Month: September 2013

(Sept. 30, 2013) --"After 37 years in the RV industry, I’m excited to get back in the game," said Wallace. "I see the developments that the Camping World brand has made throughout the entire country and their vision is one I believe in.  I look forward to helping Roger Nuttall execute his plan and strengthen our relationships with our loyal customers and manufacturers.”

(Sept. 30, 2013) -- A government shutdown appears looming in Washington, and workers in the New River Gorge National River Area in West Virginia are poised for a furlough, reports West Virginia MetroNews.

(Sept. 30, 2013) -- Hilltop implemented IDS CRM and immediately noticed benefits by growing its lead database directly from the everyday information collected in Astra, said Pearo. Being able to communicate with more contacts, combined with adding the new mobile app, allows the dealership to reach contacts quicker and more effectively anytime, anywhere, he explained.

(Sept. 30, 2013) -- John DiPietro, with RV Insights, interviewed Bob Zagami and Greg Gerber regarding their insights to this year's open house week in Elkhart. Zagami, who partners with DiPietro at RV Insights, noted, "They (RV manufacturers) are already cashing the check. The amount of business written this week will be record numbers for these manufacturers."

(Sept. 30, 2013) -- Comforts of Home, a manufacturer of luxury mobile restroom, portable shower and specialty trailers, will begin using the 360 Siphon holding tank fume extractor to provide improved holding tank venting capabilities on their commercial products.

(Sept. 30, 2013) -- The Kennebec Journal reports that 61-year-old Chris Harnish, of Augusta, is leaving Oct. 10 on a five-month journey to scope out possible retirement home destinations.

(Sept. 30, 2013) -- Although towables were off slightly from August last year, motorhomes more than made up the difference finishing ahead of this month last year by 34.5 percent.  In all, this was the best August total since 2007 and was nearly 50 percent greater than August of 2008, said Bill Baker, RVIA senior director of communications.

(Sept. 30, 2013) -- The BaseCamp Bonn Young Hostel in Germany creates an indoor camping experience by using camping trailers as rooms, writes PSFK.

(Sept. 30, 2013) -- The National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) has launched a member benefit program with Blue Rhino that provides significant discounts on propane, barbecues and other outdoor accessories, ARVC announced today.

(Sept. 30, 2013) -- Q-COACH is designed to actually monitor the dealership’s live data and proactively engage salespeople to perform the daily operational tasks that are proven to close more business, explained Martin.