Month: September 2013

(Sept. 26, 2013) -- Jim Fogdall concluded 50 years in the RV business last week by closing the sale of his family business, Ace Fogdall RV in Cedar Falls, reports the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. The company is going to Camping World, which is launching a $1 million renovation of the location and hiring staff.

(Sept. 26, 2013) -- Its modern aesthetics and smoother lines fit well with modern RV designs and please the end users, and that makes the coach a more sellable unit for OEMs," said Taylor. "It uses a strategic structural design and retains Dometic’s time-tested anti-billow system, which means a more reliable product for the end user and fewer warranty issues for the OEM.”

(Sept. 26, 2013) -- ”Sonny’s Camp-N-Travel has been a member of the network for nine years and Darrell, along with his entire team, deeply embrace what it means to be a Route 66 dealer," said Merrill. "Darrell’s commitment to Route 66 goes much further than integrating the network’s products and messages into his two dealership locations."

(Sept. 25, 2013) -- “The Kentucky State Park system is marveled  as one of the premier systems in the United Stats,” said Stumberg. “Their beauty, versatility and amenities provide a wonderful experience for its visitors. Now they will enjoy additional Internet connectivity to add their enjoyment at the parks."

(Sept. 25, 2013) -- The Jayco Motorized Division announced today that Andy Baer has been named the vice president of sales. This announcement comes after Tadd Jenkins stepped down after nearly five years to pursue other interests.

(Sept. 25, 2013) -- "On the second day of the show a couple walked up to our seminar area," said Holod. "The wife explained she was trying to talk her reluctant husband into buying their first RV by bringing him to the show. She bought eight of our DVDs in an effort to encourage him to make a purchase, and the couple intended to watch them that evening. The next afternoon the couple came by again, grinning from ear to ear."

(Sept. 25, 2013) -- A new onboard RV gray water waste treatment system, called Treat & Transfer, uses innovative patent-pending technology, Silver Line Industries reported today. Not only is the technology clean, it can help RV campers from paying sewer hookup fees, the company claimed in a press release.

(Sept. 25, 2013) -- The number of RV-owning households is on the rise in the United States. Because many communities have restrictions against parking boats and RVs on the street or in driveways, storage operators have an excellent opportunity to meet the resulting demand for space, writes Inside Self-Storage.

(Sept. 25, 2013) -- Tampabay.com reports that on Tuesday morning, Norm States, who manages Camper's Holiday Travel Park in Brooksville, watched as a steady stream of water rushed toward nearby Sparkman Lake.

(Sept. 25, 2013) -- The Trentonian reports that as more Chinese embrace automobile culture, foreign RV makers are expanding in China. Winnebago Industries began working in 2011 with dealers in Beijing and several other cities, selling models ranging from 200,000 yuan ($33,000) to 2 million yuan ($327,000).