Month: July 2012

(July 3, 2012) -- Kirk Wong of southwest Washington says there's only one way to travel: by loading up his 37-foot motorhome with two kids, four bikes, two dogs and a tortoise, and taking off for some much-needed family time, writes msnbc.com.

(July 3, 2012) -- Guadalupe County firefighters were called out Monday for a fire that apparently started in the refrigerator of an RV. It heavily damaged a 2000 Coachman motorhome in the Marion area, reports the Seguin Gazette-Enterprise.

(July 3, 2012) -- Karen Saltus has created a unique job, one that works wherever she travels in her motorhome. She is a full-time freelance voiceover artist who records commercials and audio books from a 3.5-foot-by-3.5-foot custom sound booth in the back of her RV, the News Telegram reported.

(July 3, 2012) -- The RV park at Napa Valley Exposition is supposed to help the fairgrounds survive the loss of state financial support. But fair directors learned last week that the Expo may owe $141,500 in sewer hookup fees to Napa Sanitation District, reports the Napa Valley Register.

(July 3, 2012) -- In June, it is encouraging to note that the key new orders and output components continue to improve steadily, said Ferley. The former showed a solid rise to 56.4 from 55.5, thereby indicating not only rising new orders but also at a strengthening pace. This represents the fifth consecutive increase since a recent trough in January of 50.9.

(July 3, 2012) -- The sweltering heat is not stopping some families from camping out this week. State campgrounds like Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park in Sioux Falls continue to bustle with campers doing all they can to keep cool, reports KDLT News.

(July 3, 2012) -- The family of Arizona’s most recent bear attack victim, who was attacked June 24 while camping in the Ponderosa Campground, is asking campers and outdoor recreationists to take precautions when camping outdoors in bear country, reports The Cerbat Gem.

(July 3, 2012) -- “NATDA has always embraced its Canadian members, and have put in many hours of research and development to offer specific education and services for Canadian trailer dealers," said Ackerman. "We recognize that Canada is a different market with different needs than the U.S., and we are devoted to serving those needs to the best of our ability."

(July 3, 2012) -- In an effort to stimulate a tremendous surge in the amount of orders written during its September trade show, the North American Trailer Dealers Association announced today that GE Commercial Distribution Finance and participating trailer manufacturers will be offering a 90 days free floor plan promotion.

(July 3, 2012) -- Two years after Lyle and Marie McCann disappeared from a campground southeast of Edson, their son Bret McCann says that even though it's been a “nightmare” for his family, they’ve adjusted, reports the Edmonton Journal.