Month: July 2014

(July 18, 2014) -- A young boy from Woodville, Wis. who's battling a serious illness got quite a surprise Thursday, thanks to the Wisconsin Make-A-Wish foundation and Willie's RV.

(July 18, 2014) -- The camper van, simpler and sleeker than the RV, trend in New Zealand, Australia, and some European countries has been increasing in popularity in the U.S.,

(July 18, 2014) -- For 50 years, the Wilsonville Campground, Pa. has been like a home away from home for Jack and Sally Fielding. A trip that began in 1964 when the Fielding's went on family vacation turned into a fifty year tradition.

Extending a yearlong trend, retail towable sales remained flat in May, up 1.2%, and showed a 4.9% gain for the first five months. According to the latest report from Statistical Surveys Inc., results showed: • Sales for the high-volume travel trailer sector grew 2.5% for the month and 7.1% year-to-date. • Fifth-wheel registrations dipped 0.4% in May, […]

(July 18, 2014) -- An 84-year-old camper who had been missing for eight days near the Adirondack Mountains in New York has reportedly been found alive.

(July 18, 2014) -- The unadjusted all-items Canadian consumer price index (CPI) index inched upward by 0.1 percent in June 2014, RBC Economics reported. The year-over-year inflation rate also crept higher to 2.4 percent, its fastest pace since February 2012.

  Editor’s Note: The following column, authored by Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA) Chairman Jeff Hirsch and appearing in the July issue of RV Executive Today, relates the efforts by RVDA to reform the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) policies on dealer-assisted financing. We’re over six months into the year now, and many of us are evaluating inventory […]

Winnebago Industries Inc. (NYSE:WGO) and Little Debbie have partnered on the Oatmeal “Creme Pie Road Trip Giveaway” – combining two of America’s most recognized brands.    “We are excited to partner with Little Debbie on the Oatmeal Creme Pie Road Trip Giveaway,” said Winnebago’s Director of Marketing Chad Reece in a press release. “This promotion features […]

RVs have long had a doddering, unhip and mostly unglamorous image in American pop culture — think Randy Quaid’s home on wheels in the classic Christmas Vacation, a creaking, rusty bucket of bolts that was an eyesore and punch line throughout the film. Harrison Ding is poised to forever change that image. As reported by The Street, Ding’s firm, Global […]

(July 18, 2014) -- The manufactured home is on loan from Fairmont Homes, Inc., Nappanee, Ind. The company completed the erection of the home late last fall. Earlier this month the staff at the museum added landscaping and a lawn to the exhibit to better illustrate how the home appears in a natural setting.