Month: October 2012

(Oct. 3, 2012) -- Three-day-long weddings in the woods (or on the beach, or in the mountains) have become a huge trend for 2013 couples, reports the Huffington Post.

(Oct.3, 2012) -- From Oct. 1-April 30, rates for RV and tent campsites at Oregon State Parks drop by $4 per night. Depending on the location, tent sites go as low as $13 per night, and full hookup sites as low as $16 per night.

(Oct. 3, 2012) -- The Falls Campground located on the Emigrant Creek Ranger District in Oregon will be temporarily closed due to culvert removal and replacement.

(Oct. 3, 2012) -- Trailer sales for the month of July declined 0.2 percent, the North American Trailer Dealers Association reported today. However, for the first seven months of 2012, sales are up 1.1 percent. 

(Oct. 3, 2012) -- Andrew and Deanna Wilson and their family once lived in a 3,500-square-foot house in Spokane, Wash. But last spring they sold their home and set off across the country in a 35-foot RV with an extensive collection of instruments, writes Carroll County News.

(Oct. 3, 2012) -- KHOU reports that 70-year-old Don Porterfield, a resident of the Skunk Hill RV Park in Channelview, was arrested after he allegedly tried to hold a 15-year-old girl hostage inside his RV on Sept. 26.

(Oct. 3, 2012) -- Each year, the population of Athens increases by several thousand people as RVs roll into town for the Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention. The 46th annual convention will be held this Friday and Saturday, reports The Birmingham News.

(Oct. 3, 2012) -- The Williams County Commission said that extra campers on private property were creating problems with sewage, which is one reason they decided to put a ban on temporary housing. But at the next meeting, the commission will revisit the ban, reports KFYR-TV.

(Oct. 3, 2012) -- With more than 64,000 camping nights sold, there was a 7.8 percent increase in occupancy rates in provincial parks in Newfoundland and Labrador this camping season. In addition, there was a 9.1 percent increase in the number of reservations booked through the campsite reservation system, marking the sixth consecutive year of growth in its usage.

(Oct. 3, 2012) -- Hubbell's Wirecon website also includes support documents, such as instruction and tool data sheets.  A helpful guide walks users through cable preparation and installation, mounting, exterior installations and removal/replacement.  Handy links point to customer service, technical service and the closest Wirecon distribution and retail outlets.