Month: May 2014

The Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA) regrets to inform the membership that Blaine Jensen, founder of Blaine Jensen RV and father of RVDA Past Chairman Craig Jensen, died on May 4 of natural causes. He was 89. Jensen served in the Army in WWII, where his unit received a Presidential Citation for their part in the […]

(May 8, 2014) -- Straddie Camping has refused to lift a ban on local residents driving their vehicles through the Amity Point campsite to the beach known as the Basin.

As part of a series of videos titled “A Closer Look,” Red Bay, Ala.-based Tiffin Motorhomes Inc. details the company’s proprietary PowerGlide chassis. To view the video click here or scroll down the right side of the RVBUSINESS.com home page.

Editor’s Note: The following article appeared in the Florida RV Trade Association’s (FRVTA) newsletter detailing the organization’s “RV Day at the Capitol.” For the last few years, the FRVTA in conjunction with the Florida Association of RVs and Campgrounds (FARVC) has hosted a barbecue for legislators at a local campground. This year, however, the RVs rolled right into the […]

The Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) is looking at other venues for its National RV Trade Show, but officials stopped short of saying 2015 will be the last year Louisville will host the industry’s main event. The revelation was made Thursday (May 8) at the RVIA Town Hall Meeting, which followed the RV Industry Power […]

(May 8, 2014) -- New Zealand’s premier motorhome, caravan and outdoor show, the Covi SuperShow has been rescheduled to March 2015.

(May 8, 2014) -- Residents living at Tim-Wa Mobile Home Park in Kelso, Wash. who were ordered not to help their neighbors are now getting an apology from the park’s owners.

(May 8, 2014) -- After years of disagreement regarding the length of patron stays at an RV park at the north end of Springville, Utah, the city and and East Bay RV, LLC have come to an agreement.

(May 8, 2014) -- Lake Rudolph Campground and RV Resort in Santa Claus, Ind. is making a difference in the community by donating $3,900 to the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Ohio Valley.

(May 8, 2014) -- Heroes from all over the Midwest, members of the military, firefighters, police officers and emergency medical technicians, will converge May 17 on a Pardeeville area campground, and the public is invited to stop by and honor them.