that single seniors do not share the opportunities to socialize that their married counterparts do. But she's hoping to change that with local RV campouts.