Month: May 2013

(May 30, 2013) -- Newly-formed motorhome specialist Peak Camper Vans, a sister company to Peak Leisure Vehicles, has announced the production of its first campervan conversion, the Xplore, reports Out And About Live.

(May 30, 2013) -- It may look just like any other Volkswagen camper with all the usual mod-cons. But the new T5 Doubleback from Danbury Motorcaravans hides a secret compartment that automatically slides out at the flick of a switch, writes The Nation.

(May 30, 2013) -- Opening ceremonies for Plumas National Forest’s new equestrian campground facilities will be held Saturday, June 1, at the Snake Lake Campground on the Mt. Hough Ranger District. Festivities begin at 1 p.m.

(May 30, 2013) -- Ross Shafer, a leading author and TV personality, will share his belief in the power of cultivating “customer empathy” during the opening keynote address at the 2013 RV Dealers International Convention/Expo on Wednesday, Oct. 2.

(May 30, 2013) -- The U.S. Forest Service is offering a fee-free day on June 8 in celebration of National Get Outdoors Day, an annual event to encourage healthy, active outdoor fun.

(May 30, 2013) -- This weekend, beginning at Dover (Del.) International Speedway, Darrell Wallace, Jr. will welcome Camping World and Good Sam to his No. 54 Toyota Tundra as the primary sponsor for 11 races this season in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. 

(May 30, 2013) -- A family of six kids is now trying to figure out how to move forward after their parents, Steven and Susan Clark of Provo, lost their lives in an RV crash in St. George last Friday, writes KUTV. The RV blew a tire and the motorhome went off the freeway, through a fence, and through a home.

(May 30, 2013) -- Campers at Dubuque's Miller Riverview Park might be out of luck again come July 4th, writes KCRG. Last week's flooding forced the city to refund dozens of Memorial Day campers, and the park is still under water and covered in mud.

(May 30, 2013) -- Emergency management has confirmed that a tornado touched down Wednesday night at Jellystone Park in Bagley. The tornado overturned campers and trees and left people without power, reports WKBT.

(May 30, 2013) -- On Wednesday afternoon, campers at Cutty's RV Campground in Grimes discovered that rushing water had poured over the only road in and out of a section of the campground, stranding RVs and people on the other side, writes WOI.