Month: July 2013

(July 22, 2013) -- On Wednesday evening, Debby Berger, finance manager at a Lethbridge RV dealer, watched a fifth wheel trailer in the parking lot sway “from side-to-side like it was a little toy car” during the monster thunderstorm that hit the city, reports the Calgary Herald.

(July 22, 2013) -- The release of the June 2013 statistics last week by the California Recreational Vehicle Dealers Association place Mike Thompson's RV as the No. 1 top selling RV dealer selling the most motorhomes in the state of California, year to date.

(July 22, 2013) -- Holman Motors, Inc. of Batavia, Ohio, has decided to put its growth strategy into the hands of Dealer Spike, a leading provider for RV digital marketing, Dealer Spike has announced.

(July 22, 2013) -- After repeated delays, Miller Riverview Park and Campground in Dubuque will open for the season with limited camping on Friday, July 26, reports the Dubuque Telegraph Herald.

(July 22, 2013) -- The Utah Supreme Court has sided with a family that sued the state after a bear killed their 11-year-old son at a campground in American Fork Canyon in 2007. The Kansas City Star reports that the child's parents can now pursue damages of more than a half-million dollars.

(July 22, 2013) -- A 100-site campground abutting Acadia National Park on the Schoodic Peninsula is expected to open in the summer of 2015, writes Fenceviewer.

(July 22, 2013) -- William Montgomery, owner of Pelican RV Park in Bacliff, and Artesia, N.M., resident Joe Torres have initiated legal action against a local woman following an alleged arson, writes the Southeast Texas Record.

(July 22, 2013) -- More than $6,000 in recreational vehicle equipment was reported stolen from Camper's Paradise, LLC in Ocala on Friday, reports the Ocala Star Banner.

(July 22, 2013) -- Dutchmen Manufacturing, Inc. is recalling 543 model year 2013-2014 Aspen travel trailers, certain model year 2013-2014 Coleman travel trailers, and certain model year 2013-2014 Dutchmen travel trailers. Heat from the range burner may melt the propane supply hose.

(July 22, 2013) -- EverGreen Recreational Vehicles, LLC is recalling 34 model year 2013 Bay Hill fifth wheel travel trailers. Due to a design change in the power awning motor assembly, the motor assembly screws may unknowingly shear.