Month: December 2013

(December 9, 2013) -- North Dakota's brutal winter is taking its toll on some people living in campers and motorhomes. Many campers find themselves ill-prepared for sub-zero temperatures and deadly wind chills.

(December 9, 2013) -- A campfire that spread led to the evacuation of 50 people from Kyffins Reserve at Mulwala yesterday. When the fire broke out it spread to heavy timber that had been uprooted by the March tornado.

(Dec. 9, 2013) -- The Specialty Equipment Marketing Association will kick-off its 2014 webinar series Jan. 9 with popular SEMA Show speaker and noted author Christine Corelli, who will deliver “Twenty Ideas in 20 Minutes -- Driving Business Growth and Fueling High Performance: How to Create a Sales-Service Excellence Culture.”

Times change, and RVBusiness is changing along with them, which is a backhanded way of saying that the staff and contributors of RVBusiness and RVBUSINESS.com are dropping their annual “Best of Show” format in favor of a concept that looks instead at the entire model year: The “RVBusiness 2014 RV of the Year.” Why? Because [...]

(December 9, 2013) -- The Salt Lake City KOA campground on North Temple used TRAX construction as an excuse to make some major renovations the past two years and it paid off.

“Beggs Black Book,” offering a monthly analysis of the wholesale specialty vehicle market, noted that cold weather affected RV auction prices in November. Motorhomes came in at an average selling price at auction of $33,539, which is just under $3,000 (-8%) less than last month’s $36,522. This is the second month in a row that [...]

(December 9, 2013) -- Wellington needs to find a home for freedom campers, but whether it should be at the beach or near the dump is up for debate. Current rules prohibit freedom camping across the city but the council is proposing to dedicate space on the south coast.

(Dec, 9, 2013) -- Tom Grose, 64, pleaded guilty to beating and imprisoning his wife as they traveled across four states in a camper after telling a judge at sentencing that he was the real victim, the Denver Post reported.

Protective Asset Protection, a division of Protective Life Insurance Co., made its annual commitment to the Mike Molino RV Learning Center, bringing its total support to $161,162. The Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA) has exclusively endorsed Protective’s XtraRide service agreement since 1992. “This is another major demonstration of support for the RV Learning Center from [...]

Editor’s Note: The following are observations from an RV Field Trip conducted by Robert W. Baird & Co. during last week’s National RV Trade Show in Louisville, Ky. The following are excerpts from Baird’s report issued in a note to investors. Notes from RVIA trade show: Retail remains strong and credit remains accessible — fueling [...]