Month: March 2013

(March 25, 2013) -- At a show in Williston, N.D., Coate’s RV General Manager told KFYR-TV not as many people are looking at RVs for residences, though that could change.

(March 25, 2013) -- The South Sioux City parks director told the Sioux City Journal that he has his sights set on adding 20 campsites and a manmade creek.

(March 25, 2013) -- News summaries look at the impact of the federal government's $1.2 trillion sequester on national parks in Michigan,

(March 25, 2013) -- "We will go over many forms and systems to help the service advisers achieve these goals," said Motley, who has led a similar, abbreviated seminar for the RV Dealers Association at their annual convention and expo.

(March 25, 2013) -- "In any given lubricant (such as engine oil, transmission fluid or gear oil), there are three main factors that influence the “useful life” of the lubricant. They are viscosity stability, oxidation, and contamination," Johnson wrote. "While it is important to understand how these factors affect oil life, it is equally important to realize that none of these factors can be measured or monitored except through a thorough and ongoing oil analysis program."

(March 25, 2013) -- Washington state’s park system turns 100 this year, but not since the Great Depression has it been so imperiled, says The Seattle Times.

(March 25, 2013) -- In Ohio, the Logan Daily News reports more than a month after an individual spray painted, “This is [expletive]” in bright, fluorescent orange paint on two garage doors at Lost Hollow Campground, a $1,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible.

(March 25, 2013) -- LVM Resort, a resort for Class A motorcoaches, is offering a 20 percent off daily rates in 2013 to RVwest subscribers.

(March 25, 2013) -- Building The Parks Province: Manitoba’s Parks Strategy, a strategic review and public consultation document, outlines changes designed to strengthen the province’s parks system. The fresh and sustainable strategy for provincial parks is proposed for public comment and focuses on key priority areas for investments and action to 2020.

(March 25, 2013) -- The Opera is a lavish take on a traditional trailer and comes with so many modern features that feeling cozy while in the middle of nature will not be a problem, writes Pursuitist.