Month: June 2014

(June 24, 2014) -- Anyone who appreciates vintage travel trailers, retro motel signage, roadside attractions, postcards, wanderlust and, of course, motorcycles, the new exhibit at the Harley-Davidson Museum is a must see.

(June 24, 2014) -- Supporters of Maple Pool Campground have launched a legal defense fund to support the site owners and residents facing a potentially lengthy and expensive court battle with Courtenay City Council over the continued residential use of the site.

Funeral arrangements for Blue Ox CEO and President Jay Hesse have been scheduled through Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel in Sioux City, Iowa. Services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday (June 26) in the Hesse Event Center at the Pender Public School in Pender, Neb. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Wednesday, with […]

(June 24, 2014) -- "All RVs that DRV Luxury Suites produces are green certified to the Gold level," said Leazenby. "We are in the process of certifying the Ecoluxe line to the Emerald level, the highest green certification level for RVs.”

(June 24, 2014) -- Cummins announced today that well-known vice-president and chief technical officer, Steve Charlton will be retiring on July 1.

Industry reports that credit Baby Boomers with the explosion of RV travel aren’t hard to believe judging from the clientele roaming in and around the hundreds of vehicles that were on display at the Florida State Fairgrounds Expo Hall last week during the Tampa Bay Summer RV Show. As reported by the Tampa Bay Times, the […]

Consumer confidence hit a new post recession high this month as surging stock prices and strong job growth lifted Americans’ outlook. USA Today reported that the Conference Board’s consumer confidence index rose to 85.2 from 83.5 in May. That’s the highest since January 2008. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg expected a reading of 83.5. The economy […]

The Travel Channel continued its “RV Week” programming with two more premieres last night, highlighted by a semi trailer Michael Andretti converted into a 53-foot RV. From Sunday (June 22) through Thursday, “RV Week” features no less than 11 premieres of RV-related programs, running every night at 9 and 10 p.m. EST. “RV Week” is a […]

(June 24, 2014) -- "Looking at the vehicle weight placard, the difference between the ‘net’ vehicle weight and the ‘gross’ vehicle weight allowed for a very limited payload. And it was obvious that the factories hadn’t designed the suspension to carry the kind of gear and supplies needed to go totally off-grid," Simpson wrote at SurvivalBased.com.

Elkhart, Ind.-based TRA Certification Inc. announced the Green Certification of the world’s first line of luxury “talent trailers” fueled 100% by clean power. The 46-foot long Ecoluxe fifth-wheel is manufactured by DRV Luxury Suites, Howe, Ind., exclusively for Louisiana-based Hollywood Trucks. According to a press release, the RV is the most ecologically friendly towable of its […]