Month: March 2014

(March 31, 2014) -- Campers over at Ruth Lowes Park, Tex. are hoping for a warm Saturday night, as they prepare to camp out for poverty.

(March 31, 2014) -- "Bursaries will be awarded to students with serious interest and desire to succeed in the RV industry as demonstrated by successful program completion with higher than average grades," said Hamm, who noted only one application has been received.

(March 31, 2014) -- After 17 months of development, delays and disputes, and increased costs, the Cajun RVera project finally is open in New Iberia, La.

(March 31, 2014) -- Parks Canada is opening 20 backcountry camping sites starting April 1—a month and a half earlier than last spring.

(March 31, 2014) -- “Proper training enhances the quality of the RV lifestyle for both the providers and the RV owners. The better the training the better the quality of the total RV experience," said Jim Fogdall.

(March 31, 2014) -- The CR-1 Carbon interior features a custom leather wrapped ceiling, with private jet-type leather soft touch walls, and residential furnishings that are at the top end of luxury in the global RV industry, said Hoefer.

Despite an epic winter that hampered business nationwide, the U.S. RV arena has exhibited an incredible resilience – a fact that was underscored by the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) recently reporting the best February for wholesale shipments in eight years. Unemployment in the RV-building hub around Elkhart, Ind., likewise, has settled in at 6.2%, […]

Dometic Corp., a leading supplier to the recreational vehicle and marine industries, is partnering with Kampgrounds of America Inc. (KOA) to provide a complete line of RV and camping products at KOA campground locations across North America. “Our goal was to become more relevant to camping customers,” said Mark Minatel, vice president of after markets […]

(March 31, 2014) -- Solid Ground Shelters is working to change the perception that camping and comfort are mutually exclusive by offering glamping.

The Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA) of Canada’s national Education and HR Committee has developed a two-part webinar series with Diversity Trainers Plus on the changing face of the RV industry clientele and the new ethnic consumer. According to a report in RVDA of Canada’s latest e-bulletin, the first webinar examines immigration trends and the […]